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Yoshinori Watanabe

Yoshinori Watanabe

Producer · Died May 20, 2019, aged 89 · Tokyo Prefecture, Japan

Born
February 18, 1930
Died
May 20, 2019 (aged 89)
From
Tokyo Prefecture, Japan
Works as
Producer
Titles
12 on MovieCove · 23 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 207% in 30 days

What are Yoshinori Watanabe's films like?

Across their 11 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Survival.

Genres

Action8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 17th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Animation2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 47th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Animation 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
Morality
33%
Survival
24%
Bonds
19%
Self
15%
Society
5%
Power
3%
Revenge3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival3 titles, browse their movies with this themeDuty3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 11 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 2 · Serious 3 · Dark 6

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

Grounded 4 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 2

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 5 · Intense 5

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

Steady 5 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 1

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 9 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 1

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

Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 6 · Relentless 1

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

A split, not a type: Casual 6 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 1

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

Resolved 8 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
9
Melancholic
5
Thrilling
4
Dread
2
Absurd
2
Other
4

How their films linger

Bittersweet6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteDevastating2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy4
  • Bittersweet3
  • 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 Yoshinori Watanabe's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 9 of their 12 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (8).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Yoshinori 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

23 credits, 12 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Delicious Party Pretty Cure(2022)

    Show 1 episode · Key Animation

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all shows

  • Jigokudo Spiritual Press (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Executive Producer

  • Sweet Evil(1996)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Body Count(1995)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Fist of the North Star(1995)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • No Way Back(1995)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • The Seventh Floor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Executive Producer

  • Kamen Rider J (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Producer

  • Be-Bop High School (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Producer

  • Blue Tiger(1994)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Kamen Rider ZO(1993)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • American Yakuza(1993)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • New York Cop(1993)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Kamen Rider Black: Terror! Demon Mansion at Devil's Pass (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Executive Producer

  • Kamen Rider Black: Hurry to Demon Island! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Executive Producer

  • Choushinsei Flashman: The Movie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Executive Producer

  • Space Sheriff Shaider: Pursuit! The Strange Kidnappers! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Executive Producer

  • Space Sheriff Shaider: The Movie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Executive Producer

  • Future War 198X(1982)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Kamen Rider Super-1: The Movie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Executive Producer

  • Kamen Rider: Eight Riders vs. Galaxy King (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Executive Producer

  • Cyborg 009: Legend of the Super Galaxy(1980)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Message from Space(1978)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 16 titles from 1978 to 2022.

Highest rated

Kamen Rider ZO (1993)

Midcredits 81st

Most popular right now

Cyborg 009: Legend of the Super Galaxy (1980)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Producing15 of 16: 15 only producing, 0 with another roleOther crew1 of 16: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1970s1 · crew1980s8 · crew1990s6 · crew2020s1 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.

How do Yoshinori Watanabe's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 22nd percentile, the median of all 11; across their 11 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 28th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

28thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Approval · how many liked their films

23rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Reach · how many have seen their films

52ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Midcredits score across 12 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up1
  • 25th to 49th5
  • Below 25th6

Shape of the crowd

8 of their 12 titles are Mixed.

  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser1
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed8

Most divisive · producer

Sweet Evil (1996)

77th percentile spread · 36% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

Kamen Rider ZO (1993)

Midcredits 81st · 67% 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 Yoshinori Watanabe work with?

People who share at least 2 of Yoshinori Watanabe's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Mitsuru Kurosawa shares the most, 6.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers