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Tatsuya Oishi

Tatsuya Oishi

Director · Born March 28, 1970 (56) · Aichi, Japan

A Japanese animator and director who works for SHAFT. In 2009, he worked on the hit anime series "Bakemonogatari" as a co-director, and in 2016 he also worked on the Kizumonogatari trilogy of prequel films.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
March 28, 1970 (56)
From
Aichi, Japan
Works as
Director
Titles
10 on MovieCove · 22 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 38 days to Oct 27Down 12% in 30 days

What are Tatsuya Oishi's films like?

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

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
53%
Survival
19%
Bonds
17%
Morality
5%
Society
5%
Identity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age2 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 3 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Heightened: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their heightened movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 0 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 3

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 1 · Intense 2

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

Steady 1 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 1

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

A split, not a type: Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 0 · Relentless 1

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

Casual 0 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 3

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

Resolved 0 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 2

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
5
Melancholic
2
Absurd
2
Contemplative
1
Joyful
1
Other
6

How their films linger

Thought-provoking4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet5

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 Tatsuya Oishi's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 4 of their 10 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Crunchyroll (4).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Tatsuya Oishi'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

22 credits, 10 with a MovieCove page.

  • KIZUMONOGATARI -Koyomi Vamp- (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Director · Screenplay

  • Kizumonogatari Part 3: Reiketsu(2017)

    Director · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Kizumonogatari Part 2: Nekketsu(2016)

    Director · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Kizumonogatari Part 1: Tekketsu(2016)

    Director · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Bakemonogatari(2009)

    Show 12 episodes · Director · Key Animation · Series Director · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 1 episode · Storyboard Artist

  • Moon Phase(2004)

    Show 1 episode · Director · Key Animation · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all shows

  • New Getter Robo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 1 episode · Key Animation

  • Tetsujin 28(2004)

    Show Director

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • R.O.D: Read or Die (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 1 episode · Key Animation

  • Digimon: The Movie(2000)

    Key Animation

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Digimon Adventure 02: Hurricane Touchdown!! The Golden Digimentals(2000)

    Key Animation

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Our War Game (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Key Animation

  • Tenamonya Voyagers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 2 episodes · Key Animation

  • Popolocrois Monogatari (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 2 episodes · Key Animation

  • Flame of Recca(1997)

    Show 1 episode · Key Animation

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • Variable Geo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 1 episode · Key Animation

  • Legend of Crystania: The Chaos Ring (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 1 episode · Key Animation

  • VS Knight Lamune & 40 Fire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 2 episodes · Key Animation

  • Ninku (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Show 4 episodes · Key Animation

  • Mobile Fighter G Gundam (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 1 episode · Key Animation

  • Yu Yu Hakusho: Ghost Files(1992)

    Show 11 episodes · Key Animation

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

Career shape

A full career of 21 titles from 1992 to 2024.

Biggest box office

Kizumonogatari Part 1: Tekketsu (2016)

$6.3M worldwide

Highest rated

Kizumonogatari Part 3: Reiketsu (2017)

Midcredits 98th

Most popular right now

Bakemonogatari (2009)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing6 of 21: 0 only directing, 6 with another role · typical Midcredits score93rdWriting1 of 21: 0 only writing, 1 with another roleOther crew20 of 21: 15 only other crew, 5 with another role · typical Midcredits score89th

21 titles, 6 with more than one role — other crew and directing overlap on 5 of them.

By decade

1990s9 · crew2000s8 · crew2010s3 · crew2020s1 · 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 Tatsuya Oishi's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 93rd percentile, the median of all 5; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 96th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

96thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Approval · how many liked their films

95thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Reach · how many have seen their films

91stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Midcredits score across 10 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up5
  • 50th to 74th3
  • 25th to 49th2

Shape of the crowd

4 of their 10 titles are Universally Loved.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Crowd Pleaser3
  • Mixed3

Most divisive · director

Tetsujin 28 (2004)

80th percentile spread · 31% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director

Kizumonogatari Part 3: Reiketsu (2017)

Midcredits 98th · 86% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 82/100 and the pacing 47/100 in their films, across 3 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.

Is Tatsuya Oishi's work okay for kids?

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

Their medianMedian of all films
Violence & Gore4 titlesmedian 92 · severeMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity4 titlesmedian 61 · intenseMedian of all films: 32
Profanity4 titlesmedian 30 · mildMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs4 titlesmedian 25 · mildMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense4 titlesmedian 79 · intenseMedian of all films: 39

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

Who does Tatsuya Oishi work with?

People who share at least 2 of Tatsuya Oishi's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Akiyuki Shinbō shares the most, 5.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers