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Kei Wakakusa

Kei Wakakusa

Composer · Born February 10, 1949 (77) · Yamagata, Japan

Kei Wakakusa (若草 恵, Wakakusa Kei, February 10, 1949) is a Japanese composer and arranger from Yamagata prefecture. His real name is Tōru Saitō (斉藤 徹, Saitō Tōru).

Biography from TMDB.

Born
February 10, 1949 (77)
From
Yamagata, Japan
Works as
Composer
Titles
10 on MovieCove · 28 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Up 26% in 30 days

What are Kei Wakakusa's films like?

Across their 7 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
62%
Self
12%
Survival
10%
Ideas
8%
Morality
4%
Society
4%
Family bonds6 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 6 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 5 · Serious 1 · Dark 0

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

Grounded 0 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 2

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

Gentle 2 · Charged 4 · Intense 0

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

A split, not a type: Steady 3 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 1

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

Straight-faced 0 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 5

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

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 1

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 1 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 6 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
4
Warm
2
Hopeful
2
Absurd
2
Bittersweet
1
Other
5

How their films linger

Fun5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy5
  • Bittersweet2

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 Kei Wakakusa's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 3 of their 10 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (2).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Kei Wakakusa'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

28 credits, 10 with a MovieCove page.

  • Eiga Kureyon Shinchan: Otakebe! Kasukabe yasei-oukoku(2009)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Tomica Hero: Rescue Force Explosive Movie: Rescue the Mach Train! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Composer

  • Crayon Shin-chan: Fierceness That Invites Storm! The Hero of Kinpoko(2008)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Tomica Hero: Rescue Force (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 51 episodes · Composer

  • Crayon Shin-chan: Fierceness That Invites Storm! The Singing Buttocks Bomb(2007)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Summer Days with Coo(2007)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Kemonozume (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 13 episodes · Composer

  • Crayon Shin-chan: Densetsu wo yobu odore! Amîgo!(2006)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • My Wife is a High School Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 26 episodes · Composer

  • Crayon Shin-chan: The Legend Called Buri Buri 3 Minutes Charge(2005)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Wonder Bebil-kun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 30 episodes · Composer

  • Hikaru No Go(2001)

    Show Composer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • Cyborg Kuro-chan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 66 episodes · Composer

  • Perfect Blue(1997)

    Music Producer

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Mojakou (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Show 74 episodes · Composer

  • Romeo's Blue Skies(1995)

    Show 33 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Dirty Pair Flash (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 6 episodes · Composer

  • Moldiver (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Composer

  • 愛するということ (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Show 11 episodes · Composer

  • Ushio and Tora (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 10 episodes · Composer

  • Kung Fu Boy Chnmi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Show 20 episodes · Composer

  • Bomber Bikers of Shonan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Composer

  • Heavy Metal L-Gaim III - Full Metal Soldier (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Composer

  • Outlanders (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Composer

  • Ninja Terminator(1986)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Heavy Metal L-Gaim (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Show 54 episodes · Composer

  • Six God Combination GodMars: The Movie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Composer

  • Barefoot Gen Part 3: Battle of Hiroshima (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Songs

Career shape

A full career of 25 titles from 1980 to 2009.

Biggest box office

Eiga Kureyon Shinchan: Otakebe! Kasukabe yasei-oukoku (2009)

$20M worldwide

Highest rated

Summer Days with Coo (2007)

Midcredits 92nd

Most popular right now

Hikaru No Go (2001)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Music24 of 25: 24 only music, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score51stOther crew1 of 25: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1980s8 · crew1990s8 · crew2000s9 · 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 Kei Wakakusa's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 51st percentile, the median of all 8; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 56th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

56thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Approval · how many liked their films

49thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Reach · how many have seen their films

69thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Midcredits score across 10 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up4
  • 50th to 74th3
  • 25th to 49th2
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

6 of their 10 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Crowd Pleaser1
  • Mixed6

Most divisive · composer

Ninja Terminator (1986)

86th percentile spread · 48% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · composer

Perfect Blue (1997)

Midcredits 99th · 90% 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.

Who does Kei Wakakusa work with?

People who share at least 2 of Kei Wakakusa's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Yoshito Usui shares the most, 5.

Directors

Writers

  • Yoshito Usui5 titles    See all 5 shared titles with Yoshito Usui

Actors

  • Akiko Yajima5 titles    See all 5 shared titles with Akiko Yajima
  • Keiji Fujiwara5 titles    See all 5 shared titles with Keiji Fujiwara
  • Miki Narahashi5 titles    See all 5 shared titles with Miki Narahashi
  • Satomi Koorogi5 titles    See all 5 shared titles with Satomi Koorogi

Composers, cinematographers and editors

  • Toshiyuki Arakawa5 titles    See all 5 shared titles with Toshiyuki Arakawa
  • Toshiyuki Umeda5 titles    See all 5 shared titles with Toshiyuki Umeda
  • Minoru Maruo4 titles    See all 4 shared titles with Minoru Maruo
  • Hajime Okayasu4 titles    See all 4 shared titles with Hajime Okayasu

Producers

  • Yasushi Wada5 titles    See all 5 shared titles with Yasushi Wada
  • Hiroshi Mogi5 titles    See all 5 shared titles with Hiroshi Mogi
  • Naomi Nishiguchi4 titles    See all 4 shared titles with Naomi Nishiguchi
  • Kazuki Nakashima3 titles    See all 3 shared titles with Kazuki Nakashima