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Osamu Sekita

Osamu Sekita

Director · Died April 11, 2019 · Japan

Died
April 11, 2019
From
Japan
Works as
Director
Titles
18 on MovieCove · 51 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Down 7% in 30 days

What are Osamu Sekita's films like?

Across their 10 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Survival
35%
Self
25%
Bonds
23%
Morality
10%
Ideas
4%
Society
3%
War4 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 3 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 0 · Dark 3

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

Grounded 0 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 3

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 0 · Intense 3

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

A split, not a type: Steady 1 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0

Relentless: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their relentless movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 0 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 2

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

Casual 0 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 0

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 2

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

Resolved 3 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
8
Thrilling
4
Melancholic
4
Hopeful
3
Romantic
1
Other
6

How their films linger

Thought-provoking4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet6
  • 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 Osamu Sekita's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 14 of their 18 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Crunchyroll (12).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Osamu Sekita'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

51 credits, 18 with a MovieCove page.

  • Muhyo to Rouji no Mahouritsu Soudan Jimusho(2018)

    Show Director

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows

  • Alice & Zouroku(2017)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all shows

  • Amanchu! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Puzzle & Dragons X(2016)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Million Doll(2015)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Hanayamata(2014)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all shows

  • Gatchaman Crowds(2013)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows

  • Seinto Seiya: Omega(2012)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all shows

  • Amagami SS(2010)

    Show Director

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all shows

  • Cross Game (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 50 episodes · Series Director

  • To LOVE-Ru(2008)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows

  • Hero Tales(2007)

    Show 26 episodes · Series Director

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all shows

  • Naruto: Shippuden(2007)

    Show 2 episodes · Director · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • W Wish (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 13 episodes · Director

  • Ghost Talker's Daydream (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 4 episodes · Director

  • Tetsujin 28(2004)

    Show Director

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Scrapped Princess(2003)

    Show Director

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows

  • Chobits (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Initial D (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 6 episodes · Director

  • Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Hakugei: Legend of the Moby Dick(1997)

    Show Director

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Udauda Yatteru Hima wa Nee! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • Homeroom Affairs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • Pure Love Gang of Shonan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 5 episodes · Director

  • Sono Kinisasete yo: My My Mai (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • Bad Boys (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Show 5 episodes · Director

  • Princess Army: Wedding Combat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • Don: Gokudou Suikoden (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • ドン 極道水滸伝 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • Go!! Karate Club (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Director

  • Gorillaman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Director

  • Tales of Seduction (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Director

  • Kumo ni Noru (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • Tales of Seduction (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

  • Kumo ni Noru (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Director

  • Osu!! Karate Club (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Show 4 episodes · Director

  • Jushin Liger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 2 episodes · Director · Storyboard Artist

  • Racing Circuit Romance Twin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Director

  • Ronin Warriors (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Show 7 episodes · Director · Storyboard

  • Mobile Suit SD Gundam (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Director

  • Dirty Pair OVA (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

  • Heavy Metal L-Gaim III - Full Metal Soldier (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Director

  • Heavy Metal L-Gaim II: Farewell My Lovely + Pentagona Dolls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Director

  • Heavy Metal L-Gaim I: Pentagona Window + Lady Gavlet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Director

  • Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Space Runaway Ideon: Be Invoked(1982)

    Co-Director · Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Mobile Suit Gundam III: Encounters in Space(1982)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Urusei Yatsura(1981)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all shows

  • Mobile Suit Gundam II: Soldiers of Sorrow(1981)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Mobile Suit Gundam (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

Career shape

A full career of 46 titles from 1979 to 2017.

Highest rated

Mobile Suit Gundam III: Encounters in Space (1982)

Midcredits 95th

Most popular right now

Seinto Seiya: Omega (2012)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing44 of 46: 40 only directing, 4 with another role · typical Midcredits score46thWriting1 of 46: 0 only writing, 1 with another roleOther crew5 of 46: 2 only other crew, 3 with another role

46 titles, 4 with more than one role — directing and other crew overlap on 3 of them.

By decade

1970s1 · crew1980s14 · crew1990s17 · crew2000s7 · crew2010s7 · 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 Osamu Sekita's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 88th percentile, the median of all 3; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 93rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

93rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Approval · how many liked their films

86thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Reach · how many have seen their films

78thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Midcredits score across 18 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up4
  • 50th to 74th3
  • 25th to 49th9
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

12 of their 18 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Divisive1
  • Crowd Pleaser4
  • Mixed12

Most divisive · director

Puzzle & Dragons X (2016)

90th percentile spread · 33% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director

Mobile Suit Gundam III: Encounters in Space (1982)

Midcredits 95th · 83% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 74/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.

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 Osamu Sekita work with?

People who share at least 2 of Osamu Sekita's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Yoshiyuki Tomino shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers