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Keisuke Imamura

Cinematographer · Born September 21, 1988 (38)

Born
September 21, 1988 (38)
Works as
Cinematographer
Titles
16 on MovieCove · 29 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 156 days to Oct 27Up 57% in 30 days

What are Keisuke Imamura's films like?

Across their 11 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Survival.

Genres

Drama6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 83rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Action3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 48th percentile
: browse their Action movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
40%
Survival
22%
Self
19%
Morality
14%
Power
3%
Society
2%
Romantic love5 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival3 titles, browse their movies with this themeMemory3 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief2 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 11 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 7 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 8 · Intense 3

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

Steady 7 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 11 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 8 · 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 2 · Engaged 6 · Full focus 3

Heavy: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their heavy movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 0 · Affecting 5 · Heavy 6

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 4 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 3

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Melancholic
8
Tense
4
Bittersweet
4
Dread
3
Contemplative
4
Other
4

How their films linger

Thought-provoking9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteDevastating3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Bittersweet7
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous3

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 Keisuke Imamura's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 13 of their 16 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (9).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Keisuke Imamura'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

29 credits, 16 with a MovieCove page.

  • Hanshin Tigers THE OFFICIAL MOVIE 2025 - Glorious Tiger Path (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Director

  • Last Samurai Standing(2025)

    Show 6 episodes · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • 5 Centimeters Per Second(2025)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Exit 8(2025)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • Sunset Sunrise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Cinematographer

  • At the Bench(2024)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • April, Come She Will(2024)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • 18×2 Beyond Youthful Days(2024)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • The Parades(2024)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Revolver Lily(2023)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Hard Days(2023)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • A Hundred Flowers(2022)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Adam by Eve: A Live in Animation(2022)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • The Journalist(2022)

    Show 6 episodes · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows

  • The Last 10 Years(2022)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Yakuza and the Family(2020)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Yan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Director · Cinematographer

  • Our 30-Minute Sessions (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Cinematographer

  • Hot Gimmick: Girl Meets Boy(2019)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • The Journalist (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Cinematographer

  • Day and Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Cinematographer

  • Pretenders (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Cinematographer

  • Yurigokoro(2017)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • Innocent of Blood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Cinematographer

  • Thrilling Daily Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Cinematographer

  • 7s (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Cinematographer

  • Phantom Limb (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Cinematographer

  • Where Is The Better Future Of A Fake Town (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Cinematographer

  • Chikan densha: Yure nureru sakuragai (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Assistant Camera

Career shape

A full career of 28 titles from 2011 to 2025.

Biggest box office

Exit 8 (2025)

$44M worldwide

Highest rated

18×2 Beyond Youthful Days (2024)

Midcredits 97th

Most popular right now

Exit 8 (2025)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing2 of 28: 1 only directing, 1 with another roleCinematography26 of 28: 25 only cinematography, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score66thOther crew1 of 28: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

2010s11 · crew2020s17 · 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.

How do Keisuke Imamura's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 66th percentile, the median of all 14; across their 11 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 75th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

75thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Approval · how many liked their films

59thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Reach · how many have seen their films

81stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Midcredits score across 16 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up7
  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th3
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

8 of their 16 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Crowd Pleaser8
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed6

Most divisive · cinematographer

Hot Gimmick: Girl Meets Boy (2019)

70th percentile spread · 54% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · cinematographer

18×2 Beyond Youthful Days (2024)

Midcredits 97th · 85% liked

Reviewers score the cinematography 80/100 in their films, across 7 reviewed titles; fans 86, detractors 70. The element that speaks to their work as a cinematographer.

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 Keisuke Imamura work with?

People who share at least 2 of Keisuke Imamura's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Michihito Fujii shares the most, 5.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers