Kazuya Sakamoto

Director · Born August 20, 1980 (46)

Born: August 20, 1980 (46)
Works as: Director
Titles: 25 on MovieCove · 33 credits in all
Links: IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 156 days to Oct 27Down 6% in 30 days

What are Kazuya Sakamoto's films like?

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

Themes

share of theme weight

Bonds

34%

Self

33%

Society

15%

Morality

14%

Ideas

4%

Friendship5 Identity3 Community3 Coming of age3

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful

5

Warm

3

Absurd

2

Thrilling

1

Contemplative

2

Other

5

How their films linger

Feel-good4 Hopeful3 Fun2

How their films end

Happy1
Bittersweet3
Ambiguous2
Cyclical1

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 Kazuya Sakamoto's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 24 of their 25 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Crunchyroll (19).

Also on these channels

HIDIVE5 titles, show their 5 titles on HIDIVE

Subscription and free streaming for Kazuya Sakamoto'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

33 credits, 25 with a MovieCove page.

May I Ask for One Final Thing?(2025)
Show 13 episodes · Director · Series Director
Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all shows
Atelier Ryza: Ever Darkness & the Secret Hideout(2023)
Show 1 episode · Storyboard Artist
Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all shows
Tabi Hani (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)
Show 1 episode · Original Story · Series Director
Kaginado(2021)
Show 24 episodes · Director · Series Director · Storyboard Artist
Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)
Child of Kamiari Month(2021)
Storyboard Artist
Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films
Blade of the Immortal(2019)
Show 1 episode · Storyboard Artist
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows
Goblin Slayer(2018)
Show 1 episode · Storyboard Artist
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all shows
Hanebado: The Badminton Play of Ayano Hanesaki!(2018)
Show 1 episode · Key Animation
Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all shows
Sword Art Online the Movie: Ordinal Scale(2017)
Key Animation
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films
March Comes in Like a Lion(2016)
Show 1 episode · Storyboard Artist
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows
She and Her Cat: Everything Flows (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
Director · Storyboard Artist
She and Her Cat: Everything Flows (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
Show 4 episodes · Director · Series Director · Storyboard Artist
She and Her Cat: Everything Flows(2016)
Show Director
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows
Yamada-kun to 7-nin no Majo(2014)
Show 1 episode · Director
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows
Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie Part III: The Rebellion Story(2013)
Key Animation
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
Kill La Kill(2013)
Show 1 episode · Key Animation · Storyboard Artist
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure(2012)
Show 1 episode · Key Animation
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows
Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions(2012)
Show 1 episode · Director · Storyboard Artist
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows
Sword Art Online(2012)
Show 1 episode · Storyboard Artist
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows
Hyouka(2012)
Show 3 episodes · Director · Storyboard Artist
Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows
K-On! The Movie(2011)
Key Animation
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
Nichijou: My Ordinary Life(2011)
Show 26 episodes · Director · Key Animation · Opening/Ending Animation · Storyboard Artist
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows
Nichijou: My Ordinary Life Episode 0 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
Director
The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya(2010)
Key Animation · Second Unit Director
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films
K-On!(2009)
Show 36 episodes · Director · Key Animation · Opening/Ending Animation · Storyboard Artist
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows
Clannad(2007)
Show 8 episodes · Director · Storyboard Artist
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows
Lucky Star(2007)
Show 12 episodes · Director · Animation Director · Key Animation · Opening/Ending Animation · Storyboard Artist
Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows
Kanon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
Show 5 episodes · Director · Storyboard Artist
The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya(2006)
Show 1 episode · Director · Assistant Director · Key Animation · Storyboard Artist
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows
Munto 2: Beyond the Walls of Time (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
Key Animation
Air (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
Show 4 episodes · Key Animation
Munto (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
Key Animation
Full Metal Panic!(2002)
Show 3 episodes · Assistant Director · Key Animation
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows

Career shape

A full career of 32 titles from 2002 to 2025.

Highest rated

The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya (2006)

Midcredits 79^th

By role

only this rolewith another role

Directing13 of 32 · 79^thWriting1 of 32Other crew30 of 32 · 79^th

32 titles, 12 with more than one role — other crew and directing overlap on 11 of them.

By decade

2000s9 · crew2010s18 · crew2020s5 · 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.

Is Kazuya Sakamoto's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films

Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 18 · mild

Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 36 · moderate

Profanity3 titlesmedian 20 · mild

Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 10 · minimal

Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 30 · mild

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Kazuya Sakamoto work with?

People who share at least 2 of Kazuya Sakamoto's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Naoko Yamada shares the most, 3.

Directors

Naoko Yamada3 titles See all 3 shared titles with Naoko Yamada
Tatsuya Ishihara3 titles See all 3 shared titles with Tatsuya Ishihara
Yasuhiro Takemoto3 titles · 2 as director See all 3 shared titles with Yasuhiro Takemoto
Noriyuki Kitanohara2 titles See all 2 shared titles with Noriyuki Kitanohara