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Ryo Nishimura

Ryo Nishimura

Director · Born March 14, 1970 (56)

Born
March 14, 1970 (56)
Works as
Director
Titles
9 on MovieCove · 26 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Up 90% in 30 days

What are Ryo Nishimura's films like?

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

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
53%
Morality
35%
Power
12%
Identity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
2
Joyful
2
Absurd
1
Hopeful
1
Thrilling
1
Other
3

How their films linger

Feel-good3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun2 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 Ryo Nishimura's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 4 of their 9 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Ryo 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

26 credits, 9 with a MovieCove page.

  • Seishun Gestalt Houkai (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    VFX Supervisor

  • Super Cube(2025)

    Show 1 episode · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all shows

  • 劇場版ACMA:GAME 最後の鍵 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    VFX Supervisor

  • Sibling Intrusion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Show 10 episodes · Director · Creator

  • The Best Student: Last Dance with 1 Year to Live (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Show 10 episodes · Director

  • Piece of Cake (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 8 episodes · Director

  • Voice Spring! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 10 episodes · Director

  • Dasada (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 10 episodes · Director

  • Voice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 10 episodes · Director

  • In This Corner of the World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 9 episodes · VFX Supervisor

  • Koshoku Robot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 10 episodes · Director

  • Crow's Blood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 6 episodes · Director

  • The Phantom Thief YAMANEKO(2016)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all shows

  • Damashi Banashi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Director

  • Death Note(2015)

    Show 4 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all shows

  • Sea Side Blue (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Director

  • Time Spiral (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 8 episodes · Director

  • Shark (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 23 episodes · Director

  • 49(2013)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all shows

  • Ranma ½(2011)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Kaiji 2: The Ultimate Gambler(2011)

    VFX Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Kaiji: The Ultimate Gambler(2009)

    VFX Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Hero(2007)

    VFX Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Waters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Director

  • Nin x Nin: Ninja Hattori-kun, the Movie(2004)

    Visual Effects Director

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • The Battling Angel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Director

Career shape

A full career of 26 titles from 2003 to 2025.

Highest rated

Death Note (2015)

Midcredits 51st

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing18 of 26: 17 only directing, 1 with another roleOther crew9 of 26: 8 only other crew, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score60th

By decade

2000s5 · crew2010s13 · crew2020s8 · 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.

Who does Ryo Nishimura work with?

People who share at least 2 of Ryo Nishimura's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Ryûichi Inomata shares the most, 2.

Directors

Writers

Producers