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Sukehiro Tomita

Writer · Born April 14, 1948 (78) · Saitama Prefecture,Japan

Sukehiro Tomita is a Japanese scenario writer. He is known for his work on Digimon Frontier, Gall Force, Genesis Climber MOSPEADA, Mobile Suit Victory Gundam, Sailor Moon, Macross II, B't X and Wedding Peach.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
April 14, 1948 (78)
From
Saitama Prefecture,Japan
Works as
Writer
Titles
17 on Motif · 62 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 35% in 30 days

What are Sukehiro Tomita's films like?

Across their 12 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Survival.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
35%
Survival
33%
Self
11%
Morality
10%
Ideas
5%
Society
3%
Power
3%
Romantic love6 titles, browse their movies with this themeWar4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival4 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose3 titles, browse their movies with this themeHope3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSacrifice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeDuty2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 8 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Heightened: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their heightened movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 1 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 7

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 0 · Charged 5 · Intense 3

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

Steady 2 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 1

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

Straight-faced 7 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 5 · Relentless 2

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

Casual 3 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 7 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
8
Thrilling
5
Romantic
6
Melancholic
3
Bittersweet
2
Other
8

How their films linger

Hopeful6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet9
  • Ambiguous1

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 Sukehiro Tomita's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 11 of their 17 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Sukehiro Tomita's titles on Motif; 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

62 credits, 17 with a Motif page.

  • Robotech: Love Live Alive(2013)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Crash B-Daman (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 50 episodes · Series Composition

  • Full-Blast Science Adventure - So That's How It Is! (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 26 episodes · Series Composition

  • Ryoukan-san (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2003)

    Script

  • Pluster World (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 52 episodes · Series Composition

  • Pa-Pa-Pa the Movie: Perman (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2003)

    Screenplay

  • Digimon Frontier(2002)

    Show 50 episodes · Series Composition · Writer

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all shows

  • GEAR Fighter Dendoh (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 2 episodes · Writer

  • Ceres: Celestial Legend (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 3 episodes · Writer

  • Power Stone (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 26 episodes · Scenario Writer

  • Kamikaze Kaitou Jeanne (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 44 episodes · Series Composition · Writer

  • Knight Hunters (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 13 episodes · Script

  • Macross Dynamite 7 (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1997)

    Screenplay

  • Hyper Police (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 3 episodes · Writer

  • Baby and Me (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 8 episodes · Writer

  • Hell Teacher Nube (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1996)

    Script

  • The Legend of Zorro (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 52 episodes · Series Composition · Writer

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

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Wedding Peach (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1995)

    Show 1 episode · Writer

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

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Macross 7(1994)

    Show 6 episodes · Writer

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all shows

  • Yu Yu Hakusho: Fight for the Netherworld(1994)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Sailor Moon R: The Movie: The Promise of the Rose(1993)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Yu Yu Hakusho: Ghost Files(1992)

    Show 25 episodes · Writer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • Macross II: Lovers Again (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1992)

    Screenplay · Writer

  • Super Dimensional Fortress Macross II: Lovers Again(1992)

    Show 6 episodes · Series Composition · Writer

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all shows

  • Sailor Moon(1992)

    Show 7 episodes · Writer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows

  • Devil Hunter Yohko (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1990)

    Screenplay

  • Edokko Boy: Gatten Tasuke (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1990)

    Show 1 episode · Writer

  • Dragon Quest: Legend of the Hero Abel (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 43 episodes · Script

  • Hi-Speed Jecy (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 1 episode · Writer

  • Cleopatra D.C. (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 1 episode · Writer

  • Utsu no Miko (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1989)

    Writer

  • Osomatsu-kun (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1988)

    Show 2 episodes · Writer

  • Bikkuriman (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1987)

    Show 75 episodes · Series Composition

  • Norakuro-kun (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1987)

    Show 1 episode · Writer

  • Magical Girl Club Quartet: Alien X from A Zone (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1987)

    Writer

  • Kimagure Orange Road(1985)

    Show 6 episodes · Writer

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all shows

  • Elf 17 (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1987)

    Screenplay

  • Heavy Metal L-Gaim I: Pentagona Window + Lady Gavlet (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1986)

    Writer

  • Fight! Kickers (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1986)

    Show 26 episodes · Series Composition

  • Gall Force: Eternal Story(1986)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Ninja Robots (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 3 episodes · Writer

  • Genesis Climber Mospeada: Love Live Alive (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1985)

    Writer

  • Alpen Rose (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 20 episodes · Series Composition

  • Romance of the Three Kingdoms (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1985)

    Writer

  • Macross: Do You Remember Love?(1984)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Vanessa Et La Magie Des Rêves (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1984)

    Show 3 episodes · Writer

  • Heavy Metal L-Gaim (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1984)

    Show Writer

  • Genesis Climber Mospeada(1983)

    Show 25 episodes · Series Composition

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all shows

  • Document: Fang of the Sun Dougram (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1983)

    Screenplay

  • Super Dimension Fortress Macross (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 6 episodes · Scenario Writer · Writer

  • Space Runaway Ideon: A Contact(1982)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Space Runaway Ideon: Be Invoked(1982)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • GoShogun (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1982)

    Screenplay

  • Mechakko Dotakon (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1981)

    Show 28 episodes · Screenplay

  • Kamen Rider Super-1 (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1980)

    Show 2 episodes · Writer

  • Starzinger: The Nightmare of Energy (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1979)

    Screenplay

  • Sci-Fi West Saga Starzinger (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1979)

    Writer

  • Run Fast! Ruben Kaiser (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1977)

    Show 17 episodes · Screenplay

  • Triton of the Sea (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1972)

    Show 27 episodes · Script

  • Kamen Rider(1971)

    Show 2 episodes · Writer

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all shows

Career shape

A full career of 61 titles from 1971 to 2006.

Biggest box office

Sailor Moon R: The Movie: The Promise of the Rose (1993)

$620K worldwide

Highest rated

Sailor Moon R: The Movie: The Promise of the Rose (1993)

Midcredits 93rd

Most popular right now

Kimagure Orange Road (1985)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Writing56 of 61: 56 only writing, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score71stOther crew5 of 61: 5 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1970s5 · crew1980s28 · crew1990s20 · crew2000s8 · 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 Motif, shown from 5 scored.

How do Sukehiro Tomita's films land?

Their typical Motif film has a Midcredits score in the 88th percentile, the median of all 9; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 86th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

86thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Approval · how many liked their films

74thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Reach · how many have seen their films

60thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Midcredits score across 17 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up8
  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th3
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

8 of their 17 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser8
  • Mixed6

Most divisive · writer

Robotech: Love Live Alive (2013)

85th percentile spread · 31% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · writer

Yu Yu Hakusho: Ghost Files (1992)

Midcredits 95th · 89% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 48/100 and the plot and story 56/100 in their films, across 7 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on Motif; 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 Motif 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 Sukehiro Tomita work with?

People who share at least 2 of Sukehiro Tomita's Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Ken'ichi Matsuzaki shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers