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Haruki Kadokawa

Haruki Kadokawa

Producer · Born January 8, 1942 (84) · Toyama Prefecture, Japan

When his father dies in 1975, Haruki was appointed president of the Kadokawa Shoten and he announced a new and ambitious plan for his company: created a new branch dedicated to produce films and impel international cinematographic adaptations of the best-seller novels and comics of the publishing branch. "The Inugami Family" was the first film produced by Kadokawa. The success of the planning encouraged Kadokawa to direct some movies himself. His debut as director was "Dirty Hero" (1982), followed by "Love Story" (1984). In 1990 he directed his most acclaimed film, "Heaven and Earth". Unfortunately his popularity declined after he was arrested for drug possession.

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Biography from IMDb.

Born
January 8, 1942 (84)
From
Toyama Prefecture, Japan
Works as
Producer
Titles
23 on MovieCove · 76 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 39 days to Oct 28Up 37% in 30 days

What are Haruki Kadokawa's films like?

Across their 22 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Morality.

Genres

Animation6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 55th percentile
: browse their Animation movies
Action5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 55th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Drama5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 60th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 79th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime 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
Self
20%
Morality
20%
Bonds
17%
Survival
15%
Power
15%
Ideas
8%
Society
6%
Romantic love4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival5 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age5 titles, browse their movies with this themeFreedom4 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition4 titles, browse their movies with this themeRevenge3 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 22 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 8 · Serious 6 · Dark 8

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 6 · Stylized 6 · Heightened 10

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 3 · Charged 7 · Intense 12

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

Steady 5 · Shifting 11 · Whiplash 6

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

Straight-faced 15 · Some laughs 6 · Funny 1

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 9 · Even-paced 10 · 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 5 · Engaged 11 · Full focus 6

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

Easy watch 5 · Affecting 14 · Heavy 3

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

A split, not a type: Resolved 11 · Open-ended 7 · Ambiguous 4

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
15
Thrilling
9
Melancholic
10
Romantic
4
Dread
4
Other
15

How their films linger

Bittersweet8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 6 with a twist

  • Happy8
  • Bittersweet6
  • Tragic3
  • Ambiguous5

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 Haruki Kadokawa's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 10 of their 23 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (5).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Haruki Kadokawa'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

76 credits, 23 with a MovieCove page.

  • Mio's Cookbook (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Director · Producer · Screenplay

  • Hard Romanticker(2011)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • The Laughing Policeman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Director · Producer · Screenplay

  • God's Puzzle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Producer

  • Tsubaki Sanjuro (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Executive Producer

  • Yamato(2005)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Reign: The Conqueror (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 13 episodes · Producer

  • The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Director · Producer · Screenplay

  • Rex: A Dinosaur's Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Director · Producer · Writer

  • Deception(1992)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • A Naive History of the Bakumatsu Era (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Producer

  • Seven Days War 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Producer

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

    Show 2 episodes · Co-Producer

  • Noh Mask Murders (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Executive Producer

  • Silent Möbius (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Executive Producer · Producer

  • Heaven and Earth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Director · Producer · Writer

  • Tenjou Hen: Utsu no Miko (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Producer

  • Hana no Asuka-gumi! 2: Lonely Cats Battle Royale (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Executive Producer

  • Ys (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 4 episodes · Executive Producer

  • Afternoon When Flowers Fell(1989)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Neo Tokyo(1987)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • The Five Star Stories(1989)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Utsu no Miko (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Producer

  • Fairy King (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Producer

  • Bokura no nanoka-kan sensô(1988)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • The Glorious Asuka Gang! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Producer

  • Phoenix: Yamato Chapter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Executive Producer

  • Lover's Time (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Producer

  • The Lady in a Black Dress (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Producer

  • Time Stranger(1986)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Katana (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Producer

  • MUSCAT LIPS TOUR (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Producer

  • Cabaret (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Director · Music Director · Producer

  • His Motorbike, Her Island(1986)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • The Phoenix (Chapter of Ho-o)(1986)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Early Spring Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Producer

  • The Second Is a Christian (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Producer

  • Kekkon Annai Mystery (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Producer

  • Let Him Rest in Peace (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Producer

  • Bobby's Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Executive Producer

  • The Dagger of Kamui (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Producer

  • The Island Closest to Heaven (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Producer

  • W's Tragedy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Producer

  • Mahjong Horoki (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Producer

  • Someday, Someone Will Be Killed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Producer

  • Curtain Call (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Director · Producer

  • Main Theme (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Producer

  • Cursed Village in Yudono Mountains (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Executive Producer

  • Fine, with Occasional Murders (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Producer

  • Kenya Boy(1984)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Legend of the Eight Samurai(1983)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Detective Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Producer

  • The Girl Who Leapt Through Time(1983)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Harmagedon(1983)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Death of a Ninja(1982)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • The Last Hero (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Director · Producer

  • Fall Guy(1982)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Lullaby of Death (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Producer

  • Fossilized Wilderness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Producer · Actor

  • Sailor Suit and Machine Gun(1981)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • In the Cellar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Producer

  • Island of the Evil Spirits (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Producer

  • School in the Crosshairs(1981)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Samurai Reincarnation(1981)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Play it, Boogie-Woogie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Producer

  • The Beast to Die (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Producer · Actor

  • The Detective Journey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Producer · Actor

  • Virus(1980)

    Producer · as Crew Member

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • G.I. Samurai(1979)

    Producer · as Sanada Masayuki

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • The Resurrection of the Golden Wolf (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Producer · as Sawano

  • The Adventures of Kosuke Kindaichi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Producer · as Kadokawa

  • Dead Angle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Producer · Actor

  • Devil's Flute (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Producer · as Uematsu

  • Never Give Up (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Producer

  • Proof of the Man(1977)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • The Inugami Family(1976)

    Producer · as Detective Watanabe (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 74 titles from 1976 to 2020.

Biggest box office

Yamato (2005)

$39M worldwide

Highest rated

His Motorbike, Her Island (1986)

Midcredits 89th

Most popular right now

Virus (1980)

Film career

  • 1976Screen debut· The Inugami Family

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting10 of 74: 0 only acting, 10 with another roleDirecting8 of 74: 0 only directing, 8 with another roleWriting5 of 74: 0 only writing, 5 with another roleProducing74 of 74: 56 only producing, 18 with another role · typical Midcredits score56thOther crew1 of 74: 0 only other crew, 1 with another role

74 titles, 18 with more than one role — producing and acting overlap on 10 of them.

By decade

1970s8 · 6 acting · 8 crew1980s49 · 4 acting · 49 crew1990s12 · crew2000s3 · 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.

How do Haruki Kadokawa's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 57th percentile, the median of all 23; across their 22 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 60th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

60thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 22

Approval · how many liked their films

55thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 22

Reach · how many have seen their films

57thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 22

Midcredits score across 23 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up5
  • 50th to 74th12
  • 25th to 49th5
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

12 of their 23 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser12
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed8

Most divisive · producer

Afternoon When Flowers Fell (1989)

84th percentile spread · 21% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

His Motorbike, Her Island (1986)

Midcredits 89th · 70% 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 Haruki Kadokawa work with?

People who share at least 2 of Haruki Kadokawa's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Yoshitaka Sakamoto shares the most, 5.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles