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Tetsuo Shinohara

Tetsuo Shinohara

Director · Born February 9, 1962 (64) · Tokyo, Japan

Tetsuo Shinohara (篠原 哲雄, Shinohara Tetsuo, born 9 February 1962 in Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese film director. His film First Love was the 3rd Best Film at the 22nd Yokohama Film Festival.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
February 9, 1962 (64)
From
Tokyo, Japan
Works as
Director
Titles
3 on MovieCove · 48 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 27Up 168% in 30 days

What are Tetsuo Shinohara's films like?

Across a limited sample of 3 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
30%
Bonds
22%
Ideas
22%
Survival
15%
Society
11%

What they feel like to watch

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

Grounded 1 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 3 · Intense 0

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

A split, not a type: Steady 2 · Shifting 0 · Whiplash 1

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

Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 2 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 1 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Melancholic
2
Bittersweet
1
Contemplative
2
Joyful
1
Absurd
1
Other
1

How their films linger

Wistful2 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 Tetsuo Shinohara's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 1 of their 3 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Tetsuo Shinohara's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted.

Filmography

48 credits, 3 with a MovieCove page.

  • Beyond Winter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Director

  • Wait Offshore (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Director

  • Beside the Hearth at Alice-san's House (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Show 10 episodes · Director · Creator

  • To Pen a Book (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Director

  • Happiness(2024)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Jinsei no Kigaekata (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Director

  • Inubu: The Dog Club (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Director

  • Tea Brewer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Director

  • Healing Heart ~How to Love Yourself~ (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Director

  • Onmyōji (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Director

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

    Director

  • Walking with My Grandma (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Director

  • Principal: Am I In a Love Story? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Director

  • Flower and Sword (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Director

  • Terminal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Director

  • A Sower of Seeds 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Director

  • Sweetheart Chocolate (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Director

  • At River's Edge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Director

  • Bungo Japanese Literature Cinema (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • The Night of Whirlwind Restaurant (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Director

  • Battle Under Orion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Director

  • Yamazakura, The Cherry Tree in the Hills (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Director

  • CLEARNESS (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Director

  • Riding the Metro (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Director

  • Yokubô(2005)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

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

    Director

  • Heaven's Bookstore (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Director · Screenplay

  • Breathe In, Breathe Out (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Director

  • Karaoke Terror (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Director

  • Eau de Vie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Director

  • Jam Films(2002)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Mokuyo Kumikyoku (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Director

  • Inochi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Director

  • High School Girl's Friend (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Director

  • Stake Out (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Director

  • School Day of the Dead (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Director

  • First Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Director

  • The Washing Machine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Director

  • What Can I Do for You (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Director

  • An Evil Floral (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Director

  • One More Time, One More Chance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Director · Writer

  • Distorted Desire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Director

  • Work on the Grass (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Director · Writer

  • The Tomb & the Divorce (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    First Assistant Director

  • Bakayarō! 4 You! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Assistant Director

  • The Cherry Orchard (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Assistant Director

  • RUNNING HIGH (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Director · Producer · Script

  • Turtle-Faced Boy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Director · Writer

Career shape

A full career of 48 titles from 1984 to 2026.

Most popular right now

Jam Films (2002)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing45 of 48: 39 only directing, 6 with another roleWriting4 of 48: 0 only writing, 4 with another roleProducing1 of 48: 0 only producing, 1 with another roleOther crew5 of 48: 3 only other crew, 2 with another role

48 titles, 6 with more than one role — directing and other crew overlap on 2 of them.

By decade

1980s2 · crew1990s9 · crew2000s18 · crew2010s9 · crew2020s10 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.

How do Tetsuo Shinohara's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 50th percentile, the median of all 3; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 52nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

52ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Approval · how many liked their films

49thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Reach · how many have seen their films

28thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Midcredits score across 3 titles, by percentile

  • 50th to 74th2
  • 25th to 49th1

Shape of the crowd

2 of their 3 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Crowd Pleaser2
  • Mixed1

Most divisive · director

Happiness (2024)

79th percentile spread · 36% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director

Jam Films (2002)

Midcredits 73rd · 61% 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 Tetsuo Shinohara work with?

People who share at least 2 of Tetsuo Shinohara's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Izumi Kawasaki shares the most, 2.

Writers

Composers

Mixed roles