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Yoshiji Kigami

Yoshiji Kigami

Director · Died July 18, 2019, aged 61 · Osaka, Japan

Born
December 28, 1957
Died
July 18, 2019 (aged 61)
From
Osaka, Japan
Works as
Director
Titles
38 on MovieCove · 56 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 65 days to Oct 28Up 18% in 30 days

What are Yoshiji Kigami's films like?

Across their 7 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
45%
Self
40%
Society
12%
Morality
3%
Friendship6 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
4
Warm
5
Contemplative
3
Tense
1
Melancholic
1
Other
4

How their films linger

Feel-good4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet5
  • Cyclical1

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 Yoshiji Kigami's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 25 of their 38 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Crunchyroll (17).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Yoshiji Kigami'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

56 credits, 38 with a MovieCove page.

  • Little Jam and the Goblin Opp (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Creator

  • Baja's Studio: Baja and the Sea (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Director · Key Animation

  • Liz and the Blue Bird(2018)

    Key Animation

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Violet Evergarden(2018)

    Show 3 episodes · Director · Key Animation · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions the Movie: Take on Me(2018)

    Key Animation

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Baja's Studio (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Director · Key Animation

  • Sound! Euphonium the Movie: May the Melody Reach You!(2017)

    Second Unit Director · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid(2017)

    Show 2 episodes · Director · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • A Silent Voice: The Movie(2016)

    Key Animation · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Sound! Euphonium: The Movie - Welcome to the Kitauji High School Concert Band(2016)

    Second Unit Director · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Myriad Colors Phantom World(2016)

    Show 13 episodes · Director · Key Animation · Opening/Ending Animation

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all shows

  • High Speed! Free! Starting Summer(2015)

    Key Animation

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Beyond the Boundary: I'll Be Here - Future(2015)

    Key Animation · Second Unit Director

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Sound! Euphonium(2015)

    Show 4 episodes · Director · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Tomcat's Big Adventure (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Key Animation

  • Amagi Brilliant Park(2014)

    Show 3 episodes · Key Animation

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all shows

  • Tamako Love Story(2014)

    Key Animation

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Beyond the Boundary(2013)

    Show 1 episode · Director · Key Animation · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows

  • Free!(2013)

    Show 15 episodes · Director · Key Animation · Opening/Ending Animation

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all shows

  • Tamako Market(2013)

    Show 2 episodes · Director · Key Animation · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all shows

  • Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions(2012)

    Show 2 episodes · Director · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • Hyouka(2012)

    Show 1 episode · Director · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • K-On! The Movie(2011)

    Key Animation · Layout Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Nichijou: My Ordinary Life(2011)

    Show 3 episodes · Director · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya(2010)

    Key Animation · Layout Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • The Last War of the Heavenliods and Akutoliods (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Director · Screenplay

  • K-On!(2009)

    Show 3 episodes · Director · Key Animation · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows

  • Munto (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 9 episodes · Series Composition · Series Director

  • Clannad(2007)

    Show 2 episodes · Director · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • Lucky Star(2007)

    Show 3 episodes · Director · Animation Director · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows

  • The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya(2006)

    Show 1 episode · Director · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • Munto 2: Beyond the Walls of Time (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Director · Screenplay

  • Air (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 1 episode · Director · Storyboard Artist

  • Munto (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Director · Animation Director · Screenplay · Storyboard Artist

  • Gate Keepers 21 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 1 episode · Director · Animation Director · Storyboard

  • Full Metal Panic!(2002)

    Show 4 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows

  • Doraemon: Nobita and the Winged Braves(2001)

    Key Animation

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Crayon Shin-chan: Explosion! The Hot Spring's Feel Good Final Battle(1999)

    Key Animation

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Crayon Shin-chan: Unkokusai no Yabou(1995)

    Key Animation

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Kureyon Shinchan: Action Kamen vs Haigure Maô(1993)

    Key Animation

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Cursed One-Piece (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Director · Character Designer · Storyboard Artist

  • Doraemon: Nobita and the Kingdom of Clouds(1992)

    Key Animation

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Doraemon: Nobita and the Animal Planet(1990)

    Key Animation

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Doraemon: Nobita and the Birth of Japan(1989)

    Key Animation

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Dorami-chan: Mini-Dora SOS!! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Key Animation

  • Charge!! Men's Private School (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Key Animation

  • Akira(1988)

    Key Animation

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Grave of the Fireflies(1988)

    Key Animation

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Foxes of Chironup (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Key Animation

  • Urban Square: In Pursuit of Amber (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Key Animation

  • Doraemon: Nobita's Little Star Wars(1985)

    Key Animation

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Macross: Do You Remember Love?(1984)

    Key Animation

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Locke the Superman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Key Animation · Mechanical Designer

  • Doraemon: Nobita and the Castle of the Undersea Devil(1983)

    Key Animation

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • The Monster Kid and The Demon's Sword (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Key Animation

  • The Monster Kid: Invitation to Monster Land (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Key Animation

Career shape

A full career of 56 titles from 1981 to 2024.

Highest rated

Violet Evergarden (2018)

Midcredits 98th

Most popular right now

Sound! Euphonium (2015)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing23 of 56: 1 only directing, 22 with another role · typical Midcredits score79thWriting5 of 56: 0 only writing, 5 with another roleOther crew53 of 56: 32 only other crew, 21 with another role · typical Midcredits score85th

56 titles, 23 with more than one role — other crew and directing overlap on 20 of them.

By decade

1980s13 · crew1990s6 · crew2000s12 · crew2010s23 · 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.

Is Yoshiji Kigami's work okay for kids?

Across up to 6 MovieCove titles with content scores, profanity runs lighter than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore4 titlesmedian 9 · minimalMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity6 titles21–51 · median 32 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity5 titles10–34 · median 20 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs4 titlesmedian 17 · mildMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense4 titlesmedian 27 · mildMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Yoshiji Kigami work with?

People who share at least 2 of Yoshiji Kigami's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Noriyuki Kitanohara shares the most, 7.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers