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Katsuhisa Yamada

Director and writer · Born August 28, 1948 (78) · Japan

Genesis Climber Mospeada Freelancer. Mospeada was the first work which he served as Chief Director for. Considered by himself and others as primarily a fan of SF, his work is also very heavily SF-minded.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
August 28, 1948 (78)
From
Japan
Works as
Director and writer
Titles
10 on MovieCove · 26 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 78% in 30 days

What are Katsuhisa Yamada's films like?

Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight
Survival
31%
Bonds
28%
Power
22%
Self
14%
Ideas
6%
Survival3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFreedom2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
3
Thrilling
3
Joyful
1
Dread
1
Melancholic
1
Other
1

How their films linger

Fun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

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 Katsuhisa Yamada's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 6 of their 10 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Crunchyroll (4).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Katsuhisa Yamada'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

26 credits, 10 with a MovieCove page.

  • Robotech: Love Live Alive(2013)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Ghost Hound (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 1 episode · Storyboard Artist

  • OZ (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Director

  • OZ (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • Urusei Yatsura 6: Always My Darling(1991)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Devil Hunter Yohko (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Director

  • Record of the Lodoss War(1990)

    Show 1 episode · Director · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows

  • The Enemy's the Pirates! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Show 6 episodes · Director · Storyboard

  • The Enemy's the Pirates!: The Cats' Banquet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Director

  • The Enemy's the Pirates!: The Cats' Banquet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 6 episodes · Director

  • Dragon Quest: Legend of the Hero Abel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 43 episodes · Director

  • Yawara! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 1 episode · Director · Storyboard Artist

  • Fairy King (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Director

  • The Legend of Kentauros (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Director

  • Junk Boy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Director

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

    Director

  • Megazone 23 Part II: Please Give Me Your Secret(1986)

    Second Unit Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Genesis Climber Mospeada: Love Live Alive (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Director

  • Genesis Climber Mospeada(1983)

    Show 25 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all shows

  • The Last Unicorn(1982)

    Continuity

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Super Dimension Fortress Macross (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 1 episode · Storyboard Artist

  • The Flight of Dragons(1982)

    Animation Director · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • The Stingiest Man in Town(1978)

    Animation Director

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Frosty's Winter Wonderland(1976)

    Storyboard

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Barbapapa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Show 100 episodes · Director

  • Lupin the Third Part 1(1971)

    Show 1 episode · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows

Career shape

A full career of 26 titles from 1971 to 2013.

Highest rated

Record of the Lodoss War (1990)

Midcredits 73rd

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing18 of 26: 15 only directing, 3 with another roleWriting2 of 26: 1 only writing, 1 with another roleOther crew9 of 26: 7 only other crew, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score79th

26 titles, 3 with more than one role — directing and other crew overlap on 2 of them.

By decade

1970s4 · crew1980s14 · crew1990s6 · crew2000s1 · crew2010s1 · 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.

Who does Katsuhisa Yamada work with?

People who share at least 2 of Katsuhisa Yamada's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Noriko Ohara shares the most, 2.

Actors

Producers