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Kōsuke Mukai

Kōsuke Mukai

Writer · Born January 17, 1977 (49) · Tokushima, Shikoku, Japan

Kōsuke Mukai was born on 17 January 1977 in Tokushima, Shikoku, Japan. He is a writer and director, known for A Man (2022), Linda Linda Linda (2005) and No One's Ark (2003).

Biography from IMDb.

Born
January 17, 1977 (49)
From
Tokushima, Shikoku, Japan
Works as
Writer
Titles
7 on MovieCove · 41 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 156 days to Oct 27Up 51% in 30 days

What are Kōsuke Mukai's films like?

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

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
52%
Self
28%
Morality
8%
Society
7%
Ideas
5%
Friendship2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 5 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 2 · Serious 1 · Dark 2

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

Grounded 4 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 2 · Charged 2 · Intense 1

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

Steady 3 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 1 · 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 2 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 1

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 2 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 2

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

Resolved 3 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Warm
2
Contemplative
3
Romantic
2
Tense
2
Melancholic
2
Other
3

How their films linger

Bittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet2
  • 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 Kōsuke Mukai's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 2 of their 7 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Subscription and free streaming for Kōsuke Mukai'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

41 credits, 7 with a MovieCove page.

  • The Swan and the Bat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Screenplay

  • Hiraba no Tsuki(2025)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Orokamono no Mibun(2025)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • A Bad Summer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Screenplay

  • Hana Sugisaki's Filming Break (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Show 1 episode · Writer

  • A Man(2022)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • My Broken Mariko (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Screenplay

  • Redder Than Yesterday, Bluer Than Tomorrow: Cinema Fighters Project (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Screenplay

  • My Name Is Yours (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Screenplay

  • Hard-Core (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Screenplay

  • Hitoshi Ueki And Nobosemon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 8 episodes · Author

  • Traces of Sin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Screenplay

  • Satoshi: A Move for Tomorrow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Screenplay

  • Piece of Cake (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Screenplay

  • Girls in the Psychic Club (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Screenplay

  • Crows Explode(2014)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Tamako in Moratorium (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Screenplay

  • The Girl in the Sun(2013)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Just Another Live Tape (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Writer

  • Bungô: Sasayaka na yokubô(2012)

    Screenplay

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

  • The Cowards Who Looked to the Sky (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Screenplay

  • That Person, That Day (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Screenplay · Script

  • My Back Page (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Screenplay

  • Ueno Juri and the Five Bags (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 1 episode · Screenplay

  • Oh, My Buddha! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Screenplay

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

    Screenplay

  • Fish Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Actor

  • Ain't No Tomorrows (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Screenplay

  • Aoi Yū × Yottsu no Uso Camouflage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 12 episodes · Writer

  • Prodigy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Screenplay

  • The Matsugane Potshot Affair (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Screenplay

  • Documentaries Tell Lies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Writer

  • The Unknown Person (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Screenplay

  • Linda Linda Linda(2005)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • A Blue Automobile (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Screenplay

  • The Great Horror Family (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 2 episodes · Teleplay

  • Cream Lemon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Screenplay

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

    Screenplay

  • No One's Ark (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Producer · Writer

  • Ryuko, in the Unfaithful Evening (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Writer

  • Hazy Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Editor · Writer

Career shape

A full career of 41 titles from 1999 to 2026.

Biggest box office

The Girl in the Sun (2013)

$18M worldwide

Highest rated

Linda Linda Linda (2005)

Midcredits 94th

Film career

  • 2009Screen debut· Fish Story

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 41: 1 only acting, 0 with another roleWriting40 of 41: 37 only writing, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score80thProducing1 of 41: 0 only producing, 1 with another roleEditing1 of 41: 0 only editing, 1 with another roleOther crew1 of 41: 0 only other crew, 1 with another role

41 titles, 3 with more than one role.

By decade

1990s1 · crew2000s17 · 1 acting · 16 crew2010s14 · crew2020s9 · 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 Kōsuke Mukai's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 80th percentile, the median of all 7; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 85th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

85thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Approval · how many liked their films

79thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Reach · how many have seen their films

71stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Midcredits score across 7 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up4
  • 50th to 74th1
  • 25th to 49th2

Shape of the crowd

5 of their 7 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Crowd Pleaser5
  • Mixed2

Most divisive · writer

Bungô: Sasayaka na yokubô (2012)

75th percentile spread · 46% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · writer

Linda Linda Linda (2005)

Midcredits 94th · 79% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 63/100 and the plot and story 59/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.

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 Kōsuke Mukai work with?

People who share at least 2 of Kōsuke Mukai's MovieCove titles; Takumi Kitamura shares the most, 2.