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Mitsuo Hashimoto

Mitsuo Hashimoto

Director · Japan

Mitsuo Hashimoto (橋本 みつお, Hashimoto Mitsuo) is a Japanese anime director and storyboarder. Previously, he worked under his real name 橋本 光夫 (same pronunciation). Also, when he was a member of Toei Animation, he sometimes worked for other companies under the name Genjūrō Tachibana (立花 源十郎, Tachibana Genjūrō). He is known for his work on Dr. Slump and Dragon Ball series and films.

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Biography from TMDB.

From
Japan
Works as
Director
Titles
17 on MovieCove · 41 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 156 days to Oct 27Down 31% in 30 days

What are Mitsuo Hashimoto's films like?

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

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
34%
Morality
21%
Self
20%
Survival
16%
Ideas
5%
Society
4%
Family bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

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

Grounded 0 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 4

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 0 · Intense 4

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

Steady 0 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 0 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 1

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 3 · Full focus 0

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 3 · Affecting 0 · Heavy 1

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
4
Thrilling
3
Warm
3
Joyful
2
Hopeful
2
Other
4

How their films linger

Hopeful5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy4
  • Bittersweet2
  • Tragic1

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 Mitsuo Hashimoto's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 14 of their 17 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Crunchyroll (10).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Mitsuo Hashimoto'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

41 credits, 17 with a MovieCove page.

  • Medalist(2025)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Dragon Ball Z Kai (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Director

  • My Daughter Left the Nest and Returned an S-Rank Adventurer(2023)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all shows

  • Dark Gathering(2023)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • Why Raeliana Ended Up at the Duke's Mansion(2023)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • Komi Can't Communicate(2021)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • Initial D: Battle Stage 3 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Director

  • Ascendance of a Bookworm(2019)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • Elegant Yokai Apartment Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 26 episodes · Series Director

  • Boruto: Naruto Next Generations(2017)

    Show 4 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows

  • Kamiwaza Wanda (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Director

  • Kamiwaza Wanda (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 47 episodes · Series Director

  • Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?(2015)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

  • Omakase! Miracle Cat-dan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 32 episodes · Director · Storyboard Artist

  • Dream 9 Toriko x One Piece x Dragon Ball Z Super Collaboration Special!! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Director

  • Scan2Go (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 52 episodes · Director

  • Bakugan Battle Brawlers(2007)

    Show 189 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all shows

  • Battle B-Daman(2002)

    Show 52 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all shows

  • Chobits (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • Microman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 1 episode · Storyboard Artist

  • Master Keaton (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Initial D (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 18 episodes · Series Director · Storyboard Artist

  • Flame of Recca(1997)

    Show 2 episodes · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • Tamagotchi Honto no Hanashi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Director

  • Maze Megaburst Space (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 1 episode · Storyboard Artist

  • Midori no Makibaō (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 4 episodes · Director · Storyboard Artist

  • Dragon Ball GT(1996)

    Show 9 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows

  • Dragon Ball Z: Wrath of the Dragon(1995)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Ninku (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Show 7 episodes · Director · Storyboard Artist

  • Dr. Slump and Arale-chan: N-cha!! Excited Heart of Summer Vacation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Director

  • Dr. Slump and Arale-chan: Hoyoyo!! Follow the Rescued Shark... (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Director

  • Dr. Slump and Arale-chan: N-cha! From Penguin Village with Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Director

  • Bite Me! Chameleon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Director

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

    Show Creator

  • Dragon Ball Z: Cooler's Revenge(1991)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Dragon Ball Z: Lord Slug(1991)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Dragon Ball Z: Bardock - The Father of Goku(1990)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Dragon Ball Z(1989)

    Show 14 episodes · Director · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Dragon Ball: Goku & Traffic Safety (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Director

  • Goku's Fire Brigade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Director

  • Dragon Ball (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Show 3 episodes · Director · Storyboard Artist

Career shape

A full career of 41 titles from 1986 to 2025.

Biggest box office

Dragon Ball Z: Cooler's Revenge (1991)

$16M worldwide

Highest rated

Dragon Ball Z: Bardock - The Father of Goku (1990)

Midcredits 96th

Most popular right now

Komi Can't Communicate (2021)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing34 of 41: 29 only directing, 5 with another role · typical Midcredits score73rdOther crew12 of 41: 7 only other crew, 5 with another role

41 titles, 5 with more than one role — directing and other crew overlap on 5 of them.

By decade

1980s4 · crew1990s18 · crew2000s3 · crew2010s9 · crew2020s7 · 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 Mitsuo Hashimoto's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 86th percentile, the median of all 4; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 83rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

83rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Approval · how many liked their films

86thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Reach · how many have seen their films

92ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Midcredits score across 17 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up8
  • 50th to 74th4
  • 25th to 49th4
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

9 of their 17 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser9
  • Mixed4

Most divisive · director

Boruto: Naruto Next Generations (2017)

88th percentile spread · 27% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director

Dragon Ball Z (1989)

Midcredits 97th · 90% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 67/100 and the pacing 53/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.

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 Mitsuo Hashimoto work with?

People who share at least 2 of Mitsuo Hashimoto's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Akira Toriyama shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles