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Takao Kinoshita

Director · 25 credits · 2 in highly-rated films

Best known for Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter (2014)

Frequent collaborators: Masato Hijikata, Kenzō Maihara, Yasushi Ueda, Shosuke Murakami, Shin Hirano

Directed movies (22 total, ranked by score)

  1. Tales of the Bizarre: 2024 Summer Special

    2024 · ★ 6.5 (2 votes)

    Fantasy, Mystery, Horror

    1

  2. Tales of the Bizarre: 2024 Winter Special

    2024 · ★ 6.3 (3 votes)

    Drama, Fantasy, Mystery

    2

  3. Tales of the Bizarre 25th Anniversary Spring Special: Popular Manga Artist Competition

    2015 · ★ 6.3 (3 votes)

    Horror

    3

  4. Tales of the Bizarre: 2013 Spring Special

    2013 · ★ 6.2 (5 votes)

    4

  5. Thursday Ghost Stories Ghost Club ~ Junior High School Edition 4

    1998

    Horror

    5

  6. Mokuhihan

    2022

    6

  7. Professor Eiko

    2016

    Mystery

    7

  8. Tales of the Bizarre: 2003 Spring Special

    2003

    Drama, Horror, Mystery

    8

  9. Tales of the Bizarre: 2006 Fall Special

    2006

    TV Movie, Fantasy, Horror

    9

  10. Tales of the Bizarre: 2006 Spring Special

    2006

    Science Fiction, Mystery, Horror

    10

  11. New Thursday Ghost Stories Ghost Club: Seven Wonders of School Edition 3

    1998

    Horror

    11

  12. New Thursday Ghost Stories Ghost Club: Seven Wonders of School Edition 2

    1998

    Horror

    12

  13. Thursday Ghost Stories Ghost Club: Seven Wonders of School Edition 1

    1998

    Horror

    13

  14. Thursday Ghost Stories Ghost Club ~ Junior High School Edition 1

    1998

    Horror

    14

  15. Tales of the Bizarre: 2004 Spring Special

    2004

    Science Fiction, Mystery, Fantasy

    15

  16. Thursday Ghost Stories Ghost Club: Elementary School Student Edition 4

    1997

    Horror

    16

  17. Thursday Ghost Stories Ghost Club ~ Junior High School Edition 2

    1998

    Horror

    17

  18. Thursday Ghost Stories Ghost Club: Elementary School Student Edition 2

    1997

    Horror

    18

  19. Thursday Ghost Stories Ghost Club: Elementary School Students Edition 3

    1997

    Horror

    19

  20. Thursday Ghost Stories Ghost Club ~ Junior High School Edition 5

    1998

    Horror

    20

  21. Thursday Ghost Stories Ghost Club ~ Junior High School Edition 3

    1998

    Horror

    21

  22. Thursday Ghost Stories Ghost Club: Elementary School Students Edition 1

    1997

    Horror

    22

Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 31, 2026.