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Takashi Imanishi

Takashi Imanishi

Director and writer · Born November 23, 1957 (68) · Osaka, Japan

Takashi Imanishi (今西 隆志, Imanishi Takashi, born November 23, 1957) is a Japanese anime director and producer. He is from Osaka Prefecture and a graduate of the College of Art, Nihon University. He is a former head of the Sunrise Digital Production Department. He sometimes uses the pen name Tomohide Okuma (大熊 朝秀, Ōkuma Tomohide), who shares the same name as a Sengoku period warlord.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
November 23, 1957 (68)
From
Osaka, Japan
Works as
Director and writer
Titles
8 on MovieCove · 28 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 10% in 30 days

What are Takashi Imanishi's films like?

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

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
29%
Survival
28%
Bonds
15%
Ideas
10%
Self
9%
Power
8%
War2 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception2 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition2 titles, browse their movies with this themeOppression2 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 0 · Dark 5

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 0 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 3

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 1 · Intense 4

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

A split, not a type: Steady 3 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 1

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

A split, not a type: Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 2

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

A split, not a type: Casual 0 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 3

Heavy: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their heavy movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 0 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 3

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
4
Melancholic
3
Elegiac
2
Contemplative
2
Cold
1
Other
1

How their films linger

Thought-provoking4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Bittersweet2
  • Tragic1
  • 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 Takashi Imanishi's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 1 of their 8 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, on Crunchyroll (1).

Subscription and free streaming for Takashi Imanishi'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.

Filmography

28 credits, 8 with a MovieCove page.

  • Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin - Advent of the Red Comet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 13 episodes · Series Director

  • Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin VI - Rise of the Red Comet(2018)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin V - Clash at Loum(2017)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin IV - Eve of Destiny(2016)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin III - Dawn of Rebellion(2016)

    Director · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Twin Star Exorcists(2016)

    Show 1 episode · Director · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin II - Artesia's Sorrow(2015)

    Director · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin I - Blue-Eyed Casval(2015)

    Director · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Space Battleship Yamato 2199: A Voyage to Remember (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    CGI Director

  • Mobile Suit Gundam MS IGLOO 2: Gravity Front (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 3 episodes · Director · Creator

  • Mobile Suit Gundam MS IGLOO 2: Gravity of the Battlefront (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Director · Producer

  • Mobile Suit Gundam MS IGLOO: Apocalypse 0079 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Director

  • Mobile Suit Gundam MS IGLOO (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 9 episodes · Director

  • Mobile Suit Gundam MS IGLOO: The Hidden One Year War (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Producer

  • Mobile Suit Gundam Evolve (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 15 episodes · Director

  • Crush Gear Turbo The Movie: Kaiservern's Ultimate Challenge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    CG Supervisor

  • Afro-Ken (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Director · Writer

  • Violinist of Hamelin: The Movie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Director · Screenplay

  • Dark Night's Period-Drama (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • Pitch-Dark Period Drama (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Director · Writer

  • Armored Trooper VOTOMS: Brilliantly Shining Heresy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 5 episodes · Director · Storyboard

  • The Cockpit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: The Afterglow of Zeon(1992)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Show 12 episodes · Director · Series Director · Storyboard Artist · Storyboard Designer · Writer

  • Capricorn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Director · Writer

  • Milky Passion: Dougenzaka - The Castle of Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Director · Screenplay · Storyboard

  • Armor Hunter Merowlink (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Show 5 episodes · Director · Storyboard

  • Blue Comet SPT Layzner (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 7 episodes · Director · Storyboard

Career shape

A full career of 28 titles from 1985 to 2019.

Biggest box office

Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin VI - Rise of the Red Comet (2018)

$2.1M worldwide

Highest rated

Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin III - Dawn of Rebellion (2016)

Midcredits 98th

Most popular right now

Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin VI - Rise of the Red Comet (2018)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing24 of 28: 9 only directing, 15 with another role · typical Midcredits score95thWriting9 of 28: 0 only writing, 9 with another roleProducing2 of 28: 1 only producing, 1 with another roleOther crew9 of 28: 3 only other crew, 6 with another role

28 titles, 15 with more than one role — directing and other crew overlap on 6 of them.

By decade

1980s2 · crew1990s9 · crew2000s8 · crew2010s9 · 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 Takashi Imanishi's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 96th percentile, the median of all 7; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 91st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

91stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Approval · how many liked their films

94thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Reach · how many have seen their films

80thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Midcredits score across 8 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up7
  • 50th to 74th1

Shape of the crowd

6 of their 8 titles are Universally Loved.

  • Universally Loved6
  • Crowd Pleaser1
  • Mixed1

Most divisive · director, writer

Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: The Afterglow of Zeon (1992)

63rd percentile spread · 14% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director

Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin III - Dawn of Rebellion (2016)

Midcredits 98th · 89% liked

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 Takashi Imanishi work with?

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

Directors

Writers

  • Yoshiyuki Tomino5 titles    See all 5 shared titles with Yoshiyuki Tomino
  • Katsuyuki Sumizawa4 titles    See all 4 shared titles with Katsuyuki Sumizawa

Actors

  • Akeno Watanabe4 titles    See all 4 shared titles with Akeno Watanabe
  • Banjo Ginga4 titles    See all 4 shared titles with Banjo Ginga
  • Jin Urayama4 titles    See all 4 shared titles with Jin Urayama
  • Kenta Miyake4 titles    See all 4 shared titles with Kenta Miyake

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers