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Hiroaki Inoue

Producer

Works as
Producer
Titles
16 on MovieCove · 30 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Down 37% in 30 days

What are Hiroaki Inoue's films like?

Across their 15 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
34%
Bonds
20%
Survival
20%
Ideas
8%
Power
7%
Morality
5%
Society
5%
Identity6 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose4 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival3 titles, browse their movies with this themeWar2 titles, browse their movies with this themeTechnology2 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeOppression2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 10 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 0 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 5

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 3 · Intense 7

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

Steady 4 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 2

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

Straight-faced 9 · Some laughs 1 · 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 6 · Relentless 3

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 6 · Full focus 3

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 2 · Heavy 5

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

A split, not a type: Resolved 6 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 2

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
13
Dread
5
Thrilling
4
Hopeful
4
Melancholic
4
Other
12

How their films linger

Hopeful6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy4
  • Bittersweet7
  • 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 Hiroaki Inoue's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 7 of their 16 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Hiroaki Inoue'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

30 credits, 16 with a MovieCove page.

  • Ai Tenchi Muyo!(2014)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all shows

  • Winter Cicada (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 3 episodes · Producer

  • Angel's Feather (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 2 episodes · Producer

  • Gunbuster: The Movie(2006)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Embracing Love: A Cicada in Winter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Producer

  • Blue Gender: The Warrior(2002)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Tenchi Muyô! GXP(2002)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows

  • Yarima Queen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 1 episode · Producer

  • Ah! My Goddess: The Movie(2000)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Blue Gender(1999)

    Show 26 episodes · Producer

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all shows

  • A.D. Police(1999)

    Show 12 episodes · Producer

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all shows

  • Now and Then, Here and There(1999)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • Tenchi Forever!: The Movie(1999)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Nightwalker: The Midnight Detective (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 12 episodes · Producer

  • Catnapped! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Producer

  • Perfect Blue(1997)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Magic User's Club OVA (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 6 episodes · Producer

  • Armitage III: Poly-Matrix(1996)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Memories(1995)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Phantom Quest Corp. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 4 episodes · Producer

  • 天地無用! 番外篇 宇宙刑事[ギャラクシーポリス]美星 銀河大冒険[スペースアドベンチャー] (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 1 episode · Producer

  • Tenchi Muyou! The Night Before the Carnival (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Producer

  • Moldiver (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Producer

  • Tenchi Muyo! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 6 episodes · Producer

  • Super Dimensional Fortress Macross II: Lovers Again(1992)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all shows

  • Dragon Quest Fantasia Video (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Producer

  • Appleseed(1988)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Royal Space Force: The Wings of Honneamise(1987)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Galactic Patrol Lensman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Show 25 episodes · Producer

  • Lensman(1984)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 19 titles from 1984 to 2007.

Biggest box office

Perfect Blue (1997)

$2.7M worldwide

Highest rated

Perfect Blue (1997)

Midcredits 99th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Producing19 of 19: 19 only producing, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score86th

By decade

1980s3 · crew1990s12 · crew2000s4 · 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 Hiroaki Inoue's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 76th percentile, the median of all 10; across their 10 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 75th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

75thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Approval · how many liked their films

76thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Reach · how many have seen their films

71stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Midcredits score across 16 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up6
  • 50th to 74th4
  • 25th to 49th3
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

8 of their 16 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Crowd Pleaser8
  • Mixed6

Most divisive · producer

Ai Tenchi Muyo! (2014)

65th percentile spread · 30% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

Perfect Blue (1997)

Midcredits 99th · 90% 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.

Is Hiroaki Inoue's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 53 · moderateMedian of all films: 32

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Hiroaki Inoue work with?

People who share at least 2 of Hiroaki Inoue's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Tôru Miura shares the most, 5.

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles