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Keiichi Hara

Keiichi Hara

Director and writer · Born July 24, 1959 (67) · Tatebayashi, Gunma, Japan

Born in Tatebayashi city. After working in a PR firm, joined Shin'Ei Animation Company in 1982. After doing animation tasks for the TV series "Doraemon" (created by Fujiko-Fujio), he was promoted to chief director with others TV series of the same creators, "ESPer Mami" (1987-88) and "21-Emon" (1991-92). Debuted as a film director with the theatrical version of "ESPer Mami, the Starry Sky Dancing Doll" in 1988, followed by a Doraemon spin-off, "Dorami-chan, The Highway Boys Band" in 1991. From 1992 he began to direct, produce and write episodes of the TV series "Crayon Shin-chan", and starting in 1993 also the yearly theatrical films based on its characters.

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Biography from IMDb.

Born
July 24, 1959 (67)
From
Tatebayashi, Gunma, Japan
Works as
Director and writer
Titles
17 on MovieCove · 27 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 156 days to Oct 27Down 8% in 30 days

What are Keiichi Hara's films like?

Across their 15 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
53%
Self
20%
Survival
12%
Morality
8%
Society
4%
Ideas
1%
Family bonds11 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival5 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth2 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSacrifice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 15 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 9 · Serious 5 · Dark 1

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 1 · Stylized 6 · Heightened 8

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

Gentle 2 · Charged 11 · Intense 2

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

A split, not a type: Steady 8 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 2

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

Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 9

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

Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 9 · 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 10 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 13 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
8
Bittersweet
5
Thrilling
5
Melancholic
4
Hopeful
4
Other
14

How their films linger

Fun8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy8
  • Bittersweet6
  • Tragic1

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 Keiichi Hara's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 3 of their 17 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Crunchyroll (2).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Keiichi Hara'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

27 credits, 17 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

Career shape

A full career of 27 titles from 1987 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Shin Chan: The Adult Empire Strikes Back (2001)

$10M worldwide

Highest rated

Shin Chan: The Adult Empire Strikes Back (2001)

Midcredits 97th

Most popular right now

Crayon Shin-chan: Pursuit of the Balls of Darkness (1997)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing18 of 27: 9 only directing, 9 with another role · typical Midcredits score87thWriting14 of 27: 1 only writing, 13 with another role · typical Midcredits score87thOther crew14 of 27: 4 only other crew, 10 with another role · typical Midcredits score86th

27 titles, 13 with more than one role — directing and other crew overlap on 6 of them.

By decade

1980s2 · crew1990s12 · crew2000s6 · crew2010s5 · crew2020s2 · 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 Keiichi Hara's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 80th percentile, the median of all 16; across their 15 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 85th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

85thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 15

Approval · how many liked their films

79thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 15

Reach · how many have seen their films

78thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 15

Midcredits score across 17 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up12
  • 50th to 74th4
  • 25th to 49th1

Shape of the crowd

None of their 17 titles divides audiences: 11 are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Crowd Pleaser11
  • Mixed2

Most loved · director, writer

Shin Chan: The Adult Empire Strikes Back (2001)

Midcredits 97th · 85% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 75/100 and the pacing 43/100 in their films, across 7 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 Keiichi Hara work with?

People who share at least 2 of Keiichi Hara's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Keiji Fujiwara shares the most, 12.

Directors

Writers

  • Yoshito Usui10 titles    See all 10 shared titles with Yoshito Usui
  • Miho Maruo4 titles    See all 4 shared titles with Miho Maruo

Actors

  • Keiji Fujiwara12 titles    See all 12 shared titles with Keiji Fujiwara
  • Akiko Yajima11 titles    See all 11 shared titles with Akiko Yajima
  • Miki Narahashi10 titles    See all 10 shared titles with Miki Narahashi
  • Satomi Koorogi7 titles    See all 7 shared titles with Satomi Koorogi

Composers, cinematographers and editors

  • Toshihiko Kojima11 titles    See all 11 shared titles with Toshihiko Kojima
  • Hajime Okayasu9 titles    See all 9 shared titles with Hajime Okayasu
  • Toshiyuki Arakawa9 titles    See all 9 shared titles with Toshiyuki Arakawa
  • Toshiyuki Umeda7 titles    See all 7 shared titles with Toshiyuki Umeda

Producers

  • Hiroshi Mogi10 titles    See all 10 shared titles with Hiroshi Mogi
  • Kenji Ôta10 titles    See all 10 shared titles with Kenji Ôta
  • Takashi Horiuchi6 titles    See all 6 shared titles with Takashi Horiuchi
  • Hidetaka Ikuta4 titles    See all 4 shared titles with Hidetaka Ikuta