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Portrait of Takuya Nishioka

Writing

Takuya Nishioka

Career

Active from 1979 to 2026, busiest in 1981 with 7 main titles.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score66/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Unbroken
The Unbroken
GoodWatch score70/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 6 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.8 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.0 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Takuya Nishioka Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Wholesome
    1.7, average 3.4
  • Situational Comedy
    1.2, average 2.7
  • Wit & Wordplay
    2.3, average 3.7
  • Romance
    2.8, average 3.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Japanese Cinema 4
  • Social Commentary 2
  • Erotic Thriller 2
  • World War II 2
  • Survival 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

53
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

1 title
Kyoto Hippocrates
Kyoto Hippocrates (2026)

Screenplay

2010s

4 titles · average score 60
Henkan kōshōjin: Itsuka, Okinawa o torimodosu
Henkan kōshōjin: Itsuka, Okinawa o torimodosu (2018)

Screenplay

Meikyu Sousa
Meikyu Sousa (2015)

Screenplay

Hayabusa: The Long Voyage Home
Hayabusa: The Long Voyage Home (2012)

Screenplay

Oba: The Last Samurai
Oba: The Last Samurai (2011)
GoodWatch score 60

Screenplay

2000s

9 titles · average score 70
The Unbroken
The Unbroken (2009)
GoodWatch score 70

Screenplay

Tombstone of the Fireflies
Tombstone of the Fireflies (2008)
GoodWatch score 70

Screenplay

Aki fukaki
Aki fukaki (2008)

Screenplay

Kirato Saw Honorable Death With No Surrender ~ Mizuki Shigeru's War
Kirato Saw Honorable Death With No Surrender ~ Mizuki Shigeru's War (2008)

Writer

Onna no naka no futatsu no kao
Onna no naka no futatsu no kao (2004)

Teleplay

金田一耕助ファイルⅡ 獄門島
金田一耕助ファイルⅡ 獄門島 (2003)

Screenplay

Dawn of a New Day: The Man Behind VHS
Dawn of a New Day: The Man Behind VHS (2002)

Screenplay

Kindaichi Kousuke File: The Tragedy of Meiro-so
Kindaichi Kousuke File: The Tragedy of Meiro-so (2002)

Screenplay

Shin Kyoto Meikyu Annai SP
Shin Kyoto Meikyu Annai SP (2001)

Screenplay

1990s

8 titles
Kindaichi Case Files : The Opera House Murders
Kindaichi Case Files : The Opera House Murders (1996)

Screenplay

Jinrai: The Boss's Ransom
Jinrai: The Boss's Ransom (1996)

Adaptation

Gotoshi Co. Ltd. Special Police Department Crime Prevention Division No. 5104 Case
Gotoshi Co. Ltd. Special Police Department Crime Prevention Division No. 5104 Case (1995)

Screenplay

Neo Chinpira 2: Zoom Goes the Bullet
Neo Chinpira 2: Zoom Goes the Bullet (1991)

Screenplay

The Man Who Became The Don
The Man Who Became The Don (1991)

Screenplay

Summer of the Lion Kings
Summer of the Lion Kings (1991)

Writer

Neo Chinpira: Zoom Goes the Bullet
Neo Chinpira: Zoom Goes the Bullet (1990)

Screenplay

Maria's Stomach
Maria's Stomach (1990)

Screenplay

1980s

30 titles · average score 65
Bishimai: Aegu
Bishimai: Aegu (1987)

Screenplay

Shakotan Boogie
Shakotan Boogie (1987)

Screenplay

One Who Died in Vain
One Who Died in Vain (1986)

Screenplay

Portrait in Prussian Blue
Portrait in Prussian Blue (1986)

Writer

Mermaid Legend
Mermaid Legend (1984)
GoodWatch score 67

Screenplay

Village of Doom
Village of Doom (1983)
GoodWatch score 67

Screenplay

P. P. Rider
P. P. Rider (1983)
GoodWatch score 63

Writer

Shunga
Shunga (1983)

Screenplay

Tattoo
Tattoo (1982)

Writer

Pink Tush Girls: Slinking Classmates
Pink Tush Girls: Slinking Classmates (1982)

Screenplay

Sailor Uniform Detention Center
Sailor Uniform Detention Center (1982)

Screenplay

Empire of Kids
Empire of Kids (1981)

Assistant Director, Screenplay

1970s

1 title
The Pearl Attack Rapist
The Pearl Attack Rapist (1979)

Screenplay