Tatsuhiko Urahata (浦畑 達彦, Urahata Tatsuhiko) is a Japanese screenwriter born in 1963 and formerly affiliated with the animation studio Madhouse. Currently working as an independent and dedicated to write scripts for many anime series. He is a member of the Writers Guild of Japan.
Biography from TMDB.
- January 1, 1963 (63)
- Tokyo, Japan
- Writer, also producer
- 42 on MovieCove · 72 credits in all
Known for
What are Tatsuhiko Urahata's films like?
Across their 29 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 6
Light 1 · Serious 3 · Dark 2
Grounded 0 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 2
A split, not a type: Gentle 1 · Charged 2 · Intense 3
Steady 1 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0
Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 1
Casual 2 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 0 · Affecting 5 · Heavy 1
Resolved 6 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy8
- Bittersweet16
- Tragic1
- Ambiguous4
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 Tatsuhiko Urahata's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 32 of their 42 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Crunchyroll (21).
- Crunchyroll
- Fighting Spirit (2000) · writer
- Cardcaptor Sakura (1998) · writer
- Polar Bear's Café (2012) · writer
- Spice and Wolf: Merchant Meets the Wise Wolf (2024) · writer
- Aria: The Animation (2005) · writer
- Tsuredure Children (2017) · writer
- Strike Witches the Movie (2012) · writer
- Liar Game (2026) · writer
- Kaze no Stigma (2007) · writer
- Strawberry Panic (2006) · writer
- Saki Achiga-hen episode of side-A (2012) · writer
- Cue! (2022) · writer
- +9 more
- Monster (2004) · writer
- Fighting Spirit (2000) · writer
- Violet Evergarden (2018) · writer
- Violet Evergarden: Eternity and the Auto Memory Doll (2019) · writer
- Hi Score Girl (2018) · writer
- Baki-Dou: The Invincible Samurai (2026) · writer
- Sparks of Tomorrow (2026) · writer
- Baki Hanma (2021) · writer
- Baki (2016) · writer
Subscription and free streaming for Tatsuhiko Urahata'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
72 credits, 42 with a MovieCove page.
Sparks of Tomorrow(2026)
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows
Liar Game(2026)
Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all shows
The Do-Over Damsel Conquers the Dragon Emperor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows
Cue!(2022)
Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)
Muv-Luv Alternative(2021)
Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all shows
Baki Hanma(2021)
Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all shows
Z/X: Code Reunion(2019)
Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
Re:Stage! Dream Days♪ (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)
Hi Score Girl(2018)
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows
Baki(2016)
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all shows
Violet Evergarden(2018)
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows
Tsuredure Children(2017)
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows
Hinako Note(2017)
Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all shows
Dagashi Kashi(2016)
Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all shows
Rokka: Braves of the Six Flowers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
Gate(2015)
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows
SHIROBAKO (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Atelier Escha & Logy: Alchemists of the Dusk Sky (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Black Bullet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)
Natsuiro Kiseki (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
Polar Bear's Café(2012)
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows
Strike Witches the Movie(2012)
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows
Mashiroiro Symphony: The Color of Lovers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
Horizon in the Middle of Nowhere (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all shows
A-Channel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
Cardfight!! Vanguard(2011)
Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all shows
Hanasaku Iroha(2011)
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows
Saki(2009)
Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all shows
Strike Witches(2008)
Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all shows
Kaze no Stigma(2007)
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows
Murder Princess(2007)
Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all shows
Nana(2006)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows
Strawberry Panic(2006)
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows
Aria: The Animation(2005)
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows
Monster(2004)
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films
Beyblade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
Fighting Spirit(2000)
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows
DNA Sights 999.9(1998)
Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films
Master Keaton (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)
Cardcaptor Sakura(1998)
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films
Night Warriors: Darkstalkers' Revenge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)
Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all shows
DNA² (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)
Phantom Quest Corp. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)
Bronze: Cathexis Koji Nanjo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)
Emblem Take 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)
Rail of the Star - A True Story of Children and War (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)
Mermaid's Scar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)
Tokyo Babylon 1 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)
Desperate Love 1989 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)
Zetsuai 1989 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)
Devil Hunter Yohko (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)
Urusei Yatsura: Catch the Heart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)
Yawara! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)
Matasaburo the Wind Boy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)
Junk Boy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)
Junk Boy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)
Twilight of the Cockroaches (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)
Take the X Train(1987)
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films
DARK MACHINE THE ANIMATION (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 66 titles, 65 of them dated from 1987 to 2026.
Biggest box office
Violet Evergarden: Eternity and the Auto Memory Doll (2019)
Highest rated
Fighting Spirit (2000)
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 Tatsuhiko Urahata's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 64th percentile, the median of all 7; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 80th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up11
- 50th to 74th13
- 25th to 49th9
- Below 25th9
Shape of the crowd
19 of their 42 titles are Mixed.
- Universally Loved7
- Cult Classic2
- Crowd Pleaser14
- Mixed19
Reviewers score the plot and story 48/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 57, detractors 23. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.
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 Tatsuhiko Urahata's work okay for kids?
Across up to 10 MovieCove titles with content scores, profanity and alcohol & drugs run lighter than most films.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.
Who does Tatsuhiko Urahata work with?
People who share at least 2 of Tatsuhiko Urahata's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Kazuyuki Fudeyasu shares the most, 5.
Directors
- Takeo TakahashiShared titles: Spice and Wolf: Merchant Meets the Wise Wolf (2024), Hinako Note (2017)See all 2 shared titles with Takeo Takahashi
- Manabu OnoShared titles: Sakura Wars: The Animation (2020), Saki (2009)See all 2 shared titles with Manabu Ono
- Naoto HashimotoShared titles: Sakura Wars: The Animation (2020), Cardcaptor Sakura (1998)See all 2 shared titles with Naoto Hashimoto
- Haruka FujitaShared titles: Violet Evergarden: Eternity and the Auto Memory Doll (2019), Violet Evergarden (2018)See all 2 shared titles with Haruka Fujita
Writers
- Kazuyuki FudeyasuShared titles: Nana (2006), Strawberry Panic (2006), Fighting Spirit: Champion Road (2003), Fighting Spirit: Mashiba vs. Kimura (2003), Fighting Spirit (2000)See all 5 shared titles with Kazuyuki Fudeyasu
- Takaaki SuzukiShared titles: Sakura Wars: The Animation (2020), Violet Evergarden: Eternity and the Auto Memory Doll (2019), Violet Evergarden (2018), Strike Witches the Movie (2012)See all 4 shared titles with Takaaki Suzuki
- Reiko YoshidaShared titles: Violet Evergarden: Eternity and the Auto Memory Doll (2019), Violet Evergarden (2018), Polar Bear's Café (2012)See all 3 shared titles with Reiko Yoshida
- George MorikawaShared titles: Fighting Spirit: Champion Road (2003), Fighting Spirit: Mashiba vs. Kimura (2003), Fighting Spirit (2000)See all 3 shared titles with George Morikawa
Actors
- Daisuke OnoShared titles: Sparks of Tomorrow (2026), Polar Bear's Café (2012), The Mystic Archives of Dantalian (2011), Kaze no Stigma (2007)See all 4 shared titles with Daisuke Ono
- Ami KoshimizuShared titles: Spice and Wolf: Merchant Meets the Wise Wolf (2024), Strike Witches the Movie (2012), The Mystic Archives of Dantalian (2011), Saki (2009)See all 4 shared titles with Ami Koshimizu
- Rikiya KoyamaShared titles: Spice and Wolf: Merchant Meets the Wise Wolf (2024), Fighting Spirit: Champion Road (2003), Fighting Spirit: Mashiba vs. Kimura (2003), Fighting Spirit (2000)See all 4 shared titles with Rikiya Koyama
- Jun FukuyamaShared titles: Spice and Wolf: Merchant Meets the Wise Wolf (2024), Polar Bear's Café (2012), Saki (2009)See all 3 shared titles with Jun Fukuyama
Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Ayako TanShared titles: Spice and Wolf: Merchant Meets the Wise Wolf (2024), Muv-Luv Alternative (2021), Z/X: Code Reunion (2019), Hinako Note (2017)See all 4 shared titles with Ayako Tan
- Evan CallShared titles: Muv-Luv Alternative (2021), Violet Evergarden: Eternity and the Auto Memory Doll (2019), Violet Evergarden (2018)See all 3 shared titles with Evan Call
- Satoshi TerauchiShared titles: Fighting Spirit: Champion Road (2003), Fighting Spirit: Mashiba vs. Kimura (2003), Cardcaptor Sakura (1998)See all 3 shared titles with Satoshi Terauchi
- Kôhei FunamotoShared titles: Violet Evergarden: Eternity and the Auto Memory Doll (2019), Violet Evergarden (2018)See all 2 shared titles with Kôhei Funamoto
Producers
- Masao MaruyamaShared titles: Nana (2006), Fighting Spirit: Champion Road (2003), Fighting Spirit (2000), Twilight of the Dark Master (1997), Street Fighter: The Animated Series (1995)See all 5 shared titles with Masao Maruyama
- Shigeru SaitôShared titles: Violet Evergarden: Eternity and the Auto Memory Doll (2019), Violet Evergarden (2018), Hanasaku Iroha (2011)See all 3 shared titles with Shigeru Saitô
- Shunji InoueShared titles: Violet Evergarden: Eternity and the Auto Memory Doll (2019), Violet Evergarden (2018), Hanasaku Iroha (2011)See all 3 shared titles with Shunji Inoue
- Manabu TamuraShared titles: Nana (2006), Fighting Spirit: Champion Road (2003), Fighting Spirit (2000)See all 3 shared titles with Manabu Tamura
Mixed roles
- Ken'ichi YatagaiShared titles: Strike Witches the Movie (2012), Cardcaptor Sakura (1998)See all 2 shared titles with Ken'ichi Yatagai