Atsushi Nigorikawa

Director

Works as: Director
Titles: 21 on MovieCove · 24 credits in all
Links: IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Down 18% in 30 days

What are Atsushi Nigorikawa's films like?

Across their 7 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight

Self

41%

Bonds

39%

Survival

10%

Morality

7%

Ideas

3%

Friendship4 Coming of age3 Family bonds2 Self-worth2 Purpose2

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Warm

5

Hopeful

4

Joyful

4

Thrilling

2

Absurd

1

Other

5

How their films linger

Feel-good5 Hopeful4 Fun2

How their films end

Happy4
Bittersweet1
Ambiguous1
Cyclical1

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 Atsushi Nigorikawa's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 19 of their 21 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Crunchyroll (14).

Also on these channels

HIDIVE1 title, show their title on HIDIVE

Subscription and free streaming for Atsushi Nigorikawa'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

24 credits, 21 with a MovieCove page.

The Forsaken Saintess and Her Foodie Roadtrip in Another World(2026)
Show 12 episodes · Series Director
Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all shows
Once Upon a Witch's Death(2025)
Show 12 episodes · Director · Series Director · Storyboard Artist
Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all shows
A Journey Through Another World: Raising Kids While Adventuring(2024)
Show 12 episodes · Director · Series Director
Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all shows
Beast Tamer(2022)
Show 13 episodes · Director · Series Director · Storyboard Artist
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all shows
Genie Family 2020 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
Show 1 episode · Director · Storyboard Artist
A Destructive God Sits Next to Me(2020)
Show 12 episodes · Director · Series Director
Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all shows
Sora to umi no aida(2018)
Show 12 episodes · Series Director · Storyboard Artist
Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)
Animation x Paralympic: Who Is Your Hero? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
Show 1 episode · Director
Detective Conan: Crimson Love Letter(2017)
Second Unit Director
Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films
Love Tyrant(2017)
Show 12 episodes · Series Director
Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all shows
Case Closed: Episode One - The Great Detective Turned Small(2016)
Second Unit Director
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films
Space Patrol Luluco(2016)
Show 1 episode · Director
Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all shows
Ani Tore! EX(2015)
Show 23 episodes · Director
Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)
Binan Koukou Chikyuu Bouei-bu Love!(2015)
Show 2 episodes · Director · Storyboard Artist
Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all shows
Road to Ninja - Naruto the Movie(2012)
Second Unit Director
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films
Naruto SD: Rock Lee & His Ninja Pals(2012)
Show 5 episodes · Director · Storyboard Artist
Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows
Naruto Shippuden the Movie: Blood Prison(2011)
Second Unit Director · Storyboard Artist
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
Naruto Shippûden: The Lost Tower(2010)
Second Unit Director · Storyboard Artist
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films
Kimi Ni Todoke: From Me to You(2009)
Show 1 episode · Director
Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows
Naruto: Shippuden(2007)
Show 28 episodes · Director · Storyboard Artist
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows
Black Lagoon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
Show 1 episode · Director
Transformers: Cybertron(2005)
Show Director
Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all shows
Gantz(2004)
Show 1 episode · Director
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all shows
Naruto(2002)
Show 6 episodes · Director · Storyboard Artist
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

Career shape

A full career of 23 titles from 2002 to 2026.

Highest rated

Kimi Ni Todoke: From Me to You (2009)

Midcredits 84^th

By role

only this rolewith another role

Directing13 of 23 · 51^stOther crew17 of 23 · 51^st

23 titles, 7 with more than one role — other crew and directing overlap on 7 of them.

By decade

2000s5 · crew2010s12 · crew2020s6 · 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.

Who does Atsushi Nigorikawa work with?

People who share at least 2 of Atsushi Nigorikawa's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Aina Suzuki shares the most, 2.

Actors

Aina Suzuki2 titles See all 2 shared titles with Aina Suzuki
Miharu Hanai2 titles See all 2 shared titles with Miharu Hanai
Rumi Okubo2 titles See all 2 shared titles with Rumi Okubo
Azumi Waki2 titles See all 2 shared titles with Azumi Waki

Editors

Motoki Niimi2 titles See all 2 shared titles with Motoki Niimi