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Noboru Sugimura

Writer · Died February 25, 2005, aged 56

Noboru Sugimura (杉村 升, Sugimura Noboru; June 28, 1948 – February 25, 2005) was a Japanese television and video game writer best known for his work on the Metal Hero, Super Sentai, Resident Evil, Dino Crisis, and Onimusha series.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
June 28, 1948
Died
February 25, 2005 (aged 56)
Works as
Writer
Titles
4 on MovieCove · 23 credits in all
TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Up 155% in 30 days

What are Noboru Sugimura's films like?

Across a limited sample of 3 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Survival.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
44%
Survival
25%
Power
12%
Bonds
10%
Self
8%

What they feel like to watch

their average across 3 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

Light 0 · Serious 1 · Dark 2

Grounded 1 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0

Gentle 0 · Charged 1 · Intense 2

Steady 1 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0

Slow burn 0 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 2

Casual 0 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 0

Resolved 3 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
3
Dread
2
Cathartic
1
Hopeful
1
Melancholic
1

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 Sugimura's films?

As of October 24, 2026, all 4 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Subscription and free streaming for Noboru Sugimura'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

23 credits, 4 with a MovieCove page.

  • Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
  • Black Market Emperor: Silver and Gold 7 - Underworld Horse Racing Hell (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Writer

  • Adiós Desperado (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Writer

  • Chouriki Sentai Ohranger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Show 48 episodes · Story · Writer

  • Ninja Sentai Kakuranger: The Movie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Writer

  • Ninja Sentai Kakuranger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 53 episodes · Story · Writer

  • Gosei Sentai Dairanger: The Movie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Screenplay

  • Kamen Rider ZO(1993)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films
  • Gosei Sentai Dairanger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Show 50 episodes · Series Composition · Writer

  • Super Sentai Zyuranger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 34 episodes · Writer

  • Super Rescue Solbrain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Show 22 episodes · Writer

  • Special Rescue Police Winspector (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Show 13 episodes · Writer

  • Kidou Keiji Jiban: Great Explosion at the Monster Factory of Fear (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Writer

  • Mobile Cop Jiban (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 20 episodes · Writer

  • Ninja Olympiad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Show 2 episodes · Writer

  • Kamen Rider Black (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Show 53 episodes · Screenplay

  • Dimensional Warrior Spielvan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Show 3 episodes · Writer

  • Sukeban Deka II: Legend of the Iron-Masked Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 42 episodes · Writer

  • Sukeban Deka (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 10 episodes · Writer

  • Masked Blade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Show 118 episodes · Screenplay

  • Kamen Rider(1971)

    Show 12 episodes · Writer

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all shows
  • Shopping Hero (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show Director

Career shape

A full career of 21 titles, 20 of them dated from 1971 to 1997.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing1 of 21: 1 only directing, 0 with another roleWriting20 of 21: 20 only writing, 0 with another role

By decade

1970s1 · crew1980s8 · crew1990s11 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.

How do Noboru Sugimura's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 62nd percentile, the median of all 3; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 61st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

61stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Approval · how many liked their films

61stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Reach · how many have seen their films

95thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Midcredits score across 4 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up1
  • 50th to 74th3

Reviewers score the plot and story 43/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 50, detractors 18. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.

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 Noboru Sugimura work with?

People who share at least 2 of Noboru Sugimura's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Makoto Kamiya shares the most, 2.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Producers