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Takahisa Zeze

Takahisa Zeze

Director and writer · Born May 24, 1960 (66) · Tochigi, Japan

Takahisa Zeze (瀬々敬久 Zeze Takahisa, born in 1960) is a Japanese film director and screenwriter first known for his pink films of the 1990s. Along with fellow directors, Kazuhiro Sano, Toshiki Satō and Hisayasu Sato, he is known as one of the "Four Heavenly Kings of Pink".

Biography from TMDB.

Born
May 24, 1960 (66)
From
Tochigi, Japan
Works as
Director and writer
Titles
7 on MovieCove · 147 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 39 days to Oct 28Down 30% in 30 days

What are Takahisa Zeze's films like?

Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
34%
Morality
29%
Self
21%
Survival
7%
Ideas
6%
Power
4%
Romantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 6 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 0 · Serious 2 · Dark 4

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

Grounded 3 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 3 · Intense 3

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 5 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 4 · 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 1 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 2

Heavy: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their heavy movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 0 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 3

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 1 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Melancholic
4
Tense
3
Hopeful
3
Bittersweet
1
Dread
1
Other
2

How their films linger

Bittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet3
  • Ambiguous2

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 Takahisa Zeze's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 1 of their 7 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Takahisa Zeze'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

147 credits, 7 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • All That Exists (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2027)

    Director

  • Sukiyaki (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Director

  • Hollow Cross (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Show 4 episodes · Director

  • Cry Out (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Director

  • The Boy and the Dog (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Director

  • Breakfast of the Movie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Actor

  • One Last Bloom (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Director · Screenplay

  • Fragments of the Last Will (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Director

  • Tonbi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Director

  • Kamiki Ryunosuke's Filming Break (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • In the Wake (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Director · Screenplay

  • Tomorrow's Dining Table (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Director

  • Threads - Our Tapestry of Love(2020)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • The Promised Land (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Director · Screenplay

  • Villain: Perpetrator Chase Investigation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 6 episodes · Director

  • The Chrysanthemum and the Guillotine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Director · Screenplay

  • My Friend "A" (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Director · Screenplay

  • The 8-Year Engagement(2017)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • The Lowlife(2017)

    Director · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Random Lives (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Director · Screenplay

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

    Actor

  • Cold Case: Door of Truth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 7 episodes · Writer

  • 64: Part 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Director · Screenplay

  • 64: Part I(2016)

    Director · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • 3 Beautiful Lies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Director

  • Strayer's Chronicle(2015)

    Director · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Japanscope, panorama de la nouvelle Nouvelle Vague (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Actor

  • A Sinner's Lie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 5 episodes · Director

  • Maria's Breast (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Director · Screenplay

  • この森を通り抜ければ (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Director · Script Editor

  • Life Back Then (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Director · Writer

  • When You Love And When You Are Loved (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Director

  • Heaven's Story(2010)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Documentary Zuno Keisatsu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Director

  • I’m a Cat Stalker (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Man watering a tree

  • Pandemic (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Director · Screenplay

  • Flying Rabbits (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Director

  • Tear Jar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Director

  • Sixteen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Actor

  • Prisoner/Terrorist (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Actor

  • Si-Sei 2 -The Fallen Spider- (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Director

  • Cat and Goldfish Love Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Director

  • Sanctuary (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Director · Writer

  • Maboroshi no tokkô kichi: tatakai wa imada owarazu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Director

  • A Gap in the Skin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Director

  • Look of Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Yen's Husband

  • Secret Journey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Director · Screenplay

  • Moon Child (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Director · Writer

  • Kaettekita! Deka Matsuri (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Director

  • SF Whipped Cream (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Director · Writer

  • Dog Star (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Director

  • Fairy no onna: Namatori nozoki (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Lyricist · Screenplay

  • Rush! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Director · Screenplay

  • Tokyo X Erotica (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Director · Writer

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

    Director · Screenplay

  • The Breed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Director · Writer

  • Haikyo Cinema (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Director

  • Thug Business Worker Sabu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Screenplay

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

    Director

  • Lewd Dream: Wandering Memories (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Screenplay

  • Forbidden Door: Sexual Urge in the Skirt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Director · Editor · Screenplay

  • Sex Friend Nurezakari (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Screenplay

  • Anarchy in Japansuke (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Director · Screenplay · as Player with beard

  • No Man, No Cry (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Screenplay

  • The Cold-Blooded Trap (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Director · Screenplay

  • Dirty Maria (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Director · Screenplay

  • Kokkuri (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Director · Writer

  • Raigyo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Director · Screenplay

  • I Stand Alone - SEX & LOVE (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Actor

  • Umarekawaru to shitara (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Director · Screenplay

  • Meshû: Torokeru Kashin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Director · Screenplay

  • Indecent Peeping: A Woman Who Wants to Be Seen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Director · Screenplay

  • Mizu no kioku: Haneda shikei (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Director · Screenplay

  • Upcoming Scenery (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Director · Screenplay

  • Suddenly Arriving (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Producer

  • No Good Men (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Director · Screenplay

  • End of the World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Director · Screenplay

  • Do-sukebe oyako (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Screenplay

  • Angel in September (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Director · Screenplay

  • Seven Lewd Women (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Writer

  • Iyarashii zengi: Sugoku kanjiru (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Screenplay · Actor

  • Horny Couple: Secret Voyeurism (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Writer

  • Lots of Peeping: Hot Underpanties of a Lover (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Screenplay

  • The Dream of Garuda (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Director · Screenplay

  • Keep on Masturbating: Non-Stop Pleasure (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Writer

  • Yumika Hayashi: Kabukicho Image Club Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Screenplay

  • Groper Train: Naughty Lower Body (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Writer

  • Widow: Bliss in a Mourning Dress (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Director · Screenplay

  • Scandalous Body 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Screenplay

  • Scandalous Body (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Screenplay

  • The Japanese Obscenity (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Screenplay

  • Fūfu kōkan: Chōkairaku (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Screenplay

  • The Monk Farted (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Director · Screenplay

  • Nure-nure: Sandan Zeme (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Screenplay

  • Uniform Gals: Underwear Encyclopedia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Screenplay

  • Groper Train: Lots of Big Breasts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Screenplay

  • Molester Train: Mischievous Wives (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Director · Screenplay

  • Bondage Rope Training (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Screenplay

  • Amazon Garden: Uniform Lesbians (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Director · Screenplay

  • Saishin Pinsaro Jôhô: Gekisha!! Nama Honban (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Screenplay · Actor

  • Luxury Soap Techniques 2: Private Room Passion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Screenplay

  • Cruising Love Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Sauna customer

  • No Man's Land (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Director · Screenplay

  • Kaishun special: Yokubô kizoku (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Actor

  • High Heels Gang (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Screenplay

  • Codename 348 Female Detective Sashiba (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Assistant Director

  • Supesharu ressun: Hentai sei-kyôiku (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    First Assistant Director

  • Coconut Clash (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Director · Screenplay

  • Indecent Tongue Technique (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Director · Screenplay

  • Interlocking Locks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Assistant Director

  • Wife's Masturbation: Sweet Tingle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Actor

  • Ki*Ra*Ra (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Assistant Director

  • Hanra honban: Joshidaisei bôkô-hen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    First Assistant Director

  • The Woman from Hong Kong - Too Amazing Pleasure (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Assistant Director

  • Blue Sky (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Director · Screenplay

  • Groper Train: Oral Attack (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Assistant Director

  • Nonfix (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Pervert Ward: S&M Clinic (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    First Assistant Director

  • Extracurricular Activity: Rape! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Director · Screenplay

  • Groper Train: 100% Accuracy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Assistant Director

  • Bondage Ecstasy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Assistant Director

  • Wakazuma Fuhô Kankin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Screenplay

  • Muscle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    First Assistant Director

  • Toyomaru Legend: Super Pervert (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    First Assistant Director · Screenplay

  • Hitozuma Waisetsu Bôkô (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Screenplay

  • Inran Sisters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Assistant Director

  • Rope and Boys 2: Boy Hell's Messenger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Assistant Director

  • Love Letter in the Sand (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Second Assistant Director

  • Re-Wind(1988)

    Second Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Chikan Densha: Abunai Futomomo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Assistant Director · Screenplay

  • Subway Serial Rape: Lover Hunting (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Assistant Director

  • Niizuma Hard Onanii (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Assistant Director

  • Welcome to the Ogenki Clinic: Feel Good All Over Again (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Assistant Director

  • Chikan densha: Gusshori nurashite (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Assistant Director

  • Temptation of the Mask (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    First Assistant Director

  • Married Woman Climax ONANIE (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Second Assistant Director

  • Lustmord (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Second Assistant Director

  • Boko climax! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Second Assistant Director

  • Shin mibôjin geshuku: Yoru no tehodoki (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Second Assistant Director

  • Groper Train: Touching and Going to Work (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Assistant Director

  • Gimme Shelter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Assistant Director

  • Uniform Virgin: The Prey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Second Assistant Director

  • Exposed School Swimsuits (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Second Unit Director

  • Save the Last Dance for Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Second Assistant Director

  • Molester's Delivery Service (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Assistant Director

  • Hey gangs, is it sunny over there? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Director

  • Shonenban Shibôjô: Kunisada, Kyôto, Hirota (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Director

Career shape

A full career of 147 titles, 145 of them dated from 1982 to 2026.

Biggest box office

The 8-Year Engagement (2017)

$24M worldwide

Highest rated

The 8-Year Engagement (2017)

Midcredits 77th

Most popular right now

64: Part I (2016)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting14 of 147: 11 only acting, 3 with another roleDirecting76 of 147: 30 only directing, 46 with another role · typical Midcredits score66thWriting75 of 147: 25 only writing, 50 with another roleProducing1 of 147: 1 only producing, 0 with another roleEditing1 of 147: 0 only editing, 1 with another roleOther crew32 of 147: 30 only other crew, 2 with another role

147 titles, 50 with more than one role — directing and writing overlap on 46 of them.

By decade

1980s34 · crew1990s53 · 7 acting · 49 crew2000s27 · 4 acting · 23 crew2010s20 · 2 acting · 18 crew2020s11 · 1 acting · 10 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 Takahisa Zeze's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 60th percentile, the median of all 7; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 75th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

75thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Approval · how many liked their films

55thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Reach · how many have seen their films

55thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Midcredits score across 7 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 50th to 74th2
  • 25th to 49th2
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

3 of their 7 titles are Mixed.

  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser1
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed3

Most divisive · director

Heaven's Story (2010)

74th percentile spread · 24% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director

The 8-Year Engagement (2017)

Midcredits 77th · 59% liked

Reviewers score the pacing 63/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 68, detractors 40. 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 Takahisa Zeze work with?

People who share at least 2 of Takahisa Zeze's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Ryô Hayano shares the most, 3.

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers