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Toshiya Shinohara

Toshiya Shinohara

Director · Born October 29, 1959 (67)

Born
October 29, 1959 (67)
Works as
Director
Titles
37 on Motif · 56 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Down 12% in 30 days

What are Toshiya Shinohara's films like?

Across their 16 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
34%
Self
34%
Survival
15%
Power
7%
Morality
6%
Ideas
2%
Society
2%
Coming of age6 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds6 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity5 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship3 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty3 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFreedom2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 7 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Heightened: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their heightened movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 0 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 7

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 3 · Intense 5

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

Steady 3 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 0

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 2

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

Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 3

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

Casual 2 · Engaged 6 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 8 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Thrilling
7
Melancholic
8
Tense
5
Warm
4
Hopeful
6
Other
16

How their films linger

Hopeful9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy7
  • Bittersweet9

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 Toshiya Shinohara's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 31 of their 37 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Crunchyroll (23).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Toshiya Shinohara's titles on Motif; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Motif 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

56 credits, 37 with a Motif page.

  • Fushigi no Kuni de Arisu to Daibu in Wandârando(2025)

    Director · Second Unit Director · Storyboard Artist

    Motif score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Narenare -Cheer for You!-(2024)

    Show 1 episode · Storyboard Artist

    Motif score: 12th percentile of all shows

  • T-P Bon(2024)

    Show 6 episodes · Storyboard Artist

    Motif score: 41st percentile of all shows

  • Skip and Loafer(2023)

    Show 1 episode · Storyboard Artist

    Motif score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • Buddy Daddies(2023)

    Show 1 episode · Storyboard Artist

    Motif score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • The Aquatope on White Sand(2021)

    Show 24 episodes · Director · Series Director · Storyboard Artist

    Motif score: 60th percentile of all shows

  • The Day I Became a God(2020)

    Show 2 episodes · Storyboard Artist

    Motif score: 39th percentile of all shows

  • The Millionaire Detective - Balance: UNLIMITED(2020)

    Show 1 episode · Storyboard Artist

    Motif score: 63rd percentile of all shows

  • Listeners(2020)

    Show 1 episode · Storyboard Artist

    Motif score: 6th percentile of all shows

  • Carole & Tuesday(2019)

    Show 2 episodes · Storyboard Artist

    Motif score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • IRODUKU: The World in Colors (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 13 episodes · Director · Series Director · Storyboard Artist

  • Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms(2018)

    Director · Assistant Director · Second Unit Director · Storyboard Artist

    Motif score: 95th percentile of all films

  • The Ancient Magus' Bride(2017)

    Show 1 episode · Storyboard Artist

    Motif score: 85th percentile of all shows

  • Alice & Zouroku(2017)

    Show 1 episode · Storyboard Artist

    Motif score: 42nd percentile of all shows

  • Alderamin on the Sky(2016)

    Show 2 episodes · Storyboard Artist

    Motif score: 73rd percentile of all shows

  • Last Exile: Ginyoku no Fam Movie - Over the Wishes (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2016)

    Director

  • Snow White with the Red Hair(2015)

    Show 4 episodes · Storyboard Artist

    Motif score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • Charlotte(2015)

    Show 2 episodes · Director · Storyboard Artist

    Motif score: 85th percentile of all shows

  • SHIROBAKO (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 2 episodes · Storyboard Artist

  • A Lull in the Sea(2013)

    Show 26 episodes · Director · Original Story · Series Director · Storyboard Artist

    Motif score: 70th percentile of all shows

  • RDG: Red Data Girl(2013)

    Show 12 episodes · Series Director · Storyboard Artist

    Motif score: 25th percentile of all shows

  • Sore Ike! Anpanman: Rhythm de Teasobi - Anpanman to Fushigi na Parasol (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2012)

    Director

  • Kids on the Slope (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 1 episode · Storyboard Artist

  • Another(2012)

    Show 1 episode · Director · Storyboard Artist

    Motif score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • 黒執事Ⅱ 蜘蛛の意図 (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2011)

    Director

  • Anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day(2011)

    Show 2 episodes · Director · Storyboard Artist

    Motif score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • Hanasaku Iroha(2011)

    Show 1 episode · Director · Storyboard Artist

    Motif score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • Level E(2011)

    Show 1 episode · Director · Storyboard Artist

    Motif score: 48th percentile of all shows

  • The Book of Bantorra (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 27 episodes · Series Director

