Portrait of Yuya Ishii

Directing

Yuya Ishii

Career

Active from 2006 to 2026, with up to 2 main titles a year.

Average score
GoodWatch score61/100
Highest rated
Poster for Our Family
Our Family
GoodWatch score70/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 7 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.1 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.4 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Yuya Ishii Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Adrenaline
    3.1, average 4.8
  • Scare
    1.1, average 2.6
  • Violence
    2.7, average 4.1
  • Fantasy
    0.6, average 1.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 6
  • Japanese Drama 3
  • Contemporary Realism 3
  • Japanese Cinema 3
  • Psychological Drama 2
  • Subtle Social Commentary 2
  • Emotional Journey 2
  • Melancholy 2
  • Personal Growth 2
  • Slow-Paced 2
  • Emotional Resonance 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

25
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

8 titles
One Last Love Letter
One Last Love Letter (2026)

Director, Writer

The Secret Battlefield
The Secret Battlefield (2026)

Director, Screenplay

The Real You
The Real You (2024)

Director, Writer

The Moon
The Moon (2023)

Director, Screenplay

Masked Hearts
Masked Hearts (2023)

Screenplay, Director

The Asian Angel
The Asian Angel (2021)

Director, Screenplay

A Madder Red
A Madder Red (2021)

Screenplay, Director

All the Things We Never Said
All the Things We Never Said (2020)

Director, Writer

2010s

11 titles · average score 61
The World of Machida-kun
The World of Machida-kun (2019)
GoodWatch score 65

Director, Screenplay

When a Tree Falls
When a Tree Falls (2019)

Director, Writer

Uta Monogatari: Cinema Fighters Project
Uta Monogatari: Cinema Fighters Project (2018)

Director

The Tokyo Night Sky Is Always the Densest Shade of Blue
The Tokyo Night Sky Is Always the Densest Shade of Blue (2017)
GoodWatch score 66

Director, Screenplay

Our Family
Our Family (2014)
GoodWatch score 70

Director, Screenplay

The Vancouver Asahi
The Vancouver Asahi (2014)
GoodWatch score 58

Director

The Great Passage
The Great Passage (2013)
GoodWatch score 57

Director

A Man with Style
A Man with Style (2011)

Director, Screenplay

Mitsuko Delivers
Mitsuko Delivers (2011)
GoodWatch score 47

Writer, Director

Sawako Decides
Sawako Decides (2010)
GoodWatch score 64

Director, Screenplay

Sachiko and her Homely Angels
Sachiko and her Homely Angels (2010)

Writer, Director

2000s

6 titles
To Walk Beside You
To Walk Beside You (2009)

Editor, Screenplay

Song of 198x
Song of 198x (2009)

Director, Writer

Bare-assed Japan
Bare-assed Japan (2008)

Editor, Director

Of Monster Mode
Of Monster Mode (2008)

Director

Girl Sparks
Girl Sparks (2007)

Writer, Director

Rebel, Jiro's Love
Rebel, Jiro's Love (2006)

Director