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Takuro Ishizaka

Cinematographer, also producer · Born August 17, 1974 (52)

Born
August 17, 1974 (52)
Works as
Cinematographer, also producer
Titles
17 on Motif · 27 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Up 15% in 30 days

What are Takuro Ishizaka's films like?

Across their 17 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Survival.

Genres

Action10 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 73rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 65th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 85th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Horror2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 6th percentile
: browse their Horror movies

Their Motif 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
33%
Survival
22%
Self
18%
Bonds
15%
Power
9%
Ideas
2%
Society
2%
Redemption5 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themeViolence4 titles, browse their movies with this themeDuty4 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice3 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 17 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 4 · Serious 5 · Dark 8

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

Grounded 5 · Stylized 10 · Heightened 2

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 3 · Charged 6 · Intense 8

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

Steady 8 · 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 12 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 2

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

Slow burn 7 · Even-paced 7 · 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 4 · Engaged 12 · Full focus 1

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

Easy watch 4 · Affecting 10 · Heavy 3

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

Resolved 12 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 2

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
12
Thrilling
8
Melancholic
9
Contemplative
4
Absurd
2
Other
11

How their films linger

Bittersweet7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet11
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous3

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 Takuro Ishizaka's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 14 of their 17 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (6).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Takuro Ishizaka's titles on Motif; 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

27 credits, 17 with a Motif page.

  • Queen of Mars (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2025)

    Show 3 episodes · Cinematographer

  • Rental Family(2025)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • All of Us Strangers(2023)

    Associate Producer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Knuckle Girl(2023)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Man in the Mountain (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2023)

    Cinematographer

  • Tang(2022)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Rurouni Kenshin: Final Chapter Part II - The Beginning(2021)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Rurouni Kenshin: Final Chapter Part I - The Final(2021)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Enter the Fat Dragon(2020)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Samurai Marathon(2019)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • The Hurdy Gurdy Man (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2018)

    Cinematographer

  • Manhunt(2017)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • God of War(2017)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • The Top Secret: Murder in Mind(2016)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Rurouni Kenshin: The Legend Ends(2014)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Rurouni Kenshin Part II: Kyoto Inferno(2014)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Antisocial Behavior(2014)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Trembling Cow (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 5 episodes · Camera Operator

  • Rurouni Kenshin Part I: Origins(2012)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • MW (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2009)

    Camera Operator

  • Dance, Subaru! (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2009)

    Cinematographer

  • Honokaa Boy (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2009)

    Gaffer

  • Sakuran(2006)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Death Ride(2006)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • The Hypnotist (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2001)

    Grip

  • Lear Rex (not in the Motif catalog yet)

    Cinematographer

  • The Degrees of Pain (not in the Motif catalog yet)

    Cinematographer

Career shape

A full career of 24 titles, 22 of them dated from 2001 to 2025.

Biggest box office

Rurouni Kenshin Part II: Kyoto Inferno (2014)

$53M worldwide

Highest rated

Rental Family (2025)

Midcredits 96th

Most popular right now

All of Us Strangers (2023)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Producing1 of 24: 1 only producing, 0 with another roleCinematography19 of 24: 19 only cinematography, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score75thOther crew4 of 24: 4 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

2000s6 · crew2010s8 · crew2020s8 · 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 Motif, shown from 5 scored.

How do Takuro Ishizaka's films land?

Their typical Motif film has a Midcredits score in the 55th percentile, the median of all 17; across their 17 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 52nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

52ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 17

Approval · how many liked their films

56thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 17

Reach · how many have seen their films

83rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 17

Midcredits score across 17 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up8
  • 50th to 74th1
  • 25th to 49th6
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

7 of their 17 titles are Universally Loved.

  • Universally Loved7
  • Crowd Pleaser2
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed7

Most divisive · cinematographer

Antisocial Behavior (2014)

78th percentile spread · 53% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · cinematographer

Rental Family (2025)

Midcredits 96th · 86% liked

Reviewers score the cinematography 73/100 in their films, across 14 reviewed titles; fans 79, detractors 55. The element that speaks to their work as a cinematographer.

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 Midcredits 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.

Is Takuro Ishizaka's work okay for kids?

Across up to 6 Motif titles with content scores, violence & gore runs heavier than most films and sex & nudity lighter.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore6 titles16–82 · median 78 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity5 titles9–54 · median 20 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity3 titlesmedian 35 · mildMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 38 · moderateMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense4 titlesmedian 56 · moderateMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Takuro Ishizaka work with?

People who share at least 2 of Takuro Ishizaka's Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Keishi Otomo shares the most, 6.

Directors

  • Keishi Otomo6 titles    See all 6 shared titles with Keishi Otomo

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

  • Naoki Satô6 titles    See all 6 shared titles with Naoki Satô
  • Tsuyoshi Imai6 titles    See all 6 shared titles with Tsuyoshi Imai

Producers