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Shunsuke Ishikawa

Shunsuke Ishikawa

Director

Works as
Director
Titles
14 on Motif · 21 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Down 8% in 30 days

What are Shunsuke Ishikawa's films like?

Across their 8 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
47%
Bonds
40%
Society
9%
Power
4%
Friendship5 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age4 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose3 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
5
Warm
3
Romantic
3
Hopeful
3
Thrilling
2
Other
3

How their films linger

Fun4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet5
  • 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 Shunsuke Ishikawa's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 12 of their 14 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Crunchyroll (11).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Shunsuke Ishikawa's titles on Motif; 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

21 credits, 14 with a Motif page.

  • Blue Lock: Episode Nagi(2024)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Blue Lock(2022)

    Show 38 episodes · Director · Assistant Director · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • Detective Conan TV Special Love Story at Police Headquarters Wedding Eve(2022)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Our Last Crusade or the Rise of a New World(2020)

    Show 12 episodes · Series Composition · Writer

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all shows

  • The Millionaire Detective - Balance: UNLIMITED(2020)

    Show 2 episodes · Director · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows

  • Princess Connect! Re: Dive(2020)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all shows

  • Tamayomi: The Baseball Girls(2020)

    Show Director

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all shows

  • Caligula (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 1 episode · Director · Storyboard Artist

  • Eromanga Sensei(2017)

    Show Director

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all shows

  • Haruchika – Haruta & Chika (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Nanbaka(2016)

    Show Director

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all shows

  • WWW.Working!!(2016)

    Show Director

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all shows

  • Nozo x Kimi (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 1 episode · Director · Storyboard Artist

  • Argevollen (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Baby Steps (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 1 episode · Storyboard Artist

  • My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU(2013)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • Sword Art Online(2012)

    Show 4 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows

  • Bakemonogatari(2009)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • Musashi: The Dream of the Last Samurai (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2009)

    Key Animation

  • Genesis of Aquarion(2005)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all shows

  • Now That We Draw (not in the Motif catalog yet)

    Show 1 episode · Series Director

Career shape

A full career of 16 titles, 15 of them dated from 2005 to 2024.

Biggest box office

Blue Lock: Episode Nagi (2024)

$14M worldwide

Highest rated

My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU (2013)

Midcredits 92nd

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing12 of 16: 8 only directing, 4 with another role · typical Midcredits score75thWriting1 of 16: 1 only writing, 0 with another roleOther crew7 of 16: 3 only other crew, 4 with another role

16 titles, 4 with more than one role — directing and other crew overlap on 4 of them.

By decade

2000s3 · crew2010s7 · crew2020s5 · 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 Motif, shown from 5 scored.

Is Shunsuke Ishikawa's work okay for kids?

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

Their medianMedian of all films
Sex & Nudity4 titlesmedian 29 · mildMedian of all films: 32

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

Who does Shunsuke Ishikawa work with?

People who share at least 2 of Shunsuke Ishikawa's Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Shigehisa Iida shares the most, 2.

Directors

Actors