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Norihisa Hiranuma

Norihisa Hiranuma

Actor, writer and director, also producer · Born October 21, 1976 (50) · Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan

Norihisa Hiranuma was born on 21 October 1976 in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. He is an actor and producer, known for Kiss Him, Not Me (2020), 6 from High & Low: The Worst (2020) and High & Low: The Movie (2016).

Biography from IMDb.

Born
October 21, 1976 (50)
From
Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
Works as
Actor, writer and director, also producer
Titles
10 on MovieCove · 21 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 38 days to Oct 27Up 17% in 30 days

What are Norihisa Hiranuma's films like?

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

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
73%
Self
9%
Society
9%
Morality
6%
Survival
4%
Friendship4 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty4 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 7 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 2 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 2

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 1 · Charged 1 · Intense 5

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

Steady 2 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 1

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

Slow burn 0 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 3

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

Casual 2 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 7 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Thrilling
5
Tense
4
Warm
3
Joyful
1
Melancholic
1
Other
3

How their films linger

Rousing4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet5

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 Norihisa Hiranuma's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 6 of their 10 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (3).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Norihisa Hiranuma'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

21 credits, 10 with a MovieCove page.

  • One Percenter(2023)

    as Shishido

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • High & Low: The Worst X(2022)

    Director · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Kiss Him, Not Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Director · Writer

  • High & Low: The Worst(2019)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • HiGH&LOW THE WORST Episode.0 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 6 episodes · Director · Writer

  • DTC -Yukemuri Junjou Hen- from HiGH & LOW(2018)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • High & Low: The Movie 3 - Final Mission(2017)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • High & Low: The Movie 2 - End of Sky(2017)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Silhouette of Your Voice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Makino Yuichiro

  • High & Low: The Red Rain(2016)

    Producer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • High & Low: The Movie(2016)

    Producer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Raichi Hikari kurabu(2015)

    Associate Producer

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Banana, Gloves and Whale Shark (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Doctor

  • Lychee DE Light Club (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 8 episodes · Actor

  • Lychee Light Club (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Actor

  • GTO (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Arakawa Under the Bridge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Billy

  • Arakawa Under the Bridge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 10 episodes · as Billy

  • Team Astro (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 18 episodes · Actor

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

    Actor

  • Isola: Multiple Personality Girl(2000)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 21 titles from 2000 to 2023.

Biggest box office

High & Low: The Movie (2016)

$15M worldwide

Highest rated

High & Low: The Movie 2 - End of Sky (2017)

Midcredits 90th

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting11 of 21: 11 only acting, 0 with another roleDirecting4 of 21: 0 only directing, 4 with another roleWriting9 of 21: 5 only writing, 4 with another role · typical Midcredits score86thProducing1 of 21: 1 only producing, 0 with another role

21 titles, 4 with more than one role.

By decade

2000s3 · acting2010s15 · 7 acting · 8 crew2020s3 · 1 acting · 2 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 Norihisa Hiranuma's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 72nd percentile, the median of all 10; across their 7 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 73rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

73rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Approval · how many liked their films

71stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Reach · how many have seen their films

77thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Midcredits score across 10 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up4
  • 50th to 74th3
  • 25th to 49th2
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

7 of their 10 titles are Mixed.

  • Crowd Pleaser2
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed7

Most divisive · producer

Raichi Hikari kurabu (2015)

68th percentile spread · 27% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · writer

High & Low: The Movie 2 - End of Sky (2017)

Midcredits 90th · 77% liked

Reviewers score the acting 65/100 in their films, across 6 reviewed titles; fans 67, detractors 20. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

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 Norihisa Hiranuma work with?

People who share at least 2 of Norihisa Hiranuma's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Kei Watanabe shares the most, 5.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Producers