Tetsuo Katayama
- Producer
- 13 on MovieCove · 21 credits in all
Known for
What are Tetsuo Katayama's films like?
Across their 13 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 1 · Wry 1 · Earnest 5
Light 7 · Serious 1 · Dark 0
Grounded 1 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 2
Gentle 2 · Charged 4 · Intense 2
A split, not a type: Steady 4 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 3
Straight-faced 0 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 4
Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 2
Casual 4 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 5 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 0
Resolved 7 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy4
- Bittersweet4
- Ambiguous3
- Cyclical2
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 Tetsuo Katayama's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 8 of their 13 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Tetsuo Katayama'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
21 credits, 13 with a MovieCove page.
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)
Lady Lovely Locks and the Pixietails (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

A.L.F.(1987)
Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
The Littles: Liberty and the Littles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films
Jayce and the Wheeled Warriors (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)
Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films
Here Come the Littles(1985)
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films
Mask(1985)
Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all shows
Inspector Gadget(1983)
Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all shows
Space Adventure Cobra(1982)
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
Chie the Brat(1981)
Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films
There Goes Our Hero: After the Ball Game (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

Makoto-chan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

There Goes Our Hero: The Heat of the Pennant Race (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

Nobody's Boy: Remi (Movie) (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

There Goes Our Hero (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films
Career shape
A full career of 15 titles from 1979 to 1987.

Biggest box office
Here Come the Littles (1985)

Highest rated
Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro (1979)

Most popular right now
Heathcliff & the Catillac Cats (1984)
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 Tetsuo Katayama's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 77th percentile, the median of all 8; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 75th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up4
- 50th to 74th5
- 25th to 49th3
- Below 25th1
Shape of the crowd
5 of their 13 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved1
- Cult Classic1
- Crowd Pleaser5
- Broadly Agreed2
- Mixed4
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 Tetsuo Katayama work with?
People who share at least 2 of Tetsuo Katayama's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Shuki Levy shares the most, 7.
Directors
- Bernard DeyrièsShared titles: Barbie and the Rockers: Out of This World (1987), Here Come the Littles (1985), Mask (1985), Rainbow Brite and the Star Stealer (1985), Inspector Gadget (1983)See all 5 shared titles with Bernard Deyriès
- Bruno BianchiShared titles: Mask (1985), Heathcliff & the Catillac Cats (1984), Inspector Gadget (1983)See all 3 shared titles with Bruno Bianchi
- Osamu DezakiShared titles: Hakugei: Legend of the Moby Dick (1997), Space Adventure Cobra (1982)See all 2 shared titles with Osamu Dezaki

Writers
- Jean ChalopinShared titles: Here Come the Littles (1985), Mask (1985), Rainbow Brite and the Star Stealer (1985), Heathcliff & the Catillac Cats (1984), Inspector Gadget (1983)See all 5 shared titles with Jean Chalopin

- Monkey PunchShared titles: Lupin III: Legend of the Gold of Babylon (1985), Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro (1979), Lupin the 3rd: The Mystery of Mamo (1978)See all 3 shared titles with Monkey Punch

- Atsushi YamatoyaShared titles: Lupin III: Legend of the Gold of Babylon (1985), Lupin the 3rd: The Mystery of Mamo (1978)See all 2 shared titles with Atsushi Yamatoya

- Chuck LorreShared titles: Mask (1985), Heathcliff & the Catillac Cats (1984)See all 2 shared titles with Chuck Lorre

Actors
- Eiko MasuyamaShared titles: Lupin III: Legend of the Gold of Babylon (1985), Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro (1979), Lupin the 3rd: The Mystery of Mamo (1978)See all 3 shared titles with Eiko Masuyama

- Gorô NayaShared titles: Lupin III: Legend of the Gold of Babylon (1985), Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro (1979), Lupin the 3rd: The Mystery of Mamo (1978)See all 3 shared titles with Gorô Naya

- Kiyoshi KobayashiShared titles: Lupin III: Legend of the Gold of Babylon (1985), Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro (1979), Lupin the 3rd: The Mystery of Mamo (1978)See all 3 shared titles with Kiyoshi Kobayashi

- Makio InoueShared titles: Lupin III: Legend of the Gold of Babylon (1985), Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro (1979), Lupin the 3rd: The Mystery of Mamo (1978)See all 3 shared titles with Makio Inoue

Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Shuki LevyShared titles: A.L.F. (1987), Barbie and the Rockers: Out of This World (1987), Here Come the Littles (1985), Mask (1985), Rainbow Brite and the Star Stealer (1985), Heathcliff & the Catillac Cats (1984), Inspector Gadget (1983)See all 7 shared titles with Shuki Levy

- Masatoshi TsurubuchiShared titles: Here Come the Littles (1985), Lupin III: Legend of the Gold of Babylon (1985), Heathcliff & the Catillac Cats (1984), Inspector Gadget (1983), Space Adventure Cobra (1982), Chie the Brat (1981), Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro (1979)See all 7 shared titles with Masatoshi Tsurubuchi
- Hirokata TakahashiShared titles: Hakugei: Legend of the Moby Dick (1997), Rainbow Brite and the Star Stealer (1985), Space Adventure Cobra (1982), Chie the Brat (1981), Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro (1979)See all 5 shared titles with Hirokata Takahashi
- Haim SabanShared titles: A.L.F. (1987), Here Come the Littles (1985), Heathcliff & the Catillac Cats (1984), Inspector Gadget (1983)See all 4 shared titles with Haim Saban

Producers
- Andy HeywardShared titles: A.L.F. (1987), Barbie and the Rockers: Out of This World (1987), Here Come the Littles (1985), Mask (1985), Rainbow Brite and the Star Stealer (1985), Heathcliff & the Catillac Cats (1984), Inspector Gadget (1983)See all 7 shared titles with Andy Heyward

- Yutaka FujiokaShared titles: Lupin III: Legend of the Gold of Babylon (1985), Space Adventure Cobra (1982), Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro (1979), Lupin the 3rd: The Mystery of Mamo (1978)See all 4 shared titles with Yutaka Fujioka

- Diana Dru BotsfordShared titles: Mask (1985), Heathcliff & the Catillac Cats (1984), Inspector Gadget (1983)See all 3 shared titles with Diana Dru Botsford
- Laurence GuinnessShared titles: Space Adventure Cobra (1982), Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro (1979), Lupin the 3rd: The Mystery of Mamo (1978)See all 3 shared titles with Laurence Guinness