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Shuntarō Tanikawa

Shuntarō Tanikawa

Writer · Born December 15, 1931 (94) · Tokyo Prefecture, Japan

Born
December 15, 1931 (94)
From
Tokyo Prefecture, Japan
Works as
Writer
Titles
3 on MovieCove · 16 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 8% in 30 days

What are Shuntarō Tanikawa's films like?

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

Themes

share of theme weight
Society
40%
Self
28%
Survival
17%
Ideas
8%
Morality
7%
Purpose2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 3 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 3 · Serious 0 · Dark 0

Heightened: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their heightened movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 0 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 2

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 2 · 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

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

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 1

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

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

Casual 0 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 1

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

Contemplative
3
Absurd
1
Triumphant
1
Thrilling
1
Elegiac
1
Other
2

How their films linger

Thought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 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 Shuntarō Tanikawa's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 2 of their 3 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on The Criterion Channel (2).

Subscription and free streaming for Shuntarō Tanikawa'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

16 credits, 3 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Yah Chayka! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Director · Writer

  • 100年インタビュー (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 1 episode · as ゲスト

  • The Summer of Stickleback (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Actor

  • Super Folk Song: Piano ga Aishita Onna (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Actor

  • Video Letter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Director · Cinematographer · Editor · Writer · as Self

  • Hi no tori(1978)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Carol (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Actor

  • Visions of Eight(1973)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • The Wanderers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Screenplay

  • To Love Again (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Screenplay

  • Japan and the Japanese (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Writer

  • Youth: The 50th National High School Baseball Tournament (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Screenplay

  • Tokyo Olympiad(1965)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Poem

  • Human Zoo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Writer

  • X (Batsu) (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Director

Career shape

A full career of 16 titles from 1960 to 2008.

Highest rated

Tokyo Olympiad (1965)

Midcredits 96th

Most popular right now

Hi no tori (1978)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting4 of 16: 4 only acting, 0 with another roleDirecting3 of 16: 1 only directing, 2 with another roleWriting10 of 16: 8 only writing, 2 with another roleCinematography1 of 16: 0 only cinematography, 1 with another roleEditing1 of 16: 0 only editing, 1 with another roleOther crew1 of 16: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1960s5 · crew1970s6 · 1 acting · 5 crew1980s1 · crew1990s1 · acting2000s3 · 2 acting · 1 crew

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

How do Shuntarō Tanikawa's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 66th percentile, the median of all 3; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 81st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

81stpercentile
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

52ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Midcredits score across 3 titles, by percentile

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

Shape of the crowd

1 of their 3 titles is Universally Loved.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Mixed1

Most divisive · writer

Visions of Eight (1973)

83rd percentile spread · 28% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · writer

Tokyo Olympiad (1965)

Midcredits 96th · 83% 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 Shuntarō Tanikawa work with?

People who share at least 2 of Shuntarō Tanikawa's MovieCove titles; Kon Ichikawa shares the most, 3.