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Nobumasa Sawabe

Nobumasa Sawabe

Producer

Works as
Producer
Titles
41 on MovieCove · 48 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Up 2% in 30 days

What are Nobumasa Sawabe's films like?

Across their 20 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
39%
Self
23%
Survival
12%
Ideas
9%
Power
6%
Society
6%
Morality
5%
Friendship9 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival4 titles, browse their movies with this themeNature3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 14 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 11 · Serious 3 · Dark 0

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 1 · Stylized 6 · Heightened 7

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

Gentle 3 · Charged 9 · Intense 2

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

Steady 7 · Shifting 7 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 8 · Funny 1

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

Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 9 · Relentless 1

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 7 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 3

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

Resolved 11 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
8
Hopeful
8
Warm
8
Thrilling
6
Contemplative
4
Other
20

How their films linger

Hopeful11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 5 with a twist

  • Happy9
  • Bittersweet7
  • Ambiguous4

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 Nobumasa Sawabe's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 23 of their 41 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Crunchyroll (12).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Nobumasa Sawabe'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

48 credits, 41 with a MovieCove page.

Career shape

A full career of 36 titles from 1999 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Pokémon the Movie 2000 (1999)

$134M worldwide

Highest rated

Teasing Master Takagi-San: The Movie (2022)

Midcredits 97th

Most popular right now

Frieren: Beyond Journey's End (2023)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Producing33 of 36: 33 only producing, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score75thOther crew3 of 36: 3 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1990s1 · crew2000s2 · crew2010s14 · crew2020s19 · 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 Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do Nobumasa Sawabe's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 71st percentile, the median of all 24; across their 14 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 73rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

73rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Approval · how many liked their films

61stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Reach · how many have seen their films

83rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Midcredits score across 41 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up20
  • 50th to 74th13
  • 25th to 49th5
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

19 of their 41 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved7
  • Universally Panned1
  • Divisive2
  • Crowd Pleaser19
  • Mixed12

Most divisive · producer

Eiga Yôkai Gakuen Y: Neko wa Hero ni Nareru ka (2019)

94th percentile spread · 33% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

The Apothecary Diaries (2023)

Midcredits 99th · 93% liked

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.

Is Nobumasa Sawabe's work okay for kids?

Across up to 5 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity runs lighter than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore4 titlesmedian 78 · intenseMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity5 titles4–28 · median 14 · minimallighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity4 titlesmedian 28 · mildMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 35 · moderateMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense4 titlesmedian 45 · moderateMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Nobumasa Sawabe work with?

People who share at least 2 of Nobumasa Sawabe's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Masakazu Kubo shares the most, 8.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

  • Masakazu Kubo8 titles    See all 8 shared titles with Masakazu Kubo
  • Yukio Kawasaki6 titles    See all 6 shared titles with Yukio Kawasaki
  • Minami Ichikawa5 titles    See all 5 shared titles with Minami Ichikawa
  • Toshiaki Okuno5 titles    See all 5 shared titles with Toshiaki Okuno