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Satoshi Tajiri

Satoshi Tajiri

Writer · Born August 28, 1965 (61) · Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan

Born
August 28, 1965 (61)
From
Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan
Works as
Writer
Titles
32 on MovieCove · 53 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 65 days to Oct 28Up 50% in 30 days

What are Satoshi Tajiri's films like?

Across their 26 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
51%
Self
19%
Morality
13%
Society
7%
Ideas
4%
Power
4%
Survival
2%
Friendship19 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds6 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity4 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose5 titles, browse their movies with this themeSacrifice5 titles, browse their movies with this themeNature4 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 23 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 19 · Serious 2 · Dark 2

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

Grounded 1 · Stylized 12 · Heightened 10

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

Gentle 6 · Charged 16 · Intense 1

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

Steady 11 · Shifting 12 · 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 18 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 17 · Relentless 1

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

Casual 21 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 22 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Hopeful
23
Thrilling
16
Tense
10
Warm
7
Joyful
6
Other
12

How their films linger

Hopeful22 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Happy16
  • Bittersweet9
  • Other1

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 Satoshi Tajiri's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 24 of their 32 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

  • Pokémon19 titles

Subscription and free streaming for Satoshi Tajiri'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

53 credits, 32 with a MovieCove page.

Career shape

A full career of 52 titles from 1997 to 2023.

Biggest box office

Pokémon: The First Movie - Mewtwo Strikes Back (1998)

$164M worldwide

Highest rated

Pokémon Origins (2013)

Midcredits 83rd

Most popular right now

Pokémon Horizons: The Series (2023)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 52: 1 only acting, 0 with another roleWriting38 of 52: 31 only writing, 7 with another role · typical Midcredits score53rdOther crew20 of 52: 13 only other crew, 7 with another role · typical Midcredits score53rd

52 titles, 7 with more than one role — writing and other crew overlap on 7 of them.

By decade

1990s6 · crew2000s19 · 1 acting · 18 crew2010s18 · crew2020s9 · 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 Satoshi Tajiri's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 50th percentile, the median of all 27; across their 23 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 54th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

54thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 23

Approval · how many liked their films

41stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 23

Reach · how many have seen their films

89thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 23

Midcredits score across 32 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up4
  • 50th to 74th14
  • 25th to 49th13
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

16 of their 32 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser16
  • Mixed14

Most divisive · writer

Pokémon Horizons: The Series (2023)

85th percentile spread · 20% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · writer

Pokémon Origins (2013)

Midcredits 83rd · 86% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 38/100 and the plot and story 39/100 in their films, across 22 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.

Is Satoshi Tajiri's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Sex & Nudity4 titlesmedian 12 · minimalMedian of all films: 32
Profanity3 titlesmedian 8 · minimalMedian of all films: 36
Frightening / Intense4 titlesmedian 42 · moderateMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Satoshi Tajiri work with?

People who share at least 2 of Satoshi Tajiri's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Ikue Ôtani shares the most, 24.

Directors

Writers

  • Jun'ichi Masuda15 titles    See newest 12 of 15 shared titles with Jun'ichi Masuda
  • Ken Sugimori15 titles    See newest 12 of 15 shared titles with Ken Sugimori
  • Hideki Sonoda13 titles    See newest 12 of 13 shared titles with Hideki Sonoda
  • Takeshi Shudô5 titles    See all 5 shared titles with Takeshi Shudô

Actors

  • Ikue Ôtani24 titles    See newest 12 of 24 shared titles with Ikue Ôtani
  • Rica Matsumoto23 titles    See newest 12 of 23 shared titles with Rica Matsumoto
  • Megumi Hayashibara20 titles    See newest 12 of 20 shared titles with Megumi Hayashibara
  • Inuko Inuyama19 titles    See newest 12 of 19 shared titles with Inuko Inuyama

Composers, cinematographers and editors

  • Shinji Miyazaki21 titles    See newest 12 of 21 shared titles with Shinji Miyazaki
  • Toshio Henmi19 titles    See newest 12 of 19 shared titles with Toshio Henmi
  • Hisao Shirai6 titles    See all 6 shared titles with Hisao Shirai
  • Takaya Mizutani5 titles    See all 5 shared titles with Takaya Mizutani

Producers

  • Takemoto Mori19 titles    See newest 12 of 19 shared titles with Takemoto Mori
  • Masakazu Kubo18 titles    See newest 12 of 18 shared titles with Masakazu Kubo
  • Satoshi Shimodaira15 titles    See newest 12 of 15 shared titles with Satoshi Shimodaira
  • Shûkichi Kanda15 titles    See newest 12 of 15 shared titles with Shûkichi Kanda

Mixed roles