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 5.3
- Romance6.0average 3.8
- Melancholy6.5average 4.7
- Wholesome5.1average 3.3
- Pathos6.7average 5.2
- Catharsis6.5average 5.1
- Psychological6.3average 5.6
Rarely in their work
- Violence2.1, average 4.3
- Adrenaline3.0, average 5.0
- Historical0.6, average 2.6
- 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
- Coming-of-Age Drama 2
- Emotional Journey 2
- High School Romance 2
- Behind-the-Scenes 2
- Contemporary Realism 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
- GGoro YasukawaComposerClose Range Love, From Me to You, Yurigokoro, Photograph of Memories, Vanished, +1 more
- YYukiko ManabeWriterClose Range Love, The Anthem of the Heart, Photograph of Memories, Vanished, Romantic Prelude
- MMasayuki FujiiCinematographerRainbow Song, From Me to You, Letters from Nirai Kanai, Romantic Prelude
Yu AoiActorRainbow Song, Letters from Nirai Kanai
Airi MatsuyamaActorFrom Me to You, Jinx!!!
Misako RenbutsuActorFrom Me to You, DIVE!!
Hiroyuki OnoueActorRainbow Song, Vanished
Kenichi MatsuyamaActorYurigokoro, Vanished
Yuta KanaiActorFrom Me to You, Letters from Nirai Kanai- HHiro'o YanagidaCinematographerClose Range Love, Neighbor X
- IIzumi TakahashiWriterVanished, Pretenders
- KKeisuke ImamuraCinematographerYurigokoro, Pretenders
Movies and TV shows
23Type
2020s
3 titles
The Final Piece (2025)
Editor, Screenplay
Neighbor X (2023)
Screenplay, Editor
Photograph of Memories (2021)
Director, Screenplay
2010s
7 titles ยท average score 68
Pretenders (2018)
Director, Writer
67
Yurigokoro (2017)
Screenplay, Editor
68
The Anthem of the Heart (2017)
Director
Thrilling Daily Life (2016)
Director
68
Close Range Love (2014)
Director, Editor
Jinx!!! (2013)
Director
69
From Me to You (2010)
Director, Screenplay
2000s
10 titles ยท average score 66
71
Romantic Prelude (2009)
Director, Editor
62
DIVE!! (2008)
Director
73
Rainbow Song (2006)
Director, Editor
Vanished (2006)
Screenplay, Director
Letters from Nirai Kanai (2005)
Director, Writer
Tokyo Noir (2004)
Screenplay, Director
The Security Woman Affair (2001)
Director, Writer
56
Crazy Lips (2000)
Producer
House of the Ghosts ~Kanako Inuki's World of Fear~ (2000)
Director, Screenplay
1990s
3 titles
Hobos Winds Will Blow Soon (1997)
Screenplay, Director
ๅ้ฝ YEN TOWN (1996)
Director
ใในใใ (1993)
Director, Script