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Fumihiko Sori

Fumihiko Sori

Director and writer, also editor and producer · Born May 17, 1964 (62) · Osaka, Japan

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Fumihiko Sori is a Japanese film director and film producer. He received a nomination for the 'Best Director' prize at the Japanese Academy Awards for his directing debut, Ping Pong. Description above from the Wikipedia article Fumihiko Sori, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
May 17, 1964 (62)
From
Osaka, Japan
Works as
Director and writer, also editor and producer
Titles
12 on MovieCove · 17 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 89% in 30 days

What are Fumihiko Sori's films like?

Across their 10 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Action4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 37th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Animation4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 57th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Animation movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
32%
Bonds
27%
Self
16%
Power
14%
Survival
5%
Ideas
4%
Society
2%
Family bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSacrifice3 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 10 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 2 · Serious 3 · Dark 5

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

Grounded 0 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 5

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 5 · Intense 5

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

Steady 1 · Shifting 8 · Whiplash 1

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

Straight-faced 8 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 6 · 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 3

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

Resolved 8 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
9
Melancholic
5
Hopeful
6
Warm
1
Triumphant
2
Other
2

How their films linger

Bittersweet7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet7
  • Ambiguous1

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 Fumihiko Sori's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 5 of their 12 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (4).

Subscription and free streaming for Fumihiko Sori'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

17 credits, 12 with a MovieCove page.

  • Darwin's Game (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2027)

    Director · Screenplay

  • Hakkenden (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Director · Screenplay

  • Fullmetal Alchemist: Final Transmutation(2022)

    Director · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Fullmetal Alchemist: The Revenge of Scar(2022)

    Director · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Fullmetal Alchemist(2017)

    Director · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Dragon Age: Dawn of the Seeker(2012)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Antarctica(2011)

    Show 10 episodes · Visual Effects

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows

  • Tomorrow's Joe(2011)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • To Symbiotic Planet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Director

  • Orbital(2009)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Ichi(2008)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Vexille(2007)

    Director · Editor · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Appleseed(2004)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Ping Pong(2002)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Ikebukuro West Gate Park(2000)

    Show 11 episodes · Visual Effects Director

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • Keizoku: Unsolved Mysteries - Beautiful Dreamer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    VFX Supervisor

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

    VFX Supervisor

Career shape

A full career of 16 titles, 15 of them dated from 1998 to 2024.

Biggest box office

Tomorrow's Joe (2011)

$12M worldwide

Highest rated

Ping Pong (2002)

Midcredits 85th

Most popular right now

Vexille (2007)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing11 of 16: 5 only directing, 6 with another role · typical Midcredits score55thWriting6 of 16: 0 only writing, 6 with another roleProducing1 of 16: 1 only producing, 0 with another roleEditing1 of 16: 0 only editing, 1 with another roleOther crew4 of 16: 4 only other crew, 0 with another role

16 titles, 6 with more than one role — directing and writing overlap on 6 of them.

By decade

1990s1 · crew2000s7 · crew2010s4 · crew2020s3 · 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 Fumihiko Sori's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 55th percentile, the median of all 10; across their 10 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 58th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

58thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Approval · how many liked their films

64thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Reach · how many have seen their films

81stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Midcredits score across 12 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up1
  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th6

Shape of the crowd

6 of their 12 titles are Mixed.

  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser5
  • Mixed6

Most divisive · director, writer

Fullmetal Alchemist (2017)

75th percentile spread · 19% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director

Ping Pong (2002)

Midcredits 85th · 74% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 63/100 and the pacing 45/100 in their films, across 9 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 Fumihiko Sori work with?

People who share at least 2 of Fumihiko Sori's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Keiji Hashimoto shares the most, 5.

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles