Atsuko Kase

Director · Fukushima, Japan

Mitsuko Kase is a Japanese animator, storyboarder and anime director from Fukushima Prefecture. After having graduated from Tokyo Designer Gakuin, she joined Sunrise, and started off as an animator. She is noted as the first female mecha director, and one of the few female directors in the '80s alongside Makoto Moriwaki and Hiroko Tokita.

What are Atsuko Kase's films like?

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

Themes

share of theme weight

Morality

38%

Survival

29%

Power

18%

Bonds

16%

Justice2

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense

3

Melancholic

2

Thrilling

1

Hopeful

1

Bittersweet

1

How their films linger

Rousing2

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 Atsuko Kase's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 5 of their 8 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Crunchyroll (3).

Also on these channels

HIDIVE2 titles, show their 2 titles on HIDIVE

Subscription and free streaming for Atsuko Kase's titles on Motif; 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

25 credits, 8 with a Motif page.

Ascendance of a Bookworm(2019)
Show 1 episode · Director
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows
Caligula (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2018)
Show 2 episodes · Storyboard Artist
Izetta: The Last Witch(2016)
Show 1 episode · Storyboard Artist
Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all shows
Young Black Jack (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2015)
Show 12 episodes · Director · Series Director
Re-Kan! (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2015)
Show 2 episodes · Storyboard Artist
Aikatsu! (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2012)
Show 1 episode · Storyboard Artist
Deadman Wonderland(2011)
Show 1 episode · Storyboard Artist
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows
Tiger & Bunny(2011)
Show 25 episodes · Series Director · Storyboard Artist
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows
The World God Only Knows(2010)
Show 12 episodes · Series Director
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows
Ristorante Paradiso (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2009)
Show 11 episodes · Series Director · Storyboard Artist
Saikano (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2002)
Show 13 episodes · Series Director
Voltes 5 - The Liberation (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1999)
Layout
Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team - Miller's Report(1998)
Director
Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films
Lord of Lords Ryu Knight (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1994)
Show 52 episodes · Director
Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: The Afterglow of Zeon(1992)
Director
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1991)
Show 7 episodes · Director · Series Director · Storyboard Artist
Bats & Terry (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1987)
Director
Blue Comet SPT Layzner: Act-III Seal 2000 (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1986)
Director · Storyboard
Blue Comet SPT Layzner (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1985)
Show 8 episodes · Director · Storyboard Artist
Dirty Pair (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1985)
Show 1 episode · Director
Glass Mask (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1984)
Show 1 episode · Director
Panzer World Galient(1984)
Show Director
Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)
Armored Trooper VOTOMS (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1983)
Show 10 episodes · Director · Storyboard Artist
Voltus 5 (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1979)
Layout
Voltes V (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1977)
Show 1 episode · Director