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Iku Suzuki

Director and writer

Iku Suzuki (born: Hajime Suzuki) is a Japanese anime director.

Biography from TMDB.

Works as
Director and writer
Titles
15 on MovieCove · 45 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 22% in 30 days

What are Iku Suzuki's films like?

Across their 9 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
45%
Self
31%
Ideas
7%
Survival
6%
Morality
6%
Society
5%
Romantic love5 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeMemory2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 5 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 3 · Serious 1 · Dark 1

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

Grounded 1 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 4 · Intense 0

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

Steady 3 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 2

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

A split, not a type: Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 3 · 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 4 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 4 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
4
Romantic
4
Absurd
3
Melancholic
4
Dread
2
Other
8

How their films linger

Feel-good4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet5
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous2

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 Iku Suzuki's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 10 of their 15 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Crunchyroll (6).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Iku Suzuki'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

45 credits, 15 with a MovieCove page.

  • The World Is Dancing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Show 2 episodes · Storyboard Artist

  • Apocalypse Hotel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Show 1 episode · Storyboard Artist

  • Duel Masters LOST (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Show 1 episode · Storyboard Artist

  • Sacrificial Princess & the King of Beasts(2023)

    Show 6 episodes · Storyboard Artist · Writer

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows

  • Sugar Apple Fairy Tale(2023)

    Show 2 episodes · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all shows

  • Idoly Pride(2021)

    Show 1 episode · Storyboard

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows

  • The Demon Girl Next Door(2019)

    Show 1 episode · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all shows

  • Seven Senses of the Re'Union (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 3 episodes · Storyboard Artist

  • Scum's Wish (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 2 episodes · Storyboard Artist

  • Amanchu! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 1 episode · Storyboard Artist

  • Spirit Blade Mountain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 12 episodes · Series Composition · Series Director

  • Record of Lodoss War: Is That Delicious? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 13 episodes · Series Director

  • Yumeiro Patissiere (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 63 episodes · Series Director

  • Weiss Survive (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 16 episodes · Series Director

  • Issho ni Training: Training with Hinako (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Director · Sound Director

  • Moonlight Mile (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 26 episodes · Series Director

  • Gargoyle of Yoshinaga House(2006)

    Show 13 episodes · Director · Series Director

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • DearS(2004)

    Show 12 episodes · Director · Series Director

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all shows

  • Lime-Colored History of War (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 13 episodes · Series Director

  • Lunar Legend Tsukihime(2003)

    Show Director

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows

  • Happy Lesson (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 26 episodes · Series Director

  • Bucky - The Incredible Kid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 26 episodes · Director

  • His and Her Circumstances (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Legend of the Last Labyrinth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

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

    Show 1 episode · Storyboard Artist

  • Fake (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Director

  • Maze (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 2 episodes · Series Director

  • Kodocha(1996)

    Show 102 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all shows

  • Kodomo no omocha (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Director

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

    Show 4 episodes · Director · Storyboard Artist

  • Butt Attack Punisher Girl Gautaman: The Birth of Gautaman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Director

  • Pure Love Gang of Shonan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 5 episodes · Director

  • The E.Y.E.S. of Mars(1993)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Oishinbo: Nichibei Kome Sensou (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Animation Director

  • Ai monogatari(1991)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Oishinbo: Ultimate vs. Supremacy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Director · Storyboard Designer

  • Domain of Murder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Director

  • Ranma ½: The Movie 2, Nihao My Concubine(1992)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Dark Cat(1991)

    Director · Storyboard

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Musashi, the Samurai Lord (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Show 1 episode · Storyboard Artist

  • Honeybee Hutch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Show Creator

  • Ranma ½(1989)

    Show 1 episode · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • Urusei Yatsura: Ryoko's September Tea Party(1985)

    Director · Assistant Director · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Urusei Yatsura(1981)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all shows

  • The Adventures of Hutch the Honeybee (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Show 91 episodes · Director

Career shape

A full career of 44 titles from 1970 to 2026.

Highest rated

Ranma ½: The Movie 2, Nihao My Concubine (1992)

Midcredits 86th

Most popular right now

Sacrificial Princess & the King of Beasts (2023)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing18 of 44: 14 only directing, 4 with another role · typical Midcredits score51stWriting3 of 44: 1 only writing, 2 with another roleOther crew28 of 44: 24 only other crew, 4 with another role · typical Midcredits score60th

44 titles, 5 with more than one role — other crew and directing overlap on 3 of them.

By decade

1970s1 · crew1980s4 · crew1990s19 · crew2000s8 · crew2010s6 · crew2020s6 · 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 Iku Suzuki's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 35th percentile, the median of all 5; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 33rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

33rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Approval · how many liked their films

42ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Reach · how many have seen their films

37thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Midcredits score across 15 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 50th to 74th7
  • 25th to 49th3
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

7 of their 15 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser7
  • Mixed6

Most divisive · director

Gargoyle of Yoshinaga House (2006)

76th percentile spread · 21% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director

Ranma ½: The Movie 2, Nihao My Concubine (1992)

Midcredits 86th · 73% liked

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 Iku Suzuki work with?

People who share at least 2 of Iku Suzuki's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Takao Yoshioka shares the most, 2.

Writers

Actors

Editors

Producers