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Otsuichi

Writer · Born October 21, 1978 (48) · Fukuoka, Japan

Born
October 21, 1978 (48)
From
Fukuoka, Japan
Works as
Writer
Titles
8 on MovieCove · 18 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Down 12% in 30 days

What are Otsuichi's films like?

Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Survival
34%
Self
27%
Bonds
23%
Ideas
12%
Society
4%
Family bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeMortality3 titles, browse their movies with this themeHope3 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 5 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 0 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 3

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

Gentle 2 · Charged 2 · Intense 1

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

Steady 4 · 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 4 · 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 1

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

Casual 2 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 3 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Melancholic
4
Tense
4
Contemplative
3
Hopeful
3
Warm
1
Other
4

How their films linger

Hopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet2
  • Ambiguous2

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 Otsuichi's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 5 of their 8 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Otsuichi'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

18 credits, 8 with a MovieCove page.

  • Ultraman Omega(2025)

    Show 1 episode · Writer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all shows

  • My Daemon(2023)

    Show 13 episodes · Original Story · Writer

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • exception (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 8 episodes · Creator · Original Story · Screenplay

  • Summer Ghost(2021)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Fear Newspaper (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 7 episodes · Series Composition

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

    Director · Writer

  • Ultraman R/B (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 1 episode · Screenplay

  • Ultraman Geed: Connect the Wishes!(2018)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Ultraman Geed(2017)

    Show 25 episodes · Series Composition

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • Three Films about Coffee (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Director · Screenplay

  • Have a Song on Your Lips (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Novel

  • My Pretend Girlfriend (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Novel

  • Oblivion Island: Haruka and the Magic Mirror(2009)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Goth(2008)

    Novel

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • The Blue That Never Dies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Writer

  • Only You Can Hear Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Novel

  • Waiting in the Dark (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Creator

  • Zoo(2005)

    Comic Book

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 18 titles from 2005 to 2025.

Biggest box office

Oblivion Island: Haruka and the Magic Mirror (2009)

$3.2M worldwide

Highest rated

Summer Ghost (2021)

Midcredits 95th

Most popular right now

My Daemon (2023)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing2 of 18: 0 only directing, 2 with another roleWriting17 of 18: 14 only writing, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score71stOther crew2 of 18: 1 only other crew, 1 with another role

18 titles, 3 with more than one role — writing and directing overlap on 2 of them.

By decade

2000s6 · crew2010s6 · crew2020s6 · 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.

How do Otsuichi's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 70th percentile, the median of all 5; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 66th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

66thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Approval · how many liked their films

70thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Reach · how many have seen their films

63rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Midcredits score across 8 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up3
  • 50th to 74th5

Shape of the crowd

3 of their 8 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser2
  • Mixed3

Most divisive · writer

Ultraman Omega (2025)

87th percentile spread · 21% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · writer

Summer Ghost (2021)

Midcredits 95th · 84% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 43/100 and the plot and story 51/100 in their films, across 4 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.

Who does Otsuichi work with?

People who share at least 2 of Otsuichi's MovieCove titles; Miyuri Shimabukuro shares the most, 2.