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Masayuki

Masayuki

Director, editor and writer, also cinematographer · Born January 3, 1961 (65) · Nagano, Japan

Born
January 3, 1961 (65)
From
Nagano, Japan
Works as
Director, editor and writer, also cinematographer
Titles
27 on MovieCove · 48 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 28Up 40% in 30 days

What are Masayuki's films like?

Across their 9 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
61%
Bonds
14%
Morality
9%
Survival
8%
Society
7%
Power
2%
Identity7 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose5 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIsolation2 titles, browse their movies with this themeParenthood2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 6 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 0 · Serious 2 · Dark 4

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

Grounded 0 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 5

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 0 · Intense 6

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

Steady 0 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 1

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

Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 0 · Even-paced 6 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 0 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 5

Heavy: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their heavy movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 0 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 5

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

Resolved 0 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 5

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
7
Melancholic
7
Contemplative
4
Dread
3
Manic
1
Other
3

How their films linger

Thought-provoking6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet3
  • Ambiguous5

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's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 19 of their 27 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Crunchyroll (6).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Masayuki'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

48 credits, 27 with a MovieCove page.

  • Shin Ultraman(2022)

    Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time(2021)

    Key Animation

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Promare(2019)

    Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Little Witch Academia(2017)

    Show 2 episodes · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows

  • Shin Godzilla(2016)

    Additional Director of Photography · Additional Sound Re-Recordist · Storyboard

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Cassette Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Storyboard Artist

  • Space Battleship Yamato 2199: Odyssey of the Celestial Ark(2014)

    Key Animation

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Japan Animator Expo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 1 episode · Storyboard

  • Kill La Kill(2013)

    Show 1 episode · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo(2012)

    Director · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt(2010)

    Show 1 episode · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all shows

  • Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance(2009)

    Director · Key Animation · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone(2007)

    Director · Key Animation

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Gurren Lagann(2007)

    Show 1 episode · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

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

    Key Animation

  • Re: Cutie Honey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 1 episode · Director · Key Animation

  • Neon Genesis Evangelion: Theatrical Edition #26 Live Action Part (Special Rush Edit Version) (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Assistant Director

  • Renewal of Evangelion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 30 episodes · Director

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

    Show 2 episodes · Key Animation

  • Vampiyan Kids (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 1 episode · Animation Director

  • FLCL(2000)

    Show 4 episodes · Cinematographer · Key Animation · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • GAMERA 1999 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Director

  • His and Her Circumstances (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 1 episode · Key Animation

  • Evangelion: Death (True)²(1998)

    Director · Animation Director · Assistant Director · Editor

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Revival of Evangelion(1998)

    Director · Animation Director · Assistant Director · Editor

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Love & Pop(1998)

    Special Guest Director

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Detatoko Princess (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 1 episode · Key Animation

  • Voogie's Angel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 1 episode · Key Animation

  • Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion(1997)

    Assistant Director · Key Animation

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Neon Genesis Evangelion: Death & Rebirth(1997)

    Director · Animation Director · Assistant Director · Editor · Key Animation · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Neon Genesis Evangelion(1995)

    Show 26 episodes · Director · Animation Director · Assistant Director · Editor · Key Animation · Storyboard Artist · Writer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Green Legend Ran (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 1 episode · Key Animation

  • Doomed Megalopolis (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Show 4 episodes · Animation Director · Character Designer · Key Animation · Storyboard Artist · Writer

  • Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water - Nautilus Story I (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Director

  • Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water - Nautilus Story III (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Director

  • Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water(1990)

    Show 7 episodes · Director · Animation Director · Key Animation · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • Baoh the Caller(1989)

    Animation Director · Character Designer

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • The Tale of Genji (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Key Animation

  • Lemon Angel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Show 1 episode · Key Animation

  • Kimagure Orange Road(1985)

    Show 3 episodes · Key Animation

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all shows

  • Royal Space Force: The Wings of Honneamise(1987)

    Key Animation

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Project A-Ko(1986)

    Key Animation

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • The Three-Eyed One: The Prince of Devil Island (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Key Animation

  • Odin: Photon Space Sailer Starlight(1985)

    Key Animation

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Gu-Gu Ganmo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Key Animation

  • Thundercats(1985)

    Show 1 episode · Opening/Ending Animation

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Fist of the North Star(1984)

    Show 1 episode · Key Animation

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • Cream Lemon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Show 1 episode · Key Animation

Career shape

A full career of 48 titles from 1984 to 2022.

Biggest box office

Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo (2012)

$61M worldwide

Highest rated

Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance (2009)

Midcredits 97th

Most popular right now

Neon Genesis Evangelion (1995)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing13 of 48: 4 only directing, 9 with another role · typical Midcredits score92ndWriting3 of 48: 1 only writing, 2 with another roleCinematography1 of 48: 0 only cinematography, 1 with another roleEditing3 of 48: 0 only editing, 3 with another roleOther crew43 of 48: 32 only other crew, 11 with another role · typical Midcredits score86th

48 titles, 11 with more than one role — other crew and directing overlap on 9 of them.

By decade

1980s12 · crew1990s15 · crew2000s10 · crew2010s9 · crew2020s2 · 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's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 85th percentile, the median of all 17; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 90th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

90thpercentile
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

94thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Midcredits score across 27 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up21
  • 50th to 74th5
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

18 of their 27 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved6
  • Crowd Pleaser18
  • Mixed3

Most divisive · director, editor

Revival of Evangelion (1998)

67th percentile spread · 11% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director

Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance (2009)

Midcredits 97th · 87% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 66/100 and the pacing 43/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.

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 Masayuki's work okay for kids?

Across up to 6 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore6 titles57–87 · median 83 · severeheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity6 titles47–65 · median 61 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity6 titles18–54 · median 36 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs6 titles18–40 · median 37 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense6 titles42–89 · median 80 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Masayuki work with?

People who share at least 2 of Masayuki's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Hideaki Anno shares the most, 8.

Directors

Writers

Actors

  • Fumihiko Tachiki7 titles    See all 7 shared titles with Fumihiko Tachiki
  • Kotono Mitsuishi7 titles    See all 7 shared titles with Kotono Mitsuishi
  • Megumi Hayashibara7 titles    See all 7 shared titles with Megumi Hayashibara
  • Megumi Ogata7 titles    See all 7 shared titles with Megumi Ogata

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers