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Naoko Adachi

Writer

Works as
Writer
Titles
4 on MovieCove · 26 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Up 81% in 30 days

What are Naoko Adachi's films like?

Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
28%
Morality
21%
Power
15%
Survival
14%
Society
14%
Ideas
7%
Romantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 3 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 2 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 1 · Intense 1

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

Steady 1 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 0 · 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 2 · Full focus 0

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 shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
3
Dread
1
Romantic
1
Warm
1
Hopeful
1
Other
1

How their films linger

Feel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

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 Naoko Adachi's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 1 of their 4 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, on Netflix (1).

Subscription and free streaming for Naoko Adachi'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

26 credits, 4 with a MovieCove page.

  • ユージニア (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Show 1 episode · Writer

  • You, Like a Star (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Screenplay

  • Sensei's Pious Lie(2024)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Farewell Hospital (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Show 5 episodes · Writer

  • Why Didn't I Tell You a Million Times?(2023)

    Show 10 episodes · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all shows

  • Barber Shop with a View of the Sea (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Screenplay

  • What Did You Eat Yesterday? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Writer

  • Welcome Home, Mone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 120 episodes · Screenplay

  • What Did You Eat Yesterday? New Year's Special 2020 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Writer

  • You and I on the G-String (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 10 episodes · Creator · Script · Writer

  • What Did You Eat Yesterday? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 12 episodes · Screenplay

  • Code Blue: The Movie(2018)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • An Invisible Cradle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 10 episodes · Screenplay

  • Daytime Shooting Star (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Screenplay

  • An Emblem Dedicated To You (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Screenstory

  • Atelier (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 13 episodes · Creator · Writer

  • She (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 5 episodes · Writer

  • 21世紀の観覧車 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 4 episodes · Writer

  • Heartbroken Chocolatier (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 11 episodes · Screenplay

  • Oh My Dad!! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 11 episodes · Writer

  • Rich Man, Poor Woman in New York(2013)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Rich Man, Poor Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 11 episodes · Screenplay

  • You Taught Me All the Precious Things (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 10 episodes · Writer

  • Code Blue (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 10 episodes · Screenplay

  • Fuyuzora ni Tsuki wa Kagayaku (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Writer

  • NHK Special “Unsolved Cases" (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show Creator

Career shape

A full career of 26 titles, 24 of them dated from 2004 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Code Blue: The Movie (2018)

$79M worldwide

Highest rated

Code Blue: The Movie (2018)

Midcredits 66th

Most popular right now

Sensei's Pious Lie (2024)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Writing25 of 26: 23 only writing, 2 with another roleOther crew3 of 26: 1 only other crew, 2 with another role

By decade

2000s2 · crew2010s14 · crew2020s8 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.

How do Naoko Adachi's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 60th percentile, the median of all 3; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 62nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

62ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Approval · how many liked their films

45thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Reach · how many have seen their films

48thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Midcredits score across 4 titles, by percentile

  • 50th to 74th3
  • 25th to 49th1

Shape of the crowd

3 of their 4 titles are Mixed.

  • Crowd Pleaser1
  • Mixed3

Most divisive · writer

Code Blue: The Movie (2018)

81st percentile spread · 14% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · writer

Code Blue: The Movie (2018)

Midcredits 66th · 62% 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 Naoko Adachi work with?

People who share at least 2 of Naoko Adachi's MovieCove titles; Masaki Nishiura shares the most, 2.