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Jôhei Matsuura

Director

Works as
Director
Titles
8 on MovieCove · 22 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Up 14% in 30 days

What are Jôhei Matsuura's films like?

Across a limited sample of 3 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
39%
Bonds
34%
Survival
17%
Society
10%
Identity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
2
Thrilling
2
Hopeful
2
Joyful
1

How their films linger

Feel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

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 Jôhei Matsuura's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 6 of their 8 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Jôhei Matsuura'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

22 credits, 8 with a MovieCove page.

  • Baccano! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Humanoid Monster Bem (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Onegai My Melody (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 4 episodes · Director

  • Tetsujin 28(2004)

    Show Director

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Fullmetal Alchemist (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • WXIII: Patlabor(2001)

    Second Unit Director

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Ghost Stories (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • Ceres: Celestial Legend (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters(2000)

    Show 4 episodes · Director · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Boogiepop Never Laughs: Boogiepop Phantom(2000)

    Show 1 episode · Director · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • Great Teacher Onizuka(1999)

    Show 1 episode · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

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

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Serial Experiments Lain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • Hareluya II BØY(1997)

    Show Director

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Blue Seed(1994)

    Show 1 episode · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all shows

  • Crying Freeman 3: Shades of Death, Part 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Director

  • Samurai Pizza Cats (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Crying Freeman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Transformers: Super-God Masterforce(1988)

    Show Director

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows

  • Galactic Gale Baxinger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • UFO Robot Grendizer vs. Great Mazinger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Assistant Director

  • Great Mazinger vs. Getter Robo G: The Great Space Encounter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Assistant Director

Career shape

A full career of 19 titles from 1975 to 2007.

Most popular right now

Transformers: Super-God Masterforce (1988)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing14 of 19: 12 only directing, 2 with another roleOther crew7 of 19: 5 only other crew, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score61st

By decade

1970s2 · crew1980s2 · crew1990s6 · crew2000s9 · 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.

Who does Jôhei Matsuura work with?

People who share at least 2 of Jôhei Matsuura's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Hiroaki Kitajima shares the most, 2.

Writers

Editors