Kyôko Ôbayashi
- Producer
- 12 on MovieCove · 35 credits in all
What are Kyôko Ôbayashi's films like?
Across their 10 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.
Genres
Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 9
A split, not a type: Light 5 · Serious 2 · Dark 3
A split, not a type: Grounded 3 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 4
Gentle 4 · Charged 5 · Intense 1
A split, not a type: Steady 6 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 1
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 7 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 2
Slow burn 7 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 1
Casual 3 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 3
Easy watch 2 · Affecting 7 · Heavy 1
A split, not a type: Resolved 4 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 3
Moods and endings
- Bittersweet7
- Tragic1
- 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 Kyôko Ôbayashi's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 8 of their 12 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Fandor (4).
Subscription and free streaming for Kyôko Ôbayashi'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
35 credits, 12 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Labyrinth of Cinema(2019)
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
Hanagatami(2017)
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
Seven Weeks(2014)
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films
Scenery to Remember (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
Song of Goodbye(2006)
Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Switching – Goodbye Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
The Motive (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
The Last Snow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
Farewell (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
The Nagaharu Yodogawa Story: A Cineaste's Life in Kobe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)
One Summer's Day (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)
I Want to Hear the Wind's Song (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)
Sada(1998)
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
Tom Cat Holmes' Deduction (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)
Goodbye for Tomorrow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)
Haruka, Nostalgia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)
The Rocking Horsemen(1992)
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films
Chizuko's Younger Sister (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)
Making of 'Dreams' (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)
Beijing Watermelon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)
The Strange Pair (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)
The Drifting Classroom (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films
April Fish (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films
Lonely Heart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)
The Deserted City (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)
Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films
I Are You, You Am Me(1982)
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
Take Me Away! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)
House(1977)
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films
Confession (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)
Emotion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)
Thursday (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)
Career shape
A full career of 35 titles from 1961 to 2020.
Biggest box office
The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (1983)
Highest rated
His Motorbike, Her Island (1986)
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 Kyôko Ôbayashi's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 78th percentile, the median of all 12; across their 10 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 90th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up9
- 50th to 74th2
- 25th to 49th1
Shape of the crowd
6 of their 12 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Crowd Pleaser6
- Mixed6
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 Kyôko Ôbayashi work with?
People who share at least 2 of Kyôko Ôbayashi's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Nobuhiko Ōbayashi shares the most, 10.
Directors
- Nobuhiko ŌbayashiShared titles: Hanagatami (2017), Seven Weeks (2014), Casting Blossoms to the Sky (2012), Song of Goodbye (2006), Sada (1998), The Rocking Horsemen (1992), Bound for the Fields, the Mountains, and the Seacoast (1986), His Motorbike, Her Island (1986), The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (1983), I Are You, You Am Me (1982)See all 10 shared titles with Nobuhiko Ōbayashi
Writers
- Kôji HasegawaShared titles: Seven Weeks (2014), Casting Blossoms to the Sky (2012)See all 2 shared titles with Kôji Hasegawa
Actors
- Toshie NegishiShared titles: Sada (1998), The Rocking Horsemen (1992), His Motorbike, Her Island (1986), The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (1983)See all 4 shared titles with Toshie Negishi
- Wakaba IrieShared titles: The Rocking Horsemen (1992), Bound for the Fields, the Mountains, and the Seacoast (1986), The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (1983), I Are You, You Am Me (1982)See all 4 shared titles with Wakaba Irie
- Shunsuke KubozukaShared titles: Hanagatami (2017), Seven Weeks (2014), Song of Goodbye (2006)See all 3 shared titles with Shunsuke Kubozuka
- Takehiro MurataShared titles: Hanagatami (2017), Seven Weeks (2014), Song of Goodbye (2006)See all 3 shared titles with Takehiro Murata
Composers and cinematographers
- Yoshitaka SakamotoShared titles: Bound for the Fields, the Mountains, and the Seacoast (1986), His Motorbike, Her Island (1986), The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (1983), I Are You, You Am Me (1982)See all 4 shared titles with Yoshitaka Sakamoto
- Kôsuke YamashitaShared titles: Hanagatami (2017), Seven Weeks (2014), Song of Goodbye (2006)See all 3 shared titles with Kôsuke Yamashita
- Hisaki SanbongiShared titles: Hanagatami (2017), Casting Blossoms to the Sky (2012)See all 2 shared titles with Hisaki Sanbongi
- Joe HisaishiShared titles: Casting Blossoms to the Sky (2012), The Rocking Horsemen (1992)See all 2 shared titles with Joe Hisaishi
Producers
- Michio MoriokaShared titles: Bound for the Fields, the Mountains, and the Seacoast (1986), His Motorbike, Her Island (1986), I Are You, You Am Me (1982)See all 3 shared titles with Michio Morioka
- Terumichi YamazakiShared titles: Hanagatami (2017), Seven Weeks (2014)See all 2 shared titles with Terumichi Yamazaki
- Haruki KadokawaShared titles: His Motorbike, Her Island (1986), The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (1983)See all 2 shared titles with Haruki Kadokawa
- Shirô SasakiShared titles: Bound for the Fields, the Mountains, and the Seacoast (1986), I Are You, You Am Me (1982)See all 2 shared titles with Shirô Sasaki
