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Kenji Yoshida

Producer, also writer · Died May 1, 2003, aged 68

Kenji Yoshida, born January 1, 1935 is a Japanese anime producer and illustrator. He is the co-founder of the Tatsunoko Production animation studio and former president (1977–1988). Yoshida is the younger brother of Tatsuo Yoshida and the older brother of Ippei Kuri.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
January 1, 1935
Died
May 1, 2003 (aged 68)
Works as
Producer, also writer
Titles
8 on MovieCove · 22 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 14% in 30 days

What are Kenji Yoshida's films like?

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

Themes

share of theme weight
Survival
32%
Bonds
23%
Self
22%
Society
10%
Morality
5%
Power
4%
Ideas
3%
Survival4 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 4 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

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

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 3 · Intense 0

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

Steady 1 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 2 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 4 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
3
Thrilling
3
Bittersweet
2
Melancholic
3
Romantic
2
Other
5

How their films linger

Hopeful5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Bittersweet6
  • Ambiguous1

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 Kenji Yoshida's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 5 of their 8 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Crunchyroll (2).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Kenji Yoshida'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

22 credits, 8 with a MovieCove page.

  • Robotech: Love Live Alive(2013)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Eat-Man '98(1998)

    Show 1 episode · Key Animation

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all shows

  • Generator Gawl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 12 episodes · Producer

  • Speed Racer X (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 34 episodes · Executive Producer

  • Hurricane Polymar: Holy Blood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Executive Producer

  • Utsu no Miko (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Director

  • The Jungle Book: The Adventures of Mowgli(1989)

    Show Writer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows

  • Urusei Yatsura: Raging Sherbet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Assistant Director

  • The Super Dimension Fortress Macross: Flash Back 2012(1987)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • The Legend of Stars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Show 19 episodes · Executive Producer

  • Robotech(1985)

    Show 85 episodes · Producer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • OKAWARI-BOY スターザンS (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Show 34 episodes · Executive Producer

  • Macross: Boobytrap(1984)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Macross: Do You Remember Love?(1984)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Genesis Climber Mospeada(1983)

    Show 25 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all shows

  • Future Police Urashiman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Show 50 episodes · Executive Producer

  • Undersea Encounter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Executive Producer

  • Daddy Long Legs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Production Design

  • 宇宙 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Show Creator

  • Casshan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Show 1 episode · Producer

  • Pinocchio: The Series (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Show 52 episodes · Producer

  • Decision (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Show 25 episodes · Producer

Career shape

A full career of 18 titles from 1971 to 1998.

Highest rated

Robotech (1985)

Midcredits 95th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing1 of 18: 1 only directing, 0 with another roleProducing13 of 18: 13 only producing, 0 with another roleOther crew4 of 18: 4 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1970s5 · crew1980s9 · crew1990s4 · crew

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

How do Kenji Yoshida's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 84th percentile, the median of all 4; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 80th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

80thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Approval · how many liked their films

85thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Reach · how many have seen their films

36thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Midcredits score across 8 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up4
  • 50th to 74th2
  • 25th to 49th2

Shape of the crowd

3 of their 8 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser3
  • Mixed2

Most divisive · producer

Robotech: Love Live Alive (2013)

85th percentile spread · 31% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

Robotech (1985)

Midcredits 95th · 88% liked

Reviewers score the plot and story 42/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 60, detractors 25. 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 Kenji Yoshida work with?

People who share at least 2 of Kenji Yoshida's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Hiroshi Iwata shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers