- Director and writer
- 12 on MovieCove · 20 credits in all
What are Fumihiko Takayama's films like?
Across their 8 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 4
A split, not a type: Light 2 · Serious 1 · Dark 1
Grounded 1 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 0
Gentle 1 · Charged 2 · Intense 1
Steady 2 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0
A split, not a type: Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 1
Casual 2 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0
A split, not a type: Easy watch 2 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 1
Resolved 4 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy1
- Bittersweet7
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 Fumihiko Takayama's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 8 of their 12 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Crunchyroll (4).
- Crunchyroll
Subscription and free streaming for Fumihiko Takayama'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
20 credits, 12 with a MovieCove page.
Alice & Zouroku(2017)
Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films
Space Dandy(2014)
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows
Sweet Blue Flowers(2009)
Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all shows
Birdy the Mighty: Decode (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
Sword of the Stranger(2007)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
Yomigaeru Sora – Rescue Wings (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
RahXephon: Pluralitas Concentio (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
WXIII: Patlabor(2001)
Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films
RahXephon(2002)
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows
Super Dimension Century Orguss 02 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)
Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water - Nautilus Story II (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows
Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)
Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
Bubblegum Crisis(1987)
Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all shows
The Wizard of Oz(1982)
Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films
Super Dimension Fortress Macross (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)
The Flight of Dragons(1982)
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
Career shape
A full career of 20 titles from 1982 to 2017.
Biggest box office
Sword of the Stranger (2007)
Highest rated
Sword of the Stranger (2007)
Most popular right now
Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water (1990)
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 Fumihiko Takayama's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 83rd percentile, the median of all 6; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 72nd percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up6
- 50th to 74th4
- 25th to 49th2
Shape of the crowd
7 of their 12 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved2
- Crowd Pleaser7
- Mixed3
Reviewers score the atmosphere 75/100 and the pacing 48/100 in their films, across 4 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 Fumihiko Takayama work with?
People who share at least 2 of Fumihiko Takayama's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Masahiro Andô shares the most, 2.
Directors
- Masahiro AndôShared titles: Sword of the Stranger (2007), RahXephon (2002)See all 2 shared titles with Masahiro Andô
- Katsuhito AkiyamaShared titles: Bubblegum Crisis (1987), The Super Dimension Fortress Macross: Flash Back 2012 (1987)See all 2 shared titles with Katsuhito Akiyama
Writers
- Yutaka IzubuchiShared titles: RahXephon (2002), WXIII: Patlabor (2001)See all 2 shared titles with Yutaka Izubuchi
Actors
- Akio ÔtsukaShared titles: Sword of the Stranger (2007), Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water (1990)See all 2 shared titles with Akio Ôtsuka
- Maaya SakamotoShared titles: Sword of the Stranger (2007), RahXephon (2002)See all 2 shared titles with Maaya Sakamoto
- Ryûsuke ÔbayashiShared titles: WXIII: Patlabor (2001), The Super Dimension Fortress Macross: Flash Back 2012 (1987)See all 2 shared titles with Ryûsuke Ôbayashi
- Toshio FurukawaShared titles: WXIII: Patlabor (2001), Bubblegum Crisis (1987)See all 2 shared titles with Toshio Furukawa
Producers
- Masahiko MinamiShared titles: Sword of the Stranger (2007), RahXephon (2002)See all 2 shared titles with Masahiko Minami
- John LedfordShared titles: RahXephon (2002), Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water (1990)See all 2 shared titles with John Ledford
