Joji Matsuoka

What are Joji Matsuoka's films like?

Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Society.

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Joji Matsuoka's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 2 of their 6 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

• Fandor1 title, browse their movies on this service
  • Burst City (1982) · assistant director
• Netflix1 title, browse their movies on this service
  • Midnight Diner (2009) · director

Subscription and free streaming for Joji Matsuoka's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

23 credits, 6 with a MovieCove page.

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  The Old One (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

  Show 5 episodes · Director
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  When I Was Born Next Time (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

  Show 7 episodes · Director
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  Sugu Shinun Dakara (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

  Show 5 episodes · Director
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  Midnight Diner 2(2016)

  Director · Screenplay

  Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films93^rd
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  Midnight Diner: Tokyo Stories (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

  Show 20 episodes · Director · Creator
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  Midnight Diner(2014)

  Director · Screenplay

  Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films94^th
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  Snow Prince (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

  Director · Art Direction
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  Midnight Diner(2009)

  Show 14 episodes · Director · Assistant Director

  Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows98^th
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  Double Trouble (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

  Director · Screenplay
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  Tokyo Tower: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad(2007)

  Director

  Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films88^th
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  Farewell, Kuro (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

  Director · Screenplay
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  Quartet for Two (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

  as Cook
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  Acacia Walk (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

  Director · Screenplay
• The Things We Liked (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

  Director
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  Phantom of the Toilet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

  Director · Screenplay
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  119 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

  Actor
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  Twinkle(1992)

  Director · Writer

  Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films54^th
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  Swimming Upstream (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

  Director · Screenplay
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  Lesbian Harem (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

  Screenplay
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  いとしの配偶者 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

  Director · Script
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  THE RURAL RULE (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

  Director · Producer · Writer
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  Burst City(1982)

  Assistant Director

  Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films52^nd
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  March (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

  Director · Script · Actor

Career shape

A full career of 23 titles from 1980 to 2024.

Biggest box office

Midnight Diner 2 (2016)

$2.4M worldwide

Highest rated

Midnight Diner (2014)

Midcredits 94^th

How do Joji Matsuoka's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 88^th percentile, the median of all 5; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 91^st percentile for acclaim.

Shape of the crowd

3 of their 6 titles are Universally Loved.

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• Universally Loved3
• Crowd Pleaser2
• Mixed1

Most loved · director

Midnight Diner (2009)

Midcredits 98^th · 94% liked

Reviewers score the pacing 43/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 55, detractors 15. The element that speaks to their work as a director.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Joji Matsuoka work with?

People who share at least 2 of Joji Matsuoka's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Kaoru Kobayashi shares the most, 3.