Hirokazu Tanaka was born on 13 December 1957 in Kyoto, Japan. He is a composer, known for Pokémon: The First Movie - Mewtwo Strikes Back (1998), Pokémon the Movie 2000 (1999) and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (2018).
Biography from IMDb.
- December 13, 1957 (68)
- Kyoto, Japan
- Composer, also actor
- 3 on MovieCove
What are Hirokazu Tanaka's films like?
Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Ideas.
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 3
Light 3 · Serious 0 · Dark 0
Grounded 0 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 1
Gentle 0 · Charged 3 · Intense 0
Steady 1 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0
Slow burn 0 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0
Casual 3 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 1 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 0
Resolved 3 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
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 Hirokazu Tanaka's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 2 of their 3 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Hirokazu Tanaka'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
3 credits, 3 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.
Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
Career shape
Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles, 3 of them dated from 1998 to 2001.
How do Hirokazu Tanaka's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 48th percentile, the median of all 3; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 54th percentile for acclaim.
- 50th to 74th1
- 25th to 49th2
Shape of the crowd
3 of their 3 titles are Mixed.
- Mixed3
Reviewers score the sound and music 55/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 65, detractors 40. The element that speaks to their work as a composer.
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 Hirokazu Tanaka work with?
People who share at least 2 of Hirokazu Tanaka's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Kunihiko Yuyama shares the most, 3.
Directors
- Kunihiko YuyamaShared titles: Pokemon 4Ever: Celebi - Voice of the Forest (2001), Pokémon 3 the Movie: Spell of the Unown (2000), Pokémon: The First Movie - Mewtwo Strikes Back (1998)See all 3 shared titles with Kunihiko Yuyama

Writers
- Satoshi TajiriShared titles: Pokemon 4Ever: Celebi - Voice of the Forest (2001), Pokémon 3 the Movie: Spell of the Unown (2000), Pokémon: The First Movie - Mewtwo Strikes Back (1998)See all 3 shared titles with Satoshi Tajiri

- Hideki SonodaShared titles: Pokemon 4Ever: Celebi - Voice of the Forest (2001), Pokémon 3 the Movie: Spell of the Unown (2000)See all 2 shared titles with Hideki Sonoda
- Jun'ichi MasudaShared titles: Pokemon 4Ever: Celebi - Voice of the Forest (2001), Pokémon: The First Movie - Mewtwo Strikes Back (1998)See all 2 shared titles with Jun'ichi Masuda

- Ken SugimoriShared titles: Pokemon 4Ever: Celebi - Voice of the Forest (2001), Pokémon: The First Movie - Mewtwo Strikes Back (1998)See all 2 shared titles with Ken Sugimori

Actors
- Ikue ÔtaniShared titles: Pokemon 4Ever: Celebi - Voice of the Forest (2001), Pokémon 3 the Movie: Spell of the Unown (2000), Pokémon: The First Movie - Mewtwo Strikes Back (1998)See all 3 shared titles with Ikue Ôtani

- Inuko InuyamaShared titles: Pokemon 4Ever: Celebi - Voice of the Forest (2001), Pokémon 3 the Movie: Spell of the Unown (2000), Pokémon: The First Movie - Mewtwo Strikes Back (1998)See all 3 shared titles with Inuko Inuyama

- Mayumi IzukaShared titles: Pokemon 4Ever: Celebi - Voice of the Forest (2001), Pokémon 3 the Movie: Spell of the Unown (2000), Pokémon: The First Movie - Mewtwo Strikes Back (1998)See all 3 shared titles with Mayumi Izuka

- Megumi HayashibaraShared titles: Pokemon 4Ever: Celebi - Voice of the Forest (2001), Pokémon 3 the Movie: Spell of the Unown (2000), Pokémon: The First Movie - Mewtwo Strikes Back (1998)See all 3 shared titles with Megumi Hayashibara

Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Hisao ShiraiShared titles: Pokemon 4Ever: Celebi - Voice of the Forest (2001), Pokémon 3 the Movie: Spell of the Unown (2000), Pokémon: The First Movie - Mewtwo Strikes Back (1998)See all 3 shared titles with Hisao Shirai

- Shinji MiyazakiShared titles: Pokemon 4Ever: Celebi - Voice of the Forest (2001), Pokémon 3 the Movie: Spell of the Unown (2000), Pokémon: The First Movie - Mewtwo Strikes Back (1998)See all 3 shared titles with Shinji Miyazaki
- Toshio HenmiShared titles: Pokemon 4Ever: Celebi - Voice of the Forest (2001), Pokémon 3 the Movie: Spell of the Unown (2000), Pokémon: The First Movie - Mewtwo Strikes Back (1998)See all 3 shared titles with Toshio Henmi
- Yutaka ItôShared titles: Pokemon 4Ever: Celebi - Voice of the Forest (2001), Pokémon 3 the Movie: Spell of the Unown (2000), Pokémon: The First Movie - Mewtwo Strikes Back (1998)See all 3 shared titles with Yutaka Itô
Producers
- Alfred KahnShared titles: Pokemon 4Ever: Celebi - Voice of the Forest (2001), Pokémon 3 the Movie: Spell of the Unown (2000), Pokémon: The First Movie - Mewtwo Strikes Back (1998)See all 3 shared titles with Alfred Kahn
- Chôji YoshikawaShared titles: Pokemon 4Ever: Celebi - Voice of the Forest (2001), Pokémon 3 the Movie: Spell of the Unown (2000), Pokémon: The First Movie - Mewtwo Strikes Back (1998)See all 3 shared titles with Chôji Yoshikawa

- Hiroshi IshikawaShared titles: Pokemon 4Ever: Celebi - Voice of the Forest (2001), Pokémon 3 the Movie: Spell of the Unown (2000), Pokémon: The First Movie - Mewtwo Strikes Back (1998)See all 3 shared titles with Hiroshi Ishikawa
- Kantarô TomiyamaShared titles: Pokemon 4Ever: Celebi - Voice of the Forest (2001), Pokémon 3 the Movie: Spell of the Unown (2000), Pokémon: The First Movie - Mewtwo Strikes Back (1998)See all 3 shared titles with Kantarô Tomiyama

