Masaru Kakutani

What are Masaru Kakutani's films like?

Across a limited sample of 3 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Survival.

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 Masaru Kakutani's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 1 of their 4 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, on Disney+ (1).

• Disney+1 title, browse their movies on this service
  • Eight Below (2006) · producer

Subscription and free streaming for Masaru Kakutani'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

12 credits, 4 with a MovieCove page.

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  Eight Below(2006)

  Executive Producer

  Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films87^th
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  Thirteen Steps (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

  Producer
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  Owls' Castle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

  Producer
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  Princess from the Moon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

  Producer
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  Hawaiian Dream (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

  Executive Producer
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  Onyanko the Movie - One Shot Crisis! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

  Producer
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  For Business (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

  Producer
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  The Adventures of Milo and Otis(1986)

  Producer

  Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films71^st
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  The Burmese Harp (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

  Producer
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  Checkers in Tan Tan tanuki(1984)

  Producer

  Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)~21^st
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  Chi-n-pi-ra (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

  Producer
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  Antarctica(1983)

  Producer

  Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films91^st

Career shape

A full career of 12 titles from 1983 to 2006.

Biggest box office

Eight Below (2006)

$120M worldwide

Highest rated

Antarctica (1983)

Midcredits 91^st

Most popular right now

Eight Below (2006)

How do Masaru Kakutani's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 79^th percentile, the median of all 4; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 81^st percentile for acclaim.

Shape of the crowd

2 of their 4 titles are Universally Loved.

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• Universally Loved2
• Crowd Pleaser1
• Mixed1

Most divisive · producer

Checkers in Tan Tan tanuki (1984)

87^th percentile spread · 57% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

Antarctica (1983)

Midcredits 91^st · 80% 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 Masaru Kakutani work with?

People who share at least 2 of Masaru Kakutani's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Koreyoshi Kurahara shares the most, 2.