Kei Chika-ura (Japanese: 近浦啓; born in 1977; Japan) is a Japanese filmmaker. Kei Chikaura started a career as a filmmaker in 2013. His 2nd short film, The Lasting Persimmon was selected for Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival 2016. His 3rd and latest short film, Signature was selected for Locarno International Film Festival and Toronto International Film Festival 2017, among many others. It won the Grand Prix at Encounters Film Festival 2017.
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Biography from TMDB.
- January 1, 1977 (49)
- Nanaura, Chiba, Japan
- Producer, director, editor and writer
- 3 on MovieCove · 6 credits in all
Known for
What are Kei Chika-ura's films like?
Across a limited sample of 3 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 3
A split, not a type: Light 2 · Serious 0 · Dark 1
A split, not a type: Grounded 2 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 1
Gentle 1 · Charged 2 · Intense 0
Steady 3 · Shifting 0 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0
Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 0
Casual 0 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 2
Easy watch 1 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 1
Resolved 0 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 2
Moods and endings
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 Kei Chika-ura's films?
As of October 24, 2026, all 3 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Kei Chika-ura'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
6 credits, 3 with a MovieCove page.
Grand Tour(2024)
Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films
Great Absence(2023)
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films
Complicity(2018)
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
Signature (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
The Lasting Persimmon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
Empty House (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
Career shape
A full career of 6 titles from 2013 to 2024.
How do Kei Chika-ura's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 65th percentile, the median of all 3; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 74th percentile for acclaim.
- 50th to 74th3
Shape of the crowd
None of their 3 titles divides audiences: 2 are Crowd Pleasers.
- Crowd Pleaser2
- Mixed1
Reviewers score the atmosphere 78/100 and the pacing 52/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.
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 Kei Chika-ura work with?
People who share at least 2 of Kei Chika-ura's MovieCove titles; Tatsuya Fuji shares the most, 2.
- Tatsuya FujiShared titles: Great Absence (2023), Complicity (2018)See all 2 shared titles with Tatsuya Fuji
- Yutaka YamazakiShared titles: Great Absence (2023), Complicity (2018)See all 2 shared titles with Yutaka Yamazaki
