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Wataru Mimura

Wataru Mimura

Writer · Died August 26, 2021, aged 67 · Mie Prefecture, Japan

Wataru Mimura was a Japanese screenwriter with a career largely focused around Toho's Godzilla series. On August 26, 2021, Mimura died from multiple system atrophy.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
May 1, 1954
Died
August 26, 2021 (aged 67)
From
Mie Prefecture, Japan
Works as
Writer
Titles
6 on MovieCove · 16 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 39 days to Oct 28Up 62% in 30 days

What are Wataru Mimura's films like?

Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Ideas.

Themes

share of theme weight
Survival
51%
Ideas
29%
Morality
6%
Power
5%
Society
5%
Self
4%
Survival5 titles, browse their movies with this themeNature2 titles, browse their movies with this themeTechnology2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 6 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Heightened: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their heightened movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 0 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 3

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 1 · Intense 5

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

A split, not a type: Steady 3 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 1

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

Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 1 · 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 4 · Relentless 2

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

Casual 4 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 6 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Thrilling
6
Tense
6
Triumphant
1
Absurd
1

How their films linger

Fun6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet2
  • Ambiguous1

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 Wataru Mimura's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 5 of their 6 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (4).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Wataru Mimura'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

16 credits, 6 with a MovieCove page.

  • Godzilla: Final Wars(2004)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • ROUND1 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Screenplay

  • Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla(2002)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Godzilla vs. Megaguirus(2000)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Godzilla 2000(1999)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Bad Guy Beach (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Writer

  • Orochi, the Eight-Headed Dragon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Screenplay

  • Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II(1993)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Godzilla and Mothra: The Battle for Earth(1992)

    Story

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Big Boss (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Screenplay

  • Pretty Girls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Screenplay

  • Pretty Girls 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Screenplay

  • The Voyage Of Little Sinbad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Writer

  • King's Playing With Fire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Screenplay

  • Green Boy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Screenplay

  • Love is Always Almond Pink (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Screenplay

Career shape

A full career of 16 titles from 1988 to 2004.

Biggest box office

Godzilla and Mothra: The Battle for Earth (1992)

$36M worldwide

Highest rated

Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla (2002)

Midcredits 75th

Most popular right now

Godzilla: Final Wars (2004)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Writing16 of 16: 16 only writing, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score62nd

By decade

1980s2 · crew1990s10 · crew2000s4 · 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 Wataru Mimura's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 62nd percentile, the median of all 6; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 67th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

67thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Approval · how many liked their films

54thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Reach · how many have seen their films

89thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Midcredits score across 6 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up1
  • 50th to 74th3
  • 25th to 49th2

Shape of the crowd

4 of their 6 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Crowd Pleaser4
  • Mixed2

Most divisive · writer

Godzilla: Final Wars (2004)

52nd percentile spread · 16% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · writer

Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla (2002)

Midcredits 75th · 63% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 31/100 and the plot and story 39/100 in their films, across 6 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.

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 Wataru Mimura's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 50 · moderateMedian of all films: 44

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

Who does Wataru Mimura work with?

People who share at least 2 of Wataru Mimura's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Shogo Tomiyama shares the most, 5.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers