
Yutaka Maseba
- Producer
- 16 on MovieCove · 17 credits in all
Known for
What are Yutaka Maseba's films like?
Across their 15 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 12
A split, not a type: Light 4 · Serious 3 · Dark 6
Grounded 0 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 9
Gentle 0 · Charged 5 · Intense 8
Steady 2 · Shifting 9 · Whiplash 2
Straight-faced 9 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 0
Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 8 · Relentless 4
Casual 4 · Engaged 8 · Full focus 1
Easy watch 4 · Affecting 5 · Heavy 4
Resolved 8 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 2
Moods and endings
- Happy4
- Bittersweet9
- Ambiguous2
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 Yutaka Maseba's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 12 of their 16 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (5).
- Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro (1979) · producer · free
- Sailor Moon S: The Movie - Hearts in Ice (1994) · producer · free
- Sailor Moon SuperS: The Movie: Black Dream Hole (1995) · producer · free
- Street Fighter Alpha (1999) · producer · free
- Silent Night, Deadly Night 5: The Toy Maker (1991) · assistant editor · free
Subscription and free streaming for Yutaka Maseba'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
17 credits, 16 with a MovieCove page.
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
Appleseed(2004)
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
Extreme Heist (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

Cowboy Bebop: The Movie(2001)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
Metropolis(2001)
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films
Street Fighter Alpha(1999)
Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films
Perfect Blue(1997)
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
The Vision of Escaflowne(1996)
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films
Macross Plus(1994)
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
Ninja Scroll(1993)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
Career shape
A full career of 3 titles from 1991 to 2002.
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.
How do Yutaka Maseba's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 89th percentile, the median of all 14; across their 13 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 90th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up11
- 50th to 74th3
- 25th to 49th1
- Below 25th1
Shape of the crowd
8 of their 16 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved5
- Crowd Pleaser8
- Mixed3
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 Yutaka Maseba's work okay for kids?
Across up to 6 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.
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 Yutaka Maseba work with?
People who share at least 2 of Yutaka Maseba's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Haruyo Kanesaku shares the most, 13.
Directors
- Shin'ichirō WatanabeShared titles: Cowboy Bebop: The Movie (2001), The Vision of Escaflowne (1996), Macross Plus (1994)See all 3 shared titles with Shin'ichirō Watanabe

- Yoshiyuki TakeiShared titles: Cowboy Bebop: The Movie (2001), The Vision of Escaflowne (1996)See all 2 shared titles with Yoshiyuki Takei
- Shôji KawamoriShared titles: The Vision of Escaflowne (1996), Macross Plus (1994)See all 2 shared titles with Shôji Kawamori

- Hiroki ShibataShared titles: Sailor Moon SuperS: The Movie: Black Dream Hole (1995), Sailor Moon S: The Movie - Hearts in Ice (1994)See all 2 shared titles with Hiroki Shibata
Writers
- Shirow MasamuneShared titles: Appleseed (2004), Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence (2004)See all 2 shared titles with Shirow Masamune
- Keiko NobumotoShared titles: Cowboy Bebop: The Movie (2001), Macross Plus (1994)See all 2 shared titles with Keiko Nobumoto

- Hiroaki KitajimaShared titles: Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team - Miller's Report (1998), The Vision of Escaflowne (1996)See all 2 shared titles with Hiroaki Kitajima
- Naoko TakeuchiShared titles: Sailor Moon SuperS: The Movie: Black Dream Hole (1995), Sailor Moon S: The Movie - Hearts in Ice (1994)See all 2 shared titles with Naoko Takeuchi

Actors
- Emi ShinoharaShared titles: Perfect Blue (1997), Sailor Moon SuperS: The Movie: Black Dream Hole (1995), Sailor Moon S: The Movie - Hearts in Ice (1994), Ninja Scroll (1993)See all 4 shared titles with Emi Shinohara

- Kôichi YamaderaShared titles: Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence (2004), Cowboy Bebop: The Movie (2001), Ninja Scroll (1993)See all 3 shared titles with Kôichi Yamadera

- Yuzuru FujimotoShared titles: Appleseed (2004), Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence (2004), Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team - Miller's Report (1998)See all 3 shared titles with Yuzuru Fujimoto

- Megumi HayashibaraShared titles: Cowboy Bebop: The Movie (2001), Cardcaptor Sakura: The Movie (1999), Macross Plus (1994)See all 3 shared titles with Megumi Hayashibara

Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Yôko KannoShared titles: Cowboy Bebop: The Movie (2001), The Vision of Escaflowne (1996), Macross Plus (1994)See all 3 shared titles with Yôko Kanno

- Harutoshi OgataShared titles: Cardcaptor Sakura: The Movie (1999), Perfect Blue (1997), Ninja Scroll (1993)See all 3 shared titles with Harutoshi Ogata
- Hitoshi YamaguchiShared titles: Metropolis (2001), Ninja Scroll (1993)See all 2 shared titles with Hitoshi Yamaguchi
- Shūichi KakesuShared titles: Cowboy Bebop: The Movie (2001), Macross Plus (1994)See all 2 shared titles with Shūichi Kakesu

Producers
- Haruyo KanesakuShared titles: Resident Evil: Degeneration (2008), Appleseed (2004), Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence (2004), Cowboy Bebop: The Movie (2001), Metropolis (2001), Cardcaptor Sakura: The Movie (1999), Street Fighter Alpha (1999), Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team - Miller's Report (1998), Perfect Blue (1997), The Vision of Escaflowne (1996), Sailor Moon SuperS: The Movie: Black Dream Hole (1995), Sailor Moon S: The Movie - Hearts in Ice (1994) and 1 moreSee newest 12 of 13 shared titles with Haruyo Kanesaku
- Ken IyadomiShared titles: Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence (2004), The Vision of Escaflowne (1996), Macross Plus (1994), Ninja Scroll (1993)See all 4 shared titles with Ken Iyadomi
- Masao MaruyamaShared titles: Metropolis (2001), Cardcaptor Sakura: The Movie (1999), Perfect Blue (1997), Ninja Scroll (1993)See all 4 shared titles with Masao Maruyama

- Minoru TakanashiShared titles: Cowboy Bebop: The Movie (2001), The Vision of Escaflowne (1996), Macross Plus (1994)See all 3 shared titles with Minoru Takanashi


