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Hideo Okazaki

Cinematographer

Works as
Cinematographer
Titles
11 on Motif · 40 credits in all
Links
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Known for

What are Hideo Okazaki's films like?

Across their 5 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Power and Morality.

Themes

share of theme weight
Power
23%
Morality
19%
Self
16%
Society
16%
Survival
13%
Ideas
8%
Bonds
5%

What they feel like to watch

their average across 4 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 0 · Serious 2 · Dark 2

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

Grounded 0 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 2

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 1 · Intense 3

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

Steady 1 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 1

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

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 1

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0

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

A split, not a type: Casual 3 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 1

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

Resolved 4 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
4
Thrilling
4
Absurd
1
Melancholic
1
Elegiac
1
Other
1

How their films linger

Bittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Bittersweet4
  • 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 Hideo Okazaki's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 4 of their 11 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Crunchyroll (3).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Hideo Okazaki's titles on Motif; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Motif 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

40 credits, 11 with a Motif page.

  • Pretty Cure All Stars F(2023)

    Digital Compositor

    Motif score: 89th percentile of all films

  • The Fire Hunter(2023)

    Show 3 episodes · Compositing Artist

    Motif score: 9th percentile of all shows

  • A Predator in a Skirt (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 12 episodes · Cinematographer

  • Newmanoid Cam: Cam Castin (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 1 episode · Cinematographer

  • Cobra The Animation: Time Drive (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2009)

    Cinematographer

  • Cobra The Animation: Time Drive (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 2 episodes · Cinematographer

  • Cobra the Animation: The Psycho-Gun (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2008)

    Cinematographer

  • Cobra The Animation: The Psycho-Gun (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 4 episodes · Cinematographer

  • Fist of the North Star: The Legend of Toki(2008)

    Cinematographer

    Motif score: 79th percentile of all films

  • JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Phantom Blood(2007)

    Cinematographer

    Motif score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Fist of the Blue Sky: Re: Genesis(2018)

    Show 22 episodes · Cinematographer

    Motif score: 2nd percentile of all shows

  • Street Fighter Alpha: Generations(2005)

    Cinematographer

    Motif score: 36th percentile of all films

  • The Sleazy Family (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 6 episodes · Cinematographer

  • Useless Animals (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 26 episodes · Cinematographer

  • Sexy Sailor Soldiers (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2003)

    Cinematographer

  • Joe vs. Joe (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 6 episodes · Cinematographer

  • Canvas: Motif of Sepia (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 1 episode · Cinematographer

  • Princess Memory (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 2 episodes · Cinematographer

  • Samurai: Hunt for the Sword (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 2 episodes · Cinematographer

  • Legend of Black Heaven (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 13 episodes · Cinematographer

  • Knight Hunters (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 13 episodes · Cinematographer

  • Ultra Nyan 2: The Great Happy Operation (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1998)

    Cinematographer

  • Bakumatsu no Spasibo (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1997)

    Cinematographer

  • Ultra Nyan: Extraordinary Cat who Descended from the Starry Sky (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1997)

    Cinematographer

  • Master of Mosquiton (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 6 episodes · Cinematographer

  • Karakuri Ninja Girl (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 2 episodes · Cinematographer

  • The End of the Century Darling (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1996)

    Camera Supervisor

  • Golden Boy(1995)

    Show 6 episodes · Cinematographer

    Motif score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Blue Memories: Boys, Colonizing Manchuria and Mongolia (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1993)

    Cinematographer

  • Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Overture to a New War(1993)

    Cinematographer

    Motif score: 97th percentile of all films

  • JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1993)

    Show 13 episodes · Cinematographer

  • Big Wars (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1993)

    Cinematographer

  • Crimson Wolf (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1993)

    Cinematographer

  • Roujin Z(1991)

    Cinematographer

    Motif score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Mad Bull 34 (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1990)

    Show 4 episodes · Cinematographer

  • Midoriyama High School, Koshien Edition (Movie) (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1990)

    Cinematographer

  • Angel Cop(1989)

    Show Cinematographer

    Motif score: 31st percentile of all shows

  • Riki-Oh: The Wall of Hell(1989)

    Cinematographer

    Motif score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Legend of the Galactic Heroes (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1988)

    Show 54 episodes · Cinematographer

  • Violence Jack (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1986)

    Show 1 episode · Cinematographer

Career shape

A full career of 38 titles from 1986 to 2023.

Highest rated

Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Overture to a New War (1993)

Motif 97th

Most popular right now

Angel Cop (1989)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Cinematography35 of 38: 35 only cinematography, 0 with another role · typical Motif score79thOther crew3 of 38: 3 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1980s2 · crew1990s18 · crew2000s14 · crew2010s2 · crew2020s2 · 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 Motif score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on Motif, shown from 5 scored.

How do Hideo Okazaki's films land?

Their typical Motif film has a Motif score in the 79th percentile, the median of all 7; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 72nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

72ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Approval · how many liked their films

62ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Reach · how many have seen their films

70thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Motif score across 11 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up6
  • 50th to 74th1
  • 25th to 49th2
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

5 of their 11 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Crowd Pleaser5
  • Mixed5

Most divisive · cinematographer

Fist of the Blue Sky: Re: Genesis (2018)

81st percentile spread · 52% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · cinematographer

Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Overture to a New War (1993)

Motif 97th · 85% liked

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on Motif; 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 Motif score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their Motif 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 Hideo Okazaki work with?

People who share at least 2 of Hideo Okazaki's Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Takeshi Aono shares the most, 2.

Actors

Editors

Producers

Mixed roles