Yoshiyuki Momose (百瀬 義行, Momose Yoshiyuki, born in 1953 in Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese animator, animation director, and director. He was a regular collaborator of Hayao Miyazaki and the late Isao Takahata at Studio Ghibli. He formed his own studio in 2005, Studio Kajino. Kajino was subcontracted by Ghibli to produce several music videos for Yasutaka Nakata, part of the musical duo Capsule and other commercial shorts. He was also the animation director and character designer for the Ni no Kuni series. In July 2011, he released Yoshiyuki Momose Studio Ghibli Works (百瀬義行 スタジオジブリワークス), published by Ichijinsha. He currently works at Studio Ponoc, based in Tokyo, Japan. The company was founded by former Studio Ghibli lead film producer Yoshiaki Nishimura in April 2015. Momose directed a short for the Tokyo Olympic Games 2020 inspired by Olympic values.
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Biography from TMDB.
- November 29, 1953 (72)
- Tokyo, Japan
- Director and writer
- 15 on MovieCove · 34 credits in all
What are Yoshiyuki Momose's films like?
Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Survival.
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 1 · Earnest 3
Light 2 · Serious 2 · Dark 0
Grounded 0 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 3
Gentle 1 · Charged 3 · Intense 0
Steady 2 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 1
Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0
Casual 2 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 1 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 1
Resolved 2 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 1
Moods and endings
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 Yoshiyuki Momose's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 12 of their 15 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on HBO Max (7).
Subscription and free streaming for Yoshiyuki Momose'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
34 credits, 15 with a MovieCove page.
The Imaginary(2023)
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films
Tomorrow's Leaves (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
NiNoKuni(2019)
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
Modest Heroes(2018)
Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films
Tales from Earthsea(2006)
Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films
A Flying City Plan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
Space Station No.9 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
Portable Airport (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
Ghiblies: Episode 2(2002)
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films
Spirited Away(2001)
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
Ghiblies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)
My Neighbors the Yamadas(1999)
Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films
Whisper of the Heart(1995)
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films
Pom Poko(1994)
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films
Everything Ghibli Special Short Shorts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)
Porco Rosso(1992)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
Only Yesterday(1991)
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films
Yawara! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)
The Tale of Osamu Tezuka: I'm Son-Goku (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)
Girls in Summer Dresses: Hiroshima, August 6, 1945 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)
Grave of the Fireflies(1988)
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
Twilight of the Cockroaches (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)
Foxes of Chironup (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)
Romance of the Three Kingdoms II: Tensho's Heroes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)
A Journey Through Fairyland (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)
Penguin's Memory: A Tale of Happiness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)
Romance of the Three Kingdoms (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)
Lensman(1984)
Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films
Little Love Story: Chitchi and Sally, Four Seasons of First Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows
Anne no Nikki: Anne Frank Monogatari (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)
Maegami Tarou (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)
吉卜力工作室完整特别短片合辑1992-2016 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 34 titles, 33 of them dated from 1979 to 2023.
Biggest box office
NiNoKuni (2019)
Highest rated
The Imaginary (2023)
Most popular right now
Modest Heroes (2018)
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.
Awards
Nominated for a BAFTA Award in 2014, Artistic Achievement.
Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.
How do Yoshiyuki Momose's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 81st percentile, the median of all 14; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 73rd percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up11
- 50th to 74th3
- 25th to 49th1
Shape of the crowd
None of their 15 titles divides audiences: 9 are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved5
- Crowd Pleaser9
- Broadly Agreed1
Reviewers score the atmosphere 72/100 and the pacing 39/100 in their films, across 3 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 Yoshiyuki Momose work with?
People who share at least 2 of Yoshiyuki Momose's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Rio Suzuki shares the most, 2.
Actors
- Rio SuzukiShared titles: The Imaginary (2023), Modest Heroes (2018)See all 2 shared titles with Rio Suzuki
Editors
- Toshihiko KojimaShared titles: The Imaginary (2023), Modest Heroes (2018)See all 2 shared titles with Toshihiko Kojima
Producers
- Geoffrey WexlerShared titles: The Imaginary (2023), Modest Heroes (2018)See all 2 shared titles with Geoffrey Wexler
- Kazuyuki ShimadaShared titles: The Imaginary (2023), Modest Heroes (2018)See all 2 shared titles with Kazuyuki Shimada
- Nobuyuki IinumaShared titles: The Imaginary (2023), Modest Heroes (2018)See all 2 shared titles with Nobuyuki Iinuma
- Yoshiaki NishimuraShared titles: The Imaginary (2023), Modest Heroes (2018)See all 2 shared titles with Yoshiaki Nishimura
