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Kazutoshi Wadakura

Producer

Primetime Emmy nominee

Works as
Producer
Titles
24 on MovieCove · 48 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 9% in 30 days

What are Kazutoshi Wadakura's films like?

Across their 17 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Genres

Action8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 57th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Comedy6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 76th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 65th percentile
: browse their Crime movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
29%
Morality
28%
Self
19%
Society
8%
Power
7%
Survival
6%
Ideas
3%
Friendship4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age2 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 17 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 11 · Serious 3 · Dark 3

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

Grounded 5 · Stylized 8 · Heightened 4

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

Gentle 4 · Charged 7 · Intense 6

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

Steady 7 · Shifting 9 · Whiplash 1

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

Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 8 · Funny 3

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

Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 8 · Relentless 3

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

Casual 5 · Engaged 12 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 13 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Warm
10
Tense
8
Thrilling
5
Joyful
5
Contemplative
4
Other
12

How their films linger

Feel-good6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 6 with a twist

  • Happy6
  • Bittersweet9
  • Ambiguous1
  • 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 Kazutoshi Wadakura's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 8 of their 24 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (3).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Kazutoshi Wadakura'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

48 credits, 24 with a MovieCove page.

  • Revolver Lily(2023)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Special Broadcast Movie "Shin Kamen Rider" Premise/Act 1: Kumo-Aug (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Producer

  • Shin Kamen Rider(2023)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Radiation House: The Movie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Producer

  • Yudo: The Way of the Bath(2022)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Masquerade Night(2021)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Caution, Hazardous Wife: The Movie(2021)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • The Bucket List (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Producer

  • Hit Me Anyone One More Time (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Producer

  • Masquerade Hotel(2019)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Bleach(2018)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • The Anthem of the Heart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Producer

  • Shin Godzilla(2016)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Persona Non Grata (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Producer

  • Galaxy Turnpike (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Producer

  • Hero(2015)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • The Kiyosu Conference (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Producer

  • The Apology King (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Producer

  • Maruyama, the Middle Schooler (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Producer

  • The Wolverine(2013)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Key of Life(2012)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Akko's Secret (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Producer

  • Go, Masao!(2012)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • A Ghost of a Chance(2011)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Andalusia: Revenge of the Goddess (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Producer

  • Nodame Cantabile: The Movie II (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Producer

  • Nodame Cantabile: The Movie I (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Producer

  • Sideways(2009)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Amalfi: Rewards of the Goddess (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Producer

  • Suspect X(2008)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • The Magic Hour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Producer

  • Hero(2007)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Bubble Fiction: Boom or Bust (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Producer

  • The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift(2006)

    Producer · as Old Fisherman #2

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • A Cheerful Gang Turns the Earth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Producer

  • Funky Forest: The First Contact(2005)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Into the Sun(2005)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • The Taste of Tea(2004)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Nin x Nin: Ninja Hattori-kun, the Movie(2004)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Scrolls to Screen: A Brief History of Anime(2003)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • 目下の恋人 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Producer

  • Between Calmness and Passion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Producer

  • Love/Juice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Producer

  • Cat's Eye (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Producer

  • Swallowtail Butterfly(1996)

    Line Producer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • The Breath (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Producer

  • The Stairway to the Distant Past (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Executive Producer · Producer

  • Dreams(1990)

    Production Assistant

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 42 titles from 1990 to 2023.

Biggest box office

The Wolverine (2013)

$415M worldwide

Highest rated

The Taste of Tea (2004)

Midcredits 94th

Most popular right now

Shin Godzilla (2016)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 42: 1 only acting, 0 with another roleProducing40 of 42: 40 only producing, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score67thOther crew1 of 42: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1990s5 · crew2000s14 · 1 acting · 13 crew2010s17 · crew2020s6 · 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.

Awards

Nominated for a Primetime Emmy in 1996, Outstanding Miniseries.

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Kazutoshi Wadakura's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 66th percentile, the median of all 24; across their 17 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 61st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

61stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 17

Approval · how many liked their films

66thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 17

Reach · how many have seen their films

65thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 17

Midcredits score across 24 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up8
  • 50th to 74th11
  • 25th to 49th4
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

11 of their 24 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser11
  • Mixed9

Most divisive · producer

Sideways (2009)

86th percentile spread · 25% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

The Taste of Tea (2004)

Midcredits 94th · 79% 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 Kazutoshi Wadakura's work okay for kids?

Across up to 6 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore and frightening / intense run heavier than most films and alcohol & drugs lighter.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore6 titles55–81 · median 70 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity6 titles7–49 · median 31 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity4 titlesmedian 51 · moderateMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs5 titles13–38 · median 17 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense5 titles42–71 · median 55 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

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 Kazutoshi Wadakura work with?

People who share at least 2 of Kazutoshi Wadakura's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Fumiyo Kohinata shares the most, 5.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles