Yûichi Abe

Director, also writer · Born February 6, 1964 (62) · Sakata, Yamagata, Japan

Yuichi Abe (アベユーイチ, Abe Yūichi, February 6, 1964) is a Japanese film director, anime director and screenwriter. He was born in Sakata, Yamagata, Japan. He was formerly known by his real name Yuichi Abe (阿部雄一, Abe Yūichi) until 2004, when he changed his writing to アベユーイチ. He is mainly a live action and anime director. Not to be confused with drama director of the same name Yûichi Abe (阿部雄一)

What are Yûichi Abe's films like?

Across a limited sample of 3 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight

Bonds

29%

Self

27%

Power

18%

Society

14%

Morality

13%

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Thrilling

3

Hopeful

3

Joyful

1

Warm

1

How their films linger

Feel-good2 Hopeful2

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 Yûichi Abe's films?

As of October 24, 2026, all 14 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Crunchyroll (6).

Also on these channels

HIDIVE1 title, show their title on HIDIVE
Toku1 title, show their title on Toku

Subscription and free streaming for Yûichi Abe'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

34 credits, 14 with a MovieCove page.

The Ramparts of Ice(2026)
Show 3 episodes · Director · Storyboard Artist
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows
The Rose of Versailles(2025)
Second Unit Director
Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films
Studio Apartment, Good Lighting, Angel Included.(2024)
Show 1 episode · Storyboard Artist
Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all shows
I Was Reincarnated as the 7th Prince So I Can Take My Time Perfecting My Magical Ability(2024)
Show 24 episodes · Action Director
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows
Pokémon Horizons: The Series(2023)
Show 3 episodes · Director
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows
MAKE MY DAY (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)
Show 8 episodes · Director · Storyboard Artist
Buddy Daddies(2023)
Show 1 episode · Storyboard Artist
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows
Tomodachi Game(2022)
Show 2 episodes · Director · Storyboard Artist
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows
Gridknight Fight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
Show 4 episodes · Director · Writer
SSSS.Dynazenon(2021)
Show 1 episode · Storyboard Artist
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all shows
SUPER HxEROS (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
Show 1 episode · Director
ORESUKI Are you the only one who loves me? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)
Show 1 episode · Storyboard Artist
Vinland Saga(2019)
Show 1 episode · Storyboard Artist
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows
Dimension High School (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)
Show 12 episodes · Series Director
The Girl in Twilight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
Show 12 episodes · Series Director
Ultraman Orb(2016)
Show 5 episodes · Director
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows
Brain Fluid Explosion Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
Director
Ultraman X(2015)
Show Director
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows
carino coni (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Show 26 episodes · Director
Ultraman Ginga Theater Special (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
Director
Ultraman Ginga(2013)
Show 4 episodes · Director
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all shows
Ultra Zero Fight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
Director
Ultra Zero Fight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
Show 15 episodes · Director
Ultraman Zero Side Story: Killer the Beatstar - Stage II: Oath of the Meteor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
Director
Ultraman Zero Side Story: Killer the Beatstar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
Show 2 episodes · Director
Ultraman Zero Side Story: Killer the Beatstar - Stage I: Universe of Steel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
Director
Ultraman Zero: The Revenge of Belial(2010)
Director · Screenplay
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films
Bungo Japanese Literature Cinema (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
Show 1 episode · Director
ウルトラギャラクシー大怪獣バトル (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
Show Creator
The Prince of Tennis (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
Director
Jam Films S (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
Director
Ultraman Nexus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
Show 7 episodes · Director
Ultraman Zearth 2: Superhuman Big Battle - Light and Shadow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)
Visual Effects Coordinator
Moving(1993)
Assistant Director
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 33 titles from 1993 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Ultraman Zero: The Revenge of Belial (2010)

$4.3M worldwide

Highest rated

Ultraman Zero: The Revenge of Belial (2010)

Midcredits 82^nd

By role

only this rolewith another role

Directing21 of 33 · 82^ndWriting2 of 33Other crew15 of 33 · 81^st

33 titles, 5 with more than one role — directing and other crew overlap on 3 of them.

By decade

1990s2 · crew2000s4 · crew2010s16 · 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.

Who does Yûichi Abe work with?

People who share at least 2 of Yûichi Abe's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Kiyotaka Taguchi shares the most, 2.