Daisuke Tengan
Writer · Born December 14, 1959 (66) · Tokyo, Japan
He is the first son of director Shohei Imamura. He graduated from Ryuku University. In 1984 he joined Shinchosha but left in 1991 to pursue a creative career. His directing debut was in 1990.
Biography from TMDB.
- December 14, 1959 (66)
- Tokyo, Japan
- Writer
- 9 on MovieCove · 22 credits in all
What are Daisuke Tengan's films like?
Across their 8 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Survival.
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 1 · Serious 2 · Dark 5
Grounded 2 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 1
Gentle 1 · Charged 2 · Intense 5
Steady 2 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 2
Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 0
Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0
Casual 0 · Engaged 8 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 0 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 6
A split, not a type: Resolved 3 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 3
Moods and endings
- Bittersweet4
- Tragic2
- Ambiguous2
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 Daisuke Tengan's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 4 of their 9 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
- Cineverse, show their title on Cineverse
- Film Movement Plus, show their title on Film Movement Plus
- Magnolia Selects, show their title on Magnolia Selects
- Midnight Pulp, show their title on Midnight Pulp
- RetroCrush, show their title on RetroCrush
- Screambox, show their title on Screambox
- Warriors & Gangsters, show their title on Warriors & Gangsters
Subscription and free streaming for Daisuke Tengan'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
22 credits, 9 with a MovieCove page.
Bad Lieutenant: Tokyo(2026)
Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films
Meet Me at Angie’s Bar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)
Dendera (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
13 Assassins(2010)
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films
The Most Beautiful Night In The World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
Waiting in the Dark (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
Imprint (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
Detective Office 5 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
Aiki (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
September 11(2002)
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
Audition(1999)
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
Dr. Akagi(1998)
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
Blood(1998)
Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
The Eel(1997)
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all filmsAtlanta Boogie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)
Wana(1996)
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
The Stairway to the Distant Past (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)
The Most Terrible Time in My Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)
Muteki no Handicap (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)
Asian Beat: I Love Nippon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)
My Sister And Izuna (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)
Career shape
A full career of 22 titles from 1990 to 2026.
Biggest box office
13 Assassins (2010)
Highest rated
13 Assassins (2010)
Most popular right now
Audition (1999)
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 Daisuke Tengan's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 74th percentile, the median of all 9; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 79th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up4
- 50th to 74th3
- 25th to 49th2
Shape of the crowd
6 of their 9 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved1
- Cult Classic1
- Crowd Pleaser6
- Mixed1
Reviewers score the dialogue 59/100 and the plot and story 55/100 in their films, across 7 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.
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 Daisuke Tengan work with?
People who share at least 2 of Daisuke Tengan's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Takashi Miike shares the most, 3.
Directors
- Takashi MiikeShared titles: Bad Lieutenant: Tokyo (2026), 13 Assassins (2010), Audition (1999)See all 3 shared titles with Takashi Miike
- Shōhei ImamuraShared titles: Warm Water Under a Red Bridge (2001), Dr. Akagi (1998), The Eel (1997)See all 3 shared titles with Shōhei Imamura
Writers
- Motofumi TomikawaShared titles: Warm Water Under a Red Bridge (2001), The Eel (1997)See all 2 shared titles with Motofumi Tomikawa
Actors
- Kōji YakushoShared titles: 13 Assassins (2010), Warm Water Under a Red Bridge (2001), The Eel (1997)See all 3 shared titles with Kōji Yakusho
- Misa ShimizuShared titles: Warm Water Under a Red Bridge (2001), Dr. Akagi (1998), The Eel (1997)See all 3 shared titles with Misa Shimizu
- Mitsuko BaishōShared titles: Warm Water Under a Red Bridge (2001), The Eel (1997)See all 2 shared titles with Mitsuko Baishō
- Toshie NegishiShared titles: Warm Water Under a Red Bridge (2001), Audition (1999)See all 2 shared titles with Toshie Negishi
Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Kôji EndôShared titles: Bad Lieutenant: Tokyo (2026), 13 Assassins (2010), Audition (1999)See all 3 shared titles with Kôji Endô
- Hajime OkayasuShared titles: Warm Water Under a Red Bridge (2001), Dr. Akagi (1998), The Eel (1997)See all 3 shared titles with Hajime Okayasu
- Shigeru KomatsubaraShared titles: Warm Water Under a Red Bridge (2001), Dr. Akagi (1998), The Eel (1997)See all 3 shared titles with Shigeru Komatsubara
- Nobuyasu KitaShared titles: Bad Lieutenant: Tokyo (2026), 13 Assassins (2010)See all 2 shared titles with Nobuyasu Kita
Producers
- Yasushi MatsudaShared titles: Warm Water Under a Red Bridge (2001), Dr. Akagi (1998), The Eel (1997)See all 3 shared titles with Yasushi Matsuda
- Jeremy ThomasShared titles: Bad Lieutenant: Tokyo (2026), 13 Assassins (2010)See all 2 shared titles with Jeremy Thomas
- Hisashi IinoShared titles: Dr. Akagi (1998), The Eel (1997)See all 2 shared titles with Hisashi Iino