Hiroshi Kôjina

Director · Born June 4, 1963 (63) · Kumamoto, Kumamoto, Japan

Hiroshi Koujina (神志那弘志, Kōjina Hiroshi; born June 4, 1963) is a Japanese animator, character designer, and anime director. He is the representative director of Studio Live and a member of the Japanese Animation Creators Association (JAniCA). He was born in Kumamoto City, Kumamoto Prefecture. He joined Studio Live in 1982. After working as the company's chief animator, he became the company's president in 2011. His hobby is horse racing.

Biography from TMDB.

Born: June 4, 1963 (63)
From: Kumamoto, Kumamoto, Japan
Works as: Director
Titles: 24 on MovieCove · 41 credits in all
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Down 11% in 30 days

What are Hiroshi Kôjina's films like?

Across a limited sample of 3 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight

Survival

30%

Bonds

23%

Power

18%

Morality

12%

Self

Society

Survival2

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful

Tense

Thrilling

Hopeful

Absurd

How their films linger

Fun3 Rousing2

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 Hiroshi Kôjina's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 16 of their 24 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Crunchyroll (9).

Also on these channels

RetroCrush2 titles, show their 2 titles on RetroCrush
Cineverse1 title, show their title on Cineverse
HIDIVE1 title, show their title on HIDIVE
Shout! TV1 title, show their title on Shout! TV

Subscription and free streaming for Hiroshi Kôjina'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, 24 with a MovieCove page.

The Derby Dream Goes On (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)
Director
Orb: On the Movements of the Earth(2024)
Show 1 episode · Storyboard Artist
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows
Red Cat Ramen(2024)
Show 1 episode · Storyboard Artist
Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all shows
Sand Land: The Series(2024)
Show 13 episodes · Director · Other
Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows
Pluto(2023)
Show 1 episode · Key Animation
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows
Sand Land(2023)
Director
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films
Detective Conan: The Culprit Hanzawa(2022)
Show 1 episode · Key Animation
Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all shows
Mashin Hero Wataru: The Seven Spirits Of Ryujinmaru－Reunion－ (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
Director
Ryoma! The Prince of Tennis(2021)
Director
Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
The Vampire Dies in No Time(2021)
Show 12 episodes · Series Director · Storyboard Artist
Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all shows
Back Arrow(2021)
Show 2 episodes · Key Animation
Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all shows
Mashin Hero Wataru: The Seven Spirits of Ryujinmaru (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
Show 9 episodes · Series Director
Tada Never Falls in Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
Show 1 episode · Key Animation
Ushio and Tora (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
Show 4 episodes · Director
Hunter X Hunter(2011)
Show 148 episodes · Director · Key Animation · Series Director · Storyboard Artist
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows
Anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day(2011)
Show 1 episode · Key Animation
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows
Rainbow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
Show 26 episodes · Director · Series Director
Basquash! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
Show 1 episode · Key Animation
One Outs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
Show 1 episode · Key Animation
Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
Show 1 episode · Key Animation
Grenadier: The Beautiful Warrior (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
Show 12 episodes · Series Director
Pluster World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
Show 52 episodes · Character Designer · Supervising Animation Director
Initial D: Third Stage(2001)
Key Animation
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films
Fighting Spirit(2000)
Show 4 episodes · Animation Director · Key Animation
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows
Digimon Adventure 02: Hurricane Touchdown!! The Golden Digimentals(2000)
Key Animation
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films
Escaflowne: The Movie(2000)
Key Animation
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
Amon: Apocalypse of Devilman(2000)
Animation Director
Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films
Cowboy Bebop(1998)
Show 5 episodes · Key Animation
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows
Hell Teacher Nube: At 0 a.m. Nube is Dead!! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)
Key Animation
The Vision of Escaflowne(1996)
Show 1 episode · Key Animation
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows
Macross Plus Movie Edition(1995)
Key Animation
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films
Fantascience World Gulliver Boy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)
Show 50 episodes · Animation Supervisor · Character Designer
Dr. Slump and Arale-chan: N-cha! From Penguin Village with Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)
Key Animation
Matchless Raijin-Oh (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)
Show 1 episode · Key Animation
Pink: Water Bandit, Rain Bandit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)
Key Animation
Dragon Ball Z: Dead Zone(1989)
Key Animation
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
City Hunter: .357 Magnum(1989)
Animation Director · Key Animation
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films
Roots Search (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)
Key Animation
M.D. Geist(1986)
Key Animation
Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films
Fist of the North Star(1986)
Key Animation
Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films
Vampire Hunter D(1985)
Key Animation
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 40 titles from 1985 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Ryoma! The Prince of Tennis (2021)

$2.4M worldwide

Highest rated

Sand Land (2023)

Midcredits 91^st

By role

only this rolewith another role

Directing6 of 40Other crew36 of 40 · 81^st

By decade

1980s6 · crew1990s8 · crew2000s10 · crew2010s5 · crew2020s11 · 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.

Who does Hiroshi Kôjina work with?

People who share at least 2 of Hiroshi Kôjina's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Toshihisa Yokoshima shares the most, 2.