Isao Kawase
- Editor
- 5 on MovieCove · 47 credits in all
What are Isao Kawase's films like?
Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Power.
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 4
A split, not a type: Light 1 · Serious 1 · Dark 2
Grounded 1 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 1
Gentle 0 · Charged 2 · Intense 2
Steady 1 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 1
Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0
Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0
Casual 1 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 0
A split, not a type: Easy watch 0 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 1
Resolved 3 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
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 Isao Kawase's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 1 of their 5 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, on Tubi (1).
Subscription and free streaming for Isao Kawase'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
47 credits, 5 with a MovieCove page.
The Bird Is Calling (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)
The God of Curling (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)
Shylock's Children (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)
Angry Rice Wives (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
461 Days of Bento: A Promise Between Father and Son (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
Flight Over the Water (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
Hand of God (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)
Don't Cry, Mr. Ogre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)
Iwane: Sword of Serenity(2019)
Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films
Juveniles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)
This Old Road -KONOMICHI- (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)
Neck Bowed in the Rain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
Recall (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
テミスの剣 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
The Dream of Nepenthes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
Yaeko's Hum (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
Samurai Hustle Returns (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
The Magnificent Nine(2016)
Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
A Sower of Seeds 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
Samurai Hustle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
The Snow White Murder Case (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
It All Began When I Met You (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
Kumokiri Nizaemon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
Welcome Home, Hayabusa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
The Legacy of the Sun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
Kamui Gaiden(2009)
Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films
Kamogawa Horumo: Battle League in Kyoto (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
Pandemic (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
Dear My Cosmo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
Kitaro and the Millennium Curse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
10 Promises to My Dog (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
Kitaro (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
Ghost Train (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
Sea Without Exit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films
Chicken Is Barefoot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
Heaven's Bookstore (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
Drugstore Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
Kichiku (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
Free and Easy 13 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
Doing Time (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
Free and Easy 12: Big Holiday Bonus Project (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
A Class to Remember IV: Fifteen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)
Free and Easy 11 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)
Shinjuku Boy Detectives (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)
Tale of the Earth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)
Career shape
A full career of 47 titles from 1984 to 2025.
Biggest box office
Quill: The Life of a Guide Dog (2004)
Highest rated
Quill: The Life of a Guide Dog (2004)
Most popular right now
Shinobi: Heart Under Blade (2005)
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 Isao Kawase's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 58th percentile, the median of all 5; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 62nd percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up2
- 50th to 74th2
- 25th to 49th1
Shape of the crowd
3 of their 5 titles are Mixed.
- Crowd Pleaser2
- Mixed3
Reviewers score the pacing 43/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 50, detractors 28. The element that speaks to their work as an editor.
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 Isao Kawase work with?
People who share at least 2 of Isao Kawase's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Nozomi Enoki shares the most, 3.
Directors
- Yōichi SaiShared titles: Kamui Gaiden (2009), Quill: The Life of a Guide Dog (2004)See all 2 shared titles with Yōichi Sai
Writers
- Yoshihiro NakamuraShared titles: The Magnificent Nine (2016), Quill: The Life of a Guide Dog (2004)See all 2 shared titles with Yoshihiro Nakamura
Actors
- Kaoru KobayashiShared titles: Kamui Gaiden (2009), Quill: The Life of a Guide Dog (2004)See all 2 shared titles with Kaoru Kobayashi
- Kippei ShînaShared titles: Shinobi: Heart Under Blade (2005), Quill: The Life of a Guide Dog (2004)See all 2 shared titles with Kippei Shîna
- Tomoka KurotaniShared titles: Shinobi: Heart Under Blade (2005), Quill: The Life of a Guide Dog (2004)See all 2 shared titles with Tomoka Kurotani
Composers and cinematographers
- Jun'ichi FujisawaShared titles: Kamui Gaiden (2009), Quill: The Life of a Guide Dog (2004)See all 2 shared titles with Jun'ichi Fujisawa
- Tarô IwashiroShared titles: Kamui Gaiden (2009), Shinobi: Heart Under Blade (2005)See all 2 shared titles with Tarô Iwashiro
Producers
- Nozomi EnokiShared titles: Kamui Gaiden (2009), Shinobi: Heart Under Blade (2005), Quill: The Life of a Guide Dog (2004)See all 3 shared titles with Nozomi Enoki