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Takuya Nonaka

Takuya Nonaka

Director · Born January 1, 1967 (59) · Tokyo, Japan

Born
January 1, 1967 (59)
From
Tokyo, Japan
Works as
Director
Titles
16 on Motif · 28 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Up 1% in 30 days

What are Takuya Nonaka's films like?

Across their 8 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Survival.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
42%
Survival
17%
Bonds
15%
Morality
10%
Ideas
9%
Society
7%
Identity2 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSacrifice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeTruth2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 3 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 0 · Serious 1 · Dark 2

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

Grounded 0 · Stylized 1 · 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 0 · Charged 1 · Intense 2

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

Steady 2 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0

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

A split, not a type: Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 0 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 2

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 0 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 2

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

Resolved 1 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 2

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
5
Melancholic
5
Contemplative
3
Thrilling
2
Dread
3
Other
4

How their films linger

Thought-provoking6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet3
  • Tragic1
  • 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 Takuya Nonaka's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 11 of their 16 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Crunchyroll (10).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Takuya Nonaka'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

28 credits, 16 with a Motif page.

  • Fate/stay night [Heaven's Feel] III. spring song(2020)

    Second Unit Director

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba(2019)

    Show 4 episodes · Director · Key Animation · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • Fate/stay night [Heaven's Feel] II. lost butterfly(2019)

    Key Animation · Second Unit Director

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • God Eater(2015)

    Show 4 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows

  • Fate/stay night [Unlimited Blade Works](2014)

    Show 6 episodes · Director · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • The Garden of Sinners: Future Gospel(2013)

    Second Unit First Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Minori Scramble! (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2012)

    Director · Storyboard Artist

  • Fate/Zero(2011)

    Show 5 episodes · Director · Assistant Director · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • The Garden of Sinners: Epilogue (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2011)

    Second Unit Director

  • The Garden of Sinners: A Study in Murder - Part 2(2009)

    Director · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • The Garden of Sinners - Remix: Gate of Seventh Heaven(2009)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • The Garden of Sinners: A Study in Murder - Part 1(2007)

    Director · Key Animation

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Manabi Straight! (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 1 episode · Key Animation

  • Coyote Ragtime Show(2006)

    Show 2 episodes · Director · Key Animation · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all shows

  • Ah! My Goddess (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 1 episode · Director · Storyboard Artist

  • Hanaukyou Maid Team: La Verite (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 12 episodes · Series Director

  • Dokkoida!? (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 12 episodes · Series Director

  • Please Teacher! (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 3 episodes · Director · Storyboard Artist

  • Hikaru No Go(2001)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • Boogiepop Never Laughs: Boogiepop Phantom(2000)

    Show 1 episode · Key Animation

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • Hunter x Hunter (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 1 episode · Key Animation

  • Legend of Black Heaven (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Steam Detectives (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 1 episode · Key Animation

  • Master Keaton (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 1 episode · Key Animation

  • Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion(1997)

    Key Animation

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Neon Genesis Evangelion: Death & Rebirth(1997)

    Key Animation

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • You're Under Arrest!(1996)

    Show 1 episode · Key Animation

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all shows

  • El-Hazard: The Magnificent World (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1995)

    Show 1 episode · Key Animation

Career shape

A full career of 28 titles from 1995 to 2020.

Highest rated

Fate/Zero (2011)

Midcredits 94th

Most popular right now

Hikaru No Go (2001)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing12 of 28: 4 only directing, 8 with another role · typical Midcredits score87thOther crew24 of 28: 16 only other crew, 8 with another role · typical Midcredits score90th

28 titles, 8 with more than one role — other crew and directing overlap on 8 of them.

By decade

1990s8 · crew2000s11 · crew2010s8 · crew2020s1 · 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 Takuya Nonaka's films land?

Their typical Motif film has a Midcredits score in the 92nd percentile, the median of all 8; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 82nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

82ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Approval · how many liked their films

81stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Reach · how many have seen their films

82ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Midcredits score across 16 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up11
  • 50th to 74th3
  • 25th to 49th1
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

7 of their 16 titles are Universally Loved.

  • Universally Loved7
  • Crowd Pleaser7
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed1

Most divisive · director

The Garden of Sinners - Remix: Gate of Seventh Heaven (2009)

52nd percentile spread · 15% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba (2019)

Midcredits 95th · 89% liked

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.

Who does Takuya Nonaka work with?

People who share at least 2 of Takuya Nonaka's Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Ei Aoki shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers