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Nobuhiro Doi

Nobuhiro Doi

Director, also producer · Born April 11, 1964 (62) · Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan

Nobuhiro Doi (土井裕泰, Doi Nobuhiro) is a Japanese television and film director. Doi graduated from Waseda University School of Economics and Politics Affiliated with the drama production department of TBS TV and Content Production Department. As the leading director of TBS TV, he has directed so many masterpieces that if you are interested in Japanese dramas, there is no one who has not seen at least one drama directed by this director. Friends is the first Korean-Japanese collaboration drama produced to commemorate the joint hosting of the 2002 Korea-Japan World Cup . Directed by Nobuhiro Dodo. After graduating from the Department of Political Science and Economics at Waseda University, he joined TBS TV in 1994 and continues to this day. Starting with Now, I'm Going to Meet You in 2004 , in addition to directing dramas, he also directs movies.

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Born
April 11, 1964 (62)
From
Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan
Works as
Director, also producer
Titles
19 on MovieCove · 51 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Up 17% in 30 days

What are Nobuhiro Doi's films like?

Across their 16 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Drama5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 87th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 58th percentile
: browse their Crime movies

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

share of theme weight
Bonds
38%
Self
20%
Survival
19%
Morality
12%
Society
8%
Ideas
4%
Family bonds7 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love6 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief5 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth3 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity3 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose3 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 8 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 4 · Serious 3 · Dark 1

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 7 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 3 · Charged 4 · Intense 1

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 7 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 7 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 5 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 6 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Warm
8
Melancholic
9
Romantic
5
Hopeful
7
Contemplative
6
Other
10

How their films linger

Hopeful9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet8
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous4

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 Nobuhiro Doi's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 11 of their 19 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, on Netflix (11).

Subscription and free streaming for Nobuhiro Doi'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

51 credits, 19 with a MovieCove page.

  • Sins of Kujo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2027)

    Director

  • Until the T-Shirt Dries(2026)

    Show 5 episodes · Director · Creator

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows

  • Sins of Kujo(2026)

    Show 4 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all shows

  • Hiraba no Tsuki(2025)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Unreachable(2025)

    Director · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Slow Train (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Director · Cinematographer

  • Last Man: The Blind Profiler (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Show 10 episodes · Director

  • Is Love Sustainable?(2022)

    Show 10 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all shows

  • Japan Sinks: People of Hope(2021)

    Show 10 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all shows

  • We Made a Beautiful Bouquet(2021)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • The Voice of Sin(2020)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • We Married as a Job: New Year's Special (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 11 episodes · Director

  • Tomorrow's Family (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Director

  • Nagi's Long Vacation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 10 episodes · Director

  • In This Corner of the World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 9 episodes · Director

  • Quartet(2017)

    Show 10 episodes · Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows

  • The Full-Time Wife Escapist(2016)

    Show 11 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • Sleepeeer Hit! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 10 episodes · Director

  • Dr. Storks(2015)

    Show 21 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all shows

  • Flying Colors(2015)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • A Far Promise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Director

  • Back of Father (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 10 episodes · Director

  • Sleeping Forest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Director

  • The Flying Publicist(2013)

    Show 11 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows

  • The Wings of the Kirin(2011)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Man of Destiny (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 10 episodes · Director

  • Red Finger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Director

  • Dogwood Tree (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Director

  • Detective Lovesick (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

  • Tengoku de Kimi ni Aetara (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Director

  • Love Shuffle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show Creator

  • Ah, It's True, You Are Already Gone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Director

  • You Gotta Be Kidding Me! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 6 episodes · Director

  • Tears for You(2006)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Satomi Hakkenden (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 2 episodes · Director · Creator

  • The Tragedy of M (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 4 episodes · Director

  • Be with You(2004)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Orange Days(2004)

    Show 11 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all shows

  • Manhattan Love Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 11 episodes · Director

  • Kaidan Shin Mimibukuro: Shiroi Himo-Hen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Director

  • Good Luck!!(2003)

    Show Director

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows

  • Friends (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 4 episodes · Director

  • Love Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 11 episodes · Director

  • Strawberry on the Shortcake (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 6 episodes · Director

  • Beautiful Life(2000)

    Show 11 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all shows

  • Le Bel Homme (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

  • Forbidden Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 11 episodes · Director

  • Blue Bird (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 11 episodes · Director

  • Risou no Kekkon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 10 episodes · Director

  • Mid-day Moon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 12 episodes · Director

  • Say You Love Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Show 12 episodes · Director

Career shape

A full career of 50 titles, 49 of them dated from 1995 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Be with You (2004)

$47M worldwide

Highest rated

Be with You (2004)

Midcredits 95th

Most popular right now

Until the T-Shirt Dries (2026)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing49 of 50: 44 only directing, 5 with another role · typical Midcredits score65thProducing1 of 50: 0 only producing, 1 with another roleCinematography2 of 50: 0 only cinematography, 2 with another roleOther crew3 of 50: 1 only other crew, 2 with another role

50 titles, 5 with more than one role — directing and other crew overlap on 2 of them.

By decade

1990s6 · crew2000s15 · crew2010s16 · crew2020s12 · crew

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 Nobuhiro Doi's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 81st percentile, the median of all 8; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 85th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

85thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Approval · how many liked their films

79thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Reach · how many have seen their films

65thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Midcredits score across 19 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up5
  • 50th to 74th10
  • 25th to 49th3
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

9 of their 19 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Crowd Pleaser8
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed9

Most divisive · director

Beautiful Life (2000)

61st percentile spread · 19% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director

Be with You (2004)

Midcredits 95th · 83% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 70/100 and the pacing 50/100 in their films, across 5 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 Nobuhiro Doi work with?

People who share at least 2 of Nobuhiro Doi's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jun'nosuke Hogaki shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers