

Directing
Jōji Matsuoka
- Career
Active from 1980 to 2026, busiest in 2009 and 2016 with 2 main titles each.
- Average score
78/100
- Highest rated
Midnight Diner84/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 6 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
Rarely in their work
- Adrenaline1.8, average 4.8
- Tension3.1, average 6.0
- Historical0.6, average 2.6
- Violence2.2, average 4.1
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Character-Driven 3
- Melancholic Warmth 2
- Quiet Intimacy 2
- Melancholy 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
- SShinichi FushimaEditorMidnight Diner, Tokyo Towers: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad, Midnight Diner 2, Farewell, Kuro, Double Trouble, +1 more
Norimichi KasamatsuCinematographerTokyo Towers: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad, Twinkle, Farewell, Kuro, Swimming Upstream, Phantom of the Toilet
Kaoru KobayashiActorMidnight Diner, Tokyo Towers: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad, Midnight Diner 2
Michitaka TsutsuiActorMidnight Diner, Twinkle, Swimming Upstream- KKatsuhiko ManabeWriterMidnight Diner, Midnight Diner 2, Double Trouble
Mikako TabeActorMidnight Diner, Midnight Diner 2
Etsushi ToyokawaActorTwinkle, Phantom of the Toilet
Saki TakaokaActorMidnight Diner, Swimming Upstream
Joe OdagiriActorMidnight Diner, Tokyo Towers: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad- KKensaku KojimaWriterMidnight Diner, Midnight Diner 2
- FFukuhara KimieComposerMidnight Diner, Midnight Diner 2
Movies and TV shows
17Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by
2010s
2 titles · average score 75

GoodWatch score 74Director, Screenplay

GoodWatch score 77Screenplay, Director
2000s
6 titles · average score 75
Art Direction, Director
Screenplay, Director

GoodWatch score 75Director
Screenplay, Director
as Cook
Director, Screenplay
1990s
4 titles
Director
Screenplay, Director
Director, Writer
Director, Screenplay
1980s
5 titles · average score 59
Screenplay
Script, Director
Producer, Director

GoodWatch score 59Assistant Director
Script, Director












