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Takenori Sentō

Producer, also writer · Born October 15, 1961 (65)

Born
October 15, 1961 (65)
Works as
Producer, also writer
Titles
7 on MovieCove · 50 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 38 days to Oct 27Down 23% in 30 days

What are Takenori Sentō's films like?

Across their 7 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Self.

Genres

Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 66th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 25th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Horror2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 50th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Horror movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Survival
44%
Self
21%
Ideas
14%
Bonds
9%
Morality
8%
Society
5%
Grief3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this themeTruth2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 7 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 1 · Serious 2 · Dark 4

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

Grounded 1 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 3

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 4 · Intense 2

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

Steady 6 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 1

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

Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 1

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 5 · Full focus 2

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

A split, not a type: Easy watch 2 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 3

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

Resolved 1 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 3

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Dread
5
Tense
3
Contemplative
4
Melancholic
3
Manic
1
Other
2

How their films linger

Haunting5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Bittersweet4
  • Ambiguous3

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 Takenori Sentō's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 5 of their 7 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (3).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Takenori Sentō'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

50 credits, 7 with a MovieCove page.

  • BAUS: The Ship's Voyage Continues (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Producer

  • Our Universe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Actor

  • PLASTIC (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Producer

  • Visit Me In My Dreams (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Producer

  • CHAIN (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Producer

  • Haruneko (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Producer

  • Japanscope, panorama de la nouvelle Nouvelle Vague (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Actor

  • The Most Beautiful Night In The World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Executive Producer

  • The Kiss (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Producer

  • Arigatou (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Producer · Screenplay

  • My God, My God, Why Hast Thou Forsaken Me? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Producer

  • The Lakeside Murder Case (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Producer

  • Damned Files 0 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Producer

  • Mike Yokohama: A Forest with No Name (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Producer

  • A Boy's Summer in 1945 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Producer

  • The Private Detective Mike (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 12 episodes · Producer

  • Unloved (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Producer

  • H Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Producer

  • Gojoe: Spirit War Chronicle(2000)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Human Trash (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Producer

  • Firefly (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Producer

  • Electric Dragon 80,000V(2001)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Bad Company (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Producer

  • St. John's Wort(2001)

    Producer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Eureka(2000)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Boy's Choir (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Producer

  • Timeless Melody (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Editor · Producer

  • M/Other (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Producer

  • Shikoku(1999)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Kaleidoscope (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Producer

  • Paradise Sea (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Producer

  • Ringu(1998)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Spiral(1998)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • The Artful Dodgers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Producer

  • Suzaku (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Producer

  • Ringo no usagi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Producer · Story

  • Isana no umi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Producer

  • 2/Duo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Producer

  • Mogura (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Producer

  • Don't Look Up (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Producer

  • Two-Headed Devil - Who is the True Culprit? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Producer

  • Elephant Song (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Producer

  • N45゜ (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Producer

  • Pai Pati Roma (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Producer

  • Tsutsumi honoo no gotoku (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Producer

  • Yoi Ko to Asobou (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Producer

  • Kitakoto no aru hajimete no michi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Producer

  • Korosiya Ami (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Producer

  • Tokyo Blood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Producer

  • Wild Side (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Producer

Career shape

A full career of 50 titles from 1993 to 2025.

Biggest box office

Ringu (1998)

$365K worldwide

Highest rated

Eureka (2000)

Midcredits 94th

Most popular right now

Ringu (1998)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting2 of 50: 2 only acting, 0 with another roleWriting4 of 50: 1 only writing, 3 with another roleProducing47 of 50: 43 only producing, 4 with another role · typical Midcredits score66thEditing1 of 50: 0 only editing, 1 with another role

50 titles, 4 with more than one role — producing and writing overlap on 3 of them.

By decade

1990s23 · crew2000s20 · crew2010s2 · 1 acting · 1 crew2020s5 · 1 acting · 4 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 Takenori Sentō's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 57th percentile, the median of all 7; across their 7 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 57th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

57thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Approval · how many liked their films

56thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Reach · how many have seen their films

57thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Midcredits score across 7 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up3
  • 50th to 74th1
  • 25th to 49th1
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

None of their 7 titles divides audiences: 3 are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Crowd Pleaser3
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed1

Most loved · producer

Eureka (2000)

Midcredits 94th · 78% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 42/100 and the plot and story 45/100 in their films, across 7 reviewed titles. 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 Takenori Sentō work with?

People who share at least 2 of Takenori Sentō's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Masato Hara shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers