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Nobuyuki Tôya

Producer

Works as
Producer
Titles
9 on MovieCove · 20 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Down 32% in 30 days

What are Nobuyuki Tôya's films like?

Across their 7 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Society and Survival.

Genres

Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 60th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Animation2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 76th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Animation movies

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

share of theme weight
Society
22%
Survival
20%
Self
18%
Bonds
16%
Morality
9%
Power
8%
Ideas
7%
Romantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 6 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Heightened: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their heightened movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 1 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 5

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 3 · Intense 2

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

A split, not a type: Steady 3 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 1

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

Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0

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

A split, not a type: Casual 3 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 2

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

A split, not a type: Resolved 4 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 2

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
5
Contemplative
3
Thrilling
2
Melancholic
2
Absurd
2
Other
6

How their films linger

Thought-provoking4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet3
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous1

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 Nobuyuki Tôya's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 5 of their 9 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (3).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Nobuyuki Tôya'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

20 credits, 9 with a MovieCove page.

  • Mifune: The Last Samurai(2015)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Over Your Dead Body(2014)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Short Peace(2012)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Dendera (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Development Producer

  • Children of the Dark (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Executive Producer

  • The Chasing World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Producer

  • Sukiyaki Western Django(2007)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

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

    Executive Producer

  • Midnight Sun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Producer

  • The Samurai I Loved (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Executive Producer

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

    Producer

  • Tetsujin 28(2004)

    Show Producer

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

  • One Missed Call(2003)

    Other

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Onmyoji II (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Producer

  • The Boat to Heaven (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Executive Producer

  • Sennen no koi - Hikaru Genji monogatari(2001)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Onmyoji (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Producer

  • Avalon(2001)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Whiteout (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Producer

  • Ah! My Goddess: The Movie(2000)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 16 titles from 2000 to 2016.

Biggest box office

Sukiyaki Western Django (2007)

$2.7M worldwide

Highest rated

Mifune: The Last Samurai (2015)

Midcredits 85th

Most popular right now

Tetsujin 28 (2004)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Producing15 of 16: 15 only producing, 0 with another roleOther crew1 of 16: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

2000s13 · crew2010s3 · crew

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

How do Nobuyuki Tôya's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 60th percentile, the median of all 8; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 69th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

69thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Approval · how many liked their films

69thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Reach · how many have seen their films

78thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Midcredits score across 9 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 50th to 74th4
  • 25th to 49th3

Shape of the crowd

4 of their 9 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Crowd Pleaser4
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed4

Most divisive · producer

Tetsujin 28 (2004)

80th percentile spread · 31% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

Mifune: The Last Samurai (2015)

Midcredits 85th · 76% 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 Nobuyuki Tôya work with?

People who share at least 2 of Nobuyuki Tôya's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Toshiaki Nakazawa shares the most, 3.

Directors

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers