Portrait of Izuru Narushima

Directing

Izuru Narushima

Career

Active from 1985 to 2024, busiest in 2008 with 3 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score62/100
Highest rated
Poster for 52-Hertz Whales
52-Hertz Whales
GoodWatch score72/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 11 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.8 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.8 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.9 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Izuru Narushima Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Situational Comedy
    1.3, average 2.7
  • Pop Culture
    0.8, average 2.2
  • Physical Comedy
    1.3, average 2.4
  • Wit & Wordplay
    2.8, average 3.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Japanese Cinema 8
  • Character-Driven 4
  • Social Commentary 3
  • Coming-of-Age 3
  • Psychological Drama 3
  • Political Intrigue 3
  • Medical Drama 2
  • Mystery 2
  • Ensemble Cast 2
  • Crime Investigation 2
  • Underdog Story 2
  • Redemption 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

32
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

4 titles · average score 68
52-Hertz Whales
52-Hertz Whales (2024)
GoodWatch score 72

Director

Father of the Milky Way Railroad
Father of the Milky Way Railroad (2023)
GoodWatch score 64

Director

Família
Família (2023)

Director

A Morning of Farewell
A Morning of Farewell (2021)

Director

2010s

10 titles · average score 67
Farewell: Comedy of Life Begins with a Lie
Farewell: Comedy of Life Begins with a Lie (2019)

Director

To Each His Own
To Each His Own (2017)
GoodWatch score 70

Screenplay, Director

Solomon's Perjury 1: Suspicion
Solomon's Perjury 1: Suspicion (2015)
GoodWatch score 69

Director

Solomon's Perjury 2: Judgment
Solomon's Perjury 2: Judgment (2015)
GoodWatch score 66

Director

Cape Nostalgia
Cape Nostalgia (2014)
GoodWatch score 61

Director

The Brain Man
The Brain Man (2013)
GoodWatch score 63

Screenplay

A Chair on the Plains
A Chair on the Plains (2013)

Director, Screenplay

Rebirth
Rebirth (2011)
GoodWatch score 72

Director

Isoroku Yamamoto, the Commander-in-Chief of the Combined Fleet
Isoroku Yamamoto, the Commander-in-Chief of the Combined Fleet (2011)
GoodWatch score 67

Director

A Lone Scalpel
A Lone Scalpel (2010)

Director

2000s

13 titles · average score 52
Climber's High
Climber's High (2008)
GoodWatch score 63

Screenplay

Love Fight
Love Fight (2008)

Director

The Taste of Fish
The Taste of Fish (2008)

Screenplay

Midnight Eagle
Midnight Eagle (2007)
GoodWatch score 33

Director

Fly, Daddy, Fly
Fly, Daddy, Fly (2005)

Director

Runin: Banished
Runin: Banished (2004)

Screenplay

The Hunter and the Hunted
The Hunter and the Hunted (2004)

Director

T.R.Y.
T.R.Y. (2003)

Writer

Another Battle/Conspiracy
Another Battle/Conspiracy (2003)

Screenplay

The Laughing Frog
The Laughing Frog (2002)

Adaptation, Writer

An Adolescent
An Adolescent (2001)
GoodWatch score 50

Writer

The Boy Who Saw the Wind
The Boy Who Saw the Wind (2000)
GoodWatch score 64

Screenplay

1990s

4 titles · average score 58
A Yakuza in Love
A Yakuza in Love (1997)

Screenplay

Shabu
Shabu (1996)

Screenplay

Osaka Gokudo Senso: Shinoidare
Osaka Gokudo Senso: Shinoidare (1994)

Writer

Moving
Moving (1993)
GoodWatch score 58

Assistant Director

1980s

1 title
Midori Woman
Midori Woman (1985)

Director