Nanea Miyata is a Japanese-Hawaiian writer/director who comes from a family partially molded by her older sister who has the rare neurological disorder Rett Syndrome. A multi-hyphenate who also writes music, she wrote, directed and self-produced her first feature film "Christmas Harmony" in 2018, and has been writing and directing movies for television/streaming ever since. She's the founder of the production company June Street Studios, a boutique film/music production house that specializes in nimble narrative content that seeks to marry fun & cheeky scripts w/ an elevated visual style.
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Biography from IMDb.
- November 11, 1986 (39)
- Simi Valley, California, USA
- Director, writer, actor, producer and editor
- 8 on MovieCove · 15 credits in all
What are Nanea Miyata's films like?
Across their 8 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.
Genres
Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 8
Light 4 · Serious 4 · Dark 0
Grounded 6 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 1
Gentle 4 · Charged 4 · Intense 0
Steady 5 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 0
Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0
Casual 6 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 4 · Affecting 4 · Heavy 0
Resolved 8 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy4
- Bittersweet3
- Ambiguous1
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 Nanea Miyata's films?
As of October 24, 2026, all 8 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on The Roku Channel (4).
Subscription and free streaming for Nanea Miyata'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
15 credits, 8 with a MovieCove page.
Bride or Die(2025)
Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films
The Christmas Showdown (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)
Gossip to Die For (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)
Yuletide the Knot(2023)
Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films
Romance in Hawaii(2023)
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
A Party to Die For(2022)
Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films
Dead in the Water(2021)
Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films
Secrets of an Escort(2021)
Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films
Never Gone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
Christmas Harmony(2018)
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
Leanne is Gone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
Til Death Do Us Part (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
Annie(1999)
Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
You're Invited to Mary-Kate & Ashley's (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)
You're Invited to Mary-Kate & Ashley's Camping Party (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 15 titles, 14 of them dated from 1995 to 2026.
Film career
- 1999Screen debut· Annie
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.
How do Nanea Miyata's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 23rd percentile, the median of all 8; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 29th percentile for acclaim.
- 50th to 74th3
- 25th to 49th1
- Below 25th4
Shape of the crowd
7 of their 8 titles are Mixed.
- Crowd Pleaser1
- Mixed7
Reviewers score the atmosphere 52/100 and the pacing 39/100 in their films, across 8 reviewed titles. 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 Nanea Miyata work with?
People who share at least 2 of Nanea Miyata's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Matthew Atticus Berger shares the most, 7.
Actors
- Kelley JakleShared titles: Bride or Die (2025), Romance in Hawaii (2023), Yuletide the Knot (2023), Christmas Harmony (2018)See all 4 shared titles with Kelley Jakle
- Peter PorteShared titles: Romance in Hawaii (2023), Yuletide the Knot (2023), Dead in the Water (2021), Christmas Harmony (2018)See all 4 shared titles with Peter Porte
- Kara RoysterShared titles: Bride or Die (2025), A Party to Die For (2022)See all 2 shared titles with Kara Royster
- Coel MahalShared titles: Romance in Hawaii (2023), Secrets of an Escort (2021)See all 2 shared titles with Coel Mahal
Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Matthew Atticus BergerShared titles: Bride or Die (2025), Romance in Hawaii (2023), Yuletide the Knot (2023), A Party to Die For (2022), Dead in the Water (2021), Secrets of an Escort (2021), Christmas Harmony (2018)See all 7 shared titles with Matthew Atticus Berger
- Nathan HaugaardShared titles: Dead in the Water (2021), Secrets of an Escort (2021), Christmas Harmony (2018)See all 3 shared titles with Nathan Haugaard
- Don MoneyShared titles: Romance in Hawaii (2023), Secrets of an Escort (2021)See all 2 shared titles with Don Money
Producers
- Ryan MoonShared titles: Bride or Die (2025), Yuletide the Knot (2023), Dead in the Water (2021), Christmas Harmony (2018)See all 4 shared titles with Ryan Moon
- Autumn FedericiShared titles: Romance in Hawaii (2023), Secrets of an Escort (2021)See all 2 shared titles with Autumn Federici
- Claudia SchwartzShared titles: Yuletide the Knot (2023), Christmas Harmony (2018)See all 2 shared titles with Claudia Schwartz
- Jake HelgrenShared titles: Romance in Hawaii (2023), Secrets of an Escort (2021)See all 2 shared titles with Jake Helgren
Mixed roles
- Daniel Mahler LandmanShared titles: Bride or Die (2025), Yuletide the Knot (2023)See all 2 shared titles with Daniel Mahler Landman
