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Yoshinobu Nishioka

Yoshinobu Nishioka

Producer · Died October 11, 2019, aged 97 · Asuka, Nara, Japan

Born
July 8, 1922
Died
October 11, 2019 (aged 97)
From
Asuka, Nara, Japan
Works as
Producer
Titles
32 on MovieCove · 129 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Down 12% in 30 days

What are Yoshinobu Nishioka's films like?

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

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
49%
Power
23%
Bonds
17%
Survival
7%
Society
4%
Justice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 4 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 0 · Serious 2 · Dark 2

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 2 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 0 · Intense 4

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

Steady 2 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 2 · 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
Dread
2
Melancholic
2
Bittersweet
1
Thrilling
1

How their films linger

Bittersweet3 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 Yoshinobu Nishioka's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 19 of their 32 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on The Criterion Channel (15).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Yoshinobu 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

129 credits, 32 with a MovieCove page.

  • The Last Ronin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Production Design

  • Castle Under Fiery Skies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Art Direction

  • The Ode to Joy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Art Direction

  • The Hidden Blade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Art Direction

  • The Twilight Samurai(2002)

    Production Design

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Kindaichi Kousuke File: The Tragedy of Meiro-so (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Art Direction

  • Vengeance for Sale (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Development Producer · Production Design

  • Sennen no koi - Hikaru Genji monogatari(2001)

    Production Design

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Kah-chan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Production Design

  • It Is a Long Walk (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Production Design

  • Dora-heita (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Production Design

  • Taboo(1999)

    Production Design

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Owls' Castle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Production Design

  • The Geisha House (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Production Design

  • Kagerô 3 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Executive Producer

  • Kagerô 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Art Direction

  • Onihei's Detective Records (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Art Direction

  • Kura (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Production Design

  • Crest of Betrayal(1994)

    Production Design

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • The Mystery of Rampo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Producer

  • Lone Wolf and Cub: The Final Conflict (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Executive Producer · Production Design

  • The Oil-Hell Murder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Art Direction

  • Basara: The Princess Goh (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Art Direction

  • Heat Wave (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Art Direction · Producer

  • Rainbow Kids (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Art Direction

  • Four Days of Snow and Blood(1989)

    Art Direction · Producer

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Carmen 1945(1988)

    Art Direction

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Labyrinth Romanesque(1988)

    Art Direction

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Man Who Assassinated Ryoma (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Art Direction

  • The Story of Hachikō(1987)

    Art Direction

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Tokyo Bordello(1987)

    Art Direction

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Taikoki (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Art Direction

  • Yakuza Ladies(1986)

    Art Direction

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • The Greatest Man in the World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Art Direction · Producer

  • Death Shadows (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Producer · Production Design

  • Tracked (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Art Direction · Producer

  • Oar(1985)

    Art Direction

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Kita no hotaru(1984)

    Art Direction

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Make-Up (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Art Direction

  • The Geisha (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Production Design

  • The Law of Hell (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Art Direction

  • Onimasa(1982)

    Art Direction

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Hunter in the Dark(1979)

    Art Direction

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Bandits vs. Samurai Squadron (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Art Direction

  • Utamaro's World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Production Design

  • Murderer! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Art Direction · Producer

  • The Temple of the Golden Pavilion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Art Direction · Executive Producer

  • Please Hire Me! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Show 25 episodes · Producer

  • Death at an Old Mansion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Art Direction · Executive Producer

  • I Am a Cat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Art Direction

  • The Wanderers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Art Direction

  • Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart to Hades(1972)

    Production Design

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Kogarashi Monjiro (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Show 38 episodes · Production Design

  • Zatoichi at Large(1972)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Zatoichi in Desperation(1972)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Kaoyaku (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Art Direction

  • Women's Prison for Torture (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Art Direction

  • Zatoichi and the One-Armed Swordsman(1971)

    Art Direction · Producer · Production Design

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival(1970)

    Art Direction · Production Design

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Naked Ambition (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Art Direction

  • Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo(1970)

    Art Direction

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • The Magoichi Saga (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Art Direction

  • Hitokiri(1969)

    Art Direction

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • The Bride from Hades(1968)

    Production Design

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • The Wife of Seishu Hanaoka (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Art Direction

  • Zatoichi the Outlaw(1967)

