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Satoshi Kuwabara

Satoshi Kuwabara

Director and writer · Japan

Satoshi Kuwabara (桑原 智, Kuwabara Satoshi) is a Japanese anime director and storyboard artist. He is a visiting associate professor at Digital Hollywood University.

Biography from TMDB.

From
Japan
Works as
Director and writer
Titles
17 on MovieCove · 29 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 27Down 8% in 30 days

What are Satoshi Kuwabara's films like?

Across their 10 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
46%
Self
36%
Morality
7%
Power
5%
Society
4%
Survival
3%
Friendship4 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity4 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose2 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
5
Tense
3
Thrilling
4
Hopeful
3
Warm
3
Other
8

How their films linger

Feel-good5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 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
  • Bittersweet9

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 Satoshi Kuwabara's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 16 of their 17 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Crunchyroll (10).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Satoshi Kuwabara'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

29 credits, 17 with a MovieCove page.

  • You Can't Be in a Rom-Com with Your Childhood Friends!(2026)

    Show 12 episodes · Director · Series Director

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all shows

  • The Birth of Neo Astro Boy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Director

  • Under Ninja(2023)

    Show 12 episodes · Director · Series Director · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all shows

  • Goddess Cafe Terrace(2023)

    Show 24 episodes · Director · Series Director

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all shows

  • Mamekichi Mameko – The Daily Life of a NEET (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 48 episodes · Series Composition · Series Director

  • The Quintessential Quintuplets Movie(2022)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • The Dawn of the Witch(2022)

    Show 12 episodes · Director · Series Composition · Series Director · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all shows

  • Girlfriend, Girlfriend(2021)

    Show 12 episodes · Director · Series Director

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows

  • Adachi to Shimamura(2020)

    Show 12 episodes · Director · Series Director · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all shows

  • The Quintessential Quintuplets(2019)

    Show 12 episodes · Series Director · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • Dororo(2019)

    Show 1 episode · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • How NOT to Summon a Demon Lord(2018)

    Show 10 episodes · Series Director · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • Atom: The Beginning (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 1 episode · Director · Storyboard Artist

  • Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Dark Side of Dimensions(2016)

    Director · Screenplay · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Dagashi Kashi(2016)

    Show Director

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all shows

  • Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal(2011)

    Show 146 episodes · Director · Series Director · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all shows

  • Jungle Emperor: The Brave Can Change the Future(2009)

    Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Black Jack: Dr. Pinoko's Forest Adventure (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Director

  • Black Jack: The Two Doctors in Black (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Director

  • Black Jack (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 77 episodes · Series Director · Writer

  • Phoenix: Robe of Feathers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Screenplay · Storyboard Artist

  • Phoenix (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 1 episode · Director · Storyboard Artist

  • Astro Boy(2003)

    Show 1 episode · Director · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all shows

  • Astro Boy: Shinsengumi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Director · Screenplay

  • Osamu Tezuka's Last Mystery of the 20th Century (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Director · Screenplay

  • Astro Boy: Volume of the Blue Knight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Director · Screenplay

  • Neo Faust (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Director

  • Hakugei: Legend of the Moby Dick(1997)

    Show Director

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Black Jack(1993)

    Show 4 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all shows

Career shape

A full career of 27 titles from 1993 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Dark Side of Dimensions (2016)

$7.4M worldwide

Highest rated

Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Dark Side of Dimensions (2016)

Midcredits 82nd

Most popular right now

Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal (2011)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing14 of 27: 5 only directing, 9 with another role · typical Midcredits score56thWriting8 of 27: 0 only writing, 8 with another roleOther crew19 of 27: 9 only other crew, 10 with another role · typical Midcredits score48th

27 titles, 13 with more than one role — other crew and directing overlap on 6 of them.

By decade

1990s3 · crew2000s9 · crew2010s6 · 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.

Is Satoshi Kuwabara's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Sex & Nudity4 titlesmedian 44 · moderateMedian of all films: 32

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

Who does Satoshi Kuwabara work with?

People who share at least 2 of Satoshi Kuwabara's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Keiichirô Ôchi shares the most, 4.

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers