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Kôsuke Yamashita

Composer · Born February 17, 1974 (52) · Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, Japan

Kosuke Yamashita (山下 康介, Yamashita Kōsuke, born February 17, 1974) is a Japanese composer and arranger from Hamamatsu, Shizuoka. Yamashita is best known for his work on Digimon Xros Wars, Xenosaga: The Animation, and the tokusatsu television series Mahou Sentai Magiranger, Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger, and Kamen Rider Gaim. He is a member of Project.R. Yamashita often collaborates with Nobuhiko Obayashi, as Yamashita met him soon after Yamashita graduated from the Tokyo College of Music. He is a board member of the Japanese Composer Arranger Association. Since April 2011, Yamashita has been a guest lecturer at the Senzoku Gakuen College of Music. In 2013, released the album A Classical in collaboration with J-pop singer Ayumi Hamasaki. It was the first classical music album to top the Oricon album chart.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
February 17, 1974 (52)
From
Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, Japan
Works as
Composer
Titles
38 on MovieCove · 84 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 156 days to Oct 27Down 37% in 30 days

What are Kôsuke Yamashita's films like?

Across their 25 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Action11 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 66th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Drama5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 72nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 72nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure movies
Short2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 69th percentile
: browse their Short movies

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

share of theme weight
Bonds
35%
Self
17%
Society
17%
Morality
15%
Survival
12%
Power
2%
Ideas
2%
Loyalty9 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity6 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship4 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice4 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 20 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Heightened: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their heightened movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 2 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 15

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 1 · Charged 13 · Intense 6

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 6 · Shifting 13 · Whiplash 1

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 9 · Some laughs 10 · Funny 1

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

A split, not a type: Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 8 · Relentless 9

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 7 · Engaged 10 · Full focus 3

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 14 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 2

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Thrilling
16
Tense
9
Joyful
9
Hopeful
6
Bittersweet
5
Other
18

How their films linger

Feel-good9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy14
  • Bittersweet9
  • 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 Kôsuke Yamashita's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 15 of their 38 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Crunchyroll (9).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Kôsuke Yamashita'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

84 credits, 38 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • No.1 Sentai Gozyuger vs. Boonboomger(2026)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • A Gentle Noble's Vacation Recommendation(2026)

    Show 12 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all shows

  • Bakuage Sentai Boonboomger formation lap: Settlers of the Galaxy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Composer

  • 生きがい IKIGAI (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Composer

  • Ohsama Sentai King-Ohger IN SPACE (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Composer

  • Dragon Ball Daima(2024)

    Show 20 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows

  • Ohsama Sentai King-Ohger vs. Donbrothers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Composer

  • Immersion(2023)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Avataro Sentai Donbrothers vs. Zenkaiger(2023)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Twokaizer × Gokaiger: The June Bride is Tanuki-Flavored! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Composer

  • Kikai Sentai Zenkaiger vs. Kiramager vs. Senpaiger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Composer

  • Avataro Sentai Donbrothers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 50 episodes · Composer

  • Kamen Rider Saber: Trio of Deep Sin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Composer

  • Kamen Rider: Beyond Generations (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Composer

  • Kaizoku Sentai: Ten Gokaiger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Composer

  • Kamen Rider Saber + Kikai Sentai Zenkaiger: Super Hero Senki(2021)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Kamen Rider Saber: The Phoenix Swordsman and the Book of Ruin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Composer

  • The Devil Wears Ju-Ni Hitoe Kimono (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Composer

  • Kamen Rider Saber (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 48 episodes · Composer

  • Labyrinth of Cinema(2019)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Super Sentai Strongest Battle Director's Cut (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Composer

  • Lupinranger vs. Patranger vs. Kyuranger(2019)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • 4 Week Continuous Special Super Sentai Strongest Battle!! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 4 episodes · Composer

  • Uchû Sentai Kyûrenjâ vs. Supêsu Sukuwaddo(2018)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Hanagatami(2017)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Uchu Sentai Kyuranger: Episode of Stinger(2017)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Uchuu Sentai Kyuranger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 48 episodes · Composer

  • Doubutsu Sentai Zyuohger vs. Ninninger the Movie: Message from the Future from Super Sentai(2017)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Puzzle & Dragons X(2016)

    Show 89 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Come Back! Shuriken Sentai Ninninger: Ninnin Girls vs. Boys FINAL WARS (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Composer

  • Shuriken Sentai Ninninger vs. ToQger the Movie: Ninjas in Wonderland(2016)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Nurse Witch Komugi R (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 12 episodes · Composer

  • Hikawa Maru Monogatari (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Composer

  • Shuriken Sentai Ninninger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 47 episodes · Composer

  • Shuriken Sentai Ninninger vs. Kamen Rider Drive Spring Vacation Combining Special(2015)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Blue Spring Ride(2014)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Kamen Rider Movie War Full Throttle: Kamen Rider vs. Kamen Rider Drive & Gaim(2014)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Until the Day Comes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Composer

  • Clover (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Composer

  • Kamen Rider Gaim the Movie: Great Soccer Battle! Golden Fruits Cup! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Composer

  • Seven Weeks(2014)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • 100 nen gohan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Composer

  • The World Is Still Beautiful(2014)

    Show 12 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows

  • Super Hero Taisen Kamen Rider feat. Super Sentai: Heisei Rider vs. Showa Rider(2014)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • あさひるばん (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Composer

  • Kamen Rider Gaim (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 47 episodes · Composer

  • Kogure Photo Studio (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 4 episodes · Composer

  • Kamen Rider × Super Sentai × Space Sheriff: Super Hero Taisen Z(2013)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Kamen Rider Movie War the Fateful Sengoku Battle: Kamen Rider vs. Kamen Rider Gaim & Wizard(2013)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Space Sheriff Gavan: The Movie(2012)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Casting Blossoms to the Sky(2012)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger vs. Space Sheriff Gavan: The Movie(2012)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Kamen Rider × Super Sentai: Super Hero Taisen(2012)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Chihayafuru(2011)

    Show 74 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows

  • Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger: The Movie - The Flying Ghost Ship (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Composer

  • Gokaiger Goseiger Super Sentai 199 Hero Great Battle(2011)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 51 episodes · Composer

  • Digimon Xros Wars(2010)

    Show 79 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all shows

  • Smile (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 11 episodes · Composer

  • Scenery to Remember (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Composer

  • The Blue That Never Dies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Composer

  • BOYS OVER FLOWERS the movie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Composer

  • Hitomi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 156 episodes · Composer

  • The Black Swindler (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Composer

  • Yukan Club (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 10 episodes · Composer

  • Dragonaut: The Resonance(2007)

    Show 25 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all shows

  • Song of Goodbye(2006)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Switching – Goodbye Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Composer

  • Mina (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 11 episodes · Composer

  • Kurosagi(2006)

    Show 11 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all shows

  • Mahou Sentai Magiranger vs. Dekaranger(2006)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Glass Fleet: La Legende du Vent de l'Univers(2006)

    Show Composer

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows

  • BOYS OVER FLOWERS (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 20 episodes · Composer

  • Mahou Sentai Magiranger the Movie: Bride of Infershia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Composer

  • Mahou Sentai Magiranger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 49 episodes · Composer

  • Xenosaga: The Animation(2005)

    Show 12 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all shows

  • Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger vs Abaranger(2005)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • The Motive (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Composer

  • Bakuryuu Sentai Abaranger vs. Hurricaneger(2004)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Last Snow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Composer

  • Run Ichiro Run (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Composer

  • One Summer's Day (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Composer

  • A Forever Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 11 episodes · Composer

  • Kamen Rider(1971)

    Show 95 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all shows

Career shape

A full career of 74 titles from 1971 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Kamen Rider × Super Sentai: Super Hero Taisen (2012)

$35M worldwide

Highest rated

Gokaiger Goseiger Super Sentai 199 Hero Great Battle (2011)

Midcredits 93rd

Most popular right now

Digimon Xros Wars (2010)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Music74 of 74: 74 only music, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score72nd

By decade

1970s1 · crew1990s2 · crew2000s20 · crew2010s32 · crew2020s19 · 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.

How do Kôsuke Yamashita's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 72nd percentile, the median of all 27; across their 20 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 73rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

73rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 20

Approval · how many liked their films

62ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 20

Reach · how many have seen their films

46thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 20

Midcredits score across 38 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up14
  • 50th to 74th16
  • 25th to 49th4
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

27 of their 38 titles are Mixed.

  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic3
  • Crowd Pleaser7
  • Mixed27

Most divisive · composer

Puzzle & Dragons X (2016)

90th percentile spread · 33% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · composer

Gokaiger Goseiger Super Sentai 199 Hero Great Battle (2011)

Midcredits 93rd · 80% liked

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 Kôsuke Yamashita work with?

People who share at least 2 of Kôsuke Yamashita's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Shôjirô Nakazawa shares the most, 5.

Directors

Writers

  • Shôtarô Ishinomori5 titles    See all 5 shared titles with Shôtarô Ishinomori
  • Shôji Yonemura5 titles    See all 5 shared titles with Shôji Yonemura
  • Saburo Yatsude4 titles    See all 4 shared titles with Saburo Yatsude
  • Junko Komura4 titles    See all 4 shared titles with Junko Komura

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers

  • Akira Onodera5 titles    See all 5 shared titles with Akira Onodera
  • Akihiro Fukada5 titles    See all 5 shared titles with Akihiro Fukada
  • Kôichi Yada5 titles    See all 5 shared titles with Kôichi Yada
  • Takaaki Utsunomiya5 titles    See all 5 shared titles with Takaaki Utsunomiya