Directed credits
37
Prolific
Very extensive directing filmography.
Director
Takao Kinoshita
Directing
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
0.3
Low visibility
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Directed movies: 15Directed series: 22All crew credits: 37
TMDB ID: 2071134
IMDb ID: nm1030540
Known for: Directing
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1990 - 2025
Years active: 36
Average TMDB rating: 8.41
Wikidata: Q11518105
Frequent jobs
Director (36)Production Director (1)
Biography
Kinoshita Takao is a director of a joint television (belongs to a joint television subsidiary Basis). He graduated from Yokohama Broadcast Film Institute (present · Japan Film University). After graduating from a vocational school, he freelanced. Under the supervision of Fukumoto Yoshito, Wakamatsu Setsuro, and Onohara Kazuhiro, he worked as an assistant director. In 1990, he directed his debut as a "strange event". After that, he mainly worked on drama of joint television productions.
Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Takao Kinoshita.
6.3
Tales of the Bizarre: 2024 Winter Special
Director
2024 Movie
6.5
Tales of the Bizarre: 2024 Summer Special
Director
2024 Movie
Mokuhihan
Director
2022 Movie
Professor Eiko
Director
2016 Movie
6.3
Tales of the Bizarre 25th Anniversary Spring Special: Popular Manga Artist Competition
Director
2015 Movie
6.2
Tales of the Bizarre: 2013 Spring Special
Director
2013 Movie
Tales of the Bizarre: 2006 Fall Special
Director
2006 Movie
Tales of the Bizarre: 2006 Spring Special
Director
2006 Movie
Tales of the Bizarre: 2004 Spring Special
Director
2004 Movie
Tales of the Bizarre: 2003 Spring Special
Director
2003 Movie
New Thursday Ghost Stories Ghost Club: Seven Wonders of School Edition 3
Director
1998 Movie
New Thursday Ghost Stories Ghost Club: Seven Wonders of School Edition 2
Director
1998 Movie
Thursday Ghost Stories Ghost Club: Seven Wonders of School Edition 1
Director
1998 Movie
Thursday Ghost Stories Ghost Club ~ Junior High School Edition 4
Director
1998 Movie
Thursday Ghost Stories Ghost Club ~ Junior High School Edition 1
Director
1998 Movie
Series
Directed Series
Series directed by Takao Kinoshita.
6.0
Problem Property
Director • 11 eps
2025 Series
7.3
Barakamon
Director • 2 eps
2023 Series
7.5
She Was Pretty
Director • 10 eps
2021 Series
10.0
The Truth of L Reika
Director • 7 eps
2020 Series
6.5
M -beloved one-
Production Director • 4 eps
2020 Series
6.0
Daisy Luck
Director • 5 eps
2018 Series
7.2
MPD: Animal Unit
Director • 10 eps
2017 Series
5.5
Cinderella Formula
Director • 8 eps
2016 Series
The Reason Mom and Papa Live
Director • 5 eps
2014 Series
8.0
Breathless Summer
Director • 11 eps
2012 Series
Will You Marry Me…Again?
Director • 10 eps
2012 Series
Hotelier
Director • 9 eps
2007 Series
4.4
Angels with Broken Wings
Director • 4 eps
2006 Series
8.4
1 Litre of Tears
Director • 1 eps
2005 Series
10.0
Medaka
Director • 6 eps
2004 Series
Innocence in Bloom
Director • 10 eps
2003 Series
Fighting Girl
Director • 12 eps
2001 Series
8.0
Omiai kekkon
Director • 11 eps
2000 Series
Happy Mania
Director • 12 eps
1998 Series
10.0
Jaja uma narashi
Director • 12 eps
1993 Series
7.9
He Is Always There
Director • 1 eps
1993 Series
9.5
Yonimo Kimyou na Monogatari Tokubetsuhen
Director • 5 eps
1990 Series
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Takao Kinoshita.
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Takao Kinoshita.
6.2
Tales of the Bizarre: 2013 Spring Special
Director
2013 Movie
6.3
Tales of the Bizarre 25th Anniversary Spring Special: Popular Manga Artist Competition
Director
2015 Movie
6.5
Tales of the Bizarre: 2024 Summer Special
Director
2024 Movie
6.3
Tales of the Bizarre: 2024 Winter Special
Director
2024 Movie
Mokuhihan
Director
2022 Movie
Professor Eiko
Director
2016 Movie
Tales of the Bizarre: 2003 Spring Special
Director
2003 Movie
New Thursday Ghost Stories Ghost Club: Seven Wonders of School Edition 3
Director
1998 Movie
Thursday Ghost Stories Ghost Club ~ Junior High School Edition 4
Director
1998 Movie
Tales of the Bizarre: 2006 Spring Special
Director
2006 Movie
Thursday Ghost Stories Ghost Club: Seven Wonders of School Edition 1
Director
1998 Movie
Tales of the Bizarre: 2006 Fall Special
Director
2006 Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Takao Kinoshita.
9.5
Yonimo Kimyou na Monogatari Tokubetsuhen
Director • 5 eps
1990 Series
7.9
He Is Always There
Director • 1 eps
1993 Series
8.4
1 Litre of Tears
Director • 1 eps
2005 Series
7.3
Barakamon
Director • 2 eps
2023 Series
7.2
MPD: Animal Unit
Director • 10 eps
2017 Series
Will You Marry Me…Again?
Director • 10 eps
2012 Series
8.0
Breathless Summer
Director • 11 eps
2012 Series
6.0
Daisy Luck
Director • 5 eps
2018 Series
6.0
Problem Property
Director • 11 eps
2025 Series
4.4
Angels with Broken Wings
Director • 4 eps
2006 Series
7.5
She Was Pretty
Director • 10 eps
2021 Series
6.5
M -beloved one-
Production Director • 4 eps
2020 Series