  • Gurren Lagann the Movie: The Lights in the Sky are Stars(2009)

    Director

    Motif score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Black Butler(2008)

    Show 24 episodes · Series Director

    Motif score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • Natsume's Book of Friends(2008)

    Show 3 episodes · Storyboard Artist

    Motif score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • In a Distant Time 3: Crimson Moon (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2008)

    Director

  • Gigantic Formula (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 1 episode · Storyboard Artist

  • Gurren Lagann(2007)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Motif score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Dragonaut: The Resonance(2007)

    Show Director

    Motif score: 28th percentile of all shows

  • Beyond the Stream of Time: A Dance in the Moonlight (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2006)

    Director

  • When They Cry(2006)

    Show 1 episode · Storyboard Artist

    Motif score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • Gunparade Orchestra (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 24 episodes · Director

  • Basilisk(2005)

    Show 2 episodes · Storyboard Artist

    Motif score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • Inuyasha the Movie 4: Fire on the Mystic Island(2004)

    Director

    Motif score: 87th percentile of all films

  • InuYasha the Movie 3: Swords of an Honorable Ruler(2003)

    Director

    Motif score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Sore Ike! Anpanman: Kaiketsu Naganegiman to Doremi Hime (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2003)

    Director

  • Last Exile(2003)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Motif score: 83rd percentile of all shows

  • InuYasha the Movie 2: The Castle Beyond the Looking Glass(2002)

    Director · Storyboard Artist

    Motif score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Inuyasha the Movie: Affections Touching Across Time(2001)

    Director · Storyboard Artist

    Motif score: 88th percentile of all films

  • The Boy Who Saw the Wind (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2000)

    Director · Storyboard Artist

  • Go! Anpanman: When the Flower of Courage opens (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1999)

    Director

  • Crest of the Stars (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 1 episode · Director · Storyboard Artist

  • Lupin the 3rd: Crisis in Tokyo(1998)

    Director

    Motif score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Sakura Wars (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 1 episode · Director · Storyboard Artist

  • Detective Conan(1996)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Motif score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Fushigi Yugi: The Mysterious Play (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1995)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Dear Brother(1991)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Motif score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • Nightsong of Splendor (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • Aim for the Ace! Another Match (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1988)

    Show 4 episodes · Director

Career shape

A full career of 54 titles from 1988 to 2025.

Biggest box office

Inuyasha the Movie: Affections Touching Across Time (2001)

$11M worldwide

Highest rated

Gurren Lagann the Movie: The Lights in the Sky are Stars (2009)

Motif 98th

Most popular right now

Gurren Lagann (2007)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing31 of 54: 18 only directing, 13 with another role · typical Motif score84thWriting1 of 54: 0 only writing, 1 with another roleOther crew36 of 54: 23 only other crew, 13 with another role · typical Motif score77th

54 titles, 13 with more than one role — other crew and directing overlap on 13 of them.

By decade

1980s2 · crew1990s7 · crew2000s17 · crew2010s19 · crew2020s9 · 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 Motif score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on Motif, shown from 5 scored.

How do Toshiya Shinohara's films land?

Their typical Motif film has a Motif score in the 89th percentile, the median of all 8; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 87th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

87thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Approval · how many liked their films

87thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Reach · how many have seen their films

81stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Motif score across 37 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up24
  • 50th to 74th4
  • 25th to 49th7
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

20 of their 37 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved8
  • Crowd Pleaser20
  • Mixed9

Most divisive · director

Dragonaut: The Resonance (2007)

69th percentile spread · 26% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director

Gurren Lagann the Movie: The Lights in the Sky are Stars (2009)

Motif 98th · 86% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 76/100 and the pacing 58/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on Motif; 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 Motif score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their Motif 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 Toshiya Shinohara's work okay for kids?

Across up to 6 Motif titles with content scores, violence & gore and sex & nudity run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore5 titles15–80 · median 55 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity6 titles22–55 · median 42 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 31
Profanity4 titlesmedian 42 · moderateMedian of all films: 35
Alcohol & Drugs4 titlesmedian 20 · mildMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense4 titlesmedian 62 · intenseMedian of all films: 39

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 Toshiya Shinohara work with?

People who share at least 2 of Toshiya Shinohara's Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Katsuyuki Sumizawa shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers