Yoshiaki Nishimura

What are Yoshiaki Nishimura's films like?

Across their 7 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

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 Yoshiaki Nishimura's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 5 of their 6 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on HBO Max (3).

• HBO Max3 titles, browse their movies on this service
  • The Tale of The Princess Kaguya (2013) · producer
  • When Marnie Was There (2014) · producer
  • The Boy and the Heron (2023) · producer
• Netflix1 title, browse their movies on this service
  • The Imaginary (2023) · writer, producer

Subscription and free streaming for Yoshiaki Nishimura'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

7 credits, 6 with a MovieCove page; 3 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

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  The Imaginary(2023)

  Executive Producer · Producer · Screenplay

  Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films78^th
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  The Boy and the Heron(2023)

  Co-Producer

  Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films96^th
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  Tomorrow's Leaves (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

  Producer · Story
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  Modest Heroes(2018)

  Producer

  Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films66^th
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  Mary and the Witch's Flower(2017)

  Producer

  Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films78^th
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  When Marnie Was There(2014)

  Producer

  Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films97^th
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  The Tale of The Princess Kaguya(2013)

  Producer

  Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films99^th

Career shape

A full career of 7 titles from 2013 to 2023.

Biggest box office

The Boy and the Heron (2023)

$296M worldwide

Highest rated

The Tale of The Princess Kaguya (2013)

Midcredits 99^th

Most popular right now

The Boy and the Heron (2023)

Awards

2 major nominations and no wins, 2015–2016.

1. 2016
   • Oscar, nominated · Best Animated Feature Film of the Year
2. 2015
   • Oscar, nominated · Best Animated Feature Film of the Year

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Yoshiaki Nishimura's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 87^th percentile, the median of all 6; across their 7 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 94^th percentile for acclaim.

Shape of the crowd

None of their 6 titles divides audiences: 4 are Crowd Pleasers.

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• Universally Loved2
• Crowd Pleaser4

Most loved · producer

The Tale of The Princess Kaguya (2013)

Midcredits 99^th · 88% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 58/100 and the plot and story 49/100 in their films, across 6 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 Yoshiaki Nishimura's work okay for kids?

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

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

Who does Yoshiaki Nishimura work with?

People who share at least 2 of Yoshiaki Nishimura's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Geoffrey Wexler shares the most, 5.