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Tōru Takahashi

Director · Born June 9, 1969 (57) · Fukushima, Japan

Born
June 9, 1969 (57)
From
Fukushima, Japan
Works as
Director
Titles
22 on MovieCove · 34 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 3% in 30 days

What are Tōru Takahashi's films like?

Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Survival.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
56%
Survival
17%
Bonds
9%
Society
9%
Morality
5%
Ideas
5%
Coming of age3 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Hopeful
3
Warm
3
Tense
2
Melancholic
3
Bittersweet
2
Other
6

How their films linger

Hopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Bittersweet5
  • Ambiguous1

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 Tōru Takahashi's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 17 of their 22 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Crunchyroll (7).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Tōru 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

34 credits, 22 with a MovieCove page.

  • The Dinner Table Detective(2025)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all shows

  • Orb: On the Movements of the Earth(2024)

    Show 1 episode · Key Animation

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • Muv-Luv Alternative(2021)

    Show 12 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all shows

  • Konohana Kitan(2017)

    Show 12 episodes · Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows

  • ReLIFE(2016)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • Ore Monogatari!!(2015)

    Show 3 episodes · Director · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows

  • Yurikuma Arashi(2015)

    Show 1 episode · Director · Key Animation · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all shows

  • Parasyte -the maxim- (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 1 episode · Storyboard Artist

  • Inari, Konkon, Koi Iroha(2014)

    Show 10 episodes · Director · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all shows

  • Otona Joshi no Anime Time (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Lupin the Third: The Woman Called Fujiko Mine(2012)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • Chihayafuru(2011)

    Show 4 episodes · Director · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows

  • Kobato.(2009)

    Show Director

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows

  • Box of Goblins (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 1 episode · Director · Storyboard Artist

  • The Piano Forest(2007)

    Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Devil May Cry: The Animated Series(2007)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all shows

  • Death Note(2006)

    Show 1 episode · Key Animation · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • Nana(2006)

    Show 3 episodes · Director · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Monster(2004)

    Show 3 episodes · Director · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • Ninja Scroll: The Series(2003)

    Show Director

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows

  • Di Gi Charat: A Trip To The Planet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Key Animation

  • Revolutionary Girl Utena: The Adolescence of Utena(1999)

    Second Unit Director · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • I'm Gonna Be An Angel! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 1 episode · Director · Storyboard Artist

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

    Show 23 episodes · Series Director

  • Revolutionary Girl Utena (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 10 episodes · Director · Storyboard Artist

  • The Adventures of Kotetsu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 1 episode · Key Animation

  • Slayers Return(1996)

    Key Animation

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • My Dear Marie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 1 episode · Key Animation

  • Macross Plus Movie Edition(1995)

    Key Animation

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Neon Genesis Evangelion(1995)

    Show 2 episodes · Key Animation

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Ninku (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Show 1 episode · Key Animation

  • Macross 7(1994)

    Show 2 episodes · Key Animation

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all shows

  • Video Girl Ai (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 1 episode · Key Animation

  • GATE SEASON2 自衛隊 彼の海にて、斯く戦えり (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show 1 episode · Director

Career shape

A full career of 32 titles, 31 of them dated from 1992 to 2025.

Highest rated

Nana (2006)

Midcredits 97th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing15 of 32: 7 only directing, 8 with another role · typical Midcredits score81stOther crew25 of 32: 17 only other crew, 8 with another role · typical Midcredits score86th

32 titles, 8 with more than one role — other crew and directing overlap on 8 of them.

By decade

1990s12 · crew2000s7 · crew2010s9 · crew2020s3 · 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.

Who does Tōru Takahashi work with?

People who share at least 2 of Tōru Takahashi's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Houko Kuwashima shares the most, 3.

Directors

Actors