Portrait of Tetsuro Araki

Directing

Tetsuro Araki

Career

Active from 2003 to 2026, with up to 2 main titles a year.

Average score
GoodWatch score76/100
Highest rated
Poster for Death Note
Death Note
GoodWatch score95/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 23 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 7.3 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.9 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.5 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 7.7 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Tetsuro Araki Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.3, average 5.4
  • Wholesome
    1.1, average 3.4
  • Situational Comedy
    1.0, average 2.7
  • Nostalgia
    2.1, average 3.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Post-Apocalyptic 4
  • Post-Apocalyptic Survival 4
  • Existential Dread 3
  • Dark Fantasy Anime 3
  • Dark Fantasy 2
  • Giant Monsters 2
  • Psychological Thriller 2
  • Moral Dilemma 2
  • Japanese Animation 2
  • Suspenseful Narrative 2
  • Visually Stunning 2
  • Existential Themes 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

15
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

4 titles ยท average score 72
Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress: Mumei Ranman
Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress: Mumei Ranman (2026)

Director

COLORs
COLORs (2023)

Director, Second Unit Director

Bubble
Bubble (2022)
GoodWatch score 60

Second Unit Director, Storyboard Artist

Attack on Titan: Chronicle
Attack on Titan: Chronicle (2020)
GoodWatch score 83

Director

2010s

7 titles ยท average score 76
Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress: The Battle of Unato
Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress: The Battle of Unato (2019)
GoodWatch score 68

Screenplay, Director

Attack on Titan: The Roar of Awakening
Attack on Titan: The Roar of Awakening (2018)
GoodWatch score 85

Director

Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress: Life That Burns
Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress: Life That Burns (2017)

Screenplay, Director

Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress: Light That Gathers
Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress: Light That Gathers (2016)

Director

Attack on Titan: Wings of Freedom
Attack on Titan: Wings of Freedom (2015)
GoodWatch score 83

Director

Attack on Titan: Crimson Bow and Arrow
Attack on Titan: Crimson Bow and Arrow (2014)
GoodWatch score 82

Director

High School of the Dead: Drifters of the Dead
High School of the Dead: Drifters of the Dead (2011)
GoodWatch score 65

Director

2000s

4 titles ยท average score 75
Death Note Relight 2: L's Successors
Death Note Relight 2: L's Successors (2009)
GoodWatch score 72

Screenplay, Director

The Garden of Sinners: Paradox Spiral
The Garden of Sinners: Paradox Spiral (2008)
GoodWatch score 77

Key Animation

Death Note Relight 1: Visions of a God
Death Note Relight 1: Visions of a God (2007)
GoodWatch score 77

Director

Otogi-Juushi Akazukin
Otogi-Juushi Akazukin (2005)

Director