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Katsuhito Akiyama

Director · Born January 29, 1950 (76)

Born
January 29, 1950 (76)
Works as
Director
Titles
15 on MovieCove · 41 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Up 11% in 30 days

What are Katsuhito Akiyama's films like?

Across their 12 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
28%
Self
24%
Survival
21%
Society
9%
Power
8%
Ideas
6%
Morality
3%
Survival6 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFreedom2 titles, browse their movies with this themeHope2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 5 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 3 · Serious 1 · Dark 1

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

Grounded 0 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 4

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 1 · Charged 1 · Intense 3

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

Steady 1 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 1 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 0

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 3 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 1

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 3 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
8
Hopeful
8
Thrilling
6
Bittersweet
2
Warm
3
Other
4

How their films linger

Hopeful7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet8
  • Ambiguous2

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 Katsuhito Akiyama's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 8 of their 15 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Katsuhito Akiyama'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

41 credits, 15 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Beyblade X(2023)

    Show 136 episodes · Director · Series Director · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all shows

  • Beyblade Burst(2016)

    Show 309 episodes · Series Director

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • Inazuma Eleven ChouJigen Dream Match (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Director

  • Ai no Kusabi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 4 episodes · Director

  • Inazuma Eleven: The Movie - The Ultimate Force: Team Ogre Attacks!(2010)

    Co-Director

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Wagnaria!! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 1 episode · Storyboard Artist

  • Inazuma Eleven(2008)

    Show 1 episode · Director · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • Pumpkin Scissors(2006)

    Show Director

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all shows

  • Guyver: The Bioboosted Armor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 26 episodes · Series Director

  • Monkey Turn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 50 episodes · Director

  • Last Exile(2003)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • Petite Princess Yucie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Armitage III: Dual Matrix(2001)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Dual! Parallel Trouble Adventure (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 14 episodes · Director

  • Magical Project S (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 1 episode · Storyboard Artist

  • El-Hazard: The Wanderers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Show 1 episode · Storyboard Artist

  • El-Hazard: The Magnificent World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Show 1 episode · Storyboard Artist

  • Elementalors (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Director · Storyboard Artist

  • Armitage III (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Show 4 episodes · Director

  • Love Wedge 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Director

  • Scramble Wars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Director

  • Ai no Kusabi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Love Wedge 1 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Director

  • Bastard!! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 6 episodes · Director

  • Gall Force: New Era (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • Sol Bianca(1990)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Gall Force: Earth Chapter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Director

  • Gall Force: Earth Chapter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

  • Rhea Gall Force (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Director

  • Gall Force 3: Stardust War (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Director

  • Spirit Warrior (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • Gall Force 2: Destruction (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Director

  • Thundercats Ho! The Movie(1987)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • The Super Dimension Fortress Macross: Flash Back 2012(1987)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Bubblegum Crisis(1987)

    Show 4 episodes · Director · Series Director

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all shows

  • Thunderbirds 2086: Cloudburst & Nightmare (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Director

  • Gall Force: Eternal Story(1986)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Thundercats(1985)

    Show Director

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Macross: Do You Remember Love?(1984)

    Second Unit Director

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Genesis Climber Mospeada(1983)

    Show Director

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all shows

  • Super Dimension Fortress Macross (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 2 episodes · Director · Storyboard Artist

Career shape

A full career of 38 titles from 1982 to 2023.

Highest rated

Inazuma Eleven (2008)

Midcredits 95th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing28 of 38: 26 only directing, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score80thOther crew12 of 38: 10 only other crew, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score74th

By decade

1980s13 · crew1990s13 · crew2000s6 · crew2010s5 · crew2020s1 · 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.

How do Katsuhito Akiyama's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 83rd percentile, the median of all 7; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 64th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

64thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Approval · how many liked their films

62ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Reach · how many have seen their films

42ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Midcredits score across 15 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up7
  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th3

Shape of the crowd

7 of their 15 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Loved with Detractors1
  • Crowd Pleaser7
  • Mixed5

Most divisive · director

Beyblade X (2023)

81st percentile spread · 16% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director

Inazuma Eleven (2008)

Midcredits 95th · 90% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 67/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 74, detractors 35. The element that speaks to their work as a director.

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.

Who does Katsuhito Akiyama work with?

People who share at least 2 of Katsuhito Akiyama's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Hideki Kakinuma shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Editors

Producers

Mixed roles