

Directing
Naoto Kumazawa
- Titles
- 23movies2TV shows
- Career
Active from 1993 to 2025, with up to 2 main titles a year.
- Directed
- 24titles as director
- Average score
68/100
- Highest rated
Rainbow Song73/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 8 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Coming of Age6.0average 3.0
- Contemporary Realism8.2average 5.4
- Romance6.0average 3.8
- Melancholy6.5average 4.7
- Wholesome5.1average 3.4
- Pathos6.7average 5.3
- Catharsis6.5average 5.1
- Psychological6.3average 5.5
Rarely in their work
- Violence2.1, average 4.2
- Historical0.6, average 2.6
- Adrenaline3.0, average 4.8
- Politics0.8, average 2.6
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Character-Driven 5
- Coming-of-Age 4
- Japanese Cinema 4
- High School Romance 2
- Behind-the-Scenes 2
- Contemporary Realism 2
- Coming-of-Age Drama 2
- Emotional Journey 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
- GGoro YasukawaComposerFrom Me to You, Close Range Love, Yurigokoro, Romantic Prelude, Photograph of Memories, +1 more
- YYukiko ManabeWriterClose Range Love, The Anthem of the Heart, Romantic Prelude, Photograph of Memories, Vanished
- MMasayuki FujiiCinematographerRainbow Song, From Me to You, Romantic Prelude, Letters from Nirai Kanai
Hiroyuki OnoueActorRainbow Song, Vanished
Misako RenbutsuActorFrom Me to You, DIVE!!
Yuta KanaiActorFrom Me to You, Letters from Nirai Kanai
Kenichi MatsuyamaActorYurigokoro, Vanished
Airi MatsuyamaActorJinx!!!, From Me to You
Yu AoiActorRainbow Song, Letters from Nirai Kanai- KKeisuke ImamuraCinematographerYurigokoro, Pretenders
- HHiro'o YanagidaCinematographerNeighbor X, Close Range Love
- IIzumi TakahashiWriterPretenders, Vanished
Movies and TV shows
23Type
2020s
3 titles
Director, Screenplay
Editor, Screenplay
Director, Screenplay
2010s
7 titles Β· average score 68
Writer, Director
Director, Screenplay
Director
Director
Editor, Director
Director
Director, Screenplay
2000s
10 titles Β· average score 66
Director, Editor
Director
Director, Editor
Screenplay, Director
Writer, Director
Screenplay, Director
Writer, Director
Producer
Editor, Screenplay
1990s
3 titles
Director, Screenplay
Director
Producer, Script























