Portrait of Akitaro Daichi

Directing

Akitaro Daichi

Career

Active from 1981 to 2025, busiest in 1998 with 5 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score68/100
Highest rated
Poster for Naruto Shippūden
Naruto Shippūden
GoodWatch score85/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 25 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.7 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.3 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.4 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Akitaro Daichi Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.7, average 5.4
  • Crime
    1.6, average 3.6
  • Class & Capitalism
    1.6, average 3.3
  • Historical
    1.3, average 2.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Fast-Paced 3
  • Absurdist Comedy 3
  • Coming-of-Age Story 3
  • Coming-of-Age 2
  • Cult Classic 2
  • Physical Comedy 2
  • Eccentric Characters 2
  • Slice-of-Life Comedy 2
  • Martial Arts 2
  • Classic Anime 2
  • Nostalgic 2
  • Family-Friendly 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

21
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

1 title
Me & Roboco: The Movie
Me & Roboco: The Movie (2025)

Director

2010s

2 titles
Namakura Gatana: Kunoichi-hen
Namakura Gatana: Kunoichi-hen (2017)

Director

Tadaima Omoide no Saga
Tadaima Omoide no Saga (2017)

Director

2000s

7 titles · average score 30
Kung Fu Kid
Kung Fu Kid (2007)
GoodWatch score 30

Writer

Prince Mackaroo: Peril at the Full Moon Road -A "Rare" Adventure of Our Prince-
Prince Mackaroo: Peril at the Full Moon Road -A "Rare" Adventure of Our Prince- (2007)

Director

Animation Runner Kuromi 2
Animation Runner Kuromi 2 (2004)

as Studio Acohida's Production Assistant (voice)

Grrl Power!
Grrl Power! (2004)

Director, Producer

Gag Manga Biyori: Jump Festa 2002 Special
Gag Manga Biyori: Jump Festa 2002 Special (2002)

Director

Animation Runner Kuromi
Animation Runner Kuromi (2001)

as Doshin (voice)

Prince Mackaroo the Movie: The Promised Summer - Ojaru and Semira
Prince Mackaroo the Movie: The Promised Summer - Ojaru and Semira (2000)

Director

1990s

5 titles
Seikimatsu Leader Gaiden Takeshi!
Seikimatsu Leader Gaiden Takeshi! (1998)

Director, Screenplay

Sexy Commando Side Story: A Story that can be Told in Two Days - Masaru-san: The Road to Becoming a Master
Sexy Commando Side Story: A Story that can be Told in Two Days - Masaru-san: The Road to Becoming a Master (1998)

Director

Magic School Lunar: Secret of the Blue Dragon
Magic School Lunar: Secret of the Blue Dragon (1997)

Director

Hanako of the Toilet
Hanako of the Toilet (1996)

Director

Elf Princess Ren
Elf Princess Ren (1995)

Director

1980s

6 titles · average score 68
Urusei Yatsura: The Final Chapter
Urusei Yatsura: The Final Chapter (1988)
GoodWatch score 65

Director of Photography

Crystal Triangle: The Forbidden Revelation
Crystal Triangle: The Forbidden Revelation (1987)

Director of Photography

Doraemon: Nobita and the Castle of the Undersea Devil
Doraemon: Nobita and the Castle of the Undersea Devil (1983)
GoodWatch score 68

Director of Photography

Doraemon: Nobita and the Haunts of Evil
Doraemon: Nobita and the Haunts of Evil (1982)
GoodWatch score 68

Director of Photography

Doraemon: The Record of Nobita, Spaceblazer
Doraemon: The Record of Nobita, Spaceblazer (1981)
GoodWatch score 67

Director of Photography

Doraemon: Nobita's Dinosaur
Doraemon: Nobita's Dinosaur (1980)
GoodWatch score 71

Compositing Artist