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Tan Takaiwa

Producer · Died October 28, 2021, aged 90 · Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan

Born
November 13, 1930
Died
October 28, 2021 (aged 90)
From
Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan
Works as
Producer
Titles
22 on MovieCove · 45 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 37 days to Oct 26Down 22% in 30 days

What are Tan Takaiwa's films like?

Across their 22 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Genres

Animation16 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 72nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Animation movies
Drama3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 60th percentile
: browse their Drama 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
Bonds
34%
Morality
31%
Survival
11%
Power
9%
Self
6%
Society
6%
Ideas
4%
Friendship6 titles, browse their movies with this themeSacrifice5 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty5 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief3 titles, browse their movies with this themeOppression2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 22 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 13 · Serious 6 · Dark 3

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

Grounded 4 · Stylized 10 · Heightened 8

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 15 · Intense 6

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

Steady 6 · Shifting 16 · Whiplash 0

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 11 · Some laughs 10 · Funny 1

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

Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 15 · Relentless 4

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

A split, not a type: Casual 11 · Engaged 10 · Full focus 1

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

Resolved 20 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
13
Thrilling
11
Warm
8
Joyful
5
Melancholic
3
Other
14

How their films linger

Fun9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy15
  • Bittersweet4
  • Tragic1
  • 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 Tan Takaiwa's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 6 of their 22 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (3).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Tan Takaiwa'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

45 credits, 22 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Yamato(2005)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • One Piece: Chopper's Kingdom in the Strange Animal Island(2002)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Digimon Tamers: Battle of Adventurers(2001)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • One Piece: Clockwork Island Adventure(2001)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Sennen no koi - Hikaru Genji monogatari(2001)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Digimon Adventure 02: Hurricane Touchdown!! The Golden Digimentals(2000)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Digimon: The Movie(2000)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • One Piece: The Movie(2000)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • The Railroad Man(1999)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Yu☆Gi☆Oh! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Producer

  • The File of Young Kindaichi 2: Murderous Deep Blue(1999)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • You're Under Arrest: The Movie(1999)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Beast Wars II: Lio Convoy's Close Call! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Executive Producer

  • Galaxy Express 999: Eternal Fantasy(1998)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • The Peking Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Producer

  • Gegege no Kitaro: Yokai Express! The Phantom Train (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Executive Producer

  • Gegege no Kitaro: Ghost Night Game (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Producer

  • Dragon Ball: The Path to Power(1996)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Kindaichi Case Files Movie 1: The Opera House Murders(1996)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Sailor Moon SuperS Plus: Ami's First Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Producer

  • Sailor Moon SuperS: The Movie: Black Dream Hole(1995)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Last Friends (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Executive Producer

  • Marmalade Boy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Producer

  • Slam Dunk 3: Crisis of Shohoku School (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Production Director

  • Dragon Ball Z: Fusion Reborn(1995)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Dragon Ball Z: Wrath of the Dragon(1995)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Sailor Moon S: The Movie - Hearts in Ice(1994)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Dr. Slump and Arale-chan: N-cha!! Excited Heart of Summer Vacation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Executive Producer

  • Slam Dunk: Zenkoku Seiha da! Sakuragi Hanamichi(1994)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Bloom in the Moonlight “The Story of Rentaro Taki” (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Executive Producer

  • Emperor of Upheaval (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Producer

  • The Great Shogunate Battle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Producer

  • Yakuza Warfare (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Producer

  • 1750 Days of Turbulence (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Producer

  • Anego(1988)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Last True Yakuza (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Producer

  • The Story of a Man Among Men (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Executive Producer

  • Kita no hotaru(1984)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Domineering (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Executive Producer

  • Gate of Youth 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Producer

  • The Wild Daisy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Executive Producer

  • Tokugawa Ichizoku no Houkai (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Producer

  • The 47 Ronins of Ako (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Show 36 episodes · Executive Producer

  • Lord Mito (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Producer

  • Message from Space(1978)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 29 titles from 1978 to 2005.

Biggest box office

Yamato (2005)

$39M worldwide

Highest rated

Dragon Ball Z: Fusion Reborn (1995)

Midcredits 94th

Most popular right now

One Piece: The Movie (2000)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Producing28 of 29: 28 only producing, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score71stOther crew1 of 29: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1970s3 · crew1980s7 · crew1990s18 · crew2000s1 · 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 Tan Takaiwa's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 66th percentile, the median of all 22; across their 22 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 68th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

68thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 22

Approval · how many liked their films

64thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 22

Reach · how many have seen their films

69thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 22

Midcredits score across 22 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up9
  • 50th to 74th10
  • 25th to 49th2
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

11 of their 22 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Crowd Pleaser11
  • Mixed9

Most divisive · producer

Digimon: The Movie (2000)

69th percentile spread · 20% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

Dragon Ball Z: Fusion Reborn (1995)

Midcredits 94th · 83% 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 Tan Takaiwa work with?

People who share at least 2 of Tan Takaiwa's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Tsutomu Tomari shares the most, 15.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers

  • Tsutomu Tomari15 titles    See newest 12 of 15 shared titles with Tsutomu Tomari
  • Shinji Shimizu6 titles    See all 6 shared titles with Shinji Shimizu
  • Tomio Anzai4 titles    See all 4 shared titles with Tomio Anzai
  • Hideki Yamashita3 titles    See all 3 shared titles with Hideki Yamashita