Akimasa Kawashima
Editor · Born September 8, 1950 (76) · Akishima, Tokyo, Japan
Born 1950 in Tokyo, Akimasa Kawashima (川島章正) is a Japanese film editor. He has received numerous awards, including the 39th Japan Academy Film Prize for Excellent Editing for 125 Years Memory. Kawashima grew up watching American movies, and when he was in high school, he started watching European movies. At first, he wanted to be a producer, but after being told by his teacher, "You are good at editing," he chose editing because he knew that editing was 'the second directing'. In 1972, he joined the editing department of Nikkatsu Studio. He has been freelancing since 1995 .
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Biography from TMDB.
- September 8, 1950 (76)
- Akishima, Tokyo, Japan
- Editor
- 15 on MovieCove · 131 credits in all
What are Akimasa Kawashima's films like?
Across their 12 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Morality.
Genres
Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 1 · Wry 0 · Earnest 11
A split, not a type: Light 3 · Serious 2 · Dark 7
Grounded 4 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 3
A split, not a type: Gentle 2 · Charged 2 · Intense 8
Steady 2 · Shifting 8 · Whiplash 2
Straight-faced 7 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 1
Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 5 · Relentless 3
Casual 5 · Engaged 7 · Full focus 0
A split, not a type: Easy watch 4 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 6
Resolved 8 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 1
Moods and endings
- Happy5
- Bittersweet2
- Tragic2
- Ambiguous3
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 Akimasa Kawashima's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 4 of their 15 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Akimasa Kawashima'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
131 credits, 15 with a MovieCove page.
Yasuko, Songs of Days Past (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)
The Pearl Legacy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)
Ginji The Speculator (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
Requiem (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
祈り ―幻に長崎を想う刻― (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
Godai - The Wunderkind (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
A Town and a Tall Chimney (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)
The Kids' Diner (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)
Yuriy Norshteyn: Making the Overcoat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)
Something Like, Something Like It (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
125 Years Memory(2015)
Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films
Before The Leaves Fall (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
Tenshin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
Bokukyû: A ressha de iko(2011)
Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films
Abacus and Sword (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
Sakurada Gate Incident (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
Hanjiro (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
It's On Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
Villon's Wife (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
Jive: Swept by the Sea Breeze (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
Snakes and Earrings(2008)
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
Departures(2008)
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films
Tombstone of the Fireflies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
Three for the Road (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
The Letters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
Chosyu Five (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
Angel's Egg (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
Berna's Tail (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
I Am Nipponjin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
Under the Same Moon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
What the Snow Brings (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
Red Moon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
Warau Iemon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
Samurai Resurrection(2003)
Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films
The Blue Light (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
Out(2002)
Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films
Sensen fukoku (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
Farda (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
The Laughing Frog (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
Vengeance for Sale (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
Platonic Sex (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
A Single Drop of Water in a Mighty River (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
Senrigan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)
Freeze Me(2000)
Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films
Off-Balance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)
Jubaku: Spellbound (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)
Rainbow Cape (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)
Begging for Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)
Black Angel Vol. 1(1998)
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
The Key(1997)
Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films
Haunted School 3 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)
The President's Christmas Tree (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)
After the Wind Has Gone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)
Lustful Revenge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)
Secret Liaisons (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)
The Five(1995)
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
Haunted School (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)
East Meets West(1995)
Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films
The Mystery of Rampo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)
I Don't Have a License! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)
A Night in Nude(1993)
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films
High School Teacher (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)
Bokyo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)
Chibusa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)
Rainbow Bridge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)
Midnight Run Main Store 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)
The Triple Cross (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)
Future Memories: Last Christmas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)
Red Foliage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)
Misty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)
A Desirable Marriage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)
Rainbow Kids (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)
Best Guy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)
Peesuke: Gatapishi story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)
Ningen no sabaku (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)
Water Moon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)
24 Hour Playboy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)
Music Box (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)
Only 5 Grams (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)
Stay or go? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)
Just Two Of Us (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)
Evil Dead Trap(1988)
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films
Angel Guts: Red Vertigo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)
Bu-ra-i no onna (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)
Inbi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)
À la carte Company (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)
Bed-In (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)
The House of Wedlock (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)
Dangerous Detective (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)
Scent of a Spell (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)
オフィス妻のさけび (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)
Eve Is Getting Wet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)
Joshidaisei: Onsen Geisha (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)
Yawahada Iro-kurabe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)
Eve-chan no hime (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)
Main Theme (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)
Mermaid Legend(1984)
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films
Nise mibôjin - Ichijiku hakusho (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)
Deaths in Tokimeki (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)
Kate Asabuki Blue Experience PART-1 LET’S Marine LOVE (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)
Kate Asabuki: Blue Experience PART-2 BODY Special NIGHT (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)
The Family Game (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)
Our Wedding (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)
Anne's Diary (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)
Pink Cut: Love Me Hard, Love Me Deep (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)
The Girl and the Wooden Horse Torture (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)
Anne's Lullaby (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)
Top Stripper (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)
Cabaret Diary (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)
Uno Koichiro no hitozuma ijime (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)
運命の殺意 北信濃母子心中 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)
Namadori tôchô video (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)
Slave Contract (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)
Koichiro Uno's Wet and Riding (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)
Angel Guts: Red Porno (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)
Female Beautician Rope Discipline (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)
Zoom Up: Sexual Crime Report (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)
Something Like It (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)
Mitsuryōzuma: oku no uzuki (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)
I Love It from Behind! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)
Widow's Bedroom (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)
Secretary Rope Discipline (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)
Female Teacher's Awakening (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)
Crazed Fruit(1981)
Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films
Love Beast: Flower of Vice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)
College Girl: The Spot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)
Zoom Up: The Beaver Book Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)
Tanshin funin jōji no himitsu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)
Female Teacher: Dirty Afternoon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)
Woman Who Exposes Herself (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)
Wife's Sexual Fantasy: Before Husband's Eyes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)
Career shape
A full career of 130 titles from 1980 to 2025.
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 Akimasa Kawashima's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 51st percentile, the median of all 15; across their 12 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 59th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up4
- 50th to 74th4
- 25th to 49th6
- Below 25th1
Shape of the crowd
9 of their 15 titles are Mixed.
- Universally Loved1
- Crowd Pleaser4
- Broadly Agreed1
- Mixed9
Reviewers score the pacing 48/100 in their films, across 9 reviewed titles; fans 57, detractors 32. The element that speaks to their work as an editor.
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.
Is Akimasa Kawashima's work okay for kids?
Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.
Who does Akimasa Kawashima work with?
People who share at least 2 of Akimasa Kawashima's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Takashi Ishii shares the most, 4.
Directors
- Takashi IshiiShared titles: Black Angel Vol. 1 (1998), The Five (1995), A Night in Nude (1993), Evil Dead Trap (1988)See all 4 shared titles with Takashi Ishii
- Hideyuki HirayamaShared titles: Samurai Resurrection (2003), Out (2002)See all 2 shared titles with Hideyuki Hirayama
- Toshiharu IkedaShared titles: Evil Dead Trap (1988), Mermaid Legend (1984)See all 2 shared titles with Toshiharu Ikeda
Actors
- Naoto TakenakaShared titles: 125 Years Memory (2015), East Meets West (1995), The Five (1995), A Night in Nude (1993)See all 4 shared titles with Naoto Takenaka
- Daisuke IijimaShared titles: Black Angel Vol. 1 (1998), The Five (1995), A Night in Nude (1993)See all 3 shared titles with Daisuke Iijima
- Hideo MurotaShared titles: Black Angel Vol. 1 (1998), The Five (1995), A Night in Nude (1993)See all 3 shared titles with Hideo Murota
- Jinpachi NezuShared titles: Black Angel Vol. 1 (1998), The Five (1995), A Night in Nude (1993)See all 3 shared titles with Jinpachi Nezu
Composers and cinematographers
- Gorô YasukawaShared titles: Out (2002), Black Angel Vol. 1 (1998), The Five (1995), A Night in Nude (1993)See all 4 shared titles with Gorô Yasukawa
- Michiru OshimaShared titles: 125 Years Memory (2015), Bokukyû: A ressha de iko (2011)See all 2 shared titles with Michiru Oshima
- Yasushi SasakibaraShared titles: The Five (1995), A Night in Nude (1993)See all 2 shared titles with Yasushi Sasakibara
Producers
- Kazuyoshi OkuyamaShared titles: East Meets West (1995), The Five (1995)See all 2 shared titles with Kazuyoshi Okuyama
- Taketo NiitsuShared titles: The Five (1995), A Night in Nude (1993)See all 2 shared titles with Taketo Niitsu