Portrait of Hisashi Kimura

Directing

Hisashi Kimura

Career

Active from 2001 to 2026, busiest in 2019 and 2023 with 4 main titles each.

Average score
GoodWatch score60/100
Highest rated
Poster for Ando Lloyd ~A.I. knows LOVE ?~
Ando Lloyd ~A.I. knows LOVE ?~
GoodWatch score72/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 6 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.5 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.7 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.5 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.3 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Hisashi Kimura Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Coming of Age
    0.4, average 3.0
  • Historical
    0.0, average 2.6
  • Satire & Parody
    0.5, average 2.3
  • Nostalgia
    2.1, average 3.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Japanese Drama 5
  • Social Commentary 4
  • Character-Driven 4
  • Moral Dilemmas 3
  • Eccentric Characters 3
  • Procedural Mystery 2
  • Mystery Thriller 2
  • Psychological Thriller 2
  • High Stakes 2
  • Suspenseful 2
  • Nostalgic 2
  • Witty Dialogue 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

5 titles · average score 54
Bakuryū Sentai Abarenjā 20th: Yurusa Rezaru Abare
Bakuryū Sentai Abarenjā 20th: Yurusa Rezaru Abare (2023)

Director

Sadako DX
Sadako DX (2022)
GoodWatch score 39

Director

99.9 Criminal Lawyer: The Movie
99.9 Criminal Lawyer: The Movie (2021)
GoodWatch score 63

Director, Writer

99.9 Criminal Lawyer: SP
99.9 Criminal Lawyer: SP (2021)

Director

Masked Ward
Masked Ward (2020)
GoodWatch score 60

Director, Screenplay

2010s

8 titles · average score 60
Murders at the House of Death
Murders at the House of Death (2019)
GoodWatch score 57

Director

Ninkyo Gakuen
Ninkyo Gakuen (2019)

Director

Pikanchi Half: Life is Hard Tabun Happy
Pikanchi Half: Life is Hard Tabun Happy (2014)

Director

Ataru: The First Love & The Last Kill
Ataru: The First Love & The Last Kill (2013)

Director

The Files of Young Kindaichi: Lost in Kowloon
The Files of Young Kindaichi: Lost in Kowloon (2013)

Director

Killer Motel
Killer Motel (2012)

Producer

Hayabusa
Hayabusa (2011)

Second Unit Director

Trick the Movie: Psychic Battle Royale
Trick the Movie: Psychic Battle Royale (2010)
GoodWatch score 64

First Assistant Director, Writer

2000s

2 titles
The Files of Young Kindaichi: Murder on the Magic Express
The Files of Young Kindaichi: Murder on the Magic Express (2001)

Director

Drowning Fish
Drowning Fish (2001)

Second Unit Director

1990s

2 titles · average score 65
Godzilla 2000: Millennium
Godzilla 2000: Millennium (1999)
GoodWatch score 55

as Okawa

Gamera 2: Advent of Legion
Gamera 2: Advent of Legion (1996)
GoodWatch score 76

Assistant Director