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Junji Shimizu

Junji Shimizu

Director · Born January 1, 1961 (65)

Born
January 1, 1961 (65)
Works as
Director
Titles
17 on MovieCove · 29 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 155 days to Oct 26Down 14% in 30 days

What are Junji Shimizu's films like?

Across their 11 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
49%
Self
26%
Society
12%
Ideas
6%
Survival
3%
Power
3%
Friendship8 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose3 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty2 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeHope2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 10 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 8 · Serious 2 · Dark 0

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

Grounded 0 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 8

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

Gentle 4 · Charged 6 · Intense 0

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

Steady 6 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 0

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 8 · Funny 1

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 5 · Relentless 2

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

Casual 8 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 10 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
6
Thrilling
5
Hopeful
4
Warm
4
Tense
2
Other
4

How their films linger

Feel-good8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy9
  • Bittersweet2

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 Junji Shimizu's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 8 of their 17 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Crunchyroll (6).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Junji Shimizu'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

29 credits, 17 with a MovieCove page.

Career shape

A full career of 29 titles from 1993 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Precure All Stars New Stage Movie: Friends of the Future (2012)

$12M worldwide

Highest rated

Slam Dunk (1993)

Midcredits 98th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting2 of 29: 2 only acting, 0 with another roleDirecting24 of 29: 22 only directing, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score72ndOther crew5 of 29: 3 only other crew, 2 with another role

By decade

1990s6 · crew2000s10 · crew2010s9 · 2 acting · 7 crew2020s4 · 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 Junji Shimizu's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 71st percentile, the median of all 11; across their 10 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 76th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

76thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Approval · how many liked their films

64thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Reach · how many have seen their films

63rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Midcredits score across 17 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up6
  • 50th to 74th9
  • 25th to 49th1
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

6 of their 17 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Loved with Detractors1
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic4
  • Crowd Pleaser3
  • Mixed6

Most divisive · director

Precure All Stars New Stage Movie: Friends of the Future (2012)

93rd percentile spread · 20% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director

Slam Dunk (1993)

Midcredits 98th · 92% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 62/100 and the pacing 36/100 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 Junji Shimizu work with?

People who share at least 2 of Junji Shimizu's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Izumi Tôdô shares the most, 5.

Writers

  • Izumi Tôdô5 titles    See all 5 shared titles with Izumi Tôdô
  • Yoshimi Narita4 titles    See all 4 shared titles with Yoshimi Narita
  • Eiichirô Oda4 titles    See all 4 shared titles with Eiichirô Oda

Actors

  • Akemi Okamura5 titles    See all 5 shared titles with Akemi Okamura
  • Kappei Yamaguchi5 titles    See all 5 shared titles with Kappei Yamaguchi
  • Kazuya Nakai4 titles    See all 4 shared titles with Kazuya Nakai
  • Mayumi Tanaka4 titles    See all 4 shared titles with Mayumi Tanaka

Composers and editors

Producers