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Ryōsuke Takahashi

Ryōsuke Takahashi

Director, writer and producer · Born January 11, 1943 (83) · Adachi, Tokyo, Japan

Ryousuke Takahashi is a Japanese anime director. Before he started working for Sunrise, he worked for Mushi Production.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
January 11, 1943 (83)
From
Adachi, Tokyo, Japan
Works as
Director, writer and producer
Titles
10 on MovieCove · 56 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 27Up 9% in 30 days

What are Ryōsuke Takahashi's films like?

Across their 9 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Morality.

Themes

share of theme weight
Survival
27%
Morality
19%
Bonds
17%
Power
16%
Self
14%
Society
8%
Survival4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFreedom2 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 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 1 · Dark 2

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

Grounded 0 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 1 · Intense 2

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

A split, not a type: Slow burn 0 · Even-paced 2 · 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 3 · Full focus 0

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
6
Thrilling
4
Joyful
3
Absurd
2
Hopeful
2
Other
5

How their films linger

Rousing4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet5
  • 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 Ryōsuke Takahashi's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 6 of their 10 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Crunchyroll (4).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Ryōsuke Takahashi'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

56 credits, 10 with a MovieCove page.

  • Armored Trooper VOTOMS: Die Graue Hexe - Part 1 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Executive Producer

  • 斬 -ZAN- (pilot film) (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Script Consultant

  • The Fable(2024)

    Show 25 episodes · Director · Series Director

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows

  • Muteking the Dancing Hero(2021)

    Show Director

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

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

    Show 12 episodes · Producer

  • Code Geass: Lelouch of the Re;Surrection(2019)

    Key Animation

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Rinshi!! Ekoda-chan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 1 episode · Director · Writer

  • Young Black Jack (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 12 episodes · Series Composition · Writer

  • Garon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Producer

  • Ozma (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 6 episodes · Director

  • Armored Trooper VOTOMS: Alone Again (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Director · Creator · Original Story

  • Armored Trooper VOTOMS: Finder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Original Story

  • Armored Trooper VOTOMS: Case;Irvine(2010)

    Creator · Original Story

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Armored Trooper VOTOMS: Phantom Arc (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 6 episodes · Director · Creator · Original Story · Writer

  • Armored Trooper VOTOMS: Pailsen Files The Movie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Director · Creator · Original Story · Screenplay

  • Armored Trooper VOTOMS: Pailsen Files (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 12 episodes · Director · Creator

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

    Director · Creator · Original Story · Screenplay

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

    Show 13 episodes · Director · Script · Writer

  • Hotori: Simply Wishing for Hope (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Creative Producer

  • Phoenix (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 13 episodes · Series Director

  • Blue Gender: The Warrior(2002)

    Original Series Creator · Original Story

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Carried by the Wind: Tsukikage Ran (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 1 episode · Writer

  • Blue Gender(1999)

    Show 26 episodes · Co-Director · Original Story · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all shows

  • Gasaraki (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 25 episodes · Director · Creator · Original Story

  • The King of the Braves GaoGaiGar(1997)

    Show 49 episodes · Co-Producer

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows

  • Kodocha(1996)

    Show Writer

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all shows

  • Silent Service (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Director

  • Armored Trooper VOTOMS: Brilliantly Shining Heresy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 5 episodes · Director · Creator

  • The Cockpit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Show 1 episode · Director · Screenplay

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

    Show 4 episodes · Executive Producer · Series Director

  • Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Show 2 episodes · Writer

  • Armor Hunter Merowlink (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Show 12 episodes · Creator · Original Story · Script Consultant · Writer

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

    Show 19 episodes · Script Consultant

  • Armored Trooper VOTOMS: Red Shoulder Document - Origin of Ambition (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Director

  • Armored Trooper VOTOMS: The Big Battle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Director

  • Dougram VS Round-Facer(1987)

    Director · Original Story · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Blue Comet SPT Layzner: Act-III Seal 2000 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Director · Original Story

  • Blue Comet SPT Layzner: Act-II Le Cain 1999 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Director · Original Story

  • Blue Comet SPT Layzner: Act-I Eiji 1996 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Director · Original Story

  • Panzer World Galient: Crest of Iron (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Director · Original Story

  • Panzer World Galient: Chapter of the Sky (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Director · Original Story

  • Panzer World Galient (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Director · Creator · Original Story

  • Panzer World Galient: Chapter of the Land (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Director · Original Story

  • Blue Comet SPT Layzner (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 38 episodes · Director · Creator · Original Story · Series Director · Storyboard · Writer

  • Armored Trooper VOTOMS: Vol.2 Highlights of the 'A.T. Votoms' (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Director · Original Story

  • Armored Trooper VOTOMS: Vol.1 Stories of the 'A.T. VOTOMS' (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Director · Original Story

  • Armored Trooper VOTOMS: The Last Red Shoulder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Director

  • Panzer World Galient(1984)

    Show 25 episodes · Director · Creator · Original Story · Writer

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Choro Q Dougram (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Original Concept · Original Story

  • Document: Fang of the Sun Dougram (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Director · Original Story

  • Armored Trooper VOTOMS (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Show 52 episodes · Director · Original Story · Series Director · Writer

  • Fang of the Sun Dougram (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Show 75 episodes · Director · Original Story

  • The Devil and a Princess (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Director

  • Cyborg 009 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Show 50 episodes · Director

  • Zero Tester (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Show 66 episodes · Director

  • Nozomi in the Sun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Show 1 episode · Director

Career shape

A full career of 54 titles, 53 of them dated from 1971 to 2026.

Highest rated

The Fable (2024)

Midcredits 85th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing35 of 54: 9 only directing, 26 with another roleWriting35 of 54: 9 only writing, 26 with another role · typical Midcredits score33rdProducing5 of 54: 4 only producing, 1 with another roleOther crew18 of 54: 3 only other crew, 15 with another role

54 titles, 29 with more than one role — directing and writing overlap on 24 of them.

By decade

1970s3 · crew1980s22 · crew1990s8 · crew2000s8 · crew2010s10 · crew2020s2 · 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 Ryōsuke Takahashi's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 31st percentile, the median of all 4; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 41st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

41stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Approval · how many liked their films

23rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Reach · how many have seen their films

11thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Midcredits score across 10 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 50th to 74th2
  • 25th to 49th5
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

4 of their 10 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Universally Panned1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser3
  • Mixed4

Most divisive · director, writer

Dougram VS Round-Facer (1987)

73rd percentile spread · 40% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director

The Fable (2024)

Midcredits 85th · 87% 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.

Who does Ryōsuke Takahashi work with?

People who share at least 2 of Ryōsuke Takahashi's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Yasuhiro Geshi shares the most, 2.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers

Producers

Mixed roles