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Yôhei Fukuda

Director, cinematographer and writer

Yôhei Fukuda is a renowned Japanese bespoke shoemaker. He learned shoemaking in Northamptonshire, England, followed by a local apprenticeship and work for several years with London firms. In 2008, he founded his own workshop in Tokyo, which has since grown to include additional craftsmen. Fukuda is known for his meticulous attention to detail and dedication to quality, producing approximately 60 pairs of shoes annually.

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Biography from TMDB.

Works as
Director, cinematographer and writer
Titles
4 on MovieCove · 54 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Down 23% in 30 days

What are Yôhei Fukuda's films like?

Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Morality.

Themes

share of theme weight
Survival
57%
Morality
21%
Bonds
12%
Power
5%
Ideas
5%
Survival3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRevenge2 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 4 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Wry: How sincerely it treats its story and characters, from ironic to earnest. Browse their wry movies.
Tone · Sincerity
ironicearnest

A split, not a type: Ironic 1 · Wry 1 · Earnest 2

Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 1 · Serious 1 · Dark 2

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

Grounded 1 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 1 · Intense 3

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

Steady 1 · Shifting 3 · 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 1 · Funny 0

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 0

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

A split, not a type: Casual 2 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 1

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 1 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 2

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

Resolved 3 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Dread
3
Tense
4
Absurd
2
Melancholic
1

How their films linger

Unsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

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 Yôhei Fukuda's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 3 of their 4 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (3).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Yôhei Fukuda'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

54 credits, 4 with a MovieCove page.

  • Laugh, Everyone! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Cinematographer

  • Curse of the Apocalypse: Chapter 6 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Director · Writer

  • Curse of the Apocalypse: Chapter 5 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Director · Cinematographer · Writer

  • The Labyrinth of the Spirit World: Chapter 1 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Director

  • Curse of the Apocalypse: Chapter 4 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Director

  • Curse of the Apocalypse: Chapter 1 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Director · Cinematographer

  • Honto ni Atta! Noroi No Video: BEST OF BEST (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Director

  • Honto Ni Atta! Noroi No Video 81 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Director

  • Honto ni Atta! Noroi No Video 80 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Director · Cinematographer

  • Honto ni Atta! Noroi No Video 79 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Director · Cinematographer · Editor

  • Honto ni Atta! Noroi No Video: BEST10 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Director

  • Honto ni Atta! Noroi No Video 78 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Director · Cinematographer · Editor

  • Honto ni Atta! Noroi no Video 77 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Director

  • Honto ni Atta! Noroi No Video 76 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Director · Cinematographer · Editor

  • Honto Ni Atta! Noroi No Video 75 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Director · Cinematographer · Editor

  • Honto Ni Atta! Noroi No Video 74 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Director · Cinematographer

  • Honto Ni Atta! Noroi No Video 73 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Director · Cinematographer

  • Honto Ni Atta! Noroi No Video 72 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Director · Cinematographer

  • Honto Ni Atta! Noroi No Video 71 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Director · Cinematographer

  • Death Forest: Forbidden Forest 5 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Director · Screenplay

  • Eyes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Director · Art Direction · Cinematographer

  • Paranormal Surveillance Camera 4 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Director

  • Paranormal Surveillance Camera 3 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Director

  • Mysterious! Unbelievable: Approaching the Enigma of Truly Terrifying Lucrative Properties! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Director

  • Honto ni Atta! Noroi no Douga (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Director · Cinematographer

  • Mysterious! Unbelievable: Shock! Approaching the Mystery of the Cursed Sealed Photographs that Kill People!! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Director · Cinematographer · Editor

  • Bingo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Director · Screenplay

  • Death Tube 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Director · Cinematographer · Writer

  • Kotoribako (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Director · Screenplay

  • Scary Stories You Don't Know (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Director

  • Scary True Stories: Night 18 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Director · Screenplay

  • X Game(2010)

    Director · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Death Tube: Broadcast Murder Show(2010)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Real Kakurenbo 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Director

  • Tokyo Gore School (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Director · Writer

  • Grotesque(2009)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Ura Horror (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Director · Cinematographer

  • Onechanbara: Bikini Samurai Squad(2008)

    Director · Cinematographer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Schoolboy Crush (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Cinematographer

  • The Scary Folklore: Ura no Sho (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Cinematographer

  • The Scary Folklore: Omote no Sho (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Cinematographer

  • Scary True Stories: Grudge 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Cinematographer

  • DEATH　FILE2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Director

  • Kokkuri-san - A Really Scary Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Director

  • DEATH　FILE (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Director

  • Honto ni Atta! Noroi no Video 21 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Director

  • Honto ni Atta! Noroi no Video 20 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Director

  • Honto ni Atta! Noroi no Video 19 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Director · Cinematographer · Editor

  • Honto Ni Atta! Noroi No Video 18 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Director

  • Scary True Stories: Night 4 - Living Spirit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Cinematographer

  • Honto Ni Atta! Noroi No Video 17 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Director · Cinematographer · Editor

  • Scarier Stories Than Ghosts Vol.2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Cinematographer

  • Honto Ni Atta! Noroi No Video 16 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Director · Cinematographer · Editor

  • Scarier Stories Than Ghosts Vol.1 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Cinematographer

Career shape

A full career of 54 titles from 2005 to 2025.

Highest rated

Grotesque (2009)

Midcredits 16th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing45 of 54: 19 only directing, 26 with another roleWriting9 of 54: 0 only writing, 9 with another roleCinematography29 of 54: 9 only cinematography, 20 with another roleEditing8 of 54: 0 only editing, 8 with another roleOther crew1 of 54: 0 only other crew, 1 with another role

54 titles, 26 with more than one role — directing and cinematography overlap on 20 of them.

By decade

2000s21 · crew2010s26 · crew2020s7 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.

How do Yôhei Fukuda's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 16th percentile, the median of all 4; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 19th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

19thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Approval · how many liked their films

16thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Reach · how many have seen their films

53rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Midcredits score across 4 titles, by percentile

  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

4 of their 4 titles are Mixed.

  • Mixed4

Most divisive · director, cinematographer

X Game (2010)

63rd percentile spread · 36% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director, cinematographer

X Game (2010)

Midcredits 20th · 29% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 50/100 and the pacing 26/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.

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.

Who does Yôhei Fukuda work with?

People who share at least 2 of Yôhei Fukuda's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Kyôsuke Ueno shares the most, 3.

Writers

Actors

Producers