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Ryo Otsuka

Career

Active from 2005 to 2026, busiest in 2014 with 3 main titles.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score62/100
Highest rated
Poster for Dear Etranger
Dear Etranger
GoodWatch score70/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 9 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.8 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.1 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Ryo Otsuka Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Nostalgia
    2.3, average 3.8
  • Scare
    1.4, average 2.6
  • Satire & Parody
    1.1, average 2.3
  • Historical
    1.4, average 2.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 6
  • Melancholic Tone 2
  • Social Commentary 2
  • Complex Relationships 2
  • Japanese Family Drama 2
  • Emotional Resonance 2
  • Japanese Cinema 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

4 titles Β· average score 58
Lives at Right Angles
Lives at Right Angles (2026)

Director of Photography

Samurai Fury
Samurai Fury (2025)
GoodWatch score 51

Director of Photography

Promised Land
Promised Land (2024)

Director of Photography

Romance Doll
Romance Doll (2020)
GoodWatch score 66

Director of Photography

2010s

15 titles Β· average score 65
Dear Etranger
Dear Etranger (2017)
GoodWatch score 70

Director of Photography

Vigilante
Vigilante (2017)

Director of Photography

My Dad and Mr. Ito
My Dad and Mr. Ito (2016)
GoodWatch score 65

Director of Photography

The Projects
The Projects (2016)

Director of Photography

Round Trip Heart
Round Trip Heart (2015)

Director of Photography

Crows Explode
Crows Explode (2014)
GoodWatch score 52

Director of Photography

Disconcerto
Disconcerto (2014)
GoodWatch score 64

Director of Photography

Midnight Diner
Midnight Diner (2014)
GoodWatch score 77

Cinematography

The Ravine of Goodbye
The Ravine of Goodbye (2013)
GoodWatch score 66

Director of Photography

The Cowards Who Looked to the Sky
The Cowards Who Looked to the Sky (2012)
GoodWatch score 66

Director of Photography

Tada's Do-It-All House
Tada's Do-It-All House (2011)
GoodWatch score 66

Director of Photography

A Crowd of Three
A Crowd of Three (2010)

Director of Photography

2000s

2 titles Β· average score 57
Snow Prince
Snow Prince (2009)

Director of Photography

The Whispering of the Gods
The Whispering of the Gods (2005)
GoodWatch score 57

Director of Photography