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Iwao Takamoto

Iwao Takamoto

Producer and director · Died January 8, 2007, aged 81 · Los Angeles, California, USA

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Iwao Takamoto (April 29, 1925 – January 8, 2007) was a Japanese-American animator, television producer, and film director. He was most famous as being a production and character designer for Hanna-Barbera Productions shows such as Scooby-Doo. Description above from the Wikipedia article Charles Iwao Takamoto, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
April 29, 1925
Died
January 8, 2007 (aged 81)
From
Los Angeles, California, USA
Works as
Producer and director
Titles
28 on MovieCove · 47 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 39 days to Oct 28Down 8% in 30 days

What are Iwao Takamoto's films like?

Across their 17 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Society.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
56%
Society
20%
Morality
9%
Ideas
5%
Survival
4%
Self
4%
Power
2%
Friendship10 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity7 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds6 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty3 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 8 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 8 · Serious 0 · Dark 0

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

Grounded 1 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 3

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

Gentle 7 · Charged 1 · Intense 0

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

Steady 8 · Shifting 0 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 0 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 5

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 8 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 8 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
14
Warm
7
Hopeful
5
Thrilling
5
Absurd
4
Other
3

How their films linger

Feel-good15 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCozy3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy13
  • Bittersweet3
  • Cyclical1

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 Iwao Takamoto's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 1 of their 28 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, on Tubi (1).

Subscription and free streaming for Iwao Takamoto'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

47 credits, 28 with a MovieCove page.

  • The Karate Guard (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Storyboard

  • Scooby-Doo and the Legend of the Vampire(2003)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Scooby-Doo and the Monster of Mexico(2003)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Scooby-Doo's Creepiest Capers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Production Design

  • Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island(1998)

    Creative Consultant

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Hollyrock-a-Bye Baby(1993)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Droopy, Master Detective (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Show 39 episodes · Character Designer

  • I Yabba-Dabba Do!(1993)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Tom & Jerry Kids Show(1990)

    Show 195 episodes · Character Designer · Creative Director · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all shows

  • Jetsons: The Movie(1990)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Hägar the Horrible (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Creative Director

  • A Yabba-Dabba-Doo Celebration!: 50 Years of Hanna-Barbera(1989)

    Creative Producer

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • The Creation(1988)

    Creative Director

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Scooby-Doo Meets the Boo Brothers(1987)

    Other

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Sky Commanders(1987)

    Show 13 episodes · Animation Director

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all shows

  • Monchhichis (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Show 13 episodes · Creative Producer

  • Yogi Bear's All-Star Comedy Christmas Caper(1982)

    Character Designer

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Heidi's Song(1982)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Yogi's Space Race (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Show Creator

  • Galaxy Goof-Ups(1978)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • A Flintstone Christmas(1977)

    Creative Producer · Producer

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Jabberjaw(1976)

    Show 16 episodes · Producer

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all shows

  • Stay Awake or Else... (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Creative Producer

  • The Great Grape Ape Show(1975)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all shows

  • Devlin(1974)

    Show 16 episodes · Producer

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows

  • Hong Kong Phooey(1974)

    Show 31 episodes · Producer

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all shows

  • Wheelie and the Chopper Bunch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Show 39 episodes · Producer

  • The Crazy Comedy Concert (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Producer

  • Cyrano (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Producer

  • Speed Buggy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Show 16 episodes · Producer

  • Super Friends(1973)

    Show 109 episodes · Production Design

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows

  • Charlotte's Web(1973)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Butch Cassidy(1973)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all shows

  • Goober and the Ghost Chasers(1973)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all shows

  • Inch High, Private Eye(1973)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all shows

  • Yogi's Gang(1973)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all shows

  • A Christmas Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Production Design

  • The Banana Splits in Hocus Pocus Park (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Production Design

  • The Thanksgiving That Almost Wasn't(1972)

    Production Design

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • The Adventures of Robin Hoodnik (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Production Design

  • Oliver and the Artful Dodger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Production Design

  • Yogi's Ark Lark (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Production Design

  • Harlem Globetrotters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Show 1 episode · Production Design

  • Dastardly and Muttley in Their Flying Machines (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Show 89 episodes · Production Design

  • Scooby Doo, Where Are You!(1969)

    Show 25 episodes · Production Design

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows

  • The Night Before Christmas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Character Designer

  • Alice in Wonderland or What's a Nice Kid Like You Doing in a Place Like This?(1966)

    Art Direction

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 37 titles from 1966 to 2005.

Biggest box office

Jetsons: The Movie (1990)

$20M worldwide

Highest rated

Charlotte's Web (1973)

Midcredits 78th

Most popular right now

Hong Kong Phooey (1974)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing1 of 37: 1 only directing, 0 with another roleWriting5 of 37: 5 only writing, 0 with another roleProducing9 of 37: 9 only producing, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score38thOther crew22 of 37: 22 only other crew, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score62nd

By decade

1960s4 · crew1970s19 · crew1980s7 · crew1990s5 · crew2000s2 · 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 Iwao Takamoto's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 62nd percentile, the median of all 15; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 65th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

65thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Approval · how many liked their films

55thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Reach · how many have seen their films

72ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Midcredits score across 28 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up4
  • 50th to 74th10
  • 25th to 49th10
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

11 of their 28 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Loved with Detractors1
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic4
  • Crowd Pleaser9
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed11

Most divisive · writer

A Yabba-Dabba-Doo Celebration!: 50 Years of Hanna-Barbera (1989)

87th percentile spread · 18% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · writer

A Yabba-Dabba-Doo Celebration!: 50 Years of Hanna-Barbera (1989)

Midcredits 88th · 70% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 60/100 and the pacing 46/100 in their films, across 7 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.

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 Iwao Takamoto work with?

People who share at least 2 of Iwao Takamoto's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; William Hanna shares the most, 15.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles