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Ikuo Kubodera

Producer

Works as
Producer
Titles
13 on MovieCove · 32 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Up 21% in 30 days

What are Ikuo Kubodera's films like?

Across their 11 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Action7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 89th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Drama3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 90th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
35%
Bonds
25%
Survival
17%
Self
16%
Power
8%
Justice5 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themeViolence3 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 11 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 3 · Stylized 7 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 9 · Intense 2

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

Steady 3 · Shifting 8 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 5 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 8 · Relentless 1

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

Casual 3 · Engaged 7 · Full focus 1

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

Resolved 7 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
10
Melancholic
7
Contemplative
3
Dread
2
Bittersweet
2
Other
8

How their films linger

Bittersweet7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteDevastating2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet8
  • Tragic1

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 Ikuo Kubodera's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 12 of their 13 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on The Criterion Channel (11).

Subscription and free streaming for Ikuo Kubodera'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

32 credits, 13 with a MovieCove page.

  • Zatoichi's Conspiracy(1973)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • New Hoodlum Soldier Story: Firing Line (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Executive Producer

  • Zatoichi and the Fugitives(1968)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • The Snow Woman(1968)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Zatoichi Challenged(1967)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Hoodlum Soldier on the Attack (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Executive Producer

  • Love for an Idiot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Producer

  • Five Star Private (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Executive Producer

  • Zatoichi's Cane Sword(1967)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • The Red Angel(1966)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Zatoichi's Pilgrimage(1966)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • The Front Line Showdown (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Executive Producer

  • Zatoichi's Vengeance(1966)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • The Hoodlum Soldier Deserts Again (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Executive Producer

  • Hoodlum Soldier and the C.O. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Executive Producer

  • Hoodlum Soldier (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Executive Producer

  • Green Fruit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Producer

  • Zatoichi on the Road(1963)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Zatoichi the Fugitive(1963)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • New Tale of Zatoichi(1963)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • The Tale of Zatoichi Continues(1962)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Yamaotoko no Uta (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Producer

  • The Tale of Zatoichi(1962)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Dancing Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Producer

  • Ringo murakara (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Producer

  • Horeruna Yanpachi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Producer

  • Asashio yushio (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Producer

  • Where Might is Right (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Producer

  • Brooba (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Production Coordinator

  • The Big Four of the Kodokan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Producer

  • I Am Being Targeted (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Producer

  • Bibō no kaoyaku (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Producer

Career shape

A full career of 31 titles from 1949 to 1972.

Highest rated

The Tale of Zatoichi (1962)

Midcredits 96th

Most popular right now

The Tale of Zatoichi Continues (1962)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Producing30 of 31: 30 only producing, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score90thOther crew1 of 31: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1940s1 · crew1950s8 · crew1960s21 · crew1970s1 · 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 Ikuo Kubodera's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 89th percentile, the median of all 13; across their 11 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 11

Approval · how many liked their films

89thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Reach · how many have seen their films

52ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Midcredits score across 13 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up13

Shape of the crowd

None of their 13 titles divides audiences: 11 are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Crowd Pleaser11

Most loved · producer

The Tale of Zatoichi (1962)

Midcredits 96th · 86% 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 Ikuo Kubodera work with?

People who share at least 2 of Ikuo Kubodera's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Kan Shimozawa shares the most, 9.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers