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Hideki Takeuchi

Hideki Takeuchi

Director · Born October 9, 1966 (60) · Japan

Takeuchi Hideki is a Japanese TV drama director, producer, film director, CM director.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
October 9, 1966 (60)
From
Japan
Works as
Director
Titles
8 on MovieCove · 30 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 157 days to Oct 28Up 27% in 30 days

What are Hideki Takeuchi's films like?

Across their 7 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
27%
Self
23%
Society
16%
Power
13%
Morality
12%
Survival
5%
Ideas
3%
Romantic love5 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition2 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 6 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 2 · Earnest 3

Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 5 · Serious 1 · Dark 0

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 1 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 3

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 3 · Charged 2 · Intense 1

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

Steady 4 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 0 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 3

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

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 1

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

Casual 5 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 6 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
4
Warm
4
Romantic
3
Absurd
2
Hopeful
2
Other
3

How their films linger

Feel-good6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy6
  • Bittersweet1

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 Hideki Takeuchi's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 3 of their 8 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, on Netflix (3).

Subscription and free streaming for Hideki Takeuchi'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

30 credits, 8 with a MovieCove page.

  • Viral Hit(2026)

    Show 6 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all shows

  • Cells at Work!(2024)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • What If Shogun Ieyasu Tokugawa Was to Become the Prime Minister (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Director

  • Fly Me to the Saitama: From Biwa Lake with Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Director

  • Lupin's Daughter: The Movie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Director

  • Daughter of Lupin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 20 episodes · Director

  • Fly Me to the Saitama(2019)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Color Me True(2018)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Cain and Abel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 10 episodes · Director

  • Dating: What's It Like To Be In Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 10 episodes · Director

  • Thermae Romae II(2014)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Roman Bath(2012)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • The Full Throttle Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 11 episodes · Director

  • Nodame Cantabile: The Movie II (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Director

  • Zombrex: Dead Rising Sun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Title Designer

  • Nodame Cantabile: The Movie I (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Director

  • Nodame Cantabile in Europe(2008)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Nodame Cantabile(2006)

    Show 11 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • Densha Otoko Deluxe: The Final Crusade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Director

  • Kobayakawa Nobuki no Koi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 11 episodes · Director

  • Train Man: Another Ending Special: Train Man VS Guitar Man!! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Director

  • Train Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 11 episodes · Director

  • Fire Boys (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 11 episodes · Director

  • Tales of the Bizarre: 2003 Fall Special (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Director

  • Long Love Letter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 11 episodes · Director

  • Kanojotachi no Jidai (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 12 episodes · Director

  • Over Time (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 12 episodes · Director

  • Precious Time (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 12 episodes · Director

  • Days (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 11 episodes · Director

  • Doku (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 10 episodes · Director

Career shape

A full career of 30 titles from 1996 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Roman Bath (2012)

$74M worldwide

Highest rated

Nodame Cantabile in Europe (2008)

Midcredits 88th

Most popular right now

Nodame Cantabile (2006)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing29 of 30: 29 only directing, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score68thOther crew1 of 30: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1990s5 · crew2000s10 · crew2010s10 · crew2020s5 · 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 Hideki Takeuchi's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 68th percentile, the median of all 6; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 72nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

72ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Approval · how many liked their films

58thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Reach · how many have seen their films

63rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Midcredits score across 8 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up4
  • 50th to 74th4

Shape of the crowd

4 of their 8 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Crowd Pleaser4
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed3

Most divisive · director

Nodame Cantabile (2006)

56th percentile spread · 15% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director

Nodame Cantabile in Europe (2008)

Midcredits 88th · 70% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 72/100 and the pacing 62/100 in their films, across 3 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 Hideki Takeuchi work with?

People who share at least 2 of Hideki Takeuchi's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Kazuki Kitamura shares the most, 3.

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers