Directing
Shinji Imaoka
- Titles
- 131movies2TV shows
- Career
Active from 1987 to 2026, busiest in 1999 with 7 main titles.
- Directed
- 65titles as director
- Average score
55/100
- Highest rated
Ghost Cat Anzu64/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 11 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Uncanny5.1average 2.5
- Eroticism4.3average 1.8
- Fantasy3.5average 1.7
- Dark Humor4.6average 2.8
- Absurdist Humor3.6average 2.0
- Melancholy6.2average 4.7
- Psychological7.0average 5.6
- Contemporary Realism6.7average 5.4
Rarely in their work
- Historical1.0, average 2.6
- Politics1.2, average 2.6
- Nostalgia2.6, average 3.8
- Wit & Wordplay2.9, average 3.7
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Character-Driven 7
- Japanese Cinema 6
- Melancholy 5
- Contemporary Realism 4
- Contemporary Setting 3
- Social Commentary 3
- Family Dynamics 3
- Japanese Folklore 2
- Unconventional Romance 2
- Intrigue 2
- Japanese Erotica 2
- Character Study 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Kazuhiro SuzukiCinematographerLunchbox, Waiting for the Comet, Uncle's Paradise, Cute Devil, Despite All That, +10 more- SShōji SakaiEditorWaiting for the Comet, Uncle's Paradise, Despite All That, Frog Song, Demeking, +8 more
- TTomoko HirutaEditorShape of My Heart, Kagi, Long Goodbye: Tantei Furui Kurinosuke, Boys Hitting the Road, Voluptuous Beauty: Wanna Do It Desperately!, +6 more
Takeshi ItōActorLunchbox, Waiting for the Comet, Empty Room, Frog Song, Demeking, +3 more- MMinoru SatōWriterBoys Hitting the Road, Unlucky Woman's Blues, Kaerenai san'nin: Kaikan wa owaranai, Aoi-chan Won't Let Me Do It, Odd Final, +3 more
- HHiroshi SatoActorThe Drudgery Train, Lunchbox, Boys Hitting the Road, Kaerenai san'nin: Kaikan wa owaranai, Demeking, +2 more
Yohta KawaseActorLunchbox, The Woman of Brother, Frog Song, Voluptuous Beauty: Wanna Do It Desperately!, Demeking, +2 more
Toshiki SatōDirectorPerfect Blue: Yume Nara Samete, Empty Room, New Apartment Complex Wife: Adultery is a Taste of Honey, Psycho Doctor, Newly Appointed Female Teacher: Past Exposed, +2 more- TTaku UnamiComposerShape of My Heart, Kagi, Seaside Lover, Aoi-chan Won't Let Me Do It, Far Away, Further Away, +2 more
- HHiroshi KirihataEditorDeep Story, Setsuna: Vampire's Love of 100 Days, Seaside Lover, Aoi-chan Won't Let Me Do It, Far Away, Further Away, +1 more
Mutsuo YoshiokaActorGhost Cat Anzu, Lunchbox, Underwater Love, Uncle's Paradise, Frog Song- MMasataka MatsubaraActorUncle's Paradise, Tsuchinoko: The Comedy, Nureru bijin tsuma hamerareta on'na, The Lost Virgin, New Bus Guide's Sweaty Tour of Secret Places
Movies and TV shows
1322020s
26 titles · average score 64
Screenplay
Director of Photography, Screenplay
Director
Screenplay
Writer, Director
as Kenichi
Screenplay
Director, Screenplay
2010s
31 titles · average score 59
Screenplay, Director
Writer
Director, Screenplay
Director
Writer, Director
Screenplay
Screenplay
Screenplay
Director
Screenplay
Director, Screenplay
Writer, Director
2000s
24 titles · average score 54
Director
Director
Director
Director, Screenplay
Assistant Director
Screenplay, Director
Screenplay
as Koichi Maeda
Screenplay
1990s
50 titles · average score 56
Director, Screenplay
Screenplay
Screenplay, Director
Screenplay, Director
Director, Screenplay
Director, Screenplay
First Assistant Director
as TV reporter
First Assistant Director
as Groper
Assistant Director
1980s
1 title
Writer, Director