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Yūdai Yamaguchi

Yūdai Yamaguchi

Director, writer and producer · Born October 10, 1971 (55) · Tokyo, Japan

Born
October 10, 1971 (55)
From
Tokyo, Japan
Works as
Director, writer and producer
Titles
8 on MovieCove · 41 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 84% in 30 days

What are Yūdai Yamaguchi's films like?

Across their 8 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Survival
45%
Self
20%
Bonds
14%
Ideas
12%
Power
5%
Morality
4%
Survival2 titles, browse their movies with this themeViolence2 titles, browse their movies with this themeMortality2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 8 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Wry: How sincerely it treats its story and characters, from ironic to earnest. Browse their wry movies.
Tone · Sincerity
ironicearnest

A split, not a type: Ironic 1 · Wry 3 · Earnest 4

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

Grounded 0 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 5

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 3 · Intense 5

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

Steady 1 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 4

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

Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 5 · Funny 1

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

A split, not a type: Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 4

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

Casual 3 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 0

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 3 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Absurd
6
Tense
5
Thrilling
4
Dread
2
Warm
1
Other
3

How their films linger

Fun5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet1
  • Ambiguous6

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 Yūdai Yamaguchi's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 5 of their 8 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (5).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Yūdai Yamaguchi'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

41 credits, 8 with a MovieCove page.

  • The Vacation Begins (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    as Tenma

  • Let Me Hear Your Voice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Ryo Kaido / Younger Shinya

  • O-atsui ano musume: Hadaka de attack (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Actor

  • One Percenter(2023)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • ALL NUDE 楓ふうあ (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Director

  • Rokuroku: The Promise of the Witch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Director

  • Meatball Machine Kodoku(2017)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • High & Low: The Red Rain(2016)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Chinyuki (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Director · Editor

  • The ABCs of Death(2012)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Abductee (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Director

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

    Director · Screenplay

  • Final Deadball (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Director

  • Men's Egg Drummers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Director

  • Yakuza Weapon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Director · Screenplay

  • Soil (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 8 episodes · Director · Creator

  • An Encyclopedia of Unconventional Women (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Director

  • Elite Yankee Saburo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Director

  • Tamami: The Baby's Curse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Director

  • Meatball Machine: Reject of Death (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Producer

  • Who is Doi? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Producer

  • Ten Nights of Dreams(2006)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Meatball Machine(2005)

    Director · Editor · Story

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

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

    Show 2 episodes · Director · Writer

  • Kazuo Umezu's Horror Theater: Present (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Director

  • Cromartie High School: The Movie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Director

  • Tebana Sankichi: Snot Rocket & Super Detective (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Director · Writer

  • The Great Horror Family (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 13 episodes · Director

  • Hole (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Director

  • Nervous Part 1: Versus Side Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Cinematographer

  • Nervous Part 2: Versus Side Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Director · Cinematographer · Original Story

  • Man Gataro Show: Babaa Zone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Director

  • Ramen Baka Ichidai (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Director

  • Kaidan Shin Mimibukuro Akecha Dame-hen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Director

  • Battlefield Baseball (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Director · Screenplay

  • Alive(2002)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Most Dangerous Deka Matsuri (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Director

  • 3 on 3 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Writer

  • Versus(2000)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Down to Hell (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Editor

  • Married Woman: Mouth Full of Lust (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Actor

Career shape

A full career of 41 titles from 1989 to 2026.

Biggest box office

High & Low: The Red Rain (2016)

$9.9M worldwide

Highest rated

Versus (2000)

Midcredits 65th

Most popular right now

The ABCs of Death (2012)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting4 of 41: 4 only acting, 0 with another roleDirecting29 of 41: 17 only directing, 12 with another role · typical Midcredits score44thWriting13 of 41: 3 only writing, 10 with another role · typical Midcredits score40thProducing3 of 41: 3 only producing, 0 with another roleCinematography2 of 41: 1 only cinematography, 1 with another roleEditing3 of 41: 1 only editing, 2 with another roleOther crew1 of 41: 0 only other crew, 1 with another role

41 titles, 12 with more than one role — directing and writing overlap on 10 of them.

By decade

1980s1 · acting1990s1 · crew2000s23 · crew2010s11 · crew2020s5 · 3 acting · 2 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 Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do Yūdai Yamaguchi's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 43rd percentile, the median of all 8; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 48th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

48thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Approval · how many liked their films

38thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Reach · how many have seen their films

65thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Midcredits score across 8 titles, by percentile

  • 50th to 74th3
  • 25th to 49th4
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

7 of their 8 titles are Mixed.

  • Crowd Pleaser1
  • Mixed7

Most divisive · director

High & Low: The Red Rain (2016)

58th percentile spread · 12% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · writer

Versus (2000)

Midcredits 65th · 59% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 59/100 and the pacing 43/100 in their films, across 8 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.

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 Yūdai Yamaguchi work with?

People who share at least 2 of Yūdai Yamaguchi's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Tak Sakaguchi shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles