Portrait of Tetsu Maeda

Directing

Tetsu Maeda

Career

Active from 1998 to 2026, busiest in 2023 with 3 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score67/100
Highest rated
Poster for School Days with a Pig
School Days with a Pig
GoodWatch score70/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 5 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 2.9 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.2 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.9 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.9 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Tetsu Maeda Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Crime
    0.6, average 3.6
  • Violence
    1.6, average 4.1
  • Adrenaline
    2.6, average 4.8
  • Historical
    0.6, average 2.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Japanese Cinema 5
  • Character-Driven 3
  • Social Commentary 2
  • Contemporary 2
  • Coming-of-Age 2
  • Dialogue-Driven 2
  • Biographical Drama 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

23
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

8 titles Β· average score 67
First Voice
First Voice (2026)

Director

Petals and Memories
Petals and Memories (2025)

Director

90 Years Old – So What?
90 Years Old – So What? (2024)

Director

We're Broke, My Lord!
We're Broke, My Lord! (2023)
GoodWatch score 66

Director

The Water Flows to the Sea
The Water Flows to the Sea (2023)
GoodWatch score 69

Director

Do Unto Others
Do Unto Others (2023)
GoodWatch score 69

Director, Screenplay

What Happened to Our Nest Egg!?
What Happened to Our Nest Egg!? (2021)
GoodWatch score 66

Director

And So the Baton Is Passed
And So the Baton Is Passed (2021)
GoodWatch score 66

Director

2010s

6 titles Β· average score 69
Boku no Sukina Sensei
Boku no Sukina Sensei (2019)

Director, Camera Operator

A Banana? At This Time of Night?
A Banana? At This Time of Night? (2018)
GoodWatch score 69

Director

The Boy Inside
The Boy Inside (2012)

Director, Screenplay

My Departure
My Departure (2012)

Director

Sukiyaki
Sukiyaki (2011)

Director, Writer

Saru Lock: The Movie
Saru Lock: The Movie (2010)

Director

2000s

7 titles Β· average score 70
School Days with a Pig
School Days with a Pig (2008)
GoodWatch score 70

Director

Dolphin Blue: Soar Again, Fuji
Dolphin Blue: Soar Again, Fuji (2007)

Director, Writer

A Cheerful Gang Turns the Earth
A Cheerful Gang Turns the Earth (2006)

Screenplay, Director

Parole
Parole (2004)

Director

Bo taoshi
Bo taoshi (2003)

Director

Pakodate-jin
Pakodate-jin (2002)

Director

Swing Man
Swing Man (2000)

Director, Screenplay

1990s

2 titles Β· average score 66
School Ghost Story G
School Ghost Story G (1998)
GoodWatch score 66

Screenplay, Director

Shokuki
Shokuki (1998)

Director