Tomomi Mochizuki (望月 智充, Mochizuki Tomomi, December 31, 1958) is a Japanese anime director, storyboarder and screenwriter from Hokkaido, now living in Saitama Prefecture. His wife is animator Masako Goto (後藤 真砂子). He sometimes uses the alias Gō Sakamoto (坂本 郷, Sakamoto Gō) when writing screenplays or working on storyboards.
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Biography from TMDB.
- December 31, 1958 (67)
- Hokkaido, Japan
- Director and writer
- 22 on MovieCove · 66 credits in all
What are Tomomi Mochizuki's films like?
Across their 9 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 4
Light 3 · Serious 0 · Dark 1
Grounded 2 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0
A split, not a type: Gentle 2 · Charged 1 · Intense 1
Steady 3 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0
Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 0
Casual 1 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 0
A split, not a type: Easy watch 2 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 1
Resolved 3 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy1
- Bittersweet7
- 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 Tomomi Mochizuki's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 20 of their 22 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Crunchyroll (11).
- Crunchyroll
- Kimagure Orange Road: I Want to Return to That Day (1988) · director
- Descending Stories: Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju (2016) · storyboard artist
- Space Brothers (2012) · storyboard artist
- The Case Study of Vanitas (2021) · storyboard artist
- Kimagure Orange Road (1985) · director
- Deaimon (2022) · storyboard artist
- Onimai: I'm Now Your Sister! (2023) · storyboard artist
- When Supernatural Battles Became Commonplace (2014) · storyboard artist
- Mysterious Disappearances (2024) · director, writer
- Girls' Frontline (2022) · storyboard artist
- Rainy Cocoa (2015) · director
Subscription and free streaming for Tomomi Mochizuki'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
66 credits, 22 with a MovieCove page.
In the Clear Moonlit Dusk (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)
Flower and Asura(2025)
Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all shows
Blue Giant(2023)
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows
Deaimon(2022)
Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all shows
Girls' Frontline(2022)
Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all shows
Child of Kamiari Month(2021)
Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows
Pet(2020)
Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all shows
Rinshi!! Ekoda-chan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)
Izetta: The Last Witch(2016)
Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all shows
Battery (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows
Rainy Cocoa(2015)
Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)
Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all shows
Pupa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Aikatsu! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
Space Brothers(2012)
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows
THE iDOLM@STER (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
House of Five Leaves(2010)
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows
Porphy's Long Journey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
Love and Berry Dress Up and Dance! Magic of Happiness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
Momo, Girl God of Death ~ Ballad of a Shinigami (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
Absolute Boy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
Twin Spica (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
Yamibo - Darkness, the Hat, and the Travelers of the Books (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
Haibane Renmei (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
RahXephon(2002)
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows
Gundam Neo Experience 0087: Green Divers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
Seraphim Call (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)
Seraphim Call (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)
Tottoko Hamtarou: Anime Dechu! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)
Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)
Sentimental Journey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)
Princess Nine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)
Eight Clouds Rising (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)
Eight Clouds Rising (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)
Baby and Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)
My Dear Marie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)
My Dear Marie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)
Fushigi Yugi: The Mysterious Play (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)
Birth: Debut (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)
Licca the Movie: Licca-chan to Yamaneko Hoshi no Tabi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)
Dirty Pair Flash (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)
Ocean Waves(1993)
Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films
Ai monogatari(1991)
Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Video Girl Ai (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)
Here Is Greenwood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)
The Stubborn Samurai Boy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)
Licca: the Mystery Tale of Mysterious Yunia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)
Eri Chimpui Activity Large Photo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)
The Dark Myth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)
Ranma ½(1989)
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows
Maison Ikkoku: The Final Chapter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films
Relic Armor Legaciam (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)
Kimagure Orange Road(1985)
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all shows
Twilight Q (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)
Twilight Q (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)
The Legend of Stars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)
Kimagure Orange Road: Shonen Jump Special (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)
Minky Momo VS. Creamy Mami (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)
Creamy Mami: Long Good-Bye (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)
Eien no Once More(1984)
Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Magical Angel Creamy Mami (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)
Career shape
A full career of 66 titles from 1983 to 2026.
Biggest box office
Ocean Waves (1993)
Highest rated
Kimagure Orange Road: I Want to Return to That Day (1988)
Most popular right now
Ranma ½ (1989)
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 Tomomi Mochizuki's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 61st percentile, the median of all 6; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 57th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up6
- 50th to 74th6
- 25th to 49th5
- Below 25th5
Shape of the crowd
10 of their 22 titles are Mixed.
- Universally Loved2
- Universally Panned1
- Crowd Pleaser8
- Broadly Agreed1
- Mixed10
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 Tomomi Mochizuki work with?
People who share at least 2 of Tomomi Mochizuki's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Shūichi Kakesu shares the most, 3.
Directors
- Kōji SawaiShared titles: Ai monogatari (1991), Ranma ½ (1989)See all 2 shared titles with Kōji Sawai
- Takashi AnnōShared titles: Ai monogatari (1991), Kimagure Orange Road (1985)See all 2 shared titles with Takashi Annō
- Takeshi MoriShared titles: Ranma ½ (1989), Kimagure Orange Road (1985)See all 2 shared titles with Takeshi Mori
- Osamu KobayashiShared titles: Kimagure Orange Road (1985), Eien no Once More (1984)See all 2 shared titles with Osamu Kobayashi
Writers
- Izumi MatsumotoShared titles: Kimagure Orange Road: I Want to Return to That Day (1988), Kimagure Orange Road (1985)See all 2 shared titles with Izumi Matsumoto
- Kenji TeradaShared titles: Kimagure Orange Road: I Want to Return to That Day (1988), Kimagure Orange Road (1985)See all 2 shared titles with Kenji Terada
Actors
- Yûya UchidaShared titles: Mysterious Disappearances (2024), House of Five Leaves (2010)See all 2 shared titles with Yûya Uchida
- Hikaru MidorikawaShared titles: Rainy Cocoa (2015), Ocean Waves (1993)See all 2 shared titles with Hikaru Midorikawa
- Nobuo TobitaShared titles: Ocean Waves (1993), Ai monogatari (1991)See all 2 shared titles with Nobuo Tobita
- Mika DoiShared titles: Ai monogatari (1991), Eien no Once More (1984)See all 2 shared titles with Mika Doi
Composers and editors
- Shūichi KakesuShared titles: Ai monogatari (1991), Kimagure Orange Road: I Want to Return to That Day (1988), Kimagure Orange Road (1985)See all 3 shared titles with Shūichi Kakesu
- Kayo KonishiShared titles: Mysterious Disappearances (2024), House of Five Leaves (2010)See all 2 shared titles with Kayo Konishi
- Yukio KondôShared titles: Mysterious Disappearances (2024), House of Five Leaves (2010)See all 2 shared titles with Yukio Kondô
- Shirô SagisuShared titles: Kimagure Orange Road: I Want to Return to That Day (1988), Kimagure Orange Road (1985)See all 2 shared titles with Shirô Sagisu
Producers
- Tôru HorikoshiShared titles: Ocean Waves (1993), Kimagure Orange Road (1985)See all 2 shared titles with Tôru Horikoshi
- Hideo KawanoShared titles: Kimagure Orange Road: I Want to Return to That Day (1988), Kimagure Orange Road (1985)See all 2 shared titles with Hideo Kawano
- Reiko FukakusaShared titles: Kimagure Orange Road: I Want to Return to That Day (1988), Kimagure Orange Road (1985)See all 2 shared titles with Reiko Fukakusa