Skip to content
CineRank

Katsuhito Ishii

Director · 19 credits · 6 in highly-rated films

Best known for The Taste of Tea (2004)

Frequent collaborators: Shunichiro Miki

Directed movies (18 total, ranked by score)

  1. The Taste of Tea

    2004 · ★ 7.6 (175 votes)

    Comedy, Drama, Fantasy

    1

  2. Gamera

    2015 · ★ 9.7 (15 votes)

    Science Fiction, Horror

    2

  3. Shark Skin Man and Peach Hip Girl

    1999 · ★ 6.8 (54 votes)

    Crime, Comedy, Thriller

    3

  4. Smuggler

    2011 · ★ 6.4 (28 votes)

    Action, Comedy, Drama

    4

  5. PARTY7

    2000 · ★ 6.7 (24 votes)

    Action, Comedy, Crime

    5

  6. Funky Forest: The First Contact

    2005 · ★ 6.4 (62 votes)

    Comedy, Science Fiction, Fantasy

    6

  7. My Darling of the Mountains

    2008 · ★ 6.4 (6 votes)

    Drama, Romance

    7

  8. Hello! Junichi

    2014 · ★ 6.1 (4 votes)

    Comedy, Family, Music

    8

  9. Tales of the Bizarre: 2013 Autumn Special

    2013 · ★ 6.0 (1 votes)

    9

  10. Norioka Workshop

    2022

    Comedy

    10

  11. Sorasoi

    2008 · ★ 6.0 (2 votes)

    Comedy, Music

    11

  12. Tales of the Bizarre: SMAP Special

    2001 · ★ 8.0 (1 votes)

    Horror, Mystery, Comedy

    12

  13. Promise of August

    1995 · ★ 8.0 (1 votes)

    Comedy

    13

  14. Smap Short Films

    2001

    Comedy, Science Fiction, Drama

    14

  15. Tales of the Bizarre: 35th Anniversary Special

    2025

    Mystery, Thriller, Horror

    15

  16. Funky Forest: The Second Contact

    —

    16

  17. Hokuro Kyodai Full Throttle!!!!

    2007

    Animation, Comedy

    17

  18. NEW HAL&BONS

    2006

    Animation, Comedy

    18

Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 29, 2026.