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Portrait of Kichitaro Negishi

Directing

Kichitaro Negishi

Career

Active from 1978 to 2025, with a break from 2014 to 2024, busiest in 1981 with 3 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score66/100
Highest rated
Poster for 20th Century Nostalgia
20th Century Nostalgia
GoodWatch score69/100

Main genres

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Recurring tags

  • Melancholy 3
  • Coming-of-Age 2
  • Small Town Life 2
  • Social Commentary 2
  • Japanese Cinema 2
  • Character-Driven 2
  • Japanese Exploitation 2
  • Psychological Thriller 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

31
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

1 title
Yasuko, Songs of Days Past
Yasuko, Songs of Days Past (2025)

Director

2010s

2 titles
BOLT
BOLT (2019)

Producer

Sotoba Komachi
Sotoba Komachi (2013)

Director

2000s

4 titles · average score 65
Villon's Wife
Villon's Wife (2009)
GoodWatch score 67

Director

Dog in a Sidecar
Dog in a Sidecar (2007)
GoodWatch score 63

Director

What the Snow Brings
What the Snow Brings (2005)

Director

Translucent Tree
Translucent Tree (2004)

Director

1990s

5 titles · average score 69
Bonds
Bonds (1998)

Director

Yakai Vol.10 Tsunami
Yakai Vol.10 Tsunami (1998)

Director

20th Century Nostalgia
20th Century Nostalgia (1997)
GoodWatch score 69

as Shinya Toyama

Chibusa
Chibusa (1993)

Director

Kachô Shima Kôsaku
Kachô Shima Kôsaku (1992)

Director

1980s

11 titles · average score 65
Eien no 1/2
Eien no 1/2 (1987)

Director

The House of Wedlock
The House of Wedlock (1986)

Director

Flakes of Snow
Flakes of Snow (1985)

Director

Detective Story
Detective Story (1983)
GoodWatch score 65

Director

Our Wedding
Our Wedding (1983)

Director

Cabaret Diary
Cabaret Diary (1982)

Director

Distant Thunder
Distant Thunder (1981)

Director

Crazed Fruit
Crazed Fruit (1981)

Director

Female Teacher: Dirty Afternoon
Female Teacher: Dirty Afternoon (1981)

Director

Rape Ceremony
Rape Ceremony (1980)

Director

Never in the Morning!
Never in the Morning! (1980)

Director

1970s

8 titles
Wet Weekend
Wet Weekend (1979)

Director

Joseito
Joseito (1979)

Screenplay, Director

Love Me Tenderly, Love Me Wildly
Love Me Tenderly, Love Me Wildly (1979)

Assistant Director

An Unforgettable Affair
An Unforgettable Affair (1978)

Director

Raping!
Raping! (1978)

Assistant Director

The Days of No Return
The Days of No Return (1978)

Assistant Director

Dangerous Liaisons
Dangerous Liaisons (1978)

Assistant Director

Tokyo Emmanuelle
Tokyo Emmanuelle (1975)

Second Assistant Director