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Hiroshi Nishitani

Director · Born February 12, 1962 (64) · Tokyo, Japan

Hiroshi Nishitani is a Japanese film director.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
February 12, 1962 (64)
From
Tokyo, Japan
Works as
Director
Titles
6 on MovieCove · 26 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 38 days to Oct 27Down 12% in 30 days

What are Hiroshi Nishitani's films like?

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

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
44%
Bonds
32%
Self
15%
Ideas
9%
Romantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSacrifice2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 3 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 2 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 2 · Intense 1

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

Steady 2 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 3 · 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 1 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 0 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 2

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

Resolved 2 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
3
Contemplative
2
Melancholic
2
Bittersweet
1
Romantic
1

How their films linger

Bittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 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 Hiroshi Nishitani's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 3 of their 6 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, on Netflix (3).

Subscription and free streaming for Hiroshi Nishitani'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

26 credits, 6 with a MovieCove page.

  • Learning to Love(2025)

    Show 11 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all shows

  • Usotoki Rhetoric (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Show 11 episodes · Director · Creator

  • Even If You Don't Do It (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Show 11 episodes · Director

  • Silent Parade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Director

  • The Hound of the Baskervilles: Sherlock the Movie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Director

  • Matinee (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Director

  • The Count of Monte-Cristo: Great Revenge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 9 episodes · Director

  • Detective Yugami (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 10 episodes · Director

  • Hirugao (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Director

  • Love Song (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 10 episodes · Director · Creator

  • Hirugao: Love Affairs in the Afternoon(2014)

    Show Director

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all shows

  • Midsummer's Equation(2013)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Galileo XX(2013)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Beautiful World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Director

  • Andalusia: Revenge of the Goddess (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Director

  • Amalfi: Rewards of the Goddess (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Director · Screenplay

  • Suspect X(2008)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Galileo(2007)

    Show 10 episodes · Director · Creator

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows

  • Akechi Mitsuhide: The Man God Hated (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Director

  • Star Reformer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Director

  • Engine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 11 episodes · Director

  • The Great White Tower (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 21 episodes · Director

  • Beauty or Beast (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 11 episodes · Director

  • Searchin' for My Polestar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 6 episodes · Director

  • Saimin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 6 episodes · Director

  • Yonimo Kimyou na Monogatari Tokubetsuhen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Show 15 episodes · Director

Career shape

A full career of 25 titles from 1990 to 2025.

Biggest box office

Suspect X (2008)

$55M worldwide

Highest rated

Suspect X (2008)

Midcredits 90th

Most popular right now

Hirugao: Love Affairs in the Afternoon (2014)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing25 of 25: 21 only directing, 4 with another role · typical Midcredits score62ndWriting1 of 25: 0 only writing, 1 with another roleOther crew3 of 25: 0 only other crew, 3 with another role

25 titles, 4 with more than one role — directing and other crew overlap on 3 of them.

By decade

1990s1 · crew2000s10 · crew2010s9 · crew2020s5 · 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 Hiroshi Nishitani's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 65th percentile, the median of all 3; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 76th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

76thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Approval · how many liked their films

52ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Reach · how many have seen their films

56thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Midcredits score across 6 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up1
  • 50th to 74th4
  • 25th to 49th1

Shape of the crowd

None of their 6 titles divides audiences: 3 are Mixed.

  • Crowd Pleaser2
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed3

Most loved · director

Suspect X (2008)

Midcredits 90th · 75% 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 Hiroshi Nishitani work with?

People who share at least 2 of Hiroshi Nishitani's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Kazuki Kitamura shares the most, 4.

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers