Noboru Iguchi is a Japanese film director, screenwriter and actor. He has worked as a director in adult video (AV) as well as in the horror and gore genres. Iguchi was born on June 28, 1969. In an interview he said he was influenced in his work by the ghost houses and freak shows he went to as a child in Japanese play lands, and that his aim in his films is to both entertain and surprise. In his extensive career as an AV director, Iguchi has worked for a number of studios including CineMagic, Big Morkal, Try-Heart, h.m.p and Soft On Demand (SOD). Nana Natsume and Risa Coda have been among the AV Idols featured in his videos. His videos have explored several of the typical Japanese AV genres, from incest for SOD to "nakadashi", bondage, group sex and some enema fetish videos for CineMagic. His video Final Pussy starring Nana Natsume won the Best Rental Video Award at the 2005 SOD Awards. In this January 2005 video, Natsume's character (as the result of a military experiment gone wrong) has guns burst from her breasts when sexually aroused. The special makeup effects were by Yoshihiro Nishimura. One of Iguchi's early movies was Kurushime-san (クルシメさん) which was first released in 1997. Iguchi was screenwriter, editor, cinematographer and director of the black comedy-horror film which won the Encouragement Prize at the 1998 Yubari International Fantastic Film Festival and starred Aki Arai, Miako Tadano and Tomoko Matsunashi. In 2003, Iguchi wrote and directed the horror comedy A Larva to Love (恋する幼虫, Koi-suru Yōchū) (with effects by Yoshihiro Nishimura) about a strange relationship involving a boy, a girl, and a parasite. Iguchi also wrote and directed the February 2006 film Sukeban Boy or Oira Sukeban (おいら女蛮 スケバン, Oira sukeban) with AV star Asami. At an interview at the New York Asian Film Festival, Iguchi told of an incident where one of the actresses in the movie, completely unaware of her role, balked at doing action scenes totally naked. According to Iguchi "We had to calm her down, capture her, and convince her to do the job ... We made it so she could not leave the set ... [in] America we would have been sued." Later in 2006, Iguchi directed Cat-Eyed Boy (猫目小僧, Nekome kozō) based on the manga by Kazuo Umezu. The movie, with gravure idol Miku Ishida, Asami Kumakiri, Hiromasa Taguchi, Naoto Takenaka and Kanji Tsuda, was released theatrically in Japan in June 2006, and on DVD in October of the same year. Iguchi was also both the screenwriter and director for the 2008 action and gore cult film The Machine Girl (片腕マシンガール, Kataude mashin gāru) where he once again teamed up with Yoshihiro Nishimura who did the special effects and makeup effects. Iguchi said he wanted to make an action movie with a woman fighting and it started with just an idea of a girl losing her arm and going out for revenge and was originally called "One Armed Big Busty Girl" - the machine gun came later. Iguchi was a special guest at the 2009 and 2010 New York Asian Film Festival. In 2010, Iguchi directed his largest-budgeted feature, the action film Karate-Robo Zaborgar, based on the popular 1970s television series Denjin Zaborger. He followed it with the scatological horror/comedy Zombie Ass in 2011.
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Biography from TMDB.
- June 28, 1969 (57)
- Tokyo, Japan
- Director, writer and actor
- 13 on MovieCove · 95 credits in all
What are Noboru Iguchi's films like?
Across their 10 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Morality.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
A split, not a type: Ironic 6 · Wry 1 · Earnest 2
A split, not a type: Light 4 · Serious 3 · Dark 2
Grounded 1 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 7
Gentle 0 · Charged 3 · Intense 6
A split, not a type: Steady 2 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 4
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 5
Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 6
A split, not a type: Casual 5 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 1
Easy watch 4 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 2
Resolved 6 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 2
Moods and endings
- Happy3
- Bittersweet5
- Ambiguous1
- Cyclical1
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 Noboru Iguchi's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 8 of their 13 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (4).
- Crunchyroll
Subscription and free streaming for Noboru Iguchi'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
95 credits, 13 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.
Fear Addiction (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)
The Flowers of Evil (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)
The Cannibal Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)
Tales of Bliss & Heresy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)
OTHELLO (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
IDOL NEVER DiES (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
Aoki Vampire's Trouble (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
That is the Bottleneck (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
Yamishibai (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
The Island of Giant Insects - Live-Action PV (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)
The Flowers of Evil(2019)
Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films
Ghost Squad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
Lock-On Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
Are You Ready? Hey You Girl! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
Shoujo Picaresque (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
Fun House (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
The Blue Hearts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
The World Yamizukan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
Slavemen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
Devotion to Cinema (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
Damager (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
Hentaidan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
Prison School(2015)
Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all shows
Raining Blood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Nuigulumar Z(2013)
Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all shows
The ABCs of Death(2012)
Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films
Kaidan Shin Mimibukuro Igyou Akai Hito-hen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
Bad Butt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
Dead Sushi(2012)
Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films
New Tales of Terror from Tokyo and All Over Japan: Ghost Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
Gekijō-ban: Harapeko Yamagami-kun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films
Karate-Robo Zaborgar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
Tomie: Unlimited(2011)
Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films
GeishaCop: Fearsome Geisha Corps - Go to Hell (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
Helldriver(2010)
Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films
YOSHIE ZERO (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
Mutant Girls Squad(2010)
Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films
The Ancient Dogoo Girl: Special Movie Edition (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
The Ancient Dogoo Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
RoboGeisha(2009)
Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films
Yamagata Scream (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
Kodai Shoujo Dogu-chan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
Keitai Deka Zenigata Mei (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
Hypertrophy Genitals Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
Shyness Machine Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
Tales of Terror: Gi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
Shiori and Shimiko's Bizarre Case Files (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
The Machine Girl(2008)
Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films
Keitai Deka Zenigata Kai (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
Tales of Terror from Tokyo and All Over Japan Volume 3, Part 1 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
Cat-Eyed Boy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
Tales of Terror: Final Night 1 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
Tales of Terror: Final Night 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
Manji (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
Sukeban Boy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
Keitai Deka Zenigata Rai (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
Kazuo Umezu's Horror Theater: Snake Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
Saishū seiki! Natsume nana ~ kyūkyoku no erosu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
Dogs & Cats (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
Love Song for Rapper (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
Otakus in Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
Keitai Deka Zenigata Rei (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
The Devil's Cop Festival (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
Kaidan Shin Mimibukuro: Hanayome-san-hen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
Kaidan Shin Mimibukuro: Dai San Ya (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
Cutie Honey(2004)
Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films
Speakerman: The Boo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
Keitai Deka Zenigata Rui (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
Atopy Detective (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
A Larva to Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
Kaettekita! Deka Matsuri (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
'Corps Cosplay Girl Excretion' Five Pairs Sukadoru (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
Corps Cosplay Girl Excretion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
Kirei kamisama to machiawase shita on'na (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
Quartet for Two (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
Not Forgotten (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)
Sunday's Dream (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)
Sky (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)
Poisonous Woman Fascinating Flame (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)
クルシメさん ニューバージョン (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)
Kurushime-san (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)
Madonna's Lullaby (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)
Watashi to kurushime san (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)
One Piece Chushingura: THE LAST BATTLE OF 47 PICES (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)
The Kimodameshi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)
The Worst Erotic Document Ever: Earthworms (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)
Down the Drain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)
The Pregnant Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)
Naked Rabbit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)
Bicycle Sighs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)
Reflect on That Boys (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)
Wabishabi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)
Eroguro dokyumento: Ungero mimizu 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 95 titles, 93 of them dated from 1988 to 2026.
Biggest box office
The ABCs of Death (2012)
Highest rated
The Machine Girl (2008)
Most popular right now
Prison School (2015)
Film career
- 2004Screen debut· Cutie Honey
By role
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 Noboru Iguchi's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 38th percentile, the median of all 11; across their 9 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 41st percentile for acclaim.
- 50th to 74th2
- 25th to 49th8
- Below 25th3
Shape of the crowd
12 of their 13 titles are Mixed.
- Crowd Pleaser1
- Mixed12
Reviewers score the atmosphere 51/100 and the pacing 54/100 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.
Is Noboru Iguchi's work okay for kids?
Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.
Who does Noboru Iguchi work with?
People who share at least 2 of Noboru Iguchi's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Yasutaka Nagano shares the most, 7.
Directors
- Yoshihiro NishimuraShared titles: The ABCs of Death (2012), Mutant Girls Squad (2010), RoboGeisha (2009)See all 3 shared titles with Yoshihiro Nishimura
Writers
- Jun TsugitaShared titles: Nuigulumar Z (2013), Dead Sushi (2012), Tomie: Unlimited (2011), Zombie Ass: Toilet of the Dead (2011), Mutant Girls Squad (2010)See all 5 shared titles with Jun Tsugita
Actors
- AsamiShared titles: Dead Sushi (2012), Zombie Ass: Toilet of the Dead (2011), Mutant Girls Squad (2010), RoboGeisha (2009), The Machine Girl (2008)See all 5 shared titles with Asami
- Yûya IshikawaShared titles: Zombie Ass: Toilet of the Dead (2011), Mutant Girls Squad (2010), RoboGeisha (2009), The Machine Girl (2008)See all 4 shared titles with Yûya Ishikawa
- Kentarô ShimazuShared titles: Dead Sushi (2012), Zombie Ass: Toilet of the Dead (2011), The Machine Girl (2008)See all 3 shared titles with Kentarô Shimazu
- Asana MamoruShared titles: Prison School (2015), Zombie Ass: Toilet of the Dead (2011)See all 2 shared titles with Asana Mamoru
Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Yasutaka NaganoShared titles: Prison School (2015), Dead Sushi (2012), The ABCs of Death (2012), Tomie: Unlimited (2011), Zombie Ass: Toilet of the Dead (2011), RoboGeisha (2009), The Machine Girl (2008)See all 7 shared titles with Yasutaka Nagano
- Yasuhiko FukudaShared titles: The Flowers of Evil (2019), Prison School (2015), Dead Sushi (2012), The ABCs of Death (2012), Zombie Ass: Toilet of the Dead (2011), RoboGeisha (2009)See all 6 shared titles with Yasuhiko Fukuda
- Takeshi WadaShared titles: Prison School (2015), Tomie: Unlimited (2011), Zombie Ass: Toilet of the Dead (2011), Mutant Girls Squad (2010)See all 4 shared titles with Takeshi Wada
- Kou NakagawaShared titles: The ABCs of Death (2012), Mutant Girls Squad (2010), The Machine Girl (2008)See all 3 shared titles with Kou Nakagawa
Producers
- Yoshinori ChibaShared titles: Zombie Ass: Toilet of the Dead (2011), Mutant Girls Squad (2010), The Machine Girl (2008)See all 3 shared titles with Yoshinori Chiba
- Gen SatôShared titles: Tomie: Unlimited (2011), Mutant Girls Squad (2010)See all 2 shared titles with Gen Satô
- Kazuo KatôShared titles: Tomie: Unlimited (2011), Mutant Girls Squad (2010)See all 2 shared titles with Kazuo Katô