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Hiroyoshi Nishioka

Producer

Works as
Producer
Titles
9 on MovieCove · 29 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Up 5% in 30 days

What are Hiroyoshi Nishioka's films like?

Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Power and Morality.

Themes

share of theme weight
Power
41%
Morality
41%
Bonds
13%
Survival
5%
Justice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeCorruption2 titles, browse their movies with this themeGreed2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 4 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Wry: How sincerely it treats its story and characters, from ironic to earnest. Browse their wry movies.
Tone · Sincerity
ironicearnest

A split, not a type: Ironic 2 · Wry 0 · Earnest 2

Heightened: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their heightened movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 0 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 3

Intense: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their intense movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 0 · Charged 1 · Intense 3

Whiplash: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their whiplash movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 0 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 3

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 1

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 0 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 1 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 3 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
4
Absurd
3
Thrilling
3
Melancholic
1
Cathartic
1

How their films linger

Fun3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Hiroyoshi Nishioka's films?

As of October 24, 2026, all 9 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on The Criterion Channel (9).

Subscription and free streaming for Hiroyoshi Nishioka's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

29 credits, 9 with a MovieCove page.

  • Hokui 15° no duo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Producer

  • The Homeless (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Producer

  • Hanzo the Razor: Who's Got the Gold?(1974)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Hanzo the Razor: The Snare (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Producer

  • Zatoichi's Conspiracy(1973)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Hanzo the Razor: Sword of Justice(1972)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Zatoichi in Desperation(1972)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • New Hoodlum Soldier Story: Firing Line (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Co-Producer

  • Zatoichi at Large(1972)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Zatoichi and the One-Armed Swordsman(1971)

    Producer's Assistant

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival(1970)

    Producer's Assistant

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • 出獄四十八時間 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Actor

  • Hoodlum Soldier: Looting and Pillaging (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Actor

  • Kanto Woman Yakuza (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Actor

  • The Hoodlum Priest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Actor

  • Zatoichi the Outlaw(1967)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • The Thieves' Who's Who (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Actor

  • Bad Reputation: The Two Notorious Men Strike Again (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Actor

  • Bloody Shuriken (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Actor

  • Showdown at Night's End (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    as Gunman

  • Sleepy Eyes of Death 4: Sword of Seduction (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Actor

  • Sleepy Eyes of Death 1: The Chinese Jade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Actor

  • New Bad Reputation Continues (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Actor

  • Kumoemon to sono tsuma (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Actor

  • The Notorious Man's Return (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Actor

  • Ame no Kudan-zaka (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Actor

  • The Tale of Zatoichi(1962)

    as Iioka yakuza member

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Teppo Yasu no Shogai (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Actor

  • Keshin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Actor

Career shape

A full career of 29 titles from 1962 to 1991.

Highest rated

Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival (1970)

Midcredits 89th

Most popular right now

Hanzo the Razor: Sword of Justice (1972)

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting18 of 29: 18 only acting, 0 with another roleProducing11 of 29: 11 only producing, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score75th

By decade

1960s18 · acting1970s10 · crew1990s1 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do Hiroyoshi Nishioka's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 81st percentile, the median of all 9; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 66th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

66thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Approval · how many liked their films

73rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Reach · how many have seen their films

48thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Midcredits score across 9 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up6
  • 50th to 74th3

Shape of the crowd

None of their 9 titles divides audiences: 8 are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Crowd Pleaser8

Most loved · actor

The Tale of Zatoichi (1962)

Midcredits 96th · 86% liked

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Hiroyoshi Nishioka work with?

People who share at least 2 of Hiroyoshi Nishioka's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Shintarō Katsu shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers and editors