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Masashi Kishimoto

Masashi Kishimoto

Writer and producer · Born November 8, 1974 (51) · Nagi, Japan

Kishimoto Masashi (岸本 斉史) is a Japanese manga artist and author. He is known for being the creator, writer, and artist behind the NARUTO (1999) manga series; he is also the creator/supervisor of its sequel series BORUTO (2016). NARUTO has seen massive success both in Japan and overseas being one of the most sold manga properties in history with an estimated 250 million physical (tankōbon) copies in circulation as of May 2019.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
November 8, 1974 (51)
From
Nagi, Japan
Works as
Writer and producer
Titles
19 on MovieCove · 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 37 days to Oct 26Up 39% in 30 days

What are Masashi Kishimoto's films like?

Across their 15 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
52%
Self
19%
Morality
15%
Society
8%
Ideas
6%
Friendship6 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty6 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themeDuty4 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity3 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 15 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 8 · Serious 6 · Dark 1

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

Grounded 0 · Stylized 8 · Heightened 7

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

Gentle 2 · Charged 9 · Intense 4

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

Steady 7 · Shifting 8 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 10 · Funny 1

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

Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 12 · Relentless 2

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

Casual 7 · Engaged 8 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 13 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Thrilling
9
Tense
7
Hopeful
11
Warm
5
Joyful
2
Other
8

How their films linger

Hopeful11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy12
  • Bittersweet3

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 Masashi Kishimoto's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 15 of their 19 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Subscription and free streaming for Masashi Kishimoto'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, 19 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

Career shape

A full career of 20 titles, 19 of them dated from 2002 to 2022.

Biggest box office

Boruto: Naruto the Movie (2015)

$38M worldwide

Highest rated

The Day Naruto Became Hokage (2016)

Midcredits 96th

Most popular right now

The Last: Naruto the Movie (2014)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Writing20 of 20: 17 only writing, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score78thProducing2 of 20: 0 only producing, 2 with another roleOther crew3 of 20: 0 only other crew, 3 with another role

20 titles, 3 with more than one role — writing and other crew overlap on 3 of them.

By decade

2000s8 · crew2010s9 · crew2020s2 · 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 MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do Masashi Kishimoto's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 75th percentile, the median of all 15; across their 15 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 74th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

74thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 15

Approval · how many liked their films

75thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 15

Reach · how many have seen their films

90thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 15

Midcredits score across 19 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up11
  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th3

Shape of the crowd

13 of their 19 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser13
  • Mixed3

Most divisive · writer

Boruto: Naruto Next Generations (2017)

88th percentile spread · 27% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · writer

The Day Naruto Became Hokage (2016)

Midcredits 96th · 86% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 46/100 and the plot and story 43/100 in their films, across 12 reviewed titles. 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.

Is Masashi Kishimoto's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Sex & Nudity4 titlesmedian 28 · mildMedian of all films: 32

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Masashi Kishimoto work with?

People who share at least 2 of Masashi Kishimoto's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Chie Nakamura shares the most, 14.

Directors

Writers

Actors

  • Chie Nakamura14 titles    See newest 12 of 14 shared titles with Chie Nakamura
  • Junko Takeuchi14 titles    See newest 12 of 14 shared titles with Junko Takeuchi
  • Kazuhiko Inoue9 titles    See all 9 shared titles with Kazuhiko Inoue
  • Shôtarô Morikubo6 titles    See all 6 shared titles with Shôtarô Morikubo

Composers, cinematographers and editors

  • Atsuho Matsumoto11 titles    See all 11 shared titles with Atsuho Matsumoto
  • Yasuharu Takanashi9 titles    See all 9 shared titles with Yasuharu Takanashi
  • Seiji Morita9 titles    See all 9 shared titles with Seiji Morita
  • Yukie Oikawa6 titles    See all 6 shared titles with Yukie Oikawa

Producers