Portrait of Tamio Hayashi

Writing

Tamio Hayashi

Career

Active from 1995 to 2026, with up to 3 main titles a year.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score68/100
Highest rated
Poster for Fish Story
Fish Story
GoodWatch score89/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 15 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.5EnergyHeart: 4.9 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.9 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Tamio Hayashi Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Uncanny
    1.3, average 2.5
  • Fantasy
    0.7, average 1.7
  • Dark Humor
    1.7, average 2.8
  • Scare
    1.5, average 2.5

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Japanese Cinema 8
  • Coming-of-Age 4
  • Emotional Journey 3
  • Bittersweet 3
  • Time Travel 2
  • Political Intrigue 2
  • Fast-Paced 2
  • Japanese Culture 2
  • Psychological Thriller 2
  • Intrigue 2
  • Class Conflict 2
  • Character-Driven 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

33
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

9 titles ยท average score 70
Goodbye My Car
Goodbye My Car (2026)

Screenplay

Finding My Punchline
Finding My Punchline (2026)

Writer

The Boy and the Dog
The Boy and the Dog (2025)
GoodWatch score 67

Screenplay

Not Me That Went Viral
Not Me That Went Viral (2025)

Screenplay

Dear Family
Dear Family (2024)

Screenplay

Fragments of the Last Will
Fragments of the Last Will (2022)
GoodWatch score 79

Writer

In the Wake
In the Wake (2021)
GoodWatch score 67

Screenplay

The Sun Stands Still
The Sun Stands Still (2021)

Screenplay

Threads - Our Tapestry of Love
Threads - Our Tapestry of Love (2020)
GoodWatch score 68

Screenplay

2010s

17 titles ยท average score 66
Recall
Recall (2018)
GoodWatch score 67

Screenplay

Let's Go, Jets!
Let's Go, Jets! (2017)
GoodWatch score 71

Screenplay

The Last Recipe
The Last Recipe (2017)
GoodWatch score 69

Screenplay

Cats Don't Come When You Call
Cats Don't Come When You Call (2016)
GoodWatch score 63

Writer

Prophecy
Prophecy (2015)
GoodWatch score 64

Screenplay

A Stitch of Life
A Stitch of Life (2015)

Screenplay

The Snow White Murder Case
The Snow White Murder Case (2014)
GoodWatch score 67

Screenplay

The Eternal Zero
The Eternal Zero (2013)
GoodWatch score 71

Screenplay

Shield of Straw
Shield of Straw (2013)
GoodWatch score 43

Screenplay

See You Tomorrow, Everyone
See You Tomorrow, Everyone (2013)
GoodWatch score 69

Screenplay

Bunny Drop
Bunny Drop (2011)
GoodWatch score 71

Screenplay

Golden Slumber
Golden Slumber (2010)
GoodWatch score 71

Screenplay

2000s

6 titles ยท average score 76
Fish Story
Fish Story (2009)
GoodWatch score 89

Screenplay

DIVE!!
DIVE!! (2008)
GoodWatch score 63

Screenplay

Naoko
Naoko (2008)

Screenplay

Route 225
Route 225 (2006)

Screenplay

Kazuo Umezu's Horror Theater: Present
Kazuo Umezu's Horror Theater: Present (2005)

Writer

Cook Me Softly
Cook Me Softly (2004)

Screenplay

1990s

1 title
Edo Murasaki Limited Express
Edo Murasaki Limited Express (1995)

Screenplay