Portrait of Hirokazu Kore-eda

Directing

Hirokazu Kore-eda

Career

Active from 1989 to 2026, with up to 3 main titles a year.

Average score
GoodWatch score76/100
Highest rated
Poster for Shoplifters
Shoplifters
GoodWatch score89/100

What stands out

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

Energy: 2.4 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.7 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.8 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.6 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.4 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Hirokazu Kore-eda Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Adrenaline
    2.0, average 4.8
  • Violence
    1.7, average 4.1
  • Crime
    2.0, average 3.6
  • Scare
    1.0, average 2.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 5
  • Thought-Provoking 4
  • Character-Driven Narrative 3
  • Japanese Slice-of-Life 2
  • Japanese Family Drama 2
  • Complex Characters 2
  • Moral Ambiguity 2
  • Japanese Cinema 2
  • Intimate Character Study 2
  • Contemporary Japan 2
  • Hirokazu Kore-eda Masterpiece 2
  • Slow Burn Narrative 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

59
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

2 titles
Untitled Hirokazu Kore-eda Film
Untitled Hirokazu Kore-eda Film

Director, Screenplay

Last Scene
Last Scene

Director

2020s

12 titles Β· average score 68
Look Back
Look Back (2026)
GoodWatch score 70

Director, Writer

Sheep in the Box
Sheep in the Box (2026)
GoodWatch score 54

Editor, Screenplay

THE ORIGIN OF ULTRAMAN
THE ORIGIN OF ULTRAMAN (2026)

Producer

5 - The Time Called Arashi -
5 - The Time Called Arashi - (2026)

Director

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γƒ©γ‚Ήγƒˆγ‚·γƒΌγƒ³ (2025)

Director

Monster
Monster (2023)
GoodWatch score 85

Editor, Director

Broker
Broker (2022)
GoodWatch score 78

Director, Editor

My Small Land
My Small Land (2022)
GoodWatch score 67

Executive Producer

HAJIKERU
HAJIKERU (2022)

Producer

The Center Lane
The Center Lane (2021)

Director

National Theatre Live: After Life
National Theatre Live: After Life (2021)

Writer

Any Crybabies Around?
Any Crybabies Around? (2020)
GoodWatch score 56

Development Producer

2010s

17 titles Β· average score 79
The Truth
The Truth (2019)
GoodWatch score 72

Director, Editor

Shoplifters
Shoplifters (2018)
GoodWatch score 89

Producer, Director

Ten Years Japan
Ten Years Japan (2018)
GoodWatch score 73

Executive Producer

The Third Murder
The Third Murder (2017)
GoodWatch score 72

Screenplay, Editor

After the Storm
After the Storm (2016)
GoodWatch score 83

Original Concept, Editor

Our Little Sister
Our Little Sister (2015)
GoodWatch score 81

Screenplay, Editor

Ishibumi
Ishibumi (2015)

Director

Homeland
Homeland (2014)

Consulting Producer

Like Father, Like Son
Like Father, Like Son (2013)
GoodWatch score 80

Editor, Director

I Wish
I Wish (2011)
GoodWatch score 80

Director, Editor

Kaidan Horror Classics
Kaidan Horror Classics (2010)

Director

The Days After
The Days After (2010)

Screenplay, Director

2000s

15 titles Β· average score 69
Air Doll
Air Doll (2009)
GoodWatch score 66

Producer, Director

Still Walking
Still Walking (2008)
GoodWatch score 88

Director, Original Story

So I Can Be Alright: Cocco's Endless Journey
So I Can Be Alright: Cocco's Endless Journey (2008)

Director

Hana
Hana (2006)
GoodWatch score 46

Director, Editor

Sway
Sway (2006)
GoodWatch score 72

Producer

Nobody Knows
Nobody Knows (2004)
GoodWatch score 87

Editor, Director

A Making of Nobody Knows
A Making of Nobody Knows (2004)

Still Photographer

Wild Berries
Wild Berries (2003)
GoodWatch score 67

Producer

Kakuto
Kakuto (2003)

Producer

Birthplace
Birthplace (2003)

Editor, Director

Kaettekita! Deka Matsuri
Kaettekita! Deka Matsuri (2003)

Director

Distance
Distance (2001)
GoodWatch score 60

Editor, Writer

1990s

12 titles Β· average score 80
After Life
After Life (1999)
GoodWatch score 83

Director, Screenplay

Without Memory
Without Memory (1996)
GoodWatch score 70

Editor, Idea

This World (A Correspondence Between Naomi Kawase and Hirokazu Koreeda)
This World (A Correspondence Between Naomi Kawase and Hirokazu Koreeda) (1996)

Writer, Director

Maborosi
Maborosi (1995)
GoodWatch score 87

Producer, Director

August Without Him
August Without Him (1994)

Director

When Cinema Reflects the Times: Hou Hsiao-Hsien and Edward Yang
When Cinema Reflects the Times: Hou Hsiao-Hsien and Edward Yang (1993)

Director

Soul Sketches - Every Person's Kenji Miyazawa
Soul Sketches - Every Person's Kenji Miyazawa (1993)

Director

Yottsu no shibu jikoku
Yottsu no shibu jikoku (1993)

Director

I Wish I Could Be Japanese
I Wish I Could Be Japanese (1992)

Director

Lessons from a Calf
Lessons from a Calf (1991)

Director

However...
However... (1991)

Producer, Director

Where Has All the Pollution Gone?
Where Has All the Pollution Gone? (1991)

Director

1980s

1 title
Great SFX Adventure: Take Me to 'Sweet Home'
Great SFX Adventure: Take Me to 'Sweet Home' (1989)

Assistant Director