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Kôhei Tanaka

Kôhei Tanaka

Composer · Born February 14, 1954 (72) · Ebisubashi, Osaka, Japan

Kohei Tanaka is a Japanese composer affiliated with the music production company Imagine. He has created numerous musical scores for anime television series, OVAs, films, video games and tokusatsu series.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
February 14, 1954 (72)
From
Ebisubashi, Osaka, Japan
Works as
Composer
Titles
31 on MovieCove · 94 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 156 days to Oct 27Down 5% in 30 days

What are Kôhei Tanaka's films like?

Across their 21 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Survival.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
52%
Survival
16%
Self
12%
Power
9%
Morality
9%
Ideas
2%
Society
1%
Friendship14 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty10 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival6 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFreedom3 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose2 titles, browse their movies with this themeMemory2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 17 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 9 · Serious 6 · Dark 2

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

Grounded 0 · Stylized 8 · Heightened 9

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

Gentle 3 · Charged 8 · Intense 6

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

Steady 6 · Shifting 10 · Whiplash 1

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

Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 11 · Funny 2

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

Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 13 · Relentless 3

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

Casual 8 · Engaged 9 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 16 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
10
Thrilling
10
Joyful
8
Hopeful
8
Warm
4
Other
7

How their films linger

Fun9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy13
  • Bittersweet7
  • Ambiguous1

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 Kôhei Tanaka's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 19 of their 31 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Crunchyroll (12).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Kôhei Tanaka'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

94 credits, 31 with a MovieCove page.

  • Grendizer U (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Show 13 episodes · Composer

  • Zorori the Naughty Hero: La La La♪ A Star is Born (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Composer

  • D_Cide Traumerei the Animation(2021)

    Show 13 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all shows

  • Back Arrow(2021)

    Show 24 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all shows

  • Motto! Majime ni Fumajime Kaiketsu Zorori (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 75 episodes · Composer

  • Sakura Wars: The Animation(2020)

    Show 12 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all shows

  • One Piece: Stampede(2019)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • One Piece: Episode of Skypiea(2018)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Planet With(2018)

    Show 12 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all shows

  • Zorori the Naughty Hero: The Secret of Double Z (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Composer

  • Onihei (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 13 episodes · Composer

  • Gravity Rush: The Animation - Overture (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Composer

  • Endride(2016)

    Show 24 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all shows

  • Zorori the Naughty Hero: Heroes of Space (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Composer

  • One Piece: Episode of Sabo - Bond of Three Brothers, a Miraculous Reunion and an Inherited Will(2015)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • One Piece: Adventure of Nebulandia(2015)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • One Piece: 3D2Y - Overcome Ace's Death! Luffy's Vow to His Friends(2014)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Zorori the Naughty Hero: Defend the Dinosaur Egg! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Composer

  • Gaist Crusher (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 51 episodes · Composer

  • One Piece Film: Z(2012)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • One Piece: Episode of Luffy - Adventure on Hand Island(2012)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Hyouka(2012)

    Show 22 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • One Piece 3D: Straw Hat Chase (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Composer

  • Nura: Rise of the Yokai Clan(2010)

    Show 48 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows

  • One Piece: Strong World(2009)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Rookies the Movie: Graduation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Joji Kawakami

  • One Piece: Romance Dawn Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Composer

  • Ranma ½: Nightmare! Incense of Spring Sleep (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Composer

  • One Piece: Episode of Chopper Plus - Bloom in the Winter, Miracle Sakura(2008)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Tamagotchi: The Movie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Composer

  • One Piece: Episode of Alabasta - The Desert Princess and the Pirates(2007)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Diebuster: The Movie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Composer

  • Gunbuster vs Diebuster: Aim for the Top! The GATTAI!! Movie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Composer

  • Gunbuster: The Movie(2006)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Sakura Taisen Kayou Show Final Kouen 『Shin Ai Yueni』 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Music Director

  • Zorori the Naughty Hero: Quest For The Mysterious Treasure (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Composer

  • One Piece: The Giant Mechanical Soldier of Karakuri Castle(2006)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Buso Renkin(2006)

    Show Composer

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all shows

  • One Piece: Baron Omatsuri and the Secret Island(2005)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • One Piece: The Cursed Holy Sword(2004)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Kaiketsu Zorori (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 97 episodes · Composer

  • One Piece Special: Protect! The Last Great Stage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Composer

  • Mobile Suit Gundam Evolve (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 15 episodes · Composer

  • One Piece: Oounabara ni hirake! Dekkai dekkai chichi no yume!(2003)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Sakura Wars: Ecole de Paris (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 3 episodes · Composer

  • One Piece: Dead End Adventure(2003)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Sakura Wars: ~Su~Mi~Re~ (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Composer

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

    Show 6 episodes · Composer

  • One Piece: Chopper's Kingdom in the Strange Animal Island(2002)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Sakura Wars: The Movie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Composer · Conductor · Music Director

  • One Piece: Clockwork Island Adventure(2001)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • One Piece: The Movie(2000)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • One Piece(1999)

    Show 1,155 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Dai-Guard: Terrestrial Defense Corp. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 26 episodes · Composer

  • Galaxy Express 999: Eternal Fantasy(1998)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team - Miller's Report(1998)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Sakura Wars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 4 episodes · Composer

  • Violinist of Hamelin: The Movie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Composer

  • Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team(1996)

    Show 12 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • Mobile Fighter G Gundam (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 49 episodes · Composer

  • Licca the Movie: Licca-chan to Yamaneko Hoshi no Tabi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Composer

  • Dragon Half (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Show 2 episodes · Composer

  • Armored Dragon Legend Villgust (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Show 2 episodes · Composer

  • Bastard!! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 6 episodes · Composer

  • Spirit of Wonder: Miss China's Ring (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Composer

  • Otaku no Video (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Composer

  • Blazing Transfer Student (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Show 2 episodes · Composer

  • 21 Emon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Show 39 episodes · Composer

  • Dorami-chan: Wow, The Kid Gang of Bandits (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Composer

  • Ariel Deluxe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Show 2 episodes · Composer

  • Far East of Eden: Ziria's Dreamlike Chapter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Composer

  • Kennosuke-sama (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Composer

  • Fujiko Fujio A's Mumako (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Composer

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

    Composer

  • Chinpui (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 112 episodes · Composer

  • Ariel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 2 episodes · Composer

  • ARIEL: All Round Intercept & Escort Lady (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Composer

  • Madö King Granzört (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 41 episodes · Composer

  • The Men Who Made Ultraman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Composer

  • Only 5 Grams (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Composer

  • Gunbuster (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Show 6 episodes · Composer

  • Sunlight All Around! Ka - su - mi: You Were in My Dreams (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Composer

  • Lady Lady!! The Movie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Composer

  • Dirty Pair OVA (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Show 10 episodes · Composer

  • The Samurai (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Composer

  • Lady Lady!! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Show 36 episodes · Composer

  • Dead Heat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Composer

  • Maps: Legendary Space Wanderer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Composer

  • Mami the Psychic (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Show 119 episodes · Composer

  • Valis: The Fantasm Soldier (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Composer

  • Doteraman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Show 20 episodes · Composer

  • Dream Star Button Nose (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 26 episodes · Composer

  • Konpora Kid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 26 episodes · Composer

  • Sakura Taisen Budoukan Live 2: Teito-Paris-New York (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Music Director

Career shape

A full career of 91 titles, 90 of them dated from 1985 to 2024.

Biggest box office

One Piece: Stampede (2019)

$82M worldwide

Highest rated

One Piece: Stampede (2019)

Midcredits 94th

Most popular right now

Buso Renkin (2006)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 91: 1 only acting, 0 with another roleMusic88 of 91: 87 only music, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score78thOther crew3 of 91: 2 only other crew, 1 with another role

By decade

1980s19 · crew1990s21 · crew2000s27 · 1 acting · 26 crew2010s17 · crew2020s6 · 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 Kôhei Tanaka's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 80th percentile, the median of all 21; across their 17 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 76th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

76thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 17

Approval · how many liked their films

75thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 17

Reach · how many have seen their films

85thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 17

Midcredits score across 31 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up15
  • 50th to 74th10
  • 25th to 49th1
  • Below 25th5

Shape of the crowd

13 of their 31 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved5
  • Crowd Pleaser13
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed12

Most divisive · composer

Sakura Wars: The Animation (2020)

79th percentile spread · 28% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · composer

One Piece (1999)

Midcredits 96th · 88% liked

Reviewers score the sound and music 68/100 in their films, across 11 reviewed titles; fans 72, detractors 58. 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.

Is Kôhei Tanaka's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 27 · mildMedian of all films: 32

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Kôhei Tanaka work with?

People who share at least 2 of Kôhei Tanaka's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Akemi Okamura shares the most, 13.

Directors

Writers

  • Eiichirô Oda11 titles    See all 11 shared titles with Eiichirô Oda
  • Hirohiko Uesaka5 titles    See all 5 shared titles with Hirohiko Uesaka
  • Atsuhiro Tomioka2 titles    See all 2 shared titles with Atsuhiro Tomioka
  • Masahiro Ito2 titles    See all 2 shared titles with Masahiro Ito

Actors

  • Akemi Okamura13 titles    See newest 12 of 13 shared titles with Akemi Okamura
  • Hiroaki Hirata13 titles    See newest 12 of 13 shared titles with Hiroaki Hirata
  • Kazuya Nakai13 titles    See newest 12 of 13 shared titles with Kazuya Nakai
  • Kappei Yamaguchi12 titles    See all 12 shared titles with Kappei Yamaguchi

Composers and editors

Producers

  • Shinji Shimizu8 titles    See all 8 shared titles with Shinji Shimizu
  • Hiroshi Takahashi7 titles    See all 7 shared titles with Hiroshi Takahashi
  • Yûsuke Okada6 titles    See all 6 shared titles with Yûsuke Okada
  • Kazuhiko Torishima4 titles    See all 4 shared titles with Kazuhiko Torishima