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Emiko Hiramatsu

Writer · Born April 5, 1967 (59) · Kurashiki, Okayama, Japan

Japanese screenwriter.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
April 5, 1967 (59)
From
Kurashiki, Okayama, Japan
Works as
Writer
Titles
8 on Motif · 23 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 39 days to Oct 28Up 4% in 30 days

What are Emiko Hiramatsu's films like?

Across their 6 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Genres

Drama4 titlesTypical Motif score: 91st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Motif score: 73rd percentile
: browse their Comedy movies

Their Motif films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Motif 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
Bonds
50%
Morality
14%
Survival
13%
Self
9%
Power
9%
Society
5%
Family bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this themeAging2 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 6 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 6 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 2 · Charged 3 · Intense 1

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

Steady 6 · Shifting 0 · Whiplash 0

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 1

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 0 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 3 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 0

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 1 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 3

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

Resolved 4 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Melancholic
4
Warm
4
Tense
2
Bittersweet
2
Contemplative
1
Other
2

How their films linger

Bittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet4
  • Tragic1

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 Emiko Hiramatsu's films?

As of October 24, 2026, none of Emiko Hiramatsu's 8 Motif titles is streaming on a subscription or free service.

Subscription and free streaming for Emiko Hiramatsu's titles on Motif; rent and buy are not counted.

Filmography

23 credits, 8 with a Motif page.

  • The Tales of Kurashiki (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2025)

    Director · Producer · Screenplay

  • 悪女について (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2023)

    Show 2 episodes · Director · Screenplay

  • About the Evil Woman (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2023)

    Director · Screenplay

  • A Morning of Farewell (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2021)

    Screenplay

  • Organ (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2019)

    Director · Screenplay

  • The Travelling Cat Chronicles (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2018)

    Screenplay

  • What a Wonderful Family! 3 (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2018)

    Screenplay

  • What a Wonderful Family(2017)

    Screenplay

    Motif score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • 双葉荘の友人 (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2016)

    Director

  • What a Wonderful Family!(2016)

    First Assistant Director · Screenplay

    Motif score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Nagasaki: Memories of My Son (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2015)

    Screenplay

  • The Little House(2014)

    Screenplay

    Motif score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • 7 Days of Himawari & Her Puppies (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2013)

    Director · Writer

  • Tokyo Family(2013)

    Screenplay

    Motif score: 90th percentile of all films

  • About Her Brother (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2010)

    Screenplay

  • Kabei: Our Mother(2008)

    Screenplay

    Motif score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Love and Honor(2006)

    Screenplay

    Motif score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Free and Easy 16 (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2005)

    Writer

  • The Hidden Blade (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2004)

    Assistant Director

  • Farewell, Kuro (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2003)

    Writer

  • The Twilight Samurai(2002)

    Assistant Director

    Motif score: 99th percentile of all films

  • WXIII: Patlabor(2001)

    Key Animation

    Motif score: 61st percentile of all films

  • A Class to Remember IV: Fifteen (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2000)

    Screenplay

Career shape

A full career of 23 titles from 2000 to 2025.

Biggest box office

Love and Honor (2006)

$34M worldwide

Highest rated

Love and Honor (2006)

Motif 94th

Most popular right now

What a Wonderful Family (2017)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing6 of 23: 1 only directing, 5 with another roleWriting19 of 23: 13 only writing, 6 with another role · typical Motif score86thProducing1 of 23: 0 only producing, 1 with another roleOther crew4 of 23: 3 only other crew, 1 with another role

23 titles, 6 with more than one role — writing and directing overlap on 5 of them.

By decade

2000s8 · crew2010s11 · crew2020s4 · 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 Motif score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on Motif, shown from 5 scored.

How do Emiko Hiramatsu's films land?

Their typical Motif film has a Motif score in the 86th percentile, the median of all 8; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 87th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

87thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Approval · how many liked their films

83rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Reach · how many have seen their films

66thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Motif score across 8 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up5
  • 50th to 74th3

Shape of the crowd

None of their 8 titles divides audiences: 7 are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Crowd Pleaser7

Most loved · writer

Love and Honor (2006)

Motif 94th · 82% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 62/100 and the plot and story 65/100 in their films, across 6 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on Motif; 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 Motif score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their Motif 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 Emiko Hiramatsu work with?

People who share at least 2 of Emiko Hiramatsu's Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Yōji Yamada shares the most, 6.

Directors

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers