Yasushi Shimamura
- Editor
- 20 on MovieCove · 59 credits in all
What are Yasushi Shimamura's films like?
Across their 20 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Survival.
Genres
Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 4 · Wry 2 · Earnest 12
Light 4 · Serious 3 · Dark 13
Grounded 3 · Stylized 6 · Heightened 11
Gentle 1 · Charged 6 · Intense 13
Steady 1 · Shifting 9 · Whiplash 10
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 11 · Some laughs 6 · Funny 3
Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 10 · Relentless 5
Casual 3 · Engaged 11 · Full focus 6
A split, not a type: Easy watch 7 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 10
A split, not a type: Resolved 7 · Open-ended 6 · Ambiguous 7
Moods and endings
- Happy3
- Bittersweet4
- Tragic4
- Ambiguous9
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 Yasushi Shimamura's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 11 of their 20 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Yasushi Shimamura'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
59 credits, 20 with a MovieCove page.
God's Puzzle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
Detective Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
Sukiyaki Western Django(2007)
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
Yakuza: Like a Dragon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
Sun Scarred (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
Imprint (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
Big Bang Love, Juvenile A (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
The Great Yokai War(2005)
Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
Izo(2004)
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
Three... Extremes(2004)
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
Zebraman(2004)
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films
One Missed Call(2003)
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
The Negotiator (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
Gozu(2003)
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
The Man in White (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
The Mars Canon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
Deadly Outlaw: Rekka (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
Shangri-La (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
Graveyard of Honor(2002)
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films
Sabu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films
Ichi the Killer(2001)
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
Agitator (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
The Guys from Paradise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
Visitor Q(2001)
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films
Family (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
Dead or Alive 2: Birds(2000)
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films
The City of Lost Souls(2000)
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
Codename: Tomoko (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)
Audition(1999)
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
Dead or Alive(1999)
Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
White-Collar Worker Kintaro (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)
Minazuki(1999)
Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films
Ley Lines (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)
Scorpion: Double Venom (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)
Scorpion: Double Venom 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)
Young Thugs: Nostalgia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)
Blues Harp(1998)
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
Andromedia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)
The Bird People in China (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)
Retaliation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)
Full Metal Yakuza (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)
Rainy Dog(1997)
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films
Young Thugs: Innocent Blood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)
Onibi: The Fire Within (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films
Ladies Max (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)
Snow falls on a southern island (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)
Yankee Reppuutai (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)
Shinjuku Triad Society(1995)
Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films
Rei Tin: Ko Ladies!! Socho saigo no hi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)
Level (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)
Bodyguard Kiba: Apocalypse of Carnage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)
Gokutsubushi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)
Kyouju Luger P08 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)
Lady Hunter: Prelude to Murder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)
Lone Wolf Cop: The Sex Doll Case (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)
That's Roman Porno: Smile of Goddesses (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)
Taboo X Perversion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)
Career shape
A full career of 59 titles from 1985 to 2008.
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 Yasushi Shimamura's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 74th percentile, the median of all 20; across their 20 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 71st percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up10
- 50th to 74th9
- 25th to 49th1
Shape of the crowd
17 of their 20 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Crowd Pleaser17
- Broadly Agreed1
- Mixed2
Reviewers score the pacing 43/100 in their films, across 19 reviewed titles; fans 52, detractors 24. The element that speaks to their work as an editor.
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.
Is Yasushi Shimamura's work okay for kids?
Across up to 11 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity, alcohol & drugs and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.
Who does Yasushi Shimamura work with?
People who share at least 2 of Yasushi Shimamura's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Takashi Miike shares the most, 19.
