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Yoshihisa Araki

Writer · Born April 8, 1939 (87)

Born
April 8, 1939 (87)
Works as
Writer
Titles
8 on MovieCove · 25 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 38 days to Oct 27Up 19% in 30 days

What are Yoshihisa Araki's films like?

Across their 7 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight
Survival
42%
Bonds
28%
Self
26%
Morality
3%
War3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeViolence2 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose2 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty2 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

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

Light 0 · Serious 2 · Dark 3

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

Grounded 0 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 2

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 1 · Intense 4

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

Steady 3 · Shifting 2 · 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 2 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 1

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

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

Resolved 4 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
6
Thrilling
4
Contemplative
2
Warm
2
Melancholic
2
Other
4

How their films linger

Thought-provoking4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet1
  • Ambiguous4

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 Yoshihisa Araki's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 3 of their 8 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Yoshihisa Araki'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

25 credits, 8 with a MovieCove page.

  • Mobile Suit Gundam: Cucuruz Doan's Island(2022)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Grappler Baki: The Ultimate Fighter(1994)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Zoku Naniwa Yuukyouden (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Screenplay

  • Naniwa Yuukyouden (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Writer

  • Inferious Interplanetary War Chronicle - Condition Green (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Script

  • Inferious Wakusei Senshi Gaiden Condition Green (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Show Script

  • Musashi, the Samurai Lord (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Show 1 episode · Writer

  • Transformers: Super-God Masterforce(1988)

    Show 42 episodes · Writer

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows

  • Fugitive Alien (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Writer

  • The Kyokugen: Meiki-zukuri (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Screenplay

  • Sherlock Hound(1984)

    Show 9 episodes · Writer

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • Shunjômu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Screenplay

  • The Villain from Edo Kochiyama Soshun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Screenplay

  • Mobile Suit Gundam III: Encounters in Space(1982)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Manga Mito Kômon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Show 46 episodes · Screenplay

  • Mobile Suit Gundam II: Soldiers of Sorrow(1981)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Mobile Suit Gundam I(1981)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • The New Adventures of Gigantor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Show 3 episodes · Writer

  • Mobile Suit Gundam (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Show 2 episodes · Writer

  • Anne of Green Gables (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Show 9 episodes · Writer

  • Shin Aim for the Ace! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Show 6 episodes · Writer

  • Invincible Steel Man Daitarn 3 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Show 40 episodes · Series Composition · Writer

  • Star Wolf (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Show 3 episodes · Writer

  • Zone Fighter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Show 1 episode · Writer

  • Lupin the Third Part 1(1971)

    Show 1 episode · Writer

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows

Career shape

A full career of 24 titles from 1971 to 1994.

Biggest box office

Mobile Suit Gundam: Cucuruz Doan's Island (2022)

$7M worldwide

Highest rated

Mobile Suit Gundam III: Encounters in Space (1982)

Midcredits 95th

Most popular right now

Sherlock Hound (1984)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Writing22 of 24: 22 only writing, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score83rdOther crew2 of 24: 2 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1970s7 · crew1980s11 · crew1990s6 · 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 Yoshihisa Araki's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 83rd percentile, the median of all 5; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 79th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

79thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Approval · how many liked their films

85thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Reach · how many have seen their films

79thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Midcredits score across 8 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up6
  • 50th to 74th2

Shape of the crowd

6 of their 8 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Crowd Pleaser6
  • Mixed1

Most divisive · writer

Transformers: Super-God Masterforce (1988)

59th percentile spread · 15% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · writer

Mobile Suit Gundam III: Encounters in Space (1982)

Midcredits 95th · 83% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 58/100 and the plot and story 48/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.

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 Yoshihisa Araki work with?

People who share at least 2 of Yoshihisa Araki's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Yoshiyuki Tomino shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers