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Kazuhiro Takamura

Director and writer · Born October 10, 1972 (54) · Fukui, Japan

Kazuhiro Takamura (高村 和宏, Takamura Kazuhiro, born October 10, 1972) is a Japanese animator, character designer, and anime director from Fukui Prefecture. His blood type is type B and his zodiac sign is Libra. After entering the industry, he was affiliated with the animation production company Gainax for many years, but is now working as a freelancer. *** Not to be confused with Kazuhiro Takamura, a veteran animator affiliated with Nakamura Productions who has the exact same name.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
October 10, 1972 (54)
From
Fukui, Japan
Works as
Director and writer
Titles
11 on Motif · 22 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Down 12% in 30 days

What are Kazuhiro Takamura's films like?

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

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
48%
Self
34%
Survival
18%
Friendship2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Thrilling
3
Warm
3
Hopeful
1
Tense
1
Contemplative
1

How their films linger

Fun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

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 Kazuhiro Takamura's films?

As of October 24, 2026, all 11 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Crunchyroll (6).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Kazuhiro Takamura's titles on Motif; 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

22 credits, 11 with a Motif page.

  • VERTEX FORCE (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2026)

    Show 1 episode · Character Designer · Series Composition · Series Director

  • Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX(2025)

    Show 1 episode · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all shows

  • Urusei yatsura(2022)

    Show 46 episodes · Character Designer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time(2021)

    Key Animation

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Brave Witches(2016)

    Show 12 episodes · Director · Character Designer

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all shows

  • Strike Witches: Operation Victory Arrow (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

  • Vividred Operation (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 12 episodes · Character Designer · Series Composition · Series Director

  • Strike Witches the Movie(2012)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance(2009)

    Key Animation

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Strike Witches(2008)

    Show 36 episodes · Director · Animation Director · Character Designer · Series Director · Storyboard Artist · Writer

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all shows

  • Gurren Lagann(2007)

    Show 1 episode · Animation Director · Key Animation

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • Poor Sisters Story (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 10 episodes · Character Designer

  • Blood+ (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 1 episode · Animation Director

  • He Is My Master (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 2 episodes · Animation Director · Key Animation

  • This Ugly Yet Beautiful World (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 1 episode · Animation Director

  • Mahoromatic (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 2 episodes · Animation Director · Key Animation

  • FLCL(2000)

    Show 6 episodes · Key Animation

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Dai-Guard: Terrestrial Defense Corp. (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 1 episode · Key Animation

  • Medabots(1999)

    Show 1 episode · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all shows

  • Generator Gawl (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 1 episode · Key Animation

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

    Show 10 episodes · Animation Director · Key Animation

  • Neon Genesis Evangelion(1995)

    Show 1 episode · Key Animation

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

Career shape

A full career of 22 titles from 1995 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Strike Witches the Movie (2012)

$2M worldwide

Most popular right now

Strike Witches (2008)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing3 of 22: 2 only directing, 1 with another roleWriting3 of 22: 0 only writing, 3 with another roleOther crew20 of 22: 16 only other crew, 4 with another role · typical Midcredits score71st

22 titles, 4 with more than one role — other crew and directing overlap on 1 of them.

By decade

1990s5 · crew2000s9 · crew2010s4 · crew2020s4 · 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 Motif, shown from 5 scored.

Who does Kazuhiro Takamura work with?

People who share at least 2 of Kazuhiro Takamura's Motif titles; Cherami Leigh shares the most, 2.