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Hiroyasu Yamaura

Hiroyasu Yamaura

Writer · Born January 28, 1938 (88) · Nakano, Tokyo, Japan

Born
January 28, 1938 (88)
From
Nakano, Tokyo, Japan
Works as
Writer
Titles
10 on MovieCove · 38 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 27Down 8% in 30 days

What are Hiroyasu Yamaura's films like?

Across their 8 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Self.

Genres

Action3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 59th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Animation3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 80th 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
Survival
50%
Self
20%
Power
10%
Morality
7%
Ideas
5%
Bonds
5%
Society
3%
Survival6 titles, browse their movies with this themeWar3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeHope2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

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

Light 1 · Serious 0 · Dark 5

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

Grounded 0 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 4

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 2 · Intense 4

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

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

Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0

Relentless: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their relentless movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 2 · 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 1 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 5 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
7
Thrilling
6
Melancholic
3
Dread
2
Hopeful
3
Other
1

How their films linger

Thought-provoking5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet3
  • Ambiguous3

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 Hiroyasu Yamaura's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 6 of their 10 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Hiroyasu Yamaura'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

38 credits, 10 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • A Case of Murder by the Atami Station Taxi Stand (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Screenplay

  • Jumborg Ace and Giant (2001 Special Edition) (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Screenplay

  • Shinkansen Love Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 3 episodes · Writer

  • Heart-Coloured Killer Ticket (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Novel

  • Tokyo Blackout (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Writer

  • Saint Elmo - Apostle of Light (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Writer

  • Godzilla 1985(1985)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • The Return of Godzilla(1984)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Little Big Nose (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Show 19 episodes · Screenplay

  • Totsugawa Keibu Series (The Suspence) (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 5 episodes · Writer

  • Space Runaway Ideon: A Contact(1982)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Space Runaway Ideon: Be Invoked(1982)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Adieu Galaxy Express 999(1981)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Wet Heart ~Lesbian Murder Case (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Screenplay

  • Queen Millennia(1981)

    Show Writer

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • Ultraman 80 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Show 4 episodes · Writer

  • Galaxy Express 999: Can You Live Like a Warrior!! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Screenplay

  • The House Where the Devil Lives (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Writer

  • Galaxy Express 999 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Show 19 episodes · Writer

  • The primary colored butterfly was watching - the smell of death (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Screenplay

  • Weeping Lake (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Director · Writer

  • Star Wolf (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Show 4 episodes · Writer

  • Dinosaur War Izenborg (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Show 39 episodes · Screenplay

  • Mars Men (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Screenplay

  • Blitz!! Strada 5 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Show 4 episodes · Writer

  • Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla(1974)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Yak Wat Jaeng Meets Jumborg Ace (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Screenplay

  • The Panda's Great Adventure (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Screenplay

  • The Morgue Murderer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Writer

  • Jumborg Ace (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Show 9 episodes · Writer

  • Horror Theater Unbalance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Show 1 episode · Writer

  • シークレット部隊 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Show 26 episodes · Writer

  • Mirrorman(1971)

    Show Writer

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Operation: Mystery (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Show 1 episode · Writer

  • Good Evening Dear Husband: A Duel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Writer

  • Ultraseven(1967)

    Show 2 episodes · Writer

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • Ultra Q(1965)

    Show 3 episodes · Writer

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • Space Patrol Hopper (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Show 44 episodes · Screenplay

Career shape

A full career of 34 titles from 1965 to 2003.

Biggest box office

Godzilla 1985 (1985)

$4.1M worldwide

Highest rated

Space Runaway Ideon: Be Invoked (1982)

Midcredits 88th

Most popular right now

Queen Millennia (1981)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing1 of 34: 0 only directing, 1 with another roleWriting34 of 34: 33 only writing, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score80th

By decade

1960s5 · crew1970s16 · crew1980s9 · crew1990s2 · crew2000s2 · 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 Hiroyasu Yamaura's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 68th percentile, the median of all 6; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 72nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

72ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Approval · how many liked their films

62ndpercentile
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 up6
  • 50th to 74th2
  • 25th to 49th2

Shape of the crowd

7 of their 10 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Crowd Pleaser7
  • Mixed3

Most divisive · writer

Space Runaway Ideon: Be Invoked (1982)

81st percentile spread · 16% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · writer

Ultraseven (1967)

Midcredits 89th · 86% liked

Reviewers score the plot and story 56/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles; fans 64, detractors 40. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.

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 Hiroyasu Yamaura work with?

People who share at least 2 of Hiroyasu Yamaura's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Shin'ichi Sekizawa shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers