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Kentarô Ohtani

Kentarô Ohtani

Director and writer · Born November 14, 1965 (60) · Kyoto Prefecture, Japan

Born
November 14, 1965 (60)
From
Kyoto Prefecture, Japan
Works as
Director and writer
Titles
6 on MovieCove · 34 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Up 106% in 30 days

What are Kentarô Ohtani's films like?

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

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
61%
Self
18%
Morality
17%
Society
4%
Friendship3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 4 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 3 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 3 · 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 1 · Whiplash 1

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

Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 3 · 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 2 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 3 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 4 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Warm
4
Romantic
2
Melancholic
3
Bittersweet
1
Hopeful
2
Other
3

How their films linger

Hopeful5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet3

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 Kentarô Ohtani's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 2 of their 6 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, on Prime Video (2).

Subscription and free streaming for Kentarô Ohtani'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

34 credits, 6 with a MovieCove page.

  • Tea for Three (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Director · Screenplay

  • Every Precious Moment (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Show 9 episodes · Director

  • If My Favorite Pop Idol Made It to the Budokan, I Would Die: The Movie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Director

  • If My Favorite Pop Idol Made It to the Budokan, I Would Die (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • The Great Haruko (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 8 episodes · Director

  • Discord (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Director

  • My Graduation Vol. 1 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Director

  • Kami Tunes: Narase! DTM Joshi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 10 episodes · Director

  • You Are Brilliant Like a Spica (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Director

  • Haru-san – The Bride's Father is a Great Detective (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Director

  • Flower and the Beast (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 15 episodes · Director

  • Amateur Lovers Never Give Up! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 12 episodes · Director

  • Fukuyado Honpo: Kyoto Love Story(2016)

    Show 12 episodes · Director · Creator

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows

  • Hapimari: Happy Marriage!?(2016)

    Show 12 episodes · Director · Creator

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows

  • Mystery Trilogy Special (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Director · Screenplay

  • Aruhi, Ahiru Bus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 8 episodes · Director

  • This Mystery is Excellent! ~ Challenge from Bestseller Writer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Director

  • Gajimaru Restaurant's Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Director

  • Black Butler(2014)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • A Message Sent to You (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 12 episodes · Director

  • Go, Masao!(2012)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Love Song in August (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Young Black Jack (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Director

  • Runway Beat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Director

  • Gene Waltz (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Director

  • Nana 2(2006)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

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

    Director

  • Nana(2005)

    Director · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Thirty Lies or So (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Director · Screenplay

  • Travail (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Director · Screenplay

  • Avec mon Mari (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Director · Screenplay · as Mitsuko's brother

  • My Ex-Lover and I (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Director · Producer · Script · Actor

  • Rape Trial: Wet Cherry Paper (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Screenplay

  • Blue Green (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Director · Cinematographer · Producer · Script · Actor

Career shape

A full career of 34 titles from 1988 to 2024.

Biggest box office

Nana (2005)

$35M worldwide

Highest rated

Nana (2005)

Midcredits 86th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting3 of 34: 0 only acting, 3 with another roleDirecting33 of 34: 22 only directing, 11 with another role · typical Midcredits score56thWriting8 of 34: 1 only writing, 7 with another roleProducing2 of 34: 0 only producing, 2 with another roleCinematography1 of 34: 0 only cinematography, 1 with another roleOther crew4 of 34: 0 only other crew, 4 with another role

34 titles, 11 with more than one role — directing and writing overlap on 7 of them.

By decade

1980s2 · 1 acting · 2 crew1990s2 · 2 acting · 2 crew2000s5 · crew2010s18 · crew2020s7 · 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 Kentarô Ohtani's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 57th percentile, the median of all 4; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 62nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

62ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Approval · how many liked their films

58thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Reach · how many have seen their films

72ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Midcredits score across 6 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up1
  • 50th to 74th3
  • 25th to 49th2

Shape of the crowd

4 of their 6 titles are Mixed.

  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser1
  • Mixed4

Most divisive · director

Go, Masao! (2012)

70th percentile spread · 26% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director, writer

Nana (2005)

Midcredits 86th · 71% 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 Kentarô Ohtani work with?

People who share at least 2 of Kentarô Ohtani's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Tomomi Maruyama shares the most, 3.

Writers

Actors

Composers

Producers