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Shun'ichi Hirano

Director · Japan

From
Japan
Works as
Director
Titles
7 on Motif · 43 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Down 15% in 30 days

What are Shun'ichi Hirano's films like?

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

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
38%
Bonds
25%
Survival
17%
Self
16%
Society
3%
Justice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
4
Hopeful
3
Thrilling
2
Romantic
1
Dread
1
Other
4

How their films linger

Feel-good3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet2
  • 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 Shun'ichi Hirano's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 5 of their 7 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service, on Netflix (5).

Subscription and free streaming for Shun'ichi Hirano's titles on Motif; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Motif 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

43 credits, 7 with a Motif page.

  • GIFT (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2026)

    Show 10 episodes · Director · Development Manager · Original Concept

  • Eiga Last Man: First Love(2025)

    Director

    Motif score: 61st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Last Man: The Blind Profiler (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2023)

    Show 10 episodes · Director

  • Fermat's Cuisine(2023)

    Show Director

    Motif score: 68th percentile of all shows

  • The Black Swindler(2022)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Motif score: 57th percentile of all shows

  • Japan Sinks: People of Hope(2021)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Motif score: 20th percentile of all shows

  • TOKYO MER: Mobile Emergency Room (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 11 episodes · Director

  • TOKYO MER: Emergency Lifesaving Room That Does Not Run (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 7 episodes · Director

  • Love Will Begin When Money Ends (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 2 episodes · Production Director

  • Please Don't Chant Buddhist Prayers in the Hospital Room (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 10 episodes · Director

  • In Hand (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 11 episodes · Director

  • Ms. Kanna! (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 10 episodes · Director

  • Tower of Sand (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 10 episodes · Director

  • Family's Form (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 10 episodes · Director

  • S the Last Policeman Recovery of Our Future(2015)

    Director

    Motif score: 20th percentile of all films

  • The Thorns of Alice (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 10 episodes · Director

  • S -The Last Policeman (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 10 episodes · Director · Creator

  • レベル7 (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2012)

    Director

  • Shinzanmono (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 10 episodes · Director

  • Bloody Monday (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 20 episodes · Director

  • Tokyo Boy (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2008)

    Director

  • Joshideka (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 10 episodes · Director

  • Keitai Deka Zenigata Kai (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 13 episodes · Director

  • Four Roads to Hell (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2007)

    Director

  • Tanaka Express 3 (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 11 episodes · Director

  • Tales of Terror from Tokyo and All Over Japan Volume 3, Part 1 (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2007)

    Director

  • Waraeru Koi wa Shitakunai (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • Kurosagi(2006)

    Show 11 episodes · Director

    Motif score: 56th percentile of all shows

  • Rondo (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 11 episodes · Director

  • Tales of Terror from Tokyo and All Over Japan: The Movie (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2004)

    Director

  • Tales of Terror from Tokyo and All Over Japan Volume 2 (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2004)

    Director

  • Kaidan Shin Mimibukuro: Oharai wa Kikanai-hen (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2003)

    Director

  • Say Hello to Black Jack (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 6 episodes · Director

  • Good Luck!!(2003)

    Show 10 episodes · Director

    Motif score: 58th percentile of all shows

  • ママの遺伝子 (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 1 episode · Casting

  • Keitai Deka Zenigata Ai (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • California Dreamin' (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2002)

    Show Director

  • School Teachers (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 11 episodes · Director

  • 世界で一番熱い夏 (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

  • Love and Life in the White (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 10 episodes · Director

  • Summer Snow (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 11 episodes · Director

  • Scary Fairy Tales: Rapunzel (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1999)

    Director

  • Le Bel Homme (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 10 episodes · Assistant Director

Career shape

A full career of 42 titles from 1999 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Eiga Last Man: First Love (2025)

$10M worldwide

Highest rated

Fermat's Cuisine (2023)

Motif 68th

Most popular right now

Japan Sinks: People of Hope (2021)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing39 of 42: 37 only directing, 2 with another role · typical Motif score57thWriting1 of 42: 0 only writing, 1 with another roleOther crew5 of 42: 3 only other crew, 2 with another role

By decade

1990s2 · crew2000s22 · crew2010s9 · crew2020s9 · 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.

Who does Shun'ichi Hirano work with?

People who share at least 2 of Shun'ichi Hirano's Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Yasuharu Ishii shares the most, 2.

Directors

Actors