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Portrait of Shinya Kawatsura

Directing

Shinya Kawatsura

Career

Active from 2001 to 2026, busiest in 2001 and 2024 with 2 main titles each.

Average score
GoodWatch score73/100
Highest rated
Poster for Buddy Daddies
Buddy Daddies
GoodWatch score86/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 19 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.2 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.7 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.1 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Shinya Kawatsura Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Class & Capitalism
    1.3, average 3.3
  • Historical
    0.7, average 2.6
  • Violence
    2.4, average 4.2
  • Social Commentary
    3.2, average 4.9

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Coming-of-Age 3
  • Emotional Catharsis 2
  • Character Study 2
  • Supernatural Slice-of-Life 2
  • Nostalgic Atmosphere 2
  • Found Family Dynamics 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

4
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

2 titles · average score 72
Laid-Back Camp the Movie
Laid-Back Camp the Movie (2022)
GoodWatch score 76

Second Unit Director, Storyboard Artist

The House of the Lost on the Cape
The House of the Lost on the Cape (2021)
GoodWatch score 68

Storyboard Artist, Director

2010s

1 title · average score 76
Non Non Biyori: Vacation
Non Non Biyori: Vacation (2018)
GoodWatch score 76

Storyboard Artist, Director

2000s

1 title
.hack//GIFT
.hack//GIFT (2003)

Director