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Kazuo Takimura

Producer

Works as
Producer
Titles
4 on MovieCove · 55 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Up 24% in 30 days

What are Kazuo Takimura's films like?

Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Morality.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
40%
Morality
25%
Survival
16%
Power
11%
Bonds
8%
Purpose2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 4 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 3

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

Grounded 0 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 2 · Intense 2

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

Steady 0 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0

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

A split, not a type: Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 0

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 4 · Full focus 0

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 3 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
4
Melancholic
4
Romantic
2
Absurd
1

How their films linger

Bittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

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 Kazuo Takimura's films?

As of October 24, 2026, all 4 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Kazuo Takimura'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

55 credits, 4 with a MovieCove page.

  • The Angry Sea (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Producer

  • The Five Jolly Thieves (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Producer

  • The Adventures of Kantaro (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Producer

  • Pilgrimage at Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Producer

  • Violent Ishimatsu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Producer

  • Ishimatsu Travels with Ghosts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Producer

  • Room for Let (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Producer

  • The Canary Cage, Spellbound Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Producer

  • Record of Loving Your Wife (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Producer

  • Stray Cat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Producer

  • Scops-Owl Sermon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Producer

  • The Child Writers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Producer

  • A Boy and Three Mothers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Producer

  • Fancy Talker (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Producer

  • Woman Unveiled (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Producer

  • Ujō (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Producer

  • The Life of a Uniquely Interesting Man: Katsura Harudanji (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Producer

  • Shozo, a Cat and Two Women (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Executive Producer

  • Women in Prison (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Executive Producer

  • The Fighter in the Ring (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Producer

  • While the Demon Steps Out (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Producer

  • The Vampire Moth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Executive Producer

  • Careful Wife and Careless Wife: A Peaceful Couple (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Producer

  • Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island(1956)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • The History of Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Producer

  • Stray Sheep (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Executive Producer

  • Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple(1955)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • House of Many Pleasures (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Producer

  • Tomorrow's Happiness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Producer

  • Brotherly Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Producer

  • Anmitsu hime: Amakara shiro no maki (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Producer

  • Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto(1954)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Husband Comes Home Every Suturday (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Production Design

  • All of Myself (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Producer

  • The Second Kiss (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Producer

  • Life Guidebook: A Bride's Sexual Encyclopedia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Producer

  • Anatahan(1953)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Portrait of Madame Yuki (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Producer

  • Enoken the Hero (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Producer

  • When We Came Back (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Producer

  • Enoken’s Boxing Generation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Producer

  • Enoken's Singing Detective Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    Executive Producer

  • Enoken's Home Run King (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    Executive Producer

  • A Man's Flower Road of Triumph (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    Producer

  • Shanghai Moon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    Producer

  • The Splendid Gold Mine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    Executive Producer

  • Dancers of Awa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    Executive Producer

  • Iemitsu and Hikoza (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    Executive Producer

  • The Man Who Disappeared Yesterday (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    Executive Producer

  • The Monkey King (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    Producer

  • China Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    Executive Producer

  • Easy Alley (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    Producer

  • Enoken's Kurama Tengu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    Producer

  • Mito Komon's Pleasure Trip (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    Producer

  • Chorus of the Century--Patriotic March (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    Producer

Career shape

A full career of 55 titles from 1938 to 1960.

Biggest box office

Anatahan (1953)

$14K worldwide

Highest rated

Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island (1956)

Midcredits 93rd

Most popular right now

Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto (1954)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Producing54 of 55: 54 only producing, 0 with another roleOther crew1 of 55: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1930s4 · crew1940s11 · crew1950s38 · crew1960s2 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.

How do Kazuo Takimura's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 91st percentile, the median of all 4; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 88th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

88thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Approval · how many liked their films

91stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Reach · how many have seen their films

78thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Midcredits score across 4 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up4

Shape of the crowd

None of their 4 titles divides audiences: 3 are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Crowd Pleaser3

Most loved · producer

Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island (1956)

Midcredits 93rd · 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 Kazuo Takimura work with?

People who share at least 2 of Kazuo Takimura's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Hiroshi Inagaki shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors