Naoyuki Tatsuwa

What are Naoyuki Tatsuwa's films like?

Across their 14 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

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 Naoyuki Tatsuwa's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 18 of their 19 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Crunchyroll (15).

• Crunchyroll15 titles
  • Bakemonogatari (2009) · director
  • Dakaichi - I'm Being Harassed by the Sexiest Man of the Year - The Movie: Spain Arc (2021) · director
  • Nisekoi: False Love (2014) · director
  • Dakaichi: I'm Being Harassed by the Sexiest Man of the Year- (2018) · director
  • Higurashi: When They Cry - GOU (2020) · director
  • Hitori No Shita - The Outcast (2015) · director
  • Harem in the Labyrinth of Another World (2022) · director
  • Citrus (2018) · director
  • Dance in the Vampire Bund (2010) · director
  • The Classroom of a Black Cat and a Witch (2026) · director
  • Hinako Note (2017) · director
  • The Island of Giant Insects (2020) · director
  • +3 more
• HBO Max1 title, browse their movies on this service
  • Your Name. (2016) · key animation
• Hulu1 title, browse their movies on this service
  • Higurashi: When They Cry - GOU (2020) · director

Subscription and free streaming for Naoyuki Tatsuwa's titles on Motif; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Motif 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

24 credits, 19 with a Motif page.

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  Even the Student Council Has Its Holes! (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2026)

  Show 1 episode · Series Director
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  The Classroom of a Black Cat and a Witch(2026)

  Show 24 episodes · Director · Series Director

  Motif score: 27th percentile of all shows27^th
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  Promise of Wizard(2025)

  Show 12 episodes · Director · Series Director · Storyboard Artist

  Motif score: 4th percentile of all shows4^th
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  Oomuro-ke: Dear Friends (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2024)

  Director · Storyboard Artist
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  Oomuro-ke: Dear Sisters (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2024)

  Director · Storyboard Artist
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  Harem in the Labyrinth of Another World(2022)

  Show 12 episodes · Director · Series Director · Storyboard Artist

  Motif score: 38th percentile of all shows38^th
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  Smile of the Arsnotoria the Animation(2022)

  Show 12 episodes · Director · Series Director

  Motif score: 7th percentile of all shows7^th
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  Dakaichi - I'm Being Harassed by the Sexiest Man of the Year - The Movie: Spain Arc(2021)

  Director

  Motif score: 85th percentile of all films85^th
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  Higurashi: When They Cry - GOU(2020)

  Show 2 episodes · Director

  Motif score: 52nd percentile of all shows52^nd
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  The Island of Giant Insects(2020)

  Director

  Motif score: 10th percentile of all films10^th
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  Kyochu Retto(2019)

  Director

  Motif score: 5th percentile of all films5^th
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  Dakaichi: I'm Being Harassed by the Sexiest Man of the Year-(2018)

  Show 13 episodes · Director · Series Director

  Motif score: 61st percentile of all shows61^st
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  Citrus(2018)

  Show 3 episodes · Director

  Motif score: 32nd percentile of all shows32^nd
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  Hinako Note(2017)

  Show Director

  Motif score: 24th percentile of all shows24^th
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  Your Name.(2016)

  Key Animation

  Motif score: 99th percentile of all films99^th
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  Dou Kyu Sei: Classmates(2016)

  Key Animation

  Motif score: 97th percentile of all films97^th
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  Gourmet Girl Graffiti(2015)

  Show 12 episodes · Director · Series Director

  Motif score: 17th percentile of all shows17^th
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  Hitori No Shita - The Outcast(2015)

  Show Director

  Motif score: 46th percentile of all shows46^th
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  Nisekoi: False Love(2014)

  Show 20 episodes · Director · Series Director · Storyboard Artist

  Motif score: 71st percentile of all shows71^st
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  Katte ni Kaizou (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2011)

  Show 6 episodes · Director
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  And Yet the Town Moves(2010)

  Show 12 episodes · Director · Assistant Director

  Motif score: 54th percentile of all shows54^th
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  Dance in the Vampire Bund(2010)

  Show 2 episodes · Director

  Motif score: 32nd percentile of all shows32^nd
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  Bakemonogatari(2009)

  Show 5 episodes · Director · Storyboard Artist

  Motif score: 90th percentile of all shows90^th
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  Maria Holic (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2009)

  Show 12 episodes · Assistant Director

Career shape

A full career of 21 titles from 2009 to 2026.

Highest rated

Dakaichi - I'm Being Harassed by the Sexiest Man of the Year - The Movie: Spain Arc (2021)

Motif 85^th

Most popular right now

Harem in the Labyrinth of Another World (2022)

How do Naoyuki Tatsuwa's films land?

Their typical Motif film has a Motif score in the 85^th percentile, the median of all 5; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 11^th percentile for acclaim.

Shape of the crowd

14 of their 19 titles are Mixed.

314

• Universally Loved2
• Crowd Pleaser3
• Mixed14

Most divisive · director

Smile of the Arsnotoria the Animation (2022)

81^st percentile spread · 36% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director

Bakemonogatari (2009)

Motif 90^th · 86% liked

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on Motif; 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 Motif score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their Motif 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 Naoyuki Tatsuwa's work okay for kids?

Across up to 6 Motif titles with content scores, sex & nudity runs heavier than most films.

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Naoyuki Tatsuwa work with?

People who share at least 2 of Naoyuki Tatsuwa's Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Takeo Takahashi shares the most, 3.