Katsuyoshi Yatabe

Director · Born July 11, 1956 (70) · Tokyo

Katsuyoshi Yatabe (谷田部勝義) is a Japanese screenwriter and director born July 11, 1956 in Tokyo, Japan. After graduating he joined the Department of Arts at Nihon Daigaku in 1975. In 1978 he joined Ad Cosmo but felt that as subcontrctractor there would be no real productions done and thus went on to join Sunrise in 1979. There he learned under Yoshiyuki Tomino and Ryousuke Takahashi before becoming freelancer. He also uses the aliases of Futa Morita (森田風太) and Kota Morita (森田光太), which are the names of his sons.

What are Katsuyoshi Yatabe's films like?

Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight

Bonds

36%

Self

29%

Survival

13%

Morality

9%

Power

8%

Society

4%

Friendship3 Coming of age2 Ambition2

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Melancholic

5

Tense

2

Hopeful

3

Romantic

2

Thrilling

2

Other

4

How their films linger

Bittersweet3 Hopeful3

How their films end

Bittersweet6

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 Katsuyoshi Yatabe's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 5 of their 7 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Crunchyroll2 titles, show their 2 titles on Crunchyroll
HIDIVE2 titles, show their 2 titles on HIDIVE
RetroCrush2 titles, show their 2 titles on RetroCrush
Cineverse1 title, show their title on Cineverse
Midnight Pulp1 title, show their title on Midnight Pulp

Subscription and free streaming for Katsuyoshi Yatabe'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

29 credits, 7 with a MovieCove page.

STAR☆jewel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
Show 1 episode · Director
Hello Anne: Before Green Gables (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
Show 39 episodes · Director
Dinosaur King(2007)
Show 79 episodes · Director · Series Director
Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all shows
Boku no Pico (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
Show 4 episodes · Director
Nana(2006)
Show 1 episode · Director
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows
Strawberry Panic(2006)
Show 1 episode · Director
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows
Detective School Q (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
Show 2 episodes · Director · Storyboard Artist
Hikaru No Go(2001)
Show 6 episodes · Director · Storyboard Artist
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows
Shin Hakkenden (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)
Show 26 episodes · Director
Gundress (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)
Director · Sound Director
ふたり暮らし (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)
Show 36 episodes · Producer
Legend of the Mystical Ninja (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)
Show 23 episodes · Series Director
Eat-Man(1997)
Show 1 episode · Storyboard Artist
Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all shows
Street Fighter II: V (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)
Show 1 episode · Director · Storyboard Artist
Jura Tripper (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)
Show 39 episodes · Screenplay
Muka Muka Paradise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)
Show Creator
The Brave of Legend Da-Garn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)
Show 46 episodes · Director
The Brave of the Sun Fighbird (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)
Show 48 episodes · Creator · Series Director · Storyboard Artist
Brave Exkaiser (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)
Show 48 episodes · Creator · Series Director
Bad Boys Boogie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)
Director
Bucchigiri (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)
Show 4 episodes · Director · Writer
Ronin Warriors (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)
Show 2 episodes · Director · Storyboard
Mashin Hero Wataru (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)
Show 4 episodes · Director
Dirty Pair OVA (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)
Show 10 episodes · Director · Series Director · Storyboard Artist
Blue Comet SPT Layzner (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)
Show 8 episodes · Director · Storyboard
Armored Trooper VOTOMS: Vol.1 Stories of the 'A.T. VOTOMS' (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)
Director · Writer
Panzer World Galient(1984)
Show Director
Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)
Armored Trooper VOTOMS (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)
Show 8 episodes · Director · Storyboard
Space Runaway Ideon: Be Invoked(1982)
Co-Director · Assistant Director
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films