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Kazuya Shiraishi

Kazuya Shiraishi

Director and writer · Born December 17, 1974 (51) · Asahikawa, Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan

Kazuya Shiraishi (born December 12,1974) is a Japanese filmmaker. He started working as an assistant director for Kōji Wakamatsu, Isao Yukisada and Isshin Inudo.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
December 17, 1974 (51)
From
Asahikawa, Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan
Works as
Director and writer
Titles
11 on MovieCove · 38 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 27Up 84% in 30 days

What are Kazuya Shiraishi's films like?

Across their 9 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Morality.

Genres

Crime3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 59th percentile
: browse their Crime movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 68th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies

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

share of theme weight
Self
31%
Morality
26%
Society
14%
Bonds
11%
Survival
9%
Power
8%
Justice4 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCorruption2 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma2 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 6 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 0 · Serious 0 · Dark 6

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 1 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 1 · Intense 5

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

Steady 0 · Shifting 6 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 0

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

A split, not a type: Casual 1 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 4

Heavy: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their heavy movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 0 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 5

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 2 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
7
Dread
6
Melancholic
4
Hopeful
2
Contemplative
2
Other
4

How their films linger

Thought-provoking4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Bittersweet6
  • Ambiguous3

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 Kazuya Shiraishi's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 5 of their 11 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (2).

Subscription and free streaming for Kazuya Shiraishi'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

38 credits, 11 with a MovieCove page.

  • Bye Bye Love: Detective Is in the Bar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Director

  • 心配無用ノ介 天下御免 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Show 6 episodes · Director

  • Mag Mag(2025)

    as Security Guard

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Femme Fatale Ikusei Keikaku (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Show 8 episodes · Director

  • Tamago (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    First Assistant Director

  • 11 Rebels (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Director

  • The Queen of Villains(2024)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows

  • Bushido(2024)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • The Dry Spell (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Development Producer

  • Kamen Rider Black Sun(2022)

    Show 10 episodes · Director · Series Director

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all shows

  • Lesson in Murder(2022)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • The Blood of Wolves II(2021)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • What Kento Nakajima Wants to Know About Movies Now (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • One Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Director

  • Sea of Revival (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Director

  • A Gambler's Odyssey 2020 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Director · Screenplay

  • Fruits Delivery Service (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 12 episodes · Director · Assistant Director

  • Dare to Stop Us (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Director

  • The Blood of Wolves(2018)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Sunny (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Director

  • Birds Without Names(2017)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Dawn of the Felines (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Director · Screenplay

  • Twisted Justice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Director

  • Hibana(2016)

    Show 2 episodes · Director · Creator

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all shows

  • Pink and Gray (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Movie Director

  • Schoolgirl's Cat Fight Often Starts in the Bathroom (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Director

  • The Devil's Path(2013)

    Director · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Bartender (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 8 episodes · Director

  • Lost Paradise in Tokyo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Director · Screenplay

  • Guest in Room 0 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 4 episodes · Director

  • Magic Island DVD: The Cursed School (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Director

  • Cycling Chronicles: Landscapes the Boy Saw (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Assistant Director

  • Perfect Education 6: Red Murder(2004)

    Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Raising Young Lady Sisters 2: Sex Slaves (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Assistant Director

  • Young Lady Sisters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Assistant Director

  • The Hanging Balloons (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Assistant Director

  • Kamome (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Assistant Director

  • BODOI (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director

Career shape

A full career of 38 titles, 36 of them dated from 2000 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Lesson in Murder (2022)

$7.3M worldwide

Highest rated

Bushido (2024)

Midcredits 76th

Most popular right now

Kamen Rider Black Sun (2022)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting3 of 38: 3 only acting, 0 with another roleDirecting27 of 38: 20 only directing, 7 with another role · typical Midcredits score59thWriting4 of 38: 0 only writing, 4 with another roleProducing1 of 38: 1 only producing, 0 with another roleOther crew10 of 38: 7 only other crew, 3 with another role

38 titles, 7 with more than one role — directing and other crew overlap on 3 of them.

By decade

2000s8 · crew2010s16 · 1 acting · 15 crew2020s12 · 2 acting · 10 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 Kazuya Shiraishi's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 58th percentile, the median of all 8; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 70th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

70thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Approval · how many liked their films

49thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Reach · how many have seen their films

67thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Midcredits score across 11 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 50th to 74th8
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

5 of their 11 titles are Mixed.

  • Crowd Pleaser4
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed5

Most divisive · director

Hibana (2016)

63rd percentile spread · 18% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director

Bushido (2024)

Midcredits 76th · 66% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 73/100 and the pacing 47/100 in their films, across 5 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.

Who does Kazuya Shiraishi work with?

People who share at least 2 of Kazuya Shiraishi's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Takuma Otoo shares the most, 4.

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles