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Jun'ichi Ishikawa

Director · Born December 31, 1971 (54)

Born
December 31, 1971 (54)
Works as
Director
Titles
6 on MovieCove · 39 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 82% in 30 days

What are Jun'ichi Ishikawa's films like?

Across their 5 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Ideas.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
42%
Ideas
26%
Morality
22%
Bonds
6%
Society
4%
Truth3 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 3 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 2 · Serious 1 · Dark 0

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

Grounded 0 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 3 · Intense 0

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

Steady 2 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 1

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

Slow burn 0 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 1 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 1

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

Resolved 2 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
3
Contemplative
3
Warm
3
Hopeful
2
Joyful
1
Other
2

How their films linger

Hopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet1
  • 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 Jun'ichi Ishikawa's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 3 of their 6 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Jun'ichi Ishikawa'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

39 credits, 6 with a MovieCove page.

  • AARO: All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office(2024)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all shows

  • Honeko Akabane's Bodyguards (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Director

  • A Strange House(2024)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Innai Keisatsu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Show 11 episodes · Director

  • TEPPACHI! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show Creator

  • Tales of the Bizarre: 2021 Fall Special (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Director

  • The Romance Manga Artist (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 11 episodes · Director

  • Furo Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 6 episodes · Director

  • Strawberry Night Saga (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 11 episodes · Director

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

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Choosing Spouse by Lottery (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 8 episodes · Director

  • Princess Jellyfish(2018)

    Show 10 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Mixed Doubles(2017)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Offbeat Chief Police (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show Creator

  • Tales of the Bizarre: 2016 Spring Special (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Director

  • Fragile (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 10 episodes · Director

  • April Fools (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Director

  • Dating: What's It Like To Be In Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 10 episodes · Director

  • Legal High Special 2(2014)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Tales of the Bizarre: 2014 Spring Special (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Director

  • Tales of the Bizarre: 2013 Spring Special (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Director

  • Legal High SP (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Director

  • Late Blooming Sunflower My Life Renewed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 10 episodes · Director

  • Legal High(2012)

    Show 21 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • Strawberry Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 11 episodes · Director

  • Perfect Report (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 10 episodes · Director

  • Joker: Unforgiven Investigator (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 10 episodes · Director

  • Absolute Zero (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 11 episodes · Production Runner

  • Don't Cry Anymore (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 8 episodes · Director

  • Tales of the Bizarre: 2009 Fall Special (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Director

  • Shibatora (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 11 episodes · Director

  • Tales of the Bizarre: 2008 Spring Special (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Director

  • Abarenbo Mama (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 10 episodes · Director

  • Hanayome to Papa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 12 episodes · Director

  • Hyakki Yakoushou (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 12 episodes · Director · Creator

  • Dance Drill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 11 episodes · Director

  • Shimokita GLORY DAYS (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Ns' Aoi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 11 episodes · Director

  • Jyouou (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 4 episodes · Director

Career shape

A full career of 39 titles from 2005 to 2024.

Biggest box office

A Strange House (2024)

$31M worldwide

Highest rated

Legal High Special 2 (2014)

Midcredits 80th

Most popular right now

AARO: All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (2024)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing36 of 39: 35 only directing, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score56thOther crew4 of 39: 3 only other crew, 1 with another role

By decade

2000s10 · crew2010s21 · crew2020s8 · 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 Jun'ichi Ishikawa's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 56th percentile, the median of all 3; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 65th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

65thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Approval · how many liked their films

46thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Reach · how many have seen their films

62ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Midcredits score across 6 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 50th to 74th2
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

3 of their 6 titles are Mixed.

  • Crowd Pleaser2
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed3

Most divisive · director

Legal High Special 2 (2014)

58th percentile spread · 19% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director

Legal High Special 2 (2014)

Midcredits 80th · 60% liked

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 Jun'ichi Ishikawa work with?

People who share at least 2 of Jun'ichi Ishikawa's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Ryôta Kosawa shares the most, 2.

Writers

Actors

Producers