Chigi Kanbe
Cinematographer · Born October 18, 1971 (55) · Kumamoto, Japan
- October 18, 1971 (55)
- Kumamoto, Japan
- Cinematographer
- 6 on MovieCove · 19 credits in all
What are Chigi Kanbe's films like?
Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.
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 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 6
Light 1 · Serious 4 · Dark 1
A split, not a type: Grounded 1 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 3
Gentle 2 · Charged 4 · Intense 0
Steady 4 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 1
Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 0 · Relentless 0
Casual 2 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 2 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 2
A split, not a type: Resolved 3 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 2
Moods and endings
- Bittersweet3
- Ambiguous2
- Other1
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 Chigi Kanbe's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 2 of their 6 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Chigi Kanbe'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
19 credits, 6 with a MovieCove page.
World Map (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)
Luca on the Road (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)
Kyrie(2023)
Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
From the End of the World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)
Spaghetti Code Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
Last Letter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
Sound & Fury(2019)
Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films
Last Letter(2018)
Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films
Lear on the Shore (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
Chang-ok's Letter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
A Bride for Rip Van Winkle: Serial Edition (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
Mysterious Transfer Student (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Far Away, So Close (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
I Have to Buy New Shoes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
Friends After 3.11 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
My Rainy Days(2009)
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
The Gift from Heaven (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
Career shape
A full career of 18 titles from 2007 to 2025.
Biggest box office
Last Letter (2018)
Highest rated
The Murder Case of Hana & Alice (2015)
Most popular right now
Sound & Fury (2019)
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 Chigi Kanbe's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 74th percentile, the median of all 6; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 76th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up3
- 50th to 74th3
Shape of the crowd
None of their 6 titles divides audiences: 5 are Crowd Pleasers.
- Crowd Pleaser5
- Broadly Agreed1
Reviewers score the cinematography 79/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 83, detractors 70. 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.
Who does Chigi Kanbe work with?
People who share at least 2 of Chigi Kanbe's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Shunji Iwai shares the most, 4.
Directors
- Shunji IwaiShared titles: Kyrie (2023), Last Letter (2018), A Bride for Rip Van Winkle (2016), The Murder Case of Hana & Alice (2015)See all 4 shared titles with Shunji Iwai
Actors
- Haru KurokiShared titles: A Bride for Rip Van Winkle (2016), The Murder Case of Hana & Alice (2015)See all 2 shared titles with Haru Kuroki
Producers
- Aki MizunoShared titles: Last Letter (2018), A Bride for Rip Van Winkle (2016), The Murder Case of Hana & Alice (2015)See all 3 shared titles with Aki Mizuno
- Muneyuki KiiShared titles: Kyrie (2023), A Bride for Rip Van Winkle (2016)See all 2 shared titles with Muneyuki Kii