Hirokazu Kore-eda (born 6 June 1962) is a Japanese film director, producer, screenwriter, and editor. He began his career in television and has since directed more than a dozen feature films, including Nobody Knows (2004), Still Walking (2008), and After the Storm (2016). He won the Jury Prize at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival for Like Father, Like Son and won the Palme d'Or at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival for Shoplifters. Description above from the Wikipedia article Hirokazu Kore-eda, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Biography from TMDB.
- June 6, 1962 (64)
- Tokyo, Japan
- Director, writer, producer and editor, also actor
- 23 on MovieCove · 66 credits in all
What are Hirokazu Koreeda's films like?
Across their 23 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 21
Light 8 · Serious 8 · Dark 5
Grounded 19 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0
Gentle 9 · Charged 11 · Intense 1
Steady 19 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 19 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0
Slow burn 18 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0
Casual 8 · Engaged 12 · Full focus 1
A split, not a type: Easy watch 4 · Affecting 8 · Heavy 9
A split, not a type: Resolved 8 · Open-ended 7 · Ambiguous 6
Moods and endings
- Happy1
- Bittersweet18
- 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 Hirokazu Koreeda's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 13 of their 23 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Hirokazu Koreeda'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
66 credits, 23 with a MovieCove page; 12 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
5 - The Time Called Arashi - (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)
Look Back(2026)
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films
The Origin of Ultraman(2026)
Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Sheep in the Box(2026)
Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films
Asura(2025)
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows
Free Beats: The Musical Journey of CHEN Ming Chang (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)
Monster(2023)
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows
Broker(2022)
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films
My Small Land(2022)
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films
HAJIKERU (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
National Theatre Live: After Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
The Center Lane (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
Any Crybabies Around? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
A Day-Off of Kasumi Arimura (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
The Truth(2019)
Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films
Kiki Kirin's Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)
Junichi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)
Ten Years Japan(2018)
Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films
Shoplifters(2018)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
The Third Murder(2017)
Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
After the Storm(2016)
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films
Song FUKUYAMA (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
Ishibumi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
Our Little Sister(2015)
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films
Homeland (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Like Father, Like Son(2013)
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films
Going My Home (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
The Message from Fukushima (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
Live Fukushima: Kaze to Rock Super Nomaoi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
Ending Note: Death of a Japanese Salaryman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
I Wish(2011)
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films
Kaidan Horror Classics (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
Kaidan Horror Classics (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
Beautiful Islands (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
The Days After (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
Air Doll(2009)
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
So I Can Be Alright: Cocco's Endless Journey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
Still Walking(2008)
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
Sway(2006)
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
Hana(2006)
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all filmsSeries Constitution. Article 9: War Renunciation "Oblivion" (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
A Making of Nobody Knows (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
Nobody Knows(2004)
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
Elephant Kashimashi Documentary Film: Tobira no Mukō (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
Tobira no muko Rock kashu miyamoto hiroji to iu ikikata (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
Wild Berries (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
Kakuto (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
Birthplace (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
Kaettekita! Deka Matsuri (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
Distance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
After Life(1998)
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films
Without Memory (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)
This World (A Correspondence Between Naomi Kawase and Hirokazu Koreeda) (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)
Maborosi(1995)
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films
August Without Him (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)
Yottsu no shibu jikoku (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)
Soul Sketches - Every Person's Kenji Miyazawa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)
When Cinema Reflects the Times: Hou Hsiao-Hsien and Edward Yang (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)
I Wish I Could Be Japanese (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)
Where Has All the Pollution Gone? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)
Lessons from a Calf (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)
However... (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)
Nonfix (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)
Great SFX Adventure: Take Me to 'Sweet Home' (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)
Untitled Hirokazu Kore-eda Film (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 66 titles, 64 of them dated from 1989 to 2026.
Biggest box office
Shoplifters (2018)
Highest rated
Nobody Knows (2004)
Most popular right now
Shoplifters (2018)
By role
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.
Awards
6 major awards from 21 major nominations, 1995–2026.
- Cannes award, nominated
- Venice award, nominated · Best Film
- Cannes award, won
- Cannes award, nominated
- Cannes award, won
- Cannes award, nominated
- BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Film Not in the English Language
+2 other major bodies · 2 nominations
- Venice award, nominated · Best Film
- Independent Spirit Award, nominated · Best International Film
- Cannes award, won
- Venice award, nominated · Best Film
- Cannes award, nominated
- Cannes award, nominated
Show 5 earlier yearsShow fewer
- Cannes award, won ×2
- Cannes award, nominated
- Cannes award, nominated
- Cannes award, nominated
- Cannes award, nominated
- Venice award, won
- Venice award, nominated
Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.
How do Hirokazu Koreeda's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 91st percentile, the median of all 21; across their 21 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 92nd percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up17
- 50th to 74th4
- 25th to 49th2
Shape of the crowd
12 of their 23 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved8
- Crowd Pleaser12
- Broadly Agreed2
- Mixed1
Reviewers score the atmosphere 76/100 and the pacing 43/100 in their films, across 19 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.
Is Hirokazu Koreeda's work okay for kids?
Across up to 10 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity and profanity run lighter than most films.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.
Who does Hirokazu Koreeda work with?
People who share at least 2 of Hirokazu Koreeda's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Hijiri Taguchi shares the most, 13.
Directors
- Megumi TsunoShared titles: The Makanai: Cooking for the Maiko House (2023), Ten Years Japan (2018)See all 2 shared titles with Megumi Tsuno
Actors
- Aju MakitaShared titles: Look Back (2026), The Makanai: Cooking for the Maiko House (2023), The Third Murder (2017), After the Storm (2016)See all 4 shared titles with Aju Makita
- Kirin KikiShared titles: Shoplifters (2018), After the Storm (2016), Like Father, Like Son (2013), Still Walking (2008)See all 4 shared titles with Kirin Kiki
- Jun KunimuraShared titles: Asura (2025), Ten Years Japan (2018), Like Father, Like Son (2013)See all 3 shared titles with Jun Kunimura
- Suzu HiroseShared titles: Asura (2025), The Third Murder (2017), Our Little Sister (2015)See all 3 shared titles with Suzu Hirose
Composers and cinematographers
- Yutaka YamazakiShared titles: After the Storm (2016), I Wish (2011), Still Walking (2008), Hana (2006), Nobody Knows (2004), After Life (1998)See all 6 shared titles with Yutaka Yamazaki
- Ryûto KondôShared titles: Sheep in the Box (2026), Monster (2023), The Makanai: Cooking for the Maiko House (2023), Shoplifters (2018)See all 4 shared titles with Ryûto Kondô
- Mikiya TakimotoShared titles: Asura (2025), The Third Murder (2017), Our Little Sister (2015), Like Father, Like Son (2013)See all 4 shared titles with Mikiya Takimoto
- Yûta BandohShared titles: Look Back (2026), Sheep in the Box (2026)See all 2 shared titles with Yûta Bandoh
Producers
- Hijiri TaguchiShared titles: Asura (2025), Monster (2023), My Small Land (2022), Shoplifters (2018), The Third Murder (2017), After the Storm (2016), Our Little Sister (2015), Like Father, Like Son (2013), I Wish (2011), Air Doll (2009), Still Walking (2008), Hana (2006) and 1 moreSee newest 12 of 13 shared titles with Hijiri Taguchi
- Tatsumi YodaShared titles: Monster (2023), My Small Land (2022), Shoplifters (2018), The Third Murder (2017), After the Storm (2016), Our Little Sister (2015), Like Father, Like Son (2013)See all 7 shared titles with Tatsumi Yoda
- Kaoru MatsuzakiShared titles: Sheep in the Box (2026), Shoplifters (2018), The Third Murder (2017), After the Storm (2016), Our Little Sister (2015), Like Father, Like Son (2013)See all 6 shared titles with Kaoru Matsuzaki
- Yutaka ShigenobuShared titles: Air Doll (2009), Still Walking (2008), Sway (2006), Nobody Knows (2004), After Life (1998), Maborosi (1995)See all 6 shared titles with Yutaka Shigenobu