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Naoki Murata

Director

Naoki Murata (村田 尚樹, Murata Naoki) is a Japanese anime director.

Biography from TMDB.

Works as
Director
Titles
38 on MovieCove · 44 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Down 36% in 30 days

What are Naoki Murata's films like?

Across their 14 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
41%
Bonds
36%
Survival
15%
Society
7%
Morality
2%
Friendship7 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity6 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth3 titles, browse their movies with this themeMemory3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Warm
7
Joyful
6
Tense
5
Melancholic
4
Dread
2
Other
13

How their films linger

Feel-good8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy5
  • Bittersweet7
  • Ambiguous1
  • Other1

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 Naoki Murata's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 37 of their 38 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Crunchyroll (30).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Naoki Murata'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

44 credits, 38 with a MovieCove page.

  • Victoria of Many Faces(2026)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows

  • Shiboyugi: Playing Death Games to Put Food on the Table(2026)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all shows

  • Isekai Office Worker: The Other World's Books Depend on the Bean Counter(2026)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all shows

  • A Tale of the Secret Saint(2026)

    Show 1 episode · Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • I Want to Escape from Princess Lessons(2025)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all shows

  • Days with My Stepsister(2024)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all shows

  • My Daughter Left the Nest and Returned an S-Rank Adventurer(2023)

    Show 13 episodes · Director · Series Director

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all shows

  • Why Raeliana Ended Up at the Duke's Mansion(2023)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • Technoroid: Overmind(2023)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Aharen-san Is Indecipherable(2022)

    Show 6 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows

  • The Strongest Sage with the Weakest Crest(2022)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all shows

  • Ranking of Kings(2021)

    Show 2 episodes · Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • The Faraway Paladin(2021)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all shows

  • Komi Can't Communicate(2021)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • Those Snow White Notes(2021)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all shows

  • Kemono Jihen(2021)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all shows

  • Moriarty the Patriot(2020)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • Talentless Nana(2020)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all shows

  • Tower of God(2020)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • Japan Sinks: 2020(2020)

    Show Director

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all shows

  • Outburst Dreamer Boys(2019)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Demon Girl Next Door(2019)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all shows

  • Carole & Tuesday(2019)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • Angels of Death(2018)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all shows

  • Karakai Jouzu no Takagi-san(2018)

    Show 4 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • Planet With(2018)

    Show Director

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all shows

  • Tenshi no 3P!(2017)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all shows

  • A Centaur's Life(2017)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all shows

  • Children of the Whales(2017)

    Show Director

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all shows

  • Seiren(2017)

    Show Director

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all shows

  • Amanchu! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • Aikatsu Stars! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Ace Attorney(2016)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all shows

  • Descending Stories: Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju(2016)

    Show 4 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • Kiznaiver(2016)

    Show Director

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all shows

  • Absolute Duo(2015)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all shows

  • Prison School(2015)

    Show Director

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • Majimoji Rurumo(2014)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all shows

  • Sakura Trick(2014)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all shows

  • Xam'd: Lost Memories (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Bokura ga ita (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Canvas 2 ~Niji Iro no Sketch~ (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 1 episode · Production Assistant

  • Beat Angel Escalayer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 3 episodes · Production Assistant

  • Pokémon(1997)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

Career shape

A full career of 38 titles, 37 of them dated from 1997 to 2026.

Highest rated

Descending Stories: Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju (2016)

Midcredits 91st

Most popular right now

Komi Can't Communicate (2021)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing34 of 38: 33 only directing, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score47thOther crew5 of 38: 4 only other crew, 1 with another role

By decade

1990s1 · crew2000s4 · crew2010s14 · crew2020s18 · 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.

Is Naoki Murata's work okay for kids?

Across up to 7 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore and frightening / intense run heavier than most films and alcohol & drugs lighter.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore5 titles31–83 · median 67 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity7 titles18–70 · median 37 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity4 titlesmedian 41 · moderateMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs5 titles5–44 · median 12 · minimallighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense5 titles28–88 · median 60 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Naoki Murata work with?

People who share at least 2 of Naoki Murata's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Shigeki Awai shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles