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Gary Ashiya

Composer · Born September 13, 1966 (60) · Tokyo, Japan

Gary Ashiya (ゲイリー芦屋, September 13, 1966) is a Japanese music composer and arranger. He belongs to the music production company Toyro Music.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
September 13, 1966 (60)
From
Tokyo, Japan
Works as
Composer
Titles
11 on MovieCove · 55 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Down 14% in 30 days

What are Gary Ashiya's films like?

Across their 10 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Self.

Genres

Horror4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 38th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Horror movies
Fantasy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 28th percentile
: browse their Fantasy movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Survival
40%
Self
28%
Bonds
15%
Ideas
10%
Society
6%
Trauma5 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFate2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 9 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 1 · Serious 1 · Dark 7

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

Grounded 3 · Stylized 6 · Heightened 0

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 2 · Charged 1 · Intense 6

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

Steady 8 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 8 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 1

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 6 · 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 3 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 2

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 2 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 4

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Dread
7
Tense
5
Contemplative
3
Melancholic
3
Warm
2
Other
4

How their films linger

Unsettling7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet2
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous4
  • Cyclical2

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 Gary Ashiya's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 4 of their 11 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Gary Ashiya'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

55 credits, 11 with a MovieCove page.

  • Distance and Timing(2026)

    Show 10 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows

  • About a Place in the Kinki Region(2025)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Hoso Kyoku Senkyo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Show 10 episodes · Composer

  • Welcome to the Village (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Composer

  • Sibling Intrusion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Show 10 episodes · Composer

  • 95 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Show 10 episodes · Composer

  • Occupation of the New Airport (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Show 10 episodes · Composer

  • Picture of Spring(2023)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • The Shadows of Who We Once Were (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Show 12 episodes · Composer

  • Captured Hospital (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Show 10 episodes · Composer

  • Thorns of Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Composer

  • Knife (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Composer

  • Window (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Composer

  • Who? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Composer

  • Skeleton Flowers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Composer

  • Mellow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Composer

  • Voice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 10 episodes · Composer

  • Seikan chiryô: Matagura no shohôsen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Composer

  • According to Our Butler (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Composer

  • What Is Love? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Composer

  • The Mysterious Red Curse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Composer

  • Mayonaka no Super Car (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Composer

  • The Lickerish Stranger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Composer

  • Homecoming (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Composer

  • Shiratori Reiko de Gozaimasu! the Movie(2016)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Dokumushi: Toxic Insects (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Composer

  • Tensai Bakabon ~ Family Ties (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Composer

  • Girls, Dance with the Dead (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Composer

  • I Alone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Composer

  • Sailor Zombie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 12 episodes · Composer

  • The Tale of Nishino (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Composer

  • Japanese Salaryman NEO (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Composer

  • Ju-on: Black Ghost(2009)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Ju-on: White Ghost(2009)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Sweet Rain: Accuracy of Death (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Composer

  • Gumi. Chocolate. Pine. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Composer

  • Unholy Women (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Composer

  • Loft(2005)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Roomshare no Onna (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 23 episodes · Composer

  • Séance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Composer

  • 3 on 3 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Composer

  • Last Scene (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Composer

  • Gips (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Composer

  • Tomie: Re-birth(2001)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Setsunaku motomete II: Hitozuma-hen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Composer

  • Ju-on: The Curse 2(2000)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Crazy Lips (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Composer

  • Ju-on: The Curse(2000)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Charisma (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Composer

  • License to Live (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Composer

  • 4444444444 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Composer

  • School Ghost Story G (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Composer

  • In a Corner (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Composer

  • Cure(1997)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Kill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Composer

Career shape

A full career of 55 titles from 1997 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Ju-on: White Ghost (2009)

$2M worldwide

Highest rated

Cure (1997)

Midcredits 95th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Music55 of 55: 55 only music, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score40th

By decade

1990s7 · crew2000s16 · crew2010s16 · crew2020s16 · 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 Gary Ashiya's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 39th percentile, the median of all 10; across their 9 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 42nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

42ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Approval · how many liked their films

36thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Reach · how many have seen their films

76thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Midcredits score across 11 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up1
  • 50th to 74th2
  • 25th to 49th6
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

6 of their 11 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Crowd Pleaser1
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed6

Most divisive · composer

Shiratori Reiko de Gozaimasu! the Movie (2016)

63rd percentile spread · 32% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · composer

Cure (1997)

Midcredits 95th · 81% liked

Reviewers score the sound and music 69/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles; fans 75, detractors 54. The element that speaks to their work as a composer.

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 Gary Ashiya work with?

People who share at least 2 of Gary Ashiya's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Takashi Shimizu shares the most, 5.

Directors

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers