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Portrait of Akihiko Shiota

Directing

Akihiko Shiota

Titles
28movies
Career

Active from 1982 to 2023, busiest in 1992 with 3 main titles.

Directed
20
titles as director
Average score
GoodWatch score61/100
Highest rated
Poster for Farewell Song
Farewell Song
GoodWatch score68/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 11 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.8 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.1 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Akihiko Shiota Catalog average

Main genres

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Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 3
  • Emotional 3
  • Character Study 2
  • Japanese Cinema 2
  • Melancholy 2
  • Japanese Drama 2
  • Contemporary Japan 2
  • Psychological Drama 2
  • Childhood Trauma 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

28

2020s

2 titles

Director, Screenplay

Writer, Director

2010s

5 titles Β· average score 63
Farewell Song
Farewell Song (2019)
GoodWatch score 68

Director, Screenplay

Director, Screenplay

I Just Wanna Hug You
I Just Wanna Hug You (2014)
GoodWatch score 66

Director, Writer

2000s

8 titles Β· average score 60
Dororo
Dororo (2007)
GoodWatch score 66

Screenplay, Director

Canary
Canary (2005)
GoodWatch score 43

Writer, Director

Director, Screenplay

Yomigaeri
Yomigaeri (2003)
GoodWatch score 63

Screenplay, Director

Harmful Insect
Harmful Insect (2002)
GoodWatch score 68

Director

Director, Writer

1990s

9 titles Β· average score 61
Moonlight Whispers
Moonlight Whispers (1999)
GoodWatch score 62

Writer, Director

Don't Look Back
Don't Look Back (1999)
GoodWatch score 68

Director, Screenplay

Director of Photography

Director of Photography

Writer

1980s

4 titles Β· average score 49

Third Assistant Director

Producer, Director