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Toshiyuki Watanabe

Toshiyuki Watanabe

Composer · Born February 3, 1955 (71) · Nagoya, Aichi, Japan

Born
February 3, 1955 (71)
From
Nagoya, Aichi, Japan
Works as
Composer
Titles
9 on MovieCove · 65 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 38 days to Oct 27Up 11% in 30 days

What are Toshiyuki Watanabe's films like?

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

Genres

Action3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 38th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 75th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy 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
27%
Self
20%
Society
20%
Survival
17%
Ideas
8%
Morality
8%
Family bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival3 titles, browse their movies with this themeTradition vs change2 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

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

A split, not a type: Light 4 · Serious 2 · Dark 0

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 2 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 3

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 4 · Intense 1

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

Steady 2 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 5 · Funny 0

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

A split, not a type: Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 2 · 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 3 · Engaged 3 · 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

Hopeful
4
Warm
4
Tense
3
Thrilling
2
Melancholic
1
Other
6

How their films linger

Hopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy4
  • Bittersweet3

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 Toshiyuki Watanabe's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 4 of their 9 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (2).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Toshiyuki Watanabe'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

65 credits, 9 with a MovieCove page.

  • Shinkansen Henkei Robo Shinkalion The Movie: The Marvelous Fast ALFA-X That Comes From the Future (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Composer

  • Shinkansen Henkei Robo Shinkalion: THE ANIMATION (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 117 episodes · Composer

  • Mazinger Z: INFINITY(2017)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Mother's Trees (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Composer

  • Space Brothers #0 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Composer

  • The Glacier Fox - 35th Anniversary Edition (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Composer

  • Space Brothers(2012)

    Show 99 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • Mori no Asagao (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 10 episodes · Composer

  • The Cicada's Eighth Day (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 6 episodes · Composer

  • Faraway Heaven (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Composer

  • Tokugawa Ieyasu and his Three Ladies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Composer

  • Dondo Hare (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 156 episodes · Composer

  • Udon(2006)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Haru and Natsu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 5 episodes · Composer

  • Magistrate Ooka Echizen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 20 episodes · Composer

  • Affectionate Time (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 11 episodes · Sound

  • Agatha Christie's Great Detectives Poirot and Marple (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 39 episodes · Composer

  • Milk White (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Composer

  • Yumemiru Budo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 11 episodes · Sound

  • Toshiie and Matsu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 51 episodes · Composer

  • Great Dangaioh (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 13 episodes · Composer

  • Satorare(2001)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Space Travelers: The Animation(2000)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Kyuukyuu Sentai GoGoFive: Sudden Shock! A New Warrior! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Composer

  • Kyuukyuu Sentai GoGoFive (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 50 episodes · Composer

  • Rebirth of Mothra III(1998)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Devil Lady (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 26 episodes · Composer

  • Secret Magistrate Asahina (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 10 episodes · Composer

  • Round Vernian Vifam 13 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 26 episodes · Composer

  • Rebirth of Mothra II(1997)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Master Swordsman Hirate Miki - Duel in Tone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Composer

  • Lost Paradise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 12 episodes · Composer

  • Mouri Motonari (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 50 episodes · Composer

  • Rebirth of Mothra(1996)

    Composer · Music Arranger

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • A Son of the Good Earth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Show 11 episodes · Composer

  • The Irresponsible Captain Tylor OVA (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 10 episodes · Composer

  • Lesson (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Composer

  • Girl from Phantasia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Composer

  • Etorofu Harukanari (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Show 4 episodes · Composer

  • 同窓会 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Show 10 episodes · Composer

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

    Show 151 episodes · Composer

  • Ambassador Magma (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Show 13 episodes · Composer

  • Hold Me and Kiss Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Composer

  • One Bowl of Kakesoba (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Composer

  • By the Time the Moon Rises (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Composer

  • Maji! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Sound

  • Kumokiri Nizaemon: The Great Bandit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Composer

  • Saito Dosan: Rage of Power (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Composer

  • Sword for Truth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Composer

  • Fukuyama Theater: Summer Secret (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Composer

  • Tange Sazen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Composer

  • My Phoenix (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Composer

  • Legendary Idol Eriko (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 51 episodes · Composer

  • The Adventures of Peter Pan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 41 episodes · Composer

  • Monster Woman '88 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Composer

  • Nonchan no yume (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Show 156 episodes · Composer

  • Golf Before Dawn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Composer

  • The Story of Jiro (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Composer

  • Metal Armor Dragonar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Show 48 episodes · Composer

  • Coral Reef Legend: Elfie of the Blue Sea (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Composer

  • Seito Shokun! Kokoro ni Midori no Neckerchief wo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Composer

  • Takeshi-kun, Hai! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 30 episodes · Composer

  • From Oregon with Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Show 1 episode · Composer

  • Round Vernian Vifam (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Show 46 episodes · Composer

  • The Makioka Sisters(1983)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 64 titles from 1983 to 2019.

Biggest box office

Udon (2006)

$10M worldwide

Highest rated

The Makioka Sisters (1983)

Midcredits 85th

Most popular right now

Space Brothers (2012)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Music61 of 64: 60 only music, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score46thOther crew4 of 64: 3 only other crew, 1 with another role

By decade

1980s14 · crew1990s28 · crew2000s13 · crew2010s9 · 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 Toshiyuki Watanabe's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 46th percentile, the median of all 8; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 55th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

55thpercentile
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

56thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Midcredits score across 9 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 50th to 74th3
  • 25th to 49th2
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

4 of their 9 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Panned1
  • Crowd Pleaser4
  • Mixed4

Most divisive · composer

Space Travelers: The Animation (2000)

56th percentile spread · 44% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · composer

Space Brothers (2012)

Midcredits 90th · 85% liked

Reviewers score the sound and music 55/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles; fans 63, detractors 42. The element that speaks to their work as a composer.

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 Toshiyuki Watanabe work with?

People who share at least 2 of Toshiyuki Watanabe's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Masumi Suetani shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers