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Kikumaru Okuda

Producer, also writer · Died October 15, 2000

Died
October 15, 2000
Works as
Producer, also writer
Titles
4 on MovieCove · 18 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Down 37% in 30 days

What are Kikumaru Okuda's films like?

Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Survival.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
27%
Survival
27%
Self
23%
Society
14%
Bonds
8%
Revenge2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

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 1 · Dark 3

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

Grounded 1 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 1

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 3 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 1 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 1

Heavy: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their heavy movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 0 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 3

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 2 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
4
Melancholic
4
Dread
2
Cold
1
Hopeful
1

How their films linger

Bittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

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 Kikumaru Okuda's films?

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

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Kikumaru Okuda'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

18 credits, 4 with a MovieCove page.

  • The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea(1976)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Lady Snowblood 2: Love Song of Vengeance(1974)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Lady Snowblood(1973)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Wild Cop 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Producer

  • Slaughter in the Snow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Producer

  • The Fearless Avenger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Producer

  • The Trail of Blood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Producer

  • 3,000 Kilometer Trap (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Producer

  • 300 Million Yen Mission (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Producer

  • The Walking Major (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Producer

  • Konto 55: Grand Outer Space Adventure (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Producer

  • A Comedy in Front of the Station: Pier (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Producer

  • Hot Vacation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Producer

  • Volcano of Station Front Plaza (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Producer

  • New News Reporter: Hill of Murderous Intent (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Producer

  • New News Reporter: The Trap of the Big City (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Producer

  • None But the Brave(1965)

    Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • A Naughty Angel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Producer

Career shape

A full career of 18 titles from 1963 to 1976.

Biggest box office

Lady Snowblood (1973)

$269 worldwide

Highest rated

Lady Snowblood (1973)

Midcredits 96th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Writing1 of 18: 1 only writing, 0 with another roleProducing17 of 18: 17 only producing, 0 with another role

By decade

1960s8 · crew1970s10 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.

How do Kikumaru Okuda's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 57th percentile, the median of all 4; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 60th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

60thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Approval · how many liked their films

53rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Reach · how many have seen their films

73rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Midcredits score across 4 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up1
  • 50th to 74th2
  • 25th to 49th1

Shape of the crowd

None of their 4 titles divides audiences: 2 are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Crowd Pleaser2
  • Mixed1

Most loved · producer

Lady Snowblood (1973)

Midcredits 96th · 85% liked

Reviewers score the plot and story 53/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles; fans 61, detractors 33. 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.

Who does Kikumaru Okuda work with?

People who share at least 2 of Kikumaru Okuda's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Toshiya Fujita shares the most, 2.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Editors

Producers