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Kōnosuke Uda

Kōnosuke Uda

Director · Born February 1, 1966 (60) · Shizuoka, Japan

Kōnosuke Uda was born on 1 February 1966 in Numazu, Shizuoka, Japan. He is a director and assistant director, known for One Piece (1999), Pluto (2023) and Sailor Moon SuperS Specials (1995).

Biography from IMDb.

Born
February 1, 1966 (60)
From
Shizuoka, Japan
Works as
Director
Titles
24 on MovieCove · 33 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 155 days to Oct 26Down 29% in 30 days

What are Kōnosuke Uda's films like?

Across their 12 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Power.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
52%
Power
18%
Survival
13%
Self
12%
Society
3%
Morality
2%
Friendship7 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFreedom4 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 7 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 6 · Serious 0 · Dark 1

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

Grounded 0 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 2

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 6 · Intense 0

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

Steady 5 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 1

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

Slow burn 0 · Even-paced 7 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 5 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 7 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
7
Tense
4
Thrilling
5
Warm
3
Melancholic
2
Other
9

How their films linger

Fun7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy7
  • Bittersweet2
  • Ambiguous3

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 Kōnosuke Uda's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 19 of their 24 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Crunchyroll (13).

Subscription and free streaming for Kōnosuke Uda'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

33 credits, 24 with a MovieCove page.

  • Zombie Land Saga: Yumeginga Paradise(2025)

    Sound Director

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Ranma ½(2024)

    Show 25 episodes · Director · Series Director · Sound Director · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • Pluto(2023)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • One Piece - En route vers l'épisode 1000 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Premier réalisateur de One Piece

  • Re-Main(2021)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all shows

  • The Gymnastics Samurai(2020)

    Show 1 episode · Director · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows

  • Spicy Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 32 episodes · Series Director

  • Listeners(2020)

    Show 1 episode · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all shows

  • Hinomaru Sumo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 24 episodes · Series Composition · Sound Director

  • Zombieland Saga(2018)

    Show 2 episodes · Director · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all shows

  • One Piece: Episode of Skypiea(2018)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Banana Fish(2018)

    Show 2 episodes · Director · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • Dies Irae(2017)

    Show 1 episode · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all shows

  • Kakegurui(2017)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all shows

  • Yuri!!! On Ice(2016)

    Show 1 episode · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Days (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 24 episodes · Series Composition · Series Director

  • One Piece: Adventure of Nebulandia(2015)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Majin Bone(2014)

    Show 52 episodes · Director · Series Director

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Attack on Titan(2013)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Rainbow Fireflies(2012)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Galaxy Kickoff!!(2012)

    Show 39 episodes · Director · Series Director

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • Kindaichi Case Files: Legendary Vampire Murders (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Director

  • Kindaichi Case Files: The Third Opera House Murders (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Director

  • Lovely Complex(2007)

    Show 24 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • One Piece: Episode of Alabasta - The Desert Princess and the Pirates(2007)

    Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • One Piece: The Giant Mechanical Soldier of Karakuri Castle(2006)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • One Piece Special: Protect! The Last Great Stage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Director

  • One Piece: Oounabara ni hirake! Dekkai dekkai chichi no yume!(2003)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • One Piece: Dead End Adventure(2003)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • One Piece(1999)

    Show 186 episodes · Director · Series Director

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Mamotte Shugogetten (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Galaxy Express 999: Eternal Fantasy(1998)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Sailor Moon SuperS: Special (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Director

Career shape

A full career of 33 titles from 1995 to 2025.

Biggest box office

One Piece: Dead End Adventure (2003)

$15M worldwide

Highest rated

Banana Fish (2018)

Midcredits 95th

Most popular right now

Ranma ½ (2024)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 33: 1 only acting, 0 with another roleDirecting23 of 33: 17 only directing, 6 with another role · typical Midcredits score73rdWriting2 of 33: 0 only writing, 2 with another roleOther crew15 of 33: 7 only other crew, 8 with another role · typical Midcredits score79th

33 titles, 8 with more than one role — directing and other crew overlap on 6 of them.

By decade

1990s4 · crew2000s8 · crew2010s13 · crew2020s8 · 1 acting · 7 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 Kōnosuke Uda's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 73rd percentile, the median of all 9; across their 7 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 72nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

72ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Approval · how many liked their films

72ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Reach · how many have seen their films

81stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Midcredits score across 24 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up12
  • 50th to 74th8
  • 25th to 49th2
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

11 of their 24 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Crowd Pleaser11
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed9

Most divisive · director

Majin Bone (2014)

88th percentile spread · 33% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director

Attack on Titan (2013)

Midcredits 97th · 89% 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.

Is Kōnosuke Uda's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Violence & Gore4 titlesmedian 52 · moderateMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity4 titlesmedian 58 · moderateMedian of all films: 32
Profanity4 titlesmedian 35 · mildMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs4 titlesmedian 16 · mildMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense4 titlesmedian 33 · mildMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Kōnosuke Uda work with?

People who share at least 2 of Kōnosuke Uda's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Kappei Yamaguchi shares the most, 6.

Directors

Writers

Actors

  • Kappei Yamaguchi6 titles    See all 6 shared titles with Kappei Yamaguchi
  • Akemi Okamura6 titles    See all 6 shared titles with Akemi Okamura
  • Hiroaki Hirata6 titles    See all 6 shared titles with Hiroaki Hirata
  • Kazuya Nakai6 titles    See all 6 shared titles with Kazuya Nakai

Composers

Producers