Masanobu Takayanagi
Cinematographer · Gunma Prefecture - Japan
Masanobu "Masa" Takayanagi (高柳 雅暢 Takayanagi Masanobu, also known in Japanese as マサノブ・タカヤナギ Masanobu Takayanagi) is a Japanese cinematographer whose works include Silver Linings Playbook (2012), Warrior (2011) and The Grey (2011). Description above from the Wikipedia article Masanobu Takayanagi, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Biography from TMDB.
- Gunma Prefecture - Japan
- Cinematographer
- 18 on MovieCove · 25 credits in all
What are Masanobu Takayanagi's films like?
Across their 15 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Self.
Genres
Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 15
A split, not a type: Light 3 · Serious 2 · Dark 10
Grounded 12 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 0
Gentle 2 · Charged 7 · Intense 6
A split, not a type: Steady 10 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 1
Straight-faced 11 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 2
A split, not a type: Slow burn 8 · Even-paced 7 · Relentless 0
Casual 2 · Engaged 10 · Full focus 3
Easy watch 2 · Affecting 5 · Heavy 8
Resolved 8 · Open-ended 7 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy2
- Bittersweet10
- 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 Masanobu Takayanagi's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 12 of their 18 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Masanobu Takayanagi'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
25 credits, 18 with a MovieCove page.
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films
The Pale Blue Eye(2022)
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
Swan Song(2021)
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
Stillwater(2021)
Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films
Hostiles(2017)
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films
Spotlight(2015)
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
Black Mass(2015)
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
True Story(2015)
Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films
Out of the Furnace(2013)
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films
Silver Linings Playbook(2012)
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films
The Grey(2011)
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films
Warrior(2011)
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
The Eagle(2011)
Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films
The Agent (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
Promises Written in Water (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
Meet Monica Velour(2010)
Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films
State of Play(2009)
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
Love 'Till Death (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
Viko (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
War Eagle, Arkansas(2007)
Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films
Ugly Me(2006)
Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films
The Powder Puff Principle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
The White Horse Is Dead (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
Time Out (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 25 titles, 24 of them dated from 2004 to 2025.
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 Masanobu Takayanagi's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 69th percentile, the median of all 18; across their 15 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 65th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up6
- 50th to 74th7
- 25th to 49th5
Shape of the crowd
10 of their 18 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved3
- Crowd Pleaser10
- Broadly Agreed1
- Mixed4
Reviewers score the cinematography 68/100 in their films, across 14 reviewed titles; fans 75, detractors 53. The element that speaks to their work as a cinematographer.
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.
Is Masanobu Takayanagi's work okay for kids?
Across up to 13 MovieCove titles with content scores, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.
Who does Masanobu Takayanagi work with?
People who share at least 2 of Masanobu Takayanagi's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Scott Cooper shares the most, 4.
Directors
- Scott CooperShared titles: Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere (2025), The Pale Blue Eye (2022), Hostiles (2017), Black Mass (2015)See all 4 shared titles with Scott Cooper
- Tom McCarthyShared titles: Stillwater (2021), Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made (2020), Spotlight (2015)See all 3 shared titles with Tom McCarthy
Actors
- Christian BaleShared titles: The Pale Blue Eye (2022), Hostiles (2017)See all 2 shared titles with Christian Bale
- Adam BeachShared titles: Swan Song (2021), Hostiles (2017)See all 2 shared titles with Adam Beach
- Jesse PlemonsShared titles: Hostiles (2017), Black Mass (2015)See all 2 shared titles with Jesse Plemons
- Joel EdgertonShared titles: Black Mass (2015), Warrior (2011)See all 2 shared titles with Joel Edgerton
Composers and editors
- Tom McArdleShared titles: Stillwater (2021), Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made (2020), Spotlight (2015)See all 3 shared titles with Tom McArdle
- Howard ShoreShared titles: The Pale Blue Eye (2022), Spotlight (2015)See all 2 shared titles with Howard Shore
Producers
- John LesherShared titles: The Pale Blue Eye (2022), Hostiles (2017), Black Mass (2015)See all 3 shared titles with John Lesher
- Tracey LandonShared titles: Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere (2025), The Pale Blue Eye (2022)See all 2 shared titles with Tracey Landon
- Catherine FarrellShared titles: The Pale Blue Eye (2022), Hostiles (2017)See all 2 shared titles with Catherine Farrell
- Tyler ThompsonShared titles: The Pale Blue Eye (2022), Black Mass (2015)See all 2 shared titles with Tyler Thompson