Portrait of Hideaki Ōba

Directing

Hideaki Ōba

Career

Active from 1991 to 2026, busiest in 2023 with 4 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score73/100
Highest rated
Poster for Dr. STONE
Dr. STONE
GoodWatch score86/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 24 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.3 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.0 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.7 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Hideaki Ōba Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    3.5, average 5.4
  • Social Commentary
    3.4, average 4.9
  • Crime
    2.1, average 3.6
  • Class & Capitalism
    1.9, average 3.3

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Competitive Spirit 3
  • Optimistic Tone 2
  • Team Dynamics 2
  • Absurdist Comedy 2
  • Supernatural Mystery 2
  • Romantic Comedy 2
  • Psychological Drama 2
  • Comfort Watch 2
  • Mysterious Lore 2
  • Emotional Growth 2
  • Melancholic Atmosphere 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

11
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2010s

4 titles · average score 60
Goddess Apprentice: Secret Kokotama Make Miracles Happen♪ Tepuru and the Doki-Doki Kokotama World
Goddess Apprentice: Secret Kokotama Make Miracles Happen♪ Tepuru and the Doki-Doki Kokotama World (2017)

Second Unit Director

Why We Live
Why We Live (2016)

Director, Storyboard Artist

Lupin the Third vs. Detective Conan: The Movie
Lupin the Third vs. Detective Conan: The Movie (2013)
GoodWatch score 60

Second Unit Director

Alice in the Country of Hearts: Wonderful Wonder World
Alice in the Country of Hearts: Wonderful Wonder World (2011)

Director

2000s

2 titles
Hello Kitty: The Fantasy in the Apple Forest
Hello Kitty: The Fantasy in the Apple Forest (2008)

Director, Writer

The Galaxy Railways: A Letter from the Abandoned Planet
The Galaxy Railways: A Letter from the Abandoned Planet (2006)

Director

1990s

4 titles
Hello Kitty's Paradise
Hello Kitty's Paradise (1999)

Director

Orochi: "Sisters" & "Bones"
Orochi: "Sisters" & "Bones" (1999)

Director

Genesis Surviver Gaiarth
Genesis Surviver Gaiarth (1992)

Director

Samurider: Nazo no Tenkousei
Samurider: Nazo no Tenkousei (1991)

Director

1980s

1 title · average score 68
The Guyver: Bio-Booster Armor
The Guyver: Bio-Booster Armor (1989)
GoodWatch score 68

Storyboard Artist