    Art Direction

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Zatoichi's Cane Sword(1967)

    Art Direction

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Wrath of Daimajin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Art Direction

  • Zatoichi's Pilgrimage(1966)

    Production Design

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • The Betrayal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Art Direction

  • Zatoichi's Vengeance(1966)

    Production Design

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

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

    Art Direction

  • Irezumi(1966)

    Art Direction

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Zatoichi's Revenge(1965)

    Art Direction

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

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

    Art Direction

  • Shinobi No Mono 5: Return of Mist Saizo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Production Designer

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

    Art Direction

  • Zatoichi's Flashing Sword(1964)

    Art Direction

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Sleepy Eyes of Death 3: Full Circle Killing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Art Direction

  • Homeless Dog (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Production Design

  • Zatoichi and the Chest of Gold(1964)

    Art Direction

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Zatoichi on the Road(1963)

    Art Direction

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Bamboo Doll of Echizen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Art Direction

  • A Samurai Never Tells a Lie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Art Direction

  • The Third Shadow Warrior (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Art Direction

  • An Actor's Revenge(1963)

    Production Design

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Betting on the Sword (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Art Direction

  • 170 Leagues to Edo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Art Direction

  • The Broken Commandment (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Art Direction

  • The Temple of Wild Geese (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Art Direction

  • The Actress and the Three Rascals (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Art Designer

  • The Radiant Prince (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Art Direction

  • Satan's Sword III: The Final Chapter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Art Direction

  • A Lustful Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Art Direction

  • Three Young Samurai (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Art Direction

  • Lord Tadanao (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Art Direction

  • Scarred Yosaburo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Production Design

  • Bonchi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Art Direction

  • Enchanted Princess (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Art Direction

  • The Princess Says No (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Art Direction

  • Sudden Attack of the Christian Lord (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Art Direction

  • The Woman and the Pirate (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Art Direction

  • Yutaro's Secret Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Art Direction

  • Conflagration (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Art Direction

  • The Magnificent Five (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Art Direction

  • Demonfire Palanquin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Art Direction

  • Secret of Naruto (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Art Direction

  • Blooms of Hell (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Production Design

  • Love of the Princess (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Art Direction

  • Fighting Fire Fighter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Art Direction

  • Tsukigata Hanpeita (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Art Direction

  • Case Files of Zenigata Heiji: The Human-Skin Spider (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Art Direction

  • Flowery Brothers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Art Direction

  • Sisters of Gion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Art Direction

  • Zangiku monogatari (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Production Design

  • Matashirō Fighting Journey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Art Direction

  • I Was Tokichiro (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Art Direction

  • Nagasaki no yoru (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Art Direction

  • The Young Lord (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Art Direction

  • Hanazakari otoko ichidai (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Art Direction

  • The Young Swordsman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Art Direction

  • Date sōdō: Haha goten (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Art Direction

  • Tekka bugyō (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Art Direction

  • Demon Sword (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Art Direction

  • City of Violence (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Art Direction

  • Hiren tsubaki (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Art Direction

  • Kettō gofun mae (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Art Direction

  • This Way, That Way (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Art Direction · Production Design

  • Tenpō suiko-den: Tone no himatsuri (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Art Direction

Career shape

A full career of 127 titles from 1952 to 2010.

Highest rated

Zatoichi and the One-Armed Swordsman (1971)

Midcredits 85th

Most popular right now

Four Days of Snow and Blood (1989)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Producing13 of 127: 3 only producing, 10 with another roleOther crew124 of 127: 114 only other crew, 10 with another role · typical Midcredits score84th

127 titles, 10 with more than one role — other crew and producing overlap on 10 of them.

By decade

1950s31 · crew1960s37 · crew1970s17 · crew1980s17 · crew1990s14 · crew2000s10 · crew2010s1 · 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 Yoshinobu Nishioka's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 82nd percentile, the median of all 32; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 70th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

70thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Approval · how many liked their films

74thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Reach · how many have seen their films

48thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Midcredits score across 32 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up21
  • 50th to 74th10
  • 25th to 49th1

Shape of the crowd

24 of their 32 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Crowd Pleaser24
  • Mixed5

Most loved · producer

Zatoichi and the One-Armed Swordsman (1971)

Midcredits 85th · 77% 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 Yoshinobu Nishioka work with?

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

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors