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Takeshi Kobayashi

Takeshi Kobayashi

Composer · Born June 7, 1959 (67) · Yamagata Prefecture, Japan

Takeshi Kobayashi (小林 武史 Kobayashi Takeshi) (born June 7, 1959), is a Japanese keyboardist, lyricist, composer, arranger, and record producer.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
June 7, 1959 (67)
From
Yamagata Prefecture, Japan
Works as
Composer
Titles
9 on MovieCove · 33 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 28% in 30 days

What are Takeshi Kobayashi's films like?

Across their 5 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
39%
Bonds
32%
Society
14%
Morality
5%
Survival
5%
Ideas
5%
Coming of age2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 4 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 0 · Serious 2 · Dark 2

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

Grounded 1 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 3

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 2 · Intense 2

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

Steady 1 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 1

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 1

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

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 1 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 3

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 1 · Affecting 0 · Heavy 3

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 1 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 3

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Melancholic
3
Bittersweet
2
Absurd
1
Tense
1
Dread
1
Other
3

How their films linger

Thought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy1
  • Tragic1
  • 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 Takeshi Kobayashi's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 3 of their 9 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (2).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Takeshi Kobayashi'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

33 credits, 9 with a MovieCove page.

  • Big World(2024)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Luca on the Road (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Show 10 episodes · Composer

  • April, Come She Will(2024)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • CHASER GAME W: My Evil Boss is My Ex-Girlfriend (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Show 8 episodes · Sound Recordist

  • Lily Chou-Chou LIVE U-Next 2023 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Keyboard

  • Kyrie(2023)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Burn the House Down(2023)

    Show Composer

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all shows

  • Lily Chou-Chou 2010.12.15 Live "エーテル" (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Composer · as keybordist

  • Last Letter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Composer

  • Brothers in Brothel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Sound Recordist

  • Kafka no Tokyo Zetsubo Nikki (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 6 episodes · Sound Recordist

  • Saki Achiga-hen episode of side-A(2018)

    Sound Recordist

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • I am Sailing Seriously. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 11 episodes · Sound Recordist

  • Shouga Dorama Oda Nobunaga (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 1 episode · Sound Recordist

  • Yen Town Space in Inujima (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Producer

  • Bitter Sweet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Sound Recordist

  • If Cats Disappeared from the World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Composer

  • Chieri and Cherry (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Music Arranger

  • Ever Since We Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Composer

  • The Continent (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Composer

  • Tadaima (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Sound Recordist

  • For Love's Sake(2012)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Bandage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Director · Composer · Editor · Producer

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

    Composer · Producer

  • Midnight Eagle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Composer

  • Happy Dining Table (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Composer

  • Riding the Metro (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Composer

  • Breathe In, Breathe Out (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Composer

  • All About "All About Lily Chou-Chou" (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Composer

  • All About Lily Chou-Chou(2001)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Amon: Apocalypse of Devilman(2000)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • 円都 YEN TOWN (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Actor

  • Swallowtail Butterfly(1996)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 32 titles from 1996 to 2024.

Biggest box office

April, Come She Will (2024)

$6.8M worldwide

Highest rated

All About Lily Chou-Chou (2001)

Midcredits 94th

Most popular right now

Burn the House Down (2023)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting3 of 32: 2 only acting, 1 with another roleDirecting1 of 32: 0 only directing, 1 with another roleProducing3 of 32: 1 only producing, 2 with another roleMusic20 of 32: 17 only music, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score70thEditing1 of 32: 0 only editing, 1 with another roleOther crew9 of 32: 9 only other crew, 0 with another role

32 titles, 3 with more than one role.

By decade

1990s2 · 1 acting · 1 crew2000s8 · crew2010s14 · crew2020s8 · 2 acting · 7 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 Takeshi Kobayashi's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 67th percentile, the median of all 8; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 79th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

79thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Approval · how many liked their films

72ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Reach · how many have seen their films

84thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Midcredits score across 9 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up3
  • 50th to 74th4
  • 25th to 49th2

Shape of the crowd

4 of their 9 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser4
  • Mixed2

Most loved · composer

Big World (2024)

Midcredits 99th · 88% liked

Reviewers score the sound and music 72/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 77, detractors 35. The element that speaks to their work as a composer.

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 Takeshi Kobayashi work with?

People who share at least 2 of Takeshi Kobayashi's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Shunji Iwai shares the most, 2.

Directors

Actors

Cinematographers

Producers