Directors
- Takashi MiikeShared titles: Sukiyaki Western Django (2007), The Great Yokai War (2005), Izo (2004), Three... Extremes (2004), Zebraman (2004), Gozu (2003), One Missed Call (2003), Graveyard of Honor (2002), Ichi the Killer (2001), The Happiness of the Katakuris (2001), Visitor Q (2001), Dead or Alive 2: Birds (2000) and 7 moreSee newest 12 of 19 shared titles with Takashi Miike
Writers
- Toshiki KimuraShared titles: Ichi the Killer (2001), Dead or Alive 2: Birds (2000), The City of Lost Souls (2000), Dead or Alive (1999), Fudoh: The New Generation (1996), Shinjuku Triad Society (1995)See all 6 shared titles with Toshiki Kimura
- Masa NakamuraShared titles: Sukiyaki Western Django (2007), Dead or Alive 2: Birds (2000)See all 2 shared titles with Masa Nakamura
- Shigenori TakechiShared titles: Izo (2004), Graveyard of Honor (2002)See all 2 shared titles with Shigenori Takechi
- Sakichi SatoShared titles: Gozu (2003), Ichi the Killer (2001)See all 2 shared titles with Sakichi Sato
Actors
- Shō AikawaShared titles: Zebraman (2004), Gozu (2003), Dead or Alive 2: Birds (2000), Dead or Alive (1999), Rainy Dog (1997)See all 5 shared titles with Shō Aikawa
- Renji IshibashiShared titles: Gozu (2003), One Missed Call (2003), Graveyard of Honor (2002), Audition (1999), Dead or Alive (1999)See all 5 shared titles with Renji Ishibashi
- Ren ŌsugiShared titles: Zebraman (2004), Dead or Alive 2: Birds (2000), The City of Lost Souls (2000), Shinjuku Triad Society (1995)See all 4 shared titles with Ren Ōsugi
- Ken'ichi EndōShared titles: Gozu (2003), The Happiness of the Katakuris (2001), Visitor Q (2001), Dead or Alive 2: Birds (2000)See all 4 shared titles with Ken'ichi Endō
Composers and cinematographers
- Kôji EndôShared titles: Sukiyaki Western Django (2007), The Great Yokai War (2005), Izo (2004), Three... Extremes (2004), Zebraman (2004), Gozu (2003), One Missed Call (2003), Graveyard of Honor (2002), The Happiness of the Katakuris (2001), Visitor Q (2001), The City of Lost Souls (2000), Audition (1999) and 2 moreSee newest 12 of 14 shared titles with Kôji Endô
- Hideo YamamotoShared titles: The Great Yokai War (2005), One Missed Call (2003), Graveyard of Honor (2002), Ichi the Killer (2001), The Happiness of the Katakuris (2001), Visitor Q (2001), Audition (1999), Dead or Alive (1999), Blues Harp (1998), Fudoh: The New Generation (1996)See all 10 shared titles with Hideo Yamamoto
- Kazunari TanakaShared titles: Gozu (2003), Dead or Alive 2: Birds (2000)See all 2 shared titles with Kazunari Tanaka
- Chu IshikawaShared titles: Dead or Alive 2: Birds (2000), Fudoh: The New Generation (1996)See all 2 shared titles with Chu Ishikawa
Producers
- Tsutomu TsuchikawaShared titles: Graveyard of Honor (2002), Dead or Alive 2: Birds (2000), The City of Lost Souls (2000), Dead or Alive (1999), Rainy Dog (1997), Shinjuku Triad Society (1995)See all 6 shared titles with Tsutomu Tsuchikawa
- Mitsuru KurosawaShared titles: Zebraman (2004), Graveyard of Honor (2002), Dead or Alive 2: Birds (2000), Dead or Alive (1999)See all 4 shared titles with Mitsuru Kurosawa
- Fumio InoueShared titles: The Great Yokai War (2005), Three... Extremes (2004), One Missed Call (2003)See all 3 shared titles with Fumio Inoue
- Makoto OkadaShared titles: Zebraman (2004), Dead or Alive 2: Birds (2000), Dead or Alive (1999)See all 3 shared titles with Makoto Okada