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Hirotsugu Kawasaki

Hirotsugu Kawasaki

Director and writer · Born December 7, 1958 (67)

Kawasaki Hirotsugu (川崎博嗣) is a Japanese animator, storyboard artist, and director currently affiliated with Studio Pierrot.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
December 7, 1958 (67)
Works as
Director and writer
Titles
30 on MovieCove · 48 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 38 days to Oct 27Up 77% in 30 days

What are Hirotsugu Kawasaki's films like?

Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Survival.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
31%
Survival
23%
Morality
17%
Power
15%
Self
14%
Loyalty2 titles, browse their movies with this themeDuty2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 3 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 2 · Serious 1 · Dark 0

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

Grounded 0 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 3

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 0 · Charged 2 · Intense 1

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

Steady 1 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 0 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 1

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 0 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 2 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
3
Thrilling
3
Hopeful
2
Cathartic
1
Melancholic
1

How their films linger

Fun3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

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 Hirotsugu Kawasaki's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 23 of their 30 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Crunchyroll (10).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Hirotsugu Kawasaki'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

48 credits, 30 with a MovieCove page.

  • Black Clover: Sword of the Wizard King(2023)

    Key Animation

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Naruto 20th Anniversary - Road of Naruto (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Key Animation

  • Black Clover(2017)

    Show 8 episodes · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • Boruto: Naruto Next Generations(2017)

    Show 2 episodes · Key Animation

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows

  • Divine Gate(2016)

    Show 1 episode · Key Animation · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all shows

  • Boruto: Naruto the Movie(2015)

    Key Animation

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • The Last: Naruto the Movie(2014)

    Key Animation · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Yona of the Dawn(2014)

    Show 1 episode · Key Animation

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Tokyo Ghoul(2014)

    Show 1 episode · Key Animation

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows

  • Space Battleship Yamato 2199(2012)

    Show 1 episode · Key Animation

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • Onigamiden - Legend of the Millennium Dragon(2011)

    Director · Screenplay · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Naruto Shippûden: The Movie(2007)

    Key Animation · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Kemonozume (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 1 episode · Key Animation

  • Naruto the Movie 3: Guardians of the Crescent Moon Kingdom(2006)

    Key Animation

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Naruto the Movie 2: Legend of the Stone of Gelel(2005)

    Director · Screenplay · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Naruto the Movie: Ninja Clash in the Land of Snow(2004)

    Key Animation · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Steamboy(2004)

    Key Animation

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • A Tree of Palme(2002)

    Key Animation

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • X(2001)

    Show 1 episode · Key Animation

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

  • Metropolis(2001)

    Key Animation

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Cardcaptor Sakura: The Sealed Card(2000)

    Key Animation

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Cardcaptor Sakura: The Movie(1999)

    Key Animation

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • I'm Gonna Be An Angel! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 26 episodes · Opening/Ending Animation

  • Blue Submarine No. 6 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 1 episode · Key Animation

  • Master Keaton (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 1 episode · Key Animation

  • Spriggan(1998)

    Director · Storyboard Artist · Writer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Catnapped! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Key Animation

  • Neo Ranga (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 1 episode · Key Animation

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

    Show 1 episode · Key Animation

  • Memories(1995)

    Animation Supervisor · Character Designer

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Ghost in the Shell(1995)

    Key Animation

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Phantom Quest Corp. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 1 episode · Key Animation

  • JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Show 1 episode · Key Animation

  • Kiss Me on the Apple of My Eye (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Key Animation

  • Ninja Scroll(1993)

    Key Animation

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Record of the Lodoss War(1990)

    Show 7 episodes · Director · Animation Director · Key Animation · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows

  • Like the Clouds, Like the Wind (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Key Animation

  • Venus Wars(1989)

    Key Animation

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • The Adventures of Peter Pan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 16 episodes · Animation Director

  • Akira(1988)

    Key Animation

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Devilman - Volume 1: The Birth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Key Animation

  • The Story of Fifteen Boys (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Key Animation

  • Castle in the Sky(1986)

    Key Animation

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Maple Town (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Show 1 episode · Key Animation

  • Lupin III: Legend of the Gold of Babylon(1985)

    Key Animation

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Little Memole (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Show 1 episode · Key Animation

  • Little Big Nose (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Show 1 episode · Key Animation

  • Lupin the Third Part 1(1971)

    Show 1 episode · Key Animation

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows

Career shape

A full career of 48 titles from 1971 to 2023.

Biggest box office

Naruto the Movie 2: Legend of the Stone of Gelel (2005)

$10M worldwide

Highest rated

Record of the Lodoss War (1990)

Midcredits 73rd

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing4 of 48: 0 only directing, 4 with another roleWriting3 of 48: 0 only writing, 3 with another roleOther crew48 of 48: 44 only other crew, 4 with another role · typical Midcredits score84th

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

By decade

1970s1 · crew1980s10 · crew1990s16 · crew2000s10 · crew2010s9 · 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.

How do Hirotsugu Kawasaki's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 88th percentile, the median of all 21; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 56th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

56thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Approval · how many liked their films

54thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Reach · how many have seen their films

76thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Midcredits score across 30 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up18
  • 50th to 74th8
  • 25th to 49th3
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

17 of their 30 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved9
  • Universally Panned1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser17
  • Mixed2

Most loved · director

Record of the Lodoss War (1990)

Midcredits 73rd · 80% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 63/100 and the pacing 53/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.

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 Hirotsugu Kawasaki work with?

People who share at least 2 of Hirotsugu Kawasaki's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Shôtarô Morikubo shares the most, 3.

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers