Yasuhiro Imagawa

Writer and director · Born July 24, 1961 (65) · Osaka, Japan

Yasuhiro Imagawa (今川泰宏, Imagawa Yasuhiro, July 24, 1961) is an anime director, film director, screenwriter, and broadcast writer. He was born in Osaka Prefecture.

Biography from TMDB.

Born: July 24, 1961 (65)
From: Osaka, Japan
Works as: Writer and director
Titles: 7 on MovieCove · 23 credits in all
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Down 32% in 30 days

What are Yasuhiro Imagawa's films like?

Across their 5 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Society.

Themes

share of theme weight

Survival

36%

Society

25%

Self

20%

Morality

12%

Bonds

6%

Survival2 Community2 War2

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense

3

Thrilling

2

Warm

1

Hopeful

2

Joyful

1

Other

2

How their films linger

Fun2 Hopeful3 Feel-good2

How their films end

Happy1
Bittersweet2
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 Yasuhiro Imagawa's films?

As of October 24, 2026, all 7 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Crunchyroll (5).

Also on these channels

HIDIVE1 title, show their title on HIDIVE
RetroCrush1 title, show their title on RetroCrush
Shout! TV1 title, show their title on Shout! TV

Subscription and free streaming for Yasuhiro Imagawa'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

23 credits, 7 with a MovieCove page.

Diary of Our Days at the Breakwater(2020)
Show 3 episodes · Writer
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows
Washimo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Show 10 episodes · Director
Mazinger Edition Z: The Impact!(2009)
Show 26 episodes · Director · Screenplay · Series Composition · Storyboard
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows
Tetsujin 28: Morning Moon of Midday(2007)
Director · Screenplay · Storyboard Artist
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Bartender(2006)
Show 11 episodes · Screenplay · Series Composition
Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all shows
Fist of the Blue Sky: Re: Genesis(2018)
Show 22 episodes · Series Composition
Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all shows
Tetsujin 28(2004)
Show 26 episodes · Director · Series Composition
Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)
Seven of Seven (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
Show 26 episodes · Creator · Original Story · Series Composition · Series Director
Pet Shop of Horrors (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)
Show 1 episode · Writer
Getter Robo: Armageddon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)
Show 13 episodes · Director
Serial Experiments Lain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)
Show 1 episode · Key Animation
Virgin Fleet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)
Scenario Writer · Screenplay
Detatoko Princess (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)
Show 1 episode · Key Animation
Berserk (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)
Show 25 episodes · Other
Hareluya II BØY(1997)
Show 25 episodes · Series Composition · Writer
Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)
Gin Rei's Blue Eyes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)
Director · Screenplay
The Mighty Gin Rei (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)
Director · Screenplay
Mobile Fighter G Gundam (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)
Show 49 episodes · Series Director · Storyboard Artist
Barefoot Gin Rei (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)
Director · Screenplay
Giant Robo: The Day the Earth Stood Still (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)
Show 7 episodes · Director · Storyboard Artist · Writer
Giant Robo: The Day the Earth Stood Still (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)
Director
Mister Ajikko (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)
Show 99 episodes · Series Director · Storyboard Artist
Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)
Show 1 episode · Director · Storyboard Artist

Career shape

A full career of 23 titles from 1985 to 2020.

By role

only this rolewith another role

Directing11 of 23Writing15 of 23 · 49^thOther crew8 of 23

23 titles, 9 with more than one role — writing and directing overlap on 7 of them.

By decade

1980s2 · crew1990s13 · crew2000s6 · crew2010s1 · 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.

Who does Yasuhiro Imagawa work with?

People who share at least 2 of Yasuhiro Imagawa's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Takeshi Seyama shares the most, 4.