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Masayuki Kojima

Masayuki Kojima

Director · Born March 16, 1961 (65) · Yamanashi, Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan

Born
March 16, 1961 (65)
From
Yamanashi, Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan
Works as
Director
Titles
33 on MovieCove · 60 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 28Down 4% in 30 days

What are Masayuki Kojima's films like?

Across their 8 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
27%
Bonds
25%
Survival
24%
Power
12%
Morality
9%
Ideas
3%
Friendship3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFreedom2 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 6 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 0 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 2

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 1 · Charged 2 · Intense 3

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

Steady 2 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 5 · 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 1 · Even-paced 5 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 1 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 4 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Hopeful
5
Tense
3
Thrilling
2
Warm
2
Joyful
2
Other
5

How their films linger

Hopeful6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet5
  • Ambiguous2

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 Masayuki Kojima's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 24 of their 33 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Crunchyroll (19).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Masayuki Kojima'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

60 credits, 33 with a MovieCove page.

  • Made in Abyss: Mezameru Shinpi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Director

  • Pluto(2023)

    Show 2 episodes · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • My Happy Marriage(2023)

    Show 13 episodes · Director · Series Director · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • Buddy Daddies(2023)

    Show 1 episode · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • Trigun Stampede(2023)

    Show 1 episode · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • Revue Starlight the Movie(2021)

    Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Made in Abyss: Dawn of the Deep Soul(2020)

    Director · Second Unit Director · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Made in Abyss: Wandering Twilight(2019)

    Director · Second Unit Director · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Rinshi!! Ekoda-chan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 1 episode · Director · Storyboard Artist

  • The Rising of the Shield Hero(2019)

    Show 3 episodes · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • Made in Abyss: Journey's Dawn(2019)

    Director · Second Unit Director · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Natsume's Book of Friends the Movie: Ephemeral Bond(2018)

    Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Revue Starlight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Citrus(2018)

    Show 1 episode · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all shows

  • Made in Abyss(2017)

    Show 25 episodes · Director · Series Director · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • 91 Days(2016)

    Show 3 episodes · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • Alderamin on the Sky(2016)

    Show 1 episode · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

  • Re: Zero - Starting Life in Another World(2016)

    Show 1 episode · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • Norn9 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 4 episodes · Director · Storyboard Artist

  • Seiyu's Life!(2015)

    Show 1 episode · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Charlotte(2015)

    Show 2 episodes · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • Barakamon(2014)

    Show 1 episode · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • Black Bullet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 13 episodes · Director · Key Animation · Series Director · Storyboard Artist

  • Hozuki's Coolheadedness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 1 episode · Storyboard Artist

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

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • Busou Shinki Moon Angel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Director · Second Unit Director · Storyboard Artist

  • My Little Monster(2012)

    Show 2 episodes · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • Sword Art Online(2012)

    Show 2 episodes · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows

  • The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 1 episode · Storyboard Artist

  • The Tibetan Dog(2011)

    Director · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Blade(2011)

    Show 1 episode · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all shows

  • Durarara!!(2010)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • Natsume's Book of Friends(2008)

    Show 3 episodes · Director · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • Birdy the Mighty: Decode (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 1 episode · Storyboard Artist

  • The Piano Forest(2007)

    Director · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • A Spirit of the Sun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 2 episodes · Series Director

  • Samurai Champloo(2004)

    Show 2 episodes · Key Animation

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Monster(2004)

    Show 74 episodes · Director · Key Animation · Series Director · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • Gunslinger Girl(2003)

    Show 1 episode · Storyboard Designer

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows

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

    Show 1 episode · Key Animation

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

    Show 1 episode · Key Animation · Storyboard Artist

  • Hanada Shounen-shi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 25 episodes · Director · Series Director · Storyboard Artist

  • Magical Shopping Arcade Abenobashi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 13 episodes · Director · Series Director · Storyboard Artist

  • Chobits (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 1 episode · Storyboard Artist

  • Shingu: Secret of the Stellar Wars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 1 episode · Storyboard Artist

  • Fighting Spirit(2000)

    Show 1 episode · Director · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • Leave it to Kero! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Director

  • DNA Sights 999.9(1998)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

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

    Show 8 episodes · Director · Storyboard Artist

  • Cardcaptor Sakura(1998)

    Show 1 episode · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • Azuki-chan the Movie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Director

  • Azuki-chan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Show 117 episodes · Director · Series Director · Storyboard Artist

  • Montana Jones (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 11 episodes · Director · Storyboard Artist

  • Columbus no Daibouken (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Storyboard Artist

  • Calimero (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 52 episodes · Director · Series Director · Storyboard Artist

  • Genji (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Executive Producer

  • Moomin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Show 78 episodes · Series Director

  • The Tokyo Project (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Storyboard Artist

  • Genesis Climber Mospeada(1983)

    Show Director

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all shows

  • Lupin the Third Part 1(1971)

    Show 1 episode · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows

Career shape

A full career of 59 titles from 1971 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Made in Abyss: Dawn of the Deep Soul (2020)

$5M worldwide

Highest rated

Made in Abyss: Dawn of the Deep Soul (2020)

Midcredits 99th

Most popular right now

Fighting Spirit (2000)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing27 of 59: 7 only directing, 20 with another role · typical Midcredits score92ndProducing1 of 59: 1 only producing, 0 with another roleOther crew51 of 59: 31 only other crew, 20 with another role · typical Midcredits score87th

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

By decade

1970s1 · crew1980s1 · crew1990s10 · crew2000s15 · crew2010s25 · crew2020s7 · 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 Masayuki Kojima's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 92nd percentile, the median of all 8; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 91st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

91stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Approval · how many liked their films

87thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Reach · how many have seen their films

82ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Midcredits score across 33 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up21
  • 50th to 74th8
  • 25th to 49th3
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

17 of their 33 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved10
  • Crowd Pleaser17
  • Mixed6

Most divisive · director

DNA Sights 999.9 (1998)

67th percentile spread · 21% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director

Monster (2004)

Midcredits 99th · 93% liked

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 Masayuki Kojima work with?

People who share at least 2 of Masayuki Kojima's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Akihito Tsukushi shares the most, 3.

Writers

Actors

Composers

Producers