Portrait of Taku Kishimoto

Writing

Taku Kishimoto

Career

Active from 2006 to 2026, busiest in 2016 with 6 main titles.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score74/100
Highest rated
Poster for Haikyu!!
Haikyu!!
GoodWatch score90/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 35 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.1 versus catalog average 4.5EnergyHeart: 5.3 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.2 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.9 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Taku Kishimoto Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    4.2, average 5.4
  • Eroticism
    0.8, average 1.8
  • Showbiz
    0.3, average 1.2
  • Class & Capitalism
    2.4, average 3.3

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Coming-of-Age 5
  • Sports Anime 3
  • Visually Dynamic 3
  • Team Dynamics 2
  • Intense Competition 2
  • Comfort Watch 2
  • Political Intrigue 2
  • Fast-Paced Action 2
  • Fantasy Adventure 2
  • Found Family 2
  • Character-Driven Narrative 2
  • Shonen 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

17
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

12 titles ยท average score 70
Gintama the Movie 2026: Yoshiwara in Flames
Gintama the Movie 2026: Yoshiwara in Flames (2026)
GoodWatch score 85

Screenplay

cocoon - One Summer of Girlhood
cocoon - One Summer of Girlhood (2026)
GoodWatch score 75

Screenplay

The Keeper of the Camphor Tree
The Keeper of the Camphor Tree (2026)
GoodWatch score 63

Screenplay

Luka and the Flower of the Sun
Luka and the Flower of the Sun (2025)

Writer

BLUE LOCK THE MOVIE -EPISODE NAGI-
BLUE LOCK THE MOVIE -EPISODE NAGI- (2024)
GoodWatch score 65

Screenplay, Series Composition

GREAT PRETENDER razbliuto
GREAT PRETENDER razbliuto (2024)
GoodWatch score 66

Writer

Luka and the Flower of the Sun
Luka and the Flower of the Sun (2024)

Writer

BURN THE WITCH #0.8
BURN THE WITCH #0.8 (2023)
GoodWatch score 72

Screenplay

Fruits Basket -prelude-
Fruits Basket -prelude- (2022)
GoodWatch score 73

Screenplay

The Deer King
The Deer King (2021)
GoodWatch score 63

Screenplay

Haikyuu!! Puppet Animation
Haikyuu!! Puppet Animation (2020)

Screenplay

The Millionaire Detective Balance: Unlimited The Stage
The Millionaire Detective Balance: Unlimited The Stage (2020)

Screenplay

2010s

5 titles ยท average score 78
Haikyu!! The Movie: Battle of Concepts
Haikyu!! The Movie: Battle of Concepts (2017)
GoodWatch score 79

Screenplay

Haikyu!! The Movie: Talent and Sense
Haikyu!! The Movie: Talent and Sense (2017)
GoodWatch score 78

Screenplay

Monster Strike The Movie: To The Place of Beginnings
Monster Strike The Movie: To The Place of Beginnings (2016)

Screenplay

Haikyu!! the Movie: The End and the Beginning
Haikyu!! the Movie: The End and the Beginning (2015)
GoodWatch score 78

Screenplay, Series Composition

Haikyu!! the Movie: The Winner and the Loser
Haikyu!! the Movie: The Winner and the Loser (2015)
GoodWatch score 77

Series Composition, Screenplay