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Hiroyuki Kakudō

Director · Born September 28, 1959 (67) · Fukuoka, Japan

Hiroyuki Kakudou is a Japanese anime director. He is best known for directing the first two Digimon series.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
September 28, 1959 (67)
From
Fukuoka, Japan
Works as
Director
Titles
15 on MovieCove · 38 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 157 days to Oct 28Down 3% in 30 days

What are Hiroyuki Kakudō's films like?

Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
32%
Morality
24%
Self
22%
Survival
13%
Ideas
8%
Friendship4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSacrifice3 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Thrilling
4
Hopeful
5
Tense
4
Triumphant
2

How their films linger

Rousing5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet3

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 Hiroyuki Kakudō's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 14 of their 15 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Crunchyroll (10).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Hiroyuki Kakudō'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

38 credits, 15 with a MovieCove page.

  • Digimon Adventure-BEYOND- (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Director

  • Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai(2020)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • HUG! Pretty Cure (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Grimgar of Fantasy and Ash (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 2 episodes · Storyboard Artist

  • Dragon Ball Super(2015)

    Show 1 episode · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Majin Bone(2014)

    Show 52 episodes · Series Director

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Kyousougiga (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Tsuritama (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 2 episodes · Storyboard Artist

  • Seinto Seiya: Omega(2012)

    Show 11 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all shows

  • Digimon Xros Wars(2010)

    Show Director

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all shows

  • Thriller Restaurant (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 5 episodes · Director

  • Graveyard Kitaro (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 2 episodes · Director · Storyboard Artist

  • Super Robot Taisen OG: Divine Wars(2006)

    Show 51 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • When They Cry(2006)

    Show 1 episode · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • Digimon X-Evolution (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Director

  • Transformers: Cybertron(2005)

    Show Director

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all shows

  • Black Jack (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 1 episode · Storyboard Artist

  • Digimon Adventure 02: Revenge of Diaboromon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Director

  • Boogiepop Never Laughs: Boogiepop Phantom(2000)

    Show 2 episodes · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters(2000)

    Show Director

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • One Piece(1999)

    Show 5 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Digimon Adventure(1999)

    Show 104 episodes · Director · Series Director

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows

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

    Animation

  • Initial D (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 1 episode · Storyboard Artist

  • Yu-Gi-Oh! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 27 episodes · Director · Series Director

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

    Show 4 episodes · Storyboard Artist

  • Pokémon(1997)

    Show 1 episode · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • Dragon Ball GT(1996)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows

  • Rurouni Kenshin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 2 episodes · Storyboard Artist

  • Slam Dunk 3: Crisis of Shohoku School (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Director

  • Blue Seed(1994)

    Show 26 episodes · Storyboard

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all shows

  • Rokudenashi Blues 1993 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Director

  • NG Knight Lamune & 40 DX (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

  • Magical★Taruruuto-kun: Moeru! Yuujou no Mahou Taisen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Director

  • Be-Bop High School (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Show 7 episodes · Director

  • Amazing-man: The First Holy Demon War (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Director

  • YUMIKO KIRITA in Venus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Director · Character Designer

  • Rusty House (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Director · Original Concept

Career shape

A full career of 35 titles from 1982 to 2025.

Highest rated

Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters (2000)

Midcredits 93rd

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing22 of 35: 17 only directing, 5 with another role · typical Midcredits score61stWriting2 of 35: 1 only writing, 1 with another roleOther crew16 of 35: 12 only other crew, 4 with another role · typical Midcredits score75th

35 titles, 5 with more than one role — directing and other crew overlap on 4 of them.

By decade

1980s3 · crew1990s15 · crew2000s8 · crew2010s7 · crew2020s2 · 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 Hiroyuki Kakudō work with?

People who share at least 2 of Hiroyuki Kakudō's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Yukio Kaizawa shares the most, 2.

Directors

Writers

Actors