Haruo Sai
- Producer
- 8 on Motif · 12 credits in all
What are Haruo Sai's films like?
Across their 8 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Power.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 7
A split, not a type: Light 2 · Serious 2 · Dark 3
Grounded 1 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 5
A split, not a type: Gentle 0 · Charged 4 · Intense 3
Steady 4 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0
A split, not a type: Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 3
Casual 0 · Engaged 7 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 2 · Affecting 5 · Heavy 0
Resolved 6 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 1
Moods and endings
- Happy3
- 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 Haruo Sai's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 2 of their 8 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Haruo Sai'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
12 credits, 8 with a Motif page.

電光超特急ヒカリアン (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2002)

Touch: Cross Road(2001)
Motif score: 30th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Kirara(2000)
Motif score: 34th percentile of all films
Spriggan(1998)
Motif score: 61st percentile of all films
Bounty Dog (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1994)

Bounty Dog (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1994)

Darkside Blues(1994)
Motif score: 27th percentile of all films
Motif score: 77th percentile of all films
Ninja Scroll(1993)
Motif score: 97th percentile of all films
Mikadroid (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1991)

Baoh the Caller(1989)
Motif score: 57th percentile of all films
Kimagure Orange Road(1985)
Motif score: 67th percentile of all shows
Career shape
A full career of 6 titles from 1991 to 2002.
How do Haruo Sai's films land?
Their typical Motif film has a Motif score in the 57th percentile, the median of all 7; across their 7 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 59th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up2
- 50th to 74th3
- 25th to 49th3
Shape of the crowd
4 of their 8 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved1
- Crowd Pleaser4
- Mixed3
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 Haruo Sai work with?
People who share at least 2 of Haruo Sai's Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Masamichi Fujiwara shares the most, 5.
Writers
- Sukehiro TomitaShared titles: Yu Yu Hakusho: Fight for the Netherworld (1994), Kimagure Orange Road (1985)See all 2 shared titles with Sukehiro Tomita
- Yukiyoshi ÔhashiShared titles: Yu Yu Hakusho: Fight for the Netherworld (1994), Kimagure Orange Road (1985)See all 2 shared titles with Yukiyoshi Ôhashi
- Kenji TeradaShared titles: Baoh the Caller (1989), Kimagure Orange Road (1985)See all 2 shared titles with Kenji Terada
Actors
- Akio OtsukaShared titles: Touch: Cross Road (2001), Darkside Blues (1994)See all 2 shared titles with Akio Otsuka

- Noriko HidakaShared titles: Touch: Cross Road (2001), Baoh the Caller (1989)See all 2 shared titles with Noriko Hidaka

- Shigeru ChibaShared titles: Touch: Cross Road (2001), Yu Yu Hakusho: Fight for the Netherworld (1994)See all 2 shared titles with Shigeru Chiba

- Kotono MitsuishiShared titles: Kirara (2000), Darkside Blues (1994)See all 2 shared titles with Kotono Mitsuishi

Cinematographers and editors
- Hitoshi KanekoShared titles: Baoh the Caller (1989), Kimagure Orange Road (1985)See all 2 shared titles with Hitoshi Kaneko
- Shūichi KakesuShared titles: Baoh the Caller (1989), Kimagure Orange Road (1985)See all 2 shared titles with Shūichi Kakesu

Producers
- Masamichi FujiwaraShared titles: Touch: Cross Road (2001), Spriggan (1998), Darkside Blues (1994), Ninja Scroll (1993), Baoh the Caller (1989)See all 5 shared titles with Masamichi Fujiwara
- John LedfordShared titles: Spriggan (1998), Darkside Blues (1994), Ninja Scroll (1993)See all 3 shared titles with John Ledford

- Teruhito YamashitaShared titles: Touch: Cross Road (2001), Spriggan (1998)See all 2 shared titles with Teruhito Yamashita
- Kazuhiko IkeguchiShared titles: Spriggan (1998), Ninja Scroll (1993)See all 2 shared titles with Kazuhiko Ikeguchi