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Shôjirô Nakazawa

Shôjirô Nakazawa

Director · Born December 29, 1971 (54)

Born
December 29, 1971 (54)
Works as
Director
Titles
14 on MovieCove · 65 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 39 days to Oct 28Up 19% in 30 days

What are Shôjirô Nakazawa's films like?

Across their 11 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
46%
Morality
24%
Self
13%
Society
10%
Survival
7%
Friendship5 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSacrifice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeDuty2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 11 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 6 · Serious 5 · Dark 0

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

Grounded 0 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 7

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 6 · Intense 4

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

Steady 5 · Shifting 6 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 9 · 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 0 · Even-paced 5 · Relentless 6

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

A split, not a type: Casual 4 · Engaged 7 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 11 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Thrilling
10
Joyful
6
Triumphant
3
Tense
2
Bittersweet
1
Other
2

How their films linger

Fun7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy10
  • Bittersweet1

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 Shôjirô Nakazawa's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 2 of their 14 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Shôjirô Nakazawa'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

65 credits, 14 with a MovieCove page.

  • Kamen Rider MY-TH (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Show 5 episodes · Director · Series Director

  • No.1 Sentai Gozyuger vs. Boonboomger(2026)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • No. 1 Sentai Gozyuger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Show 4 episodes · Director

  • Kamen Rider Gavv (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Show 4 episodes · Director

  • Bakuage Sentai Boonboomger GekijoBOON! Promise The Circuit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Director

  • Bakuage Sentai Boonboomger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Show 48 episodes · Director · Series Director

  • Kamen Rider Geats: 4 Aces and the Black Fox (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Director

  • Ohsama Sentai King-Ohger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • Kamen Rider Geats(2022)

    Show 49 episodes · Director · Series Director

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • Kamen Rider Revice the Movie: Battle Familia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Second Unit Director

  • Avataro Sentai Donbrothers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • Kaizoku Sentai: Ten Gokaiger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Director

  • Kamen Rider Saber Movie Release Commemorative Combo Special (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Director

  • Kikai Sentai Zenkaiger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 13 episodes · Director

  • Kikai Sentai Zenkaiger The Movie: Red Battle! All Sentai Rally!! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Director

  • Kishiryu Sentai Ryusoulger Special Chapter: Memory of Soulmates (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Thanks

  • Kamen Rider Saber (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 48 episodes · Director

  • Kamen Rider Den-O: The Birth of Pretty Den-O! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Director

  • Kamen Rider Zero-One: Super Job War (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 6 episodes · Director

  • Project Thouser (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • Kamen Rider Build New World: Kamen Rider Grease(2019)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Kishiryu Sentai Ryusoulger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 4 episodes · Director

  • Kamen Rider Zi-O (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • Kaitou Sentai Lupinranger vs. Keisatsu Sentai Patranger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 14 episodes · Director

  • Kamen Rider Ex-Aid: Final Stage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Director

  • Kamen Rider Ex-Aid the Movie: True Ending (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Director

  • Doubutsu Sentai Zyuohger vs. Ninninger the Movie: Message from the Future from Super Sentai(2017)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Kamen Rider Ex-Aid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 45 episodes · Director · Series Director

  • Doubutsu Sentai Zyuohger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 7 episodes · Director

  • Shuriken Sentai Ninninger vs. ToQger the Movie: Ninjas in Wonderland(2016)

    Director · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Kamen Rider Ghost: The 100 Eyecons and Ghost's Fateful Moment(2016)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Shuriken Sentai Ninninger The Movie: The Dinosaur Lord's Splendid Ninja Scroll! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Director

  • Shuriken Sentai Ninninger vs. Kamen Rider Drive Spring Vacation Combining Special(2015)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Shuriken Sentai Ninninger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 10 episodes · Director

  • Ressha Sentai ToQger vs. Kamen Rider Gaim Spring Vacation Combining Special(2014)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Ressha Sentai ToQger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 47 episodes · Director · Series Director

  • Kamen Rider Gaim (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • Kamen Rider Wizard in Magic Land(2013)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Kamen Rider Wizard (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 53 episodes · Series Director

  • Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 4 episodes · Director

  • Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger vs. Space Sheriff Gavan: The Movie(2012)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Kamen Rider Fourze: Everyone, Space is Here!(2012)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger: Let's Make an Extremely GOLDEN Show of it! The 36-Stage Gokai Change!! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Director

  • Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 10 episodes · Director

  • Samurai Sentai Shinkenger Episode 1 and 2 Special Edition (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Director

  • Tensou Sentai Goseiger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 9 episodes · Director

  • Samurai Sentai Shinkenger vs. Go-onger Ginmaku Bang!(2010)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Samurai Sentai Shinkenger the Movie: The Fateful War (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Director

  • Samurai Sentai Shinkenger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 49 episodes · Director · Series Director

  • Engine Sentai Go-Onger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 6 episodes · Director

  • Kamen Rider Kiva (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 4 episodes · Director

  • Juken Sentai Gekiranger: Nei-Nei! Hou-Hou! Hong Kong Decisive Battle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Director

  • Juken Sentai Gekiranger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 49 episodes · Director · Series Director

  • GoGo Sentai Boukenger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 10 episodes · Director

  • Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger vs Abaranger(2005)

    Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Mahou Sentai Magiranger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 14 episodes · Director

  • Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 10 episodes · Director

  • Bakuryu Sentai Abaranger DELUXE: Abare Summer is Freezing Cold! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Assistant Director

  • Bakuryu Sentai Abaranger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 8 episodes · Director

  • Ninpuu Sentai Hurricaneger Super Video: Super Ninja and Super Kuroko (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Director · Writer

  • Ninpuu Sentai Hurricaneger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • Hyakujuu Sentai Gaoranger Super Video: Showdown! Gaoranger vs. Gao Silver (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Director

  • Hyakujuu Sentai Gaoranger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 1 episode · Director · Writer

  • Mirai Sentai Timeranger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Kamen Rider(1971)

    Show 72 episodes · Director · Series Director

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all shows

Career shape

A full career of 62 titles from 1971 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Kamen Rider Fourze: Everyone, Space is Here! (2012)

$19M worldwide

Most popular right now

Samurai Sentai Shinkenger vs. Go-onger Ginmaku Bang! (2010)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing57 of 62: 46 only directing, 11 with another role · typical Midcredits score75thWriting2 of 62: 0 only writing, 2 with another roleCinematography1 of 62: 0 only cinematography, 1 with another roleOther crew13 of 62: 5 only other crew, 8 with another role

62 titles, 11 with more than one role — directing and other crew overlap on 8 of them.

By decade

1970s1 · crew2000s17 · crew2010s24 · crew2020s20 · 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 Shôjirô Nakazawa's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 72nd percentile, the median of all 12; across their 11 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 74th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

74thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Approval · how many liked their films

68thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Reach · how many have seen their films

40thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Midcredits score across 14 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up6
  • 50th to 74th8

Shape of the crowd

7 of their 14 titles are Mixed.

  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser6
  • Mixed7

Most divisive · director

Samurai Sentai Shinkenger vs. Go-onger Ginmaku Bang! (2010)

81st percentile spread · 19% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director

Kamen Rider Geats (2022)

Midcredits 92nd · 86% 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 Shôjirô Nakazawa work with?

People who share at least 2 of Shôjirô Nakazawa's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Kôsuke Yamashita shares the most, 5.

Writers

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers