Sôhei Tanikawa
Cinematographer · Born January 1, 1962 (64) · Saitama, Japan
Sohei Tanikawa (谷川 創平, Tanikawa Sōhei, 1962) is a Japanese cinematographer born in Saitama Prefecture.
Biography from TMDB.
- January 1, 1962 (64)
- Saitama, Japan
- Cinematographer
- 14 on MovieCove · 32 credits in all
What are Sôhei Tanikawa's films like?
Across their 11 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Survival.
Genres
Their MovieCove 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
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 2 · Wry 1 · Earnest 8
A split, not a type: Light 3 · Serious 3 · Dark 5
A split, not a type: Grounded 2 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 5
Gentle 3 · Charged 1 · Intense 7
A split, not a type: Steady 6 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 3
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 3
A split, not a type: Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 3
A split, not a type: Casual 3 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 5
A split, not a type: Easy watch 4 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 6
Resolved 7 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 2
Moods and endings
- Happy4
- Bittersweet4
- Tragic2
- 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 Sôhei Tanikawa's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 7 of their 14 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (5).
Subscription and free streaming for Sôhei Tanikawa'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
32 credits, 14 with a MovieCove page.
Viral Hit(2026)
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all shows
Cells at Work!(2024)
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
What If Shogun Ieyasu Tokugawa Was to Become the Prime Minister (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)
In Love and Deep Water(2023)
Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films
Lupin's Daughter: The Movie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all shows
Signal 100(2019)
Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films
The Forest of Love(2019)
Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
Fly Me to the Saitama(2019)
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
KASANE –Beauty and Fate– (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
The Brand New Legend of the Stardust Brothers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
Shinjuku Swan II (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
Heaven (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
Hibi Rock (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Kiki's Delivery Service(2014)
Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films
The Final Judgement (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
Himizu(2011)
Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films
Guilty of Romance(2011)
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
Sukiyaki (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
Here Comes the Bride, My Mom! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
All to the Sea (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
Make the Last Wish(2009)
Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films
Love Exposure(2008)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
Scenery to Remember (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
Adrift in Tokyo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
Balloon Club Revisited (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
Peanuts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
Noriko's Dinner Table(2005)
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
Tight Pot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
A Frightful School Horror (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
Indecent Peeping: A Woman Who Wants to Be Seen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)
Career shape
A full career of 32 titles from 1996 to 2026.
Biggest box office
Cells at Work! (2024)
Highest rated
Love Exposure (2008)
Most popular right now
Prisoners of the Ghostland (2021)
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 Sôhei Tanikawa's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 56th percentile, the median of all 12; across their 11 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 73rd percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up4
- 50th to 74th5
- 25th to 49th3
- Below 25th2
Shape of the crowd
7 of their 14 titles are Mixed.
- Universally Loved1
- Universally Panned1
- Crowd Pleaser5
- Mixed7
Reviewers score the cinematography 67/100 in their films, across 11 reviewed titles; fans 71, detractors 50. The element that speaks to their work as a cinematographer.
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 Sôhei Tanikawa's work okay for kids?
Across up to 6 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.
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 Sôhei Tanikawa work with?
People who share at least 2 of Sôhei Tanikawa's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Sion Sono shares the most, 6.
Directors
- Sion SonoShared titles: Prisoners of the Ghostland (2021), The Forest of Love (2019), Guilty of Romance (2011), Himizu (2011), Love Exposure (2008), Noriko's Dinner Table (2005)See all 6 shared titles with Sion Sono
- Hideki TakeuchiShared titles: Cells at Work! (2024), Fly Me to the Saitama (2019)See all 2 shared titles with Hideki Takeuchi
Actors
- Shôta SometaniShared titles: Cells at Work! (2024), Himizu (2011)See all 2 shared titles with Shôta Sometani
- Yoh YoshidaShared titles: In Love and Deep Water (2023), Kiki's Delivery Service (2014)See all 2 shared titles with Yoh Yoshida
- Tetsu WatanabeShared titles: Prisoners of the Ghostland (2021), Himizu (2011)See all 2 shared titles with Tetsu Watanabe
- Young DaisShared titles: Prisoners of the Ghostland (2021), The Forest of Love (2019)See all 2 shared titles with Young Dais
Composers and editors
- Jun'ichi ItôShared titles: Guilty of Romance (2011), Himizu (2011), Love Exposure (2008), Noriko's Dinner Table (2005)See all 4 shared titles with Jun'ichi Itô
- Face 2 FakeShared titles: Cells at Work! (2024), Fly Me to the Saitama (2019)See all 2 shared titles with Face 2 Fake
- Tomohide HaradaShared titles: Himizu (2011), Love Exposure (2008)See all 2 shared titles with Tomohide Harada
Producers
- Takeshi SuzukiShared titles: The Forest of Love (2019), Himizu (2011)See all 2 shared titles with Takeshi Suzuki
- Haruo UmekawaShared titles: Himizu (2011), Love Exposure (2008)See all 2 shared titles with Haruo Umekawa
Mixed roles
- Mizue KunizaneShared titles: Guilty of Romance (2011), Himizu (2011)See all 2 shared titles with Mizue Kunizane