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Masatoshi Tsurubuchi

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Works as
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Titles
25 on MovieCove · 40 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Up 54% in 30 days

What are Masatoshi Tsurubuchi's films like?

Across their 25 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Power.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
31%
Power
18%
Self
15%
Morality
15%
Society
10%
Survival
8%
Ideas
3%
Loyalty8 titles, browse their movies with this themeGreed6 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity6 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds5 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeLegacy2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 22 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 17 · Serious 1 · Dark 4

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

Grounded 1 · Stylized 15 · Heightened 6

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 16 · Intense 5

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

Steady 9 · Shifting 11 · Whiplash 2

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 11 · Funny 8

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

Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 14 · Relentless 5

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

Casual 9 · Engaged 13 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 22 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Thrilling
18
Joyful
14
Tense
7
Absurd
5
Romantic
3
Other
13

How their films linger

Fun17 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good15 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 6 with a twist

  • Happy13
  • Bittersweet9
  • Ambiguous2
  • Cyclical1

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 Masatoshi Tsurubuchi's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 11 of their 25 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Pluto TV (5).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Masatoshi Tsurubuchi'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

40 credits, 25 with a MovieCove page.

Career shape

A full career of 34 titles from 1970 to 2010.

Biggest box office

Here Come the Littles (1985)

$6.6M worldwide

Highest rated

Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro (1979)

Midcredits 97th

Most popular right now

Heathcliff & the Catillac Cats (1984)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Editing34 of 34: 34 only editing, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score69th

By decade

1970s5 · crew1980s13 · crew1990s11 · crew2000s4 · crew2010s1 · 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.

How do Masatoshi Tsurubuchi's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 69th percentile, the median of all 22; across their 22 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 70th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

70thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 22

Approval · how many liked their films

70thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 22

Reach · how many have seen their films

62ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 22

Midcredits score across 25 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up9
  • 50th to 74th12
  • 25th to 49th3
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

17 of their 25 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Universally Panned1
  • Crowd Pleaser17
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed3

Most divisive · editor

Tomorrow's Joe 2 (1981)

76th percentile spread · 12% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · editor

Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro (1979)

Midcredits 97th · 86% liked

Reviewers score the pacing 46/100 in their films, across 16 reviewed titles; fans 53, detractors 26. The element that speaks to their work as an editor.

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 Masatoshi Tsurubuchi work with?

People who share at least 2 of Masatoshi Tsurubuchi's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Gorô Naya shares the most, 16.

Directors

Writers

  • Monkey Punch15 titles    See newest 12 of 15 shared titles with Monkey Punch
  • Hiroshi Kashiwabara9 titles    See all 9 shared titles with Hiroshi Kashiwabara
  • Shôji Yonemura3 titles    See all 3 shared titles with Shôji Yonemura
  • Shinzô Fujita3 titles    See all 3 shared titles with Shinzô Fujita

Actors

  • Gorô Naya16 titles    See newest 12 of 16 shared titles with Gorô Naya
  • Kiyoshi Kobayashi16 titles    See newest 12 of 16 shared titles with Kiyoshi Kobayashi
  • Eiko Masuyama15 titles    See newest 12 of 15 shared titles with Eiko Masuyama
  • Makio Inoue15 titles    See newest 12 of 15 shared titles with Makio Inoue

Composers and cinematographers

  • Yuji Ohno15 titles    See newest 12 of 15 shared titles with Yuji Ohno
  • Hajime Hasegawa10 titles    See all 10 shared titles with Hajime Hasegawa
  • Hirokata Takahashi7 titles    See all 7 shared titles with Hirokata Takahashi
  • Haim Saban3 titles    See all 3 shared titles with Haim Saban

Producers

  • Yasumichi Ozaki9 titles    See all 9 shared titles with Yasumichi Ozaki
  • Hidehiko Takei7 titles    See all 7 shared titles with Hidehiko Takei
  • Tetsuo Katayama7 titles    See all 7 shared titles with Tetsuo Katayama
  • Hiromichi Ôishi5 titles    See all 5 shared titles with Hiromichi Ôishi