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Takaya Mizutani

Cinematographer and director · Born February 26, 1960 (66) · Amagasaki, Hyogo, Japan

Born
February 26, 1960 (66)
From
Amagasaki, Hyogo, Japan
Works as
Cinematographer and director
Titles
14 on MovieCove · 25 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 27Up 149% in 30 days

What are Takaya Mizutani's films like?

Across their 12 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
50%
Morality
15%
Power
7%
Survival
7%
Society
7%
Self
7%
Ideas
6%
Friendship7 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSacrifice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 10 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 8 · Serious 0 · Dark 2

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

Grounded 0 · Stylized 7 · Heightened 3

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

Gentle 2 · Charged 7 · Intense 1

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

Steady 7 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 7 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 6 · Relentless 1

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

Casual 9 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 9 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
7
Hopeful
8
Thrilling
5
Melancholic
4
Warm
4
Other
3

How their films linger

Hopeful10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy6
  • Bittersweet5
  • 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 Takaya Mizutani's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 9 of their 14 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Takaya Mizutani'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

25 credits, 14 with a MovieCove page.

  • Pokémon: Zoroark: Master of Illusions(2010)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Pokémon: Arceus and the Jewel of Life(2009)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Pokémon: Giratina and the Sky Warrior(2008)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Pokémon: The Rise of Darkrai(2007)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Super Robot Taisen OG: Divine Wars(2006)

    Show 51 episodes · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea(2006)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Utawarerumono(2006)

    Show Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all shows

  • Guyver: The Bioboosted Armor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 26 episodes · Cinematographer

  • Pokémon: Lucario and the Mystery of Mew(2005)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Pokémon the Movie: Destiny Deoxys(2004)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Agatha Christie's Great Detectives Poirot and Marple (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 39 episodes · Cinematographer

  • Full-Blast Science Adventure - So That's How It Is! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 26 episodes · Cinematographer

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

    Show 2 episodes · Cinematographer

  • Pokémon: Jirachi - Wish Maker(2003)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Pokémon Chronicles: The Legend of Thunder! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Cinematographer

  • Pokémon: Mewtwo Returns(2000)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Steel Angel Kurumi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 37 episodes · Cinematographer

  • Rumik World: Mermaid Forest(1991)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Burning Blood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

  • Nightsong of Splendor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • One Pound Gospel(1988)

    Second Unit Director

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • The Three Musketeers: Adventure of Aramis (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Show 52 episodes · Director

  • Touch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • Sherlock Hound(1984)

    Show 3 episodes · Director · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • Magical Angel Creamy Mami (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Show 2 episodes · Director · Storyboard Artist

Career shape

A full career of 21 titles from 1983 to 2009.

Biggest box office

Pokémon: Zoroark: Master of Illusions (2010)

$71M worldwide

Highest rated

Pokémon: Lucario and the Mystery of Mew (2005)

Midcredits 79th

Most popular right now

Utawarerumono (2006)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing7 of 21: 5 only directing, 2 with another roleCinematography13 of 21: 13 only cinematography, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score55thOther crew3 of 21: 1 only other crew, 2 with another role

By decade

1980s6 · crew1990s3 · crew2000s12 · 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 Takaya Mizutani's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 64th percentile, the median of all 11; across their 10 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 64th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

64thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Approval · how many liked their films

51stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Reach · how many have seen their films

89thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Midcredits score across 14 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up1
  • 50th to 74th9
  • 25th to 49th4

Shape of the crowd

10 of their 14 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Crowd Pleaser10
  • Mixed4

Most divisive · cinematographer

Super Robot Taisen OG: Divine Wars (2006)

71st percentile spread · 23% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · cinematographer

Pokémon: Lucario and the Mystery of Mew (2005)

Midcredits 79th · 67% liked

Reviewers score the cinematography 69/100 in their films, across 7 reviewed titles; fans 76, detractors 45. The element that speaks to their work as a cinematographer.

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.

Who does Takaya Mizutani work with?

People who share at least 2 of Takaya Mizutani's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Ikue Ôtani shares the most, 9.

Directors

  • Kunihiko Yuyama8 titles    See all 8 shared titles with Kunihiko Yuyama

Writers

Actors

  • Ikue Ôtani9 titles    See all 9 shared titles with Ikue Ôtani
  • Inuko Inuyama9 titles    See all 9 shared titles with Inuko Inuyama
  • Megumi Hayashibara9 titles    See all 9 shared titles with Megumi Hayashibara
  • Rica Matsumoto9 titles    See all 9 shared titles with Rica Matsumoto

Composers and editors

  • Toshio Henmi9 titles    See all 9 shared titles with Toshio Henmi
  • Shinji Miyazaki8 titles    See all 8 shared titles with Shinji Miyazaki

Producers

  • Chôji Yoshikawa9 titles    See all 9 shared titles with Chôji Yoshikawa
  • Takemoto Mori9 titles    See all 9 shared titles with Takemoto Mori
  • Masakazu Kubo8 titles    See all 8 shared titles with Masakazu Kubo
  • Shôzô Kawahara8 titles    See all 8 shared titles with Shôzô Kawahara