Satoru Nakajima

Director, also writer · 日本

From: 日本
Works as: Director, also writer
Titles: 9 on MovieCove · 36 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 28Up 85% in 30 days

What are Satoru Nakajima's films like?

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

Themes

share of theme weight

Bonds

29%

Self

23%

Morality

23%

Ideas

11%

Society

9%

Power

5%

Family bonds3 Justice2 Identity2 Community3

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Hopeful

5

Warm

4

Tense

2

Contemplative

3

Romantic

1

Other

4

How their films linger

Hopeful5 Feel-good4 Thought-provoking2 Cozy2

How their films end

Happy3
Bittersweet2
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 Satoru Nakajima's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 7 of their 9 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Doki5 titles, show their 5 titles on Doki

Subscription and free streaming for Satoru Nakajima'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

36 credits, 9 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

GTO: Great Teacher Onizuka(2026)
Show 1 episode · Director
Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows
Stingers: Undercover Verification Unit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)
Show 11 episodes · Director
Worry Not, She's the Boss(2023)
Show 10 episodes · Director
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)
Isn’t It a Ripoff?: The Job of a New Member of the Intellectual Property Department (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)
Show 10 episodes · Director
Suki Suki Wan Wan! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)
Show 10 episodes · Director
The New Chronicle of Lord Nobunaga: Classmates are Warriors (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
Show 10 episodes · Director
Guilty Flag(2021)
Show 20 episodes · Director
Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)
#Remolove (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
Show 10 episodes · Director
My Story Is Long(2019)
Show 6 episodes · Director · Writer
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows
You Can't Expense This!(2019)
Show 10 episodes · Director
Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all shows
Cops 'n Robbers(2018)
Show 10 episodes · Director
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)
Momikeshite fuyu: wagaya no mondai nakatta koto ni(2018)
Show 10 episodes · Director
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)
May I Blackmail You? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
Show 2 episodes · Director
Become a Mother (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
Show 10 episodes · Director
Seeing with the Heart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
Director
The Blind Teacher (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
Show 1 episode · Director
Mr. Love Chemistry 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
Director
I'm Taking the Day Off(2014)
Show 10 episodes · Director · Creator
Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all shows
Magnet Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Director
Danda Rin - The Labour Standards Inspector(2013)
Show 11 episodes · Director
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)
Cheap Flight!! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
Director
Perfect Son (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
Show 10 episodes · Director
DEKA WANKO -Ms. Detective vs. Police Dog- (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
Show 10 episodes · Director
Sensei wa Erai! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
Director
Dream Again (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
Show 10 episodes · Director
Kuitan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
Show 20 episodes · Director
Midnight Ghost Tour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
Show 10 episodes · Director
Hotman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
Show 7 episodes · Director
Number One (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
Director
Marriage at Twenty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)
Show 5 episodes · Director
Miracle of Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)
Show 12 episodes · Director
GTOスペシャル座談会 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)
Show 1 episode · Director
GTO: Great Teacher Onizuka (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)
Show 12 episodes · Director
The Only One I Can't See (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)
Show 11 episodes · Director
I Won't Love Anyone Anymore (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)
Show 12 episodes · Director
Girls In The Wind (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)
Show 1 episode · Assistant Director

Career shape

A full career of 36 titles from 1988 to 2026.

By role

only this rolewith another role

Directing35 of 36 · 64^thOther crew2 of 36

By decade

1980s1 · crew1990s5 · crew2000s7 · crew2010s15 · crew2020s8 · 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.

Who does Satoru Nakajima work with?

People who share at least 2 of Satoru Nakajima's MovieCove titles; Shigeki Kaneko shares the most, 3.

Shigeki Kaneko3 titles See all 3 shared titles with Shigeki Kaneko
Eiko Koike2 titles See all 2 shared titles with Eiko Koike