Ataru Oikawa is a Japanese film director and screenwriter. While working as an editor at Magazine House, he wrote screenplays, and made his debut as a screenwriter with his original scenario DOOR. Later, he quit Magazine House and became a film director.
Biography from TMDB.
- September 5, 1957 (69)
- Tokyo, Japan
- Director and writer
- 3 on MovieCove · 32 credits in all
Known for
What are Ataru Oikawa's films like?
Across a limited sample of 3 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Self.
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 3
Light 0 · Serious 0 · Dark 3
A split, not a type: Grounded 2 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 1
Gentle 0 · Charged 1 · Intense 2
Steady 0 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0
Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 0
A split, not a type: Casual 0 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 1
Easy watch 0 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 1
A split, not a type: Resolved 0 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 1
Moods and endings
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 Ataru Oikawa's films?
As of October 24, 2026, all 3 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (2).
Subscription and free streaming for Ataru Oikawa'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
32 credits, 3 with a MovieCove page.
Shojyo Senso (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
Monster Magnitude: 9 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
Maison Temptation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
Shrill Cries: Reshuffle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
9 + 1 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
Shrill Cries of Summer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
Kissho Tennyo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
Apartment 1303 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
Menotto (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
Tomie: Revenge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
Tomie: Beginning(2005)
Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films
Tokyo Psycho (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
The Groaning Drain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
Neo Document Series ZONE (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
Fight Girls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
Cutie Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
Lovers' Kiss (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
Tamagawa Girl War (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
Gang 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
Gang (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
Samurai Girl 21 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
Dead Beat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)
Tomie(1998)
Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all filmsThe New Metropolitan Police Branch 82 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)
Shibuya Night Wars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)
Romantic Mania (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)
The Boy Made in Japan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)
The First Stage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)
Gappie, Wear a Tie this Summer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)
Octopus Army I Want to Meet You in Shibuya (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)
Dangerous Stories (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)
Door(1988)
Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
Career shape
A full career of 32 titles from 1988 to 2011.
How do Ataru Oikawa's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 24th percentile, the median of all 3; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 31st percentile for acclaim.
- 50th to 74th1
- Below 25th2
Shape of the crowd
2 of their 3 titles are Mixed.
- Broadly Agreed1
- Mixed2
Reviewers score the atmosphere 58/100 and the pacing 27/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.
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 Ataru Oikawa work with?
People who share at least 2 of Ataru Oikawa's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Junji Ito shares the most, 2.
Writers
- Junji ItoShared titles: Tomie: Beginning (2005), Tomie (1998)See all 2 shared titles with Junji Ito
Actors
- Kenji MizuhashiShared titles: Tomie: Beginning (2005), Tomie (1998)See all 2 shared titles with Kenji Mizuhashi
Producers
- Mikihiko HirataShared titles: Tomie: Beginning (2005), Tomie (1998)See all 2 shared titles with Mikihiko Hirata