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Hideki Tonokatsu

Director, also writer

Works as
Director, also writer
Titles
29 on MovieCove · 44 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 156 days to Oct 27Up 54% in 30 days

What are Hideki Tonokatsu's films like?

Across their 10 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
31%
Morality
17%
Self
14%
Power
14%
Society
10%
Survival
9%
Ideas
5%
Friendship3 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Thrilling
5
Tense
5
Joyful
4
Warm
2
Hopeful
3
Other
9

How their films linger

Feel-good5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet8
  • 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 Hideki Tonokatsu's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 23 of their 29 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Crunchyroll (20).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Hideki Tonokatsu'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

44 credits, 29 with a MovieCove page.

  • Catch Me at the Ballpark!(2025)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all shows

  • Once Upon a Witch's Death(2025)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all shows

  • MF Ghost(2023)

    Show 2 episodes · Director · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows

  • My Love Story with Yamada-kun at Lv999(2023)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • The tale of outcasts(2023)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all shows

  • Management of a Novice Alchemist(2022)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all shows

  • Aoashi(2022)

    Show 1 episode · Director · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • RPG Real Estate(2022)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all shows

  • Love All Play(2022)

    Show 1 episode · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all shows

  • The Vampire Dies in No Time(2021)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all shows

  • No Guns Life(2019)

    Show 4 episodes · Director · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all shows

  • Fruits Basket(2019)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • Junji Ito Collection(2018)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all shows

  • Muhyo to Rouji no Mahouritsu Soudan Jimusho(2018)

    Show Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows

  • Classroom of the Elite(2017)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • Altair: A Record of Battles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 1 episode · Assistant Director · Storyboard Artist

  • Orange(2016)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • Tekkaman Blade II: Virgin Memory (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Director

  • Lupin the Third: The Woman Called Fujiko Mine(2012)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • Macross Frontier(2008)

    Show 2 episodes · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows

  • Spice and Wolf(2008)

    Show 1 episode · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • Nagasarete Airantou(2007)

    Show Director

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows

  • Bokura ga ita (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 1 episode · Director · Storyboard Artist

  • Hellsing Ultimate (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 2 episodes · Director · Storyboard Artist

  • Genesis of Aquarion(2005)

    Show 2 episodes · Director · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all shows

  • Girls Bravo(2004)

    Show 1 episode · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all shows

  • Genshiken(2004)

    Show Director

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • Moeyo Ken (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 4 episodes · Director

  • Requiem from the Darkness(2003)

    Show 13 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all shows

  • Da Capo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 1 episode · Storyboard Artist

  • Hikaru No Go(2001)

    Show 5 episodes · Director · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • Lupin III: Alcatraz Connection(2001)

    Director · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Lupin III: Missed by a Dollar(2000)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Tekkaman Blade: Burning Clock (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Director

  • Tekkaman Blade: Missing Link (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Director

  • Virus Buster Serge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Hyper Speed GranDoll (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Director

  • Hyper Speed GranDoll (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

  • Tekkaman Blade: Twin Blood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Director

  • Tekkaman Blade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Musashi, the Samurai Lord (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Show 1 episode · Storyboard Artist

  • Good Morning Althea (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Director

  • Zillion(1987)

    Show 2 episodes · Director · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows

  • Lupin the Third Part 1(1971)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows

Career shape

A full career of 41 titles from 1971 to 2025.

Highest rated

Hikaru No Go (2001)

Midcredits 92nd

Most popular right now

Genesis of Aquarion (2005)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing34 of 41: 25 only directing, 9 with another role · typical Midcredits score60thOther crew16 of 41: 7 only other crew, 9 with another role · typical Midcredits score69th

41 titles, 9 with more than one role — directing and other crew overlap on 9 of them.

By decade

1970s1 · crew1980s2 · crew1990s8 · crew2000s12 · crew2010s8 · crew2020s10 · 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.

Who does Hideki Tonokatsu work with?

People who share at least 2 of Hideki Tonokatsu's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Sanae Kobayashi shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers