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Genki Kawamura

Genki Kawamura

Producer and writer, also director · Born March 12, 1979 (47) · Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan

Cannes award nominee

Genki Kawamura is a Japanese filmmaker, producer, and bestselling author known for blending high-concept storytelling with introspective, human themes. With Exit 8, he adapts the minimalist indie game by Kotake Create into a psychologically rich, liminal horror experience, exploring perception, guilt, and the blurred boundaries between games and cinema. His work often transforms simple premises into immersive narratives that invite audiences to confront their inner worlds

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
March 12, 1979 (47)
From
Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
Works as
Producer and writer, also director
Titles
34 on MovieCove · 47 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 2% in 30 days

What are Genki Kawamura's films like?

Across their 31 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Animation15 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 84th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Animation movies
Drama6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 62nd percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Action4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 63rd percentile
: browse their Action movies
Comedy4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 71st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy 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
Self
36%
Bonds
36%
Survival
11%
Morality
8%
Society
5%
Power
3%
Ideas
2%
Identity9 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship8 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love7 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds7 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age8 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose6 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival4 titles, browse their movies with this themeMemory4 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 30 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 13 · Serious 10 · Dark 7

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

Grounded 8 · Stylized 15 · Heightened 7

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

Gentle 5 · Charged 16 · Intense 9

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

Steady 13 · Shifting 13 · Whiplash 4

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

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 18 · Some laughs 8 · Funny 4

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

A split, not a type: Slow burn 15 · Even-paced 13 · Relentless 2

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

A split, not a type: Casual 13 · Engaged 9 · Full focus 8

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 5 · Affecting 12 · Heavy 13

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 14 · Open-ended 10 · Ambiguous 6

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
12
Melancholic
15
Warm
10
Bittersweet
9
Contemplative
9
Other
28

How their films linger

Hopeful15 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Happy9
  • Bittersweet15
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous6

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 Genki Kawamura's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 17 of their 34 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on HBO Max (7).

Subscription and free streaming for Genki Kawamura'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

47 credits, 34 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Exit 8(2025)

    Director · Producer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • The Colors Within(2024)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • April, Come She Will(2024)

    Novel · Original Story · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Fureru(2024)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Monster(2023)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • The Makanai: Cooking for the Maiko House(2023)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Suzume(2022)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • A Hundred Flowers(2022)

    Director · Original Story · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Bubble(2022)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Belle(2021)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Gift (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Script Editor

  • Detective Chinatown 3(2021)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Doraemon the Movie: Nobita's New Dinosaur(2020)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Last Letter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Producer

  • Her Blue Sky(2019)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • “シュガー&シュガー”サカナクションの音楽実験番組 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • Weathering with You(2019)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Baby I Love You da ze (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Producer

  • It Comes(2018)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Okuotoko(2018)

    Novel · Producer

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Sunny: Our Hearts Beat Together(2018)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Mirai(2018)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Duality (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Director · Editor · Screenplay

  • Doraemon: Nobita's Treasure Island(2018)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • 映画ふうせんいぬティニー なんだかふしぎなきょうりゅうのくに！ (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Original Story

  • Fireworks(2017)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Someone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Development Producer

  • Rage(2016)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Your Name.(2016)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • If Cats Disappeared from the World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Novel

  • Moom (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Producer

  • Attack on Titan Part 1(2015)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • The Boy and the Beast(2015)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Parasyte: Part 2(2015)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Bakuman(2015)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Parasyte: Part 1(2014)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Saint Young Men: The Movie(2012)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Wolf Children(2012)

    Associate Producer

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Love Strikes!(2011)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Villain(2010)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Confessions(2010)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Detoroito Metaru Shiti(2008)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Flowers in the Shadow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Producer

  • Say Hello for Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Producer

  • Siren(2006)

    Development Producer

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Ski Jumping Pairs: Road to Torino 2006 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Producer

  • Your Name (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

Career shape

A full career of 43 titles, 42 of them dated from 2006 to 2025.

Biggest box office

Detective Chinatown 3 (2021)

$686M worldwide

Highest rated

Your Name. (2016)

Midcredits 99th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 43: 1 only acting, 0 with another roleDirecting3 of 43: 0 only directing, 3 with another roleWriting10 of 43: 6 only writing, 4 with another role · typical Midcredits score65thProducing34 of 43: 32 only producing, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score79thEditing1 of 43: 0 only editing, 1 with another role

43 titles, 4 with more than one role — producing and writing overlap on 2 of them.

By decade

2000s5 · crew2010s26 · 1 acting · 25 crew2020s11 · 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.

Awards

Nominated for a Cannes award in 2018.

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 Genki Kawamura's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 75th percentile, the median of all 33; across their 30 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 77th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

77thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 30

Approval · how many liked their films

73rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 30

Reach · how many have seen their films

83rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 30

Midcredits score across 34 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up18
  • 50th to 74th10
  • 25th to 49th6

Shape of the crowd

17 of their 34 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved8
  • Crowd Pleaser17
  • Mixed9

Most divisive · producer

Attack on Titan Part 1 (2015)

80th percentile spread · 39% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

Your Name. (2016)

Midcredits 99th · 92% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 54/100 and the plot and story 51/100 in their films, across 27 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.

Is Genki Kawamura's work okay for kids?

Across up to 13 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity, profanity and alcohol & drugs run lighter than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore13 titles10–39 · median 35 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity13 titles6–33 · median 20 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity13 titles11–31 · median 22 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs12 titles1–33 · median 15 · minimallighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense12 titles29–70 · median 39 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 39

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 Genki Kawamura work with?

People who share at least 2 of Genki Kawamura's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Minami Ichikawa shares the most, 14.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers