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Takeshi Seyama

Takeshi Seyama

Editor · Born January 1, 1944 (82) · Tokyo, Japan

Takeshi Seyama (born 1944) is a Japanese film editor from Tokyo. Seyama is the editor of many anime series and movies from Studio Ghibli, Katsuhiro Otomo, and Satoshi Kon, including hits such as Princess Mononoke, Steamboy, and Paprika. In 1992, Seyama founded the "Seyama Editing Room," which specializes in editing anime.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
January 1, 1944 (82)
From
Tokyo, Japan
Works as
Editor
Titles
70 on MovieCove · 138 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 155 days to Oct 26Up 26% in 30 days

What are Takeshi Seyama's films like?

Across their 63 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
28%
Self
26%
Survival
16%
Society
9%
Morality
9%
Ideas
7%
Power
5%
Family bonds17 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship12 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival12 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity13 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose11 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity14 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age9 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty7 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 49 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 26 · Serious 15 · Dark 8

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 5 · Stylized 21 · Heightened 23

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

Gentle 12 · Charged 21 · Intense 16

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

A split, not a type: Steady 22 · Shifting 21 · Whiplash 6

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

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 25 · Some laughs 18 · Funny 6

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

A split, not a type: Slow burn 21 · Even-paced 17 · Relentless 11

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

Casual 21 · Engaged 23 · Full focus 5

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

Easy watch 16 · Affecting 26 · Heavy 7

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

Resolved 35 · Open-ended 10 · Ambiguous 4

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
24
Thrilling
22
Joyful
20
Warm
19
Melancholic
21
Other
62

How their films linger

Hopeful29 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet23 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good18 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun16 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking16 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 12 with a twist

  • Happy22
  • Bittersweet32
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous8

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 Takeshi Seyama's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 47 of their 70 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on HBO Max (19).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Takeshi Seyama'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

138 credits, 70 with a MovieCove page.

  • Gintama on Theater 2D: Kabukicho Shitennohen Arc (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Editor

  • Yorinuki Gintama-san on Theater 2D - Shinsengumi Douran Hen(2012)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • The Boy and the Heron(2023)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Gintama: The Final(2021)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • 7 Days War(2019)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Obsolete (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 12 episodes · Editor

  • Okko's Inn(2018)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Shimajiro and the Rainbow Oasis (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Editor

  • Like the Wind (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Editor

  • Valkyrie Drive: Mermaid(2015)

    Show 12 episodes · Editor

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all shows

  • The Perfect Insider(2015)

    Show 11 episodes · Editor

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all shows

  • Re-Kan! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 13 episodes · Editor

  • Isuca(2015)

    Show 10 episodes · Editor

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all shows

  • Wild Adapter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 2 episodes · Editor

  • Wizard Barristers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 12 episodes · Editor

  • When Marnie Was There(2014)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Gaist Crusher (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 51 episodes · Editor

  • A Farewell to Weapons (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Editor

  • The Wind Rises(2013)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Gintama the Movie: The Final Chapter - Be Forever Yorozuya(2013)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Blue Exorcist: The Movie(2012)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Hal's Flute (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Editor

  • Ixion Saga DT(2012)

    Show 25 episodes · Editor

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all shows

  • Btooom! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 12 episodes · Editor

  • Aesthetica of a Rogue Hero(2012)

    Show 12 episodes · Editor

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all shows

  • Koi-ken! Watashitachi Anime ni Nacchatta! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 12 episodes · Editor

  • Short Peace(2012)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • You and Me(2011)

    Show 13 episodes · Editor

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows

  • From Up on Poppy Hill(2011)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Beelzebub(2011)

    Show 60 episodes · Editor

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • Coicent (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Editor

  • Mr. Dough and the Egg Princess (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Editor

  • The Secret World of Arrietty(2010)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Gintama: The Movie(2010)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Sound of the Sky(2010)

    Show 12 episodes · Editor

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • A Sumo Wrestler's Tail (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Editor

  • Tegami Bachi: Letter Bee Reverse(2010)

    Show Editor

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows

  • Ponyo(2008)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Strait Jacket (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 3 episodes · Editor

  • Flag Director's Edition: Issenman no Kufura no Kiroku (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Editor

  • SOS! Tokyo Metro Explorers: The Next (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Editor

  • Tetsujin 28: Morning Moon of Midday(2007)

    Editor

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

  • Kite Liberator(2007)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Nasu: A Migratory Bird with Suitcase(2007)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Bartender(2006)

    Show 11 episodes · Editor

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all shows

  • Paprika(2006)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Demon Prince Enma (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 4 episodes · Editor

  • Tales from Earthsea(2006)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

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

    Show 13 episodes · Editor

  • Brave Story(2006)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

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

    Show 9 episodes · Editor

  • House Hunting (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Editor

  • Mon Mon the Water Spider (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Editor

  • The Day I Bought a Star (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Editor

  • Howl's Moving Castle(2004)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Elfen Lied (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 13 episodes · Editor

  • Steamboy(2004)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Tetsujin 28(2004)

    Show 26 episodes · Editor

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

  • Paranoia Agent(2004)

    Show 13 episodes · Editor

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • Tokyo Godfathers(2003)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Gungrave (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 26 episodes · Editor

  • Nasu: Summer in Andalusia(2003)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Texhnolyze (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 20 episodes · Editor

  • Mezzo DSA(2003)

    Show Editor

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all shows

  • Duel Masters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 26 episodes · Editor

  • Mei and the Kittenbus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Editor

  • Ghiblies: Episode 2(2002)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • WXIII: Patlabor(2001)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • The Whale Hunt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Editor

  • Princess Arete (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Editor

  • Spirited Away(2001)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Boogiepop Never Laughs: Boogiepop Phantom(2000)

    Show Editor

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • KochiKame: The Movie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Editor

  • Rurouni Kenshin: Trust & Betrayal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Editor

  • Daigo of Fire Company M (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Editor

  • My Neighbors the Yamadas(1999)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Rurouni Kenshin: Trust & Betrayal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 4 episodes · Editor

  • Catnapped! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Editor

  • DNA Sights 999.9(1998)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Spriggan(1998)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • The Wave of Rage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Editor

  • Rurouni Kenshin: The Movie(1997)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Princess Mononoke(1997)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Hermes: Winds of Love(1997)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Hareluya II BØY(1997)

    Show 25 episodes · Editor

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Lupin III: Dead or Alive(1996)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Memories(1995)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Virtua Fighter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Show 35 episodes · Editor

  • Hyper Doll (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Show 2 episodes · Editor

  • Legend of Crystania: The Motion Picture (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Editor

  • Legend of Crystania: The Chaos Ring (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Editor

  • Whisper of the Heart(1995)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Lupin III: Farewell to Nostradamus(1995)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Junkers Come Here (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Editor

  • Pom Poko(1994)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • The Life of Guskou Budori (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Editor

  • Ocean Waves(1993)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • Little Twins (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 13 episodes · Editor

  • Matchless Raijin-Oh OVA (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 3 episodes · Editor

  • Porco Rosso(1992)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Mozaika (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Show 4 episodes · Editor

  • Only Yesterday(1991)

    Editor · Lead Editor

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Sonic Soldier Borgman: Lover's Rain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Editor

  • Mobile Suit SD Gundam Mk V (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Editor

  • Mobile Suit SD Gundam Mk IV (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Editor

  • Mobile Suit SD Gundam Mk III (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Editor

  • Like the Clouds, Like the Wind (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Editor

  • Devilman - Volume 2: Demon Bird (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Editor

  • Office Ladies Remodelling Lecture (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Editor

  • Kiki's Delivery Service(1989)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland(1989)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Mobile Suit SD Gundam's Counterattack (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Editor

  • Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 6 episodes · Editor

  • Venus Wars(1989)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Jack and the Beanstalk (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Editor

  • Akira(1988)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Grave of the Fireflies(1988)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • My Neighbor Totoro(1988)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Lupin III: The Fuma Conspiracy(1987)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Battle Royal High School(1987)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Devilman - Volume 1: The Birth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Editor

  • Castle in the Sky(1986)

    Editor · Lead Editor

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Coral Reef Legend: Elfie of the Blue Sea (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Editor

  • The Story of Pollyanna (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Show 51 episodes · Editor

  • Princess Sarah (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 46 episodes · Editor

  • Dogtanian Special (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Editor

  • Future Boy Conan: The Big Giant Robot's Resurrection (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Editor

  • Locke the Superman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Editor

  • Sherlock Hound(1984)

    Show Editor

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • Dogtanian and the Three Muskehounds (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Show 26 episodes · Editor

  • Fuusen no Doratarou (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Show 13 episodes · Editor

  • Swiss Family Robinson(1981)

    Show 50 episodes · Editor

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all shows

  • The Adventures of Tom Sawyer(1980)

    Show 49 episodes · Editor

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Conan, the Boy in Future(1979)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Ganbare! Bokura no Hit and Run (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Editor

  • Anne of Green Gables (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Show 50 episodes · Editor

  • Future Boy Conan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Show 26 episodes · Editor

  • Heidi, Girl of the Alps(1974)

    Show Editor

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all shows

Career shape

A full career of 126 titles from 1978 to 2025.

Biggest box office

Spirited Away (2001)

$361M worldwide

Highest rated

Spirited Away (2001)

Midcredits 99th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Editing124 of 126: 124 only editing, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score84thOther crew2 of 126: 2 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1970s4 · crew1980s23 · crew1990s34 · crew2000s31 · crew2010s30 · crew2020s4 · 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 Takeshi Seyama's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 88th percentile, the median of all 51; across their 49 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 87th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

87thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 49

Approval · how many liked their films

87thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 49

Reach · how many have seen their films

85thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 49

Midcredits score across 70 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up39
  • 50th to 74th16
  • 25th to 49th8
  • Below 25th7

Shape of the crowd

28 of their 70 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved22
  • Divisive2
  • Crowd Pleaser28
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed17

Most divisive · editor

Hermes: Winds of Love (1997)

93rd percentile spread · 53% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · editor

Spirited Away (2001)

Midcredits 99th · 92% liked

Reviewers score the pacing 47/100 in their films, across 41 reviewed titles; fans 56, detractors 29. The element that speaks to their work as an editor.

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 Takeshi Seyama's work okay for kids?

Across up to 27 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity and profanity run lighter than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore23 titles5–67 · median 33 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity27 titles7–51 · median 12 · minimallighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity24 titles2–45 · median 6 · minimallighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs24 titles2–52 · median 29 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense25 titles8–76 · median 40 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian 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 Takeshi Seyama work with?

People who share at least 2 of Takeshi Seyama's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Hayao Miyazaki shares the most, 18.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers