Directing
Jōji Matsuoka
- Titles
- 15movies4TV shows
- Career
Active from 1980 to 2024, busiest in 2009 and 2016 with 2 main titles each.
- Directed
- 16titles as director
- Average score
75/100
- Highest rated
Midnight Diner: Tokyo Stories81/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 5 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Wholesome6.7average 3.3
- Contemporary Realism7.5average 5.2
- Melancholy7.0average 4.7
- Family Dynamics6.8average 4.7
- Coming of Age4.6average 2.9
- Nostalgia5.2average 3.6
- Catharsis6.5average 5.1
- Pathos6.4average 5.2
Rarely in their work
- Adrenaline2.0, average 5.1
- Tension3.2, average 6.1
- Violence2.2, average 4.3
- Historical0.9, average 2.6
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Character-Driven 4
- Japanese Cuisine 2
- Human Connection 2
- Midnight Diner 2
- Anthology 2
- Slice of Life 2
- Melancholy 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Norimichi KasamatsuCinematographerTwinkle, Tokyo Towers: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad, Farewell, Kuro, Swimming Upstream
Kaoru KobayashiActorMidnight Diner 2, Midnight Diner, Tokyo Towers: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad- SShinichi FushimaEditorMidnight Diner 2, Midnight Diner, Tokyo Towers: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad
Michitaka TsutsuiActorTwinkle, Midnight Diner
Joe OdagiriActorMidnight Diner, Tokyo Towers: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad
Etsushi ToyokawaActorTwinkle, Phantom of the Toilet
Mikako TabeActorMidnight Diner 2, Midnight Diner- KKatsuhiko ManabeWriterMidnight Diner 2, Midnight Diner
- KKensaku KojimaWriterMidnight Diner 2, Midnight Diner
Movies and TV shows
152010s
2 titles · average score 74
74
Midnight Diner 2 (2016)
Director, Screenplay
75
Midnight Diner (2014)
Director, Screenplay
2000s
5 titles · average score 71
Snow Prince (2009)
Director, Art Direction
Double Trouble (2008)
Director
Farewell, Kuro (2003)
Director, Screenplay
Quartet for Two (2001)
as Cook
1990s
4 titles
The Things We Liked (1997)
Director
Phantom of the Toilet (1995)
Director, Screenplay
Twinkle (1992)
Writer, Director
Swimming Upstream (1990)
Screenplay, Director
1980s
4 titles · average score 61
Lesbian Harem (1987)
Screenplay
THE RURAL RULE (1984)
Director, Writer
61
Burst City (1982)
Assistant Director
March (1980)
Script, Director