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Hiroyuki Yano

Hiroyuki Yano

Director · Born September 20, 1959 (67)

Born
September 20, 1959 (67)
Works as
Director
Titles
20 on MovieCove · 41 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 65 days to Oct 28Down 15% in 30 days

What are Hiroyuki Yano's films like?

Across their 7 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
46%
Self
27%
Morality
10%
Society
8%
Ideas
5%
Survival
3%
Friendship4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 6 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 5 · Serious 0 · Dark 1

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 0 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 5 · Charged 0 · Intense 1

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

Steady 6 · Shifting 0 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 0 · Some laughs 6 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 5 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 6 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
6
Hopeful
5
Tense
1
Melancholic
1
Warm
1
Other
3

How their films linger

Feel-good5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy6
  • Bittersweet1

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 Hiroyuki Yano's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 14 of their 20 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (11).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Hiroyuki Yano'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, 20 with a MovieCove page.

  • Go! Anpanman: Pantan and the star of promises (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Director

  • Go! Anpanman: Dororin and the Transformation Carnival (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Director

  • Yo-kai Watch ♪ (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 1 episode · Storyboard Artist

  • Eiga Yôkai Gakuen Y: Neko wa Hero ni Nareru ka(2019)

    Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Let's Go! Anpanman: Sparkle! Princess Vanilla of the Land of Ice Cream(2019)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Anpanman: Shine! Kurun & The Star of Life(2018)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Megalo Box(2018)

    Show 2 episodes · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows

  • Yo-kai Watch Shadowside: The Return of the Oni King(2017)

    Storyboard Artist

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

  • Go! Anpanman: Bulbul's Big Treasure Hunt Adventure (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Director

  • 91 Days(2016)

    Show 1 episode · Storyboard

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • Sweetness & Lightning (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 2 episodes · Storyboard Artist

  • Go! Anpanman: Fly! The Handkerchief of Hope (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Director

  • Soreike! Anpanman: Yomigaere Bananajima(2012)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Hunter X Hunter(2011)

    Show 10 episodes · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • Go! Anpanman: Rescue! Kokorin and the Star of Miracles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Director

  • Blue Exorcist(2011)

    Show 1 episode · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

  • Anpanman: The Blacknose with Magical Song (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Director

  • Go! Anpanman: Baikinman VS Baikinman!? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Director

  • Inazuma Eleven(2008)

    Show 1 episode · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • Go! Anpanman: Horror Man and Horror Horako (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Director

  • Soreike! Anpanman: Shabondama No Purun(2007)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Anpanman: Star-Spirited Dollie(2006)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Utawarerumono(2006)

    Show 1 episode · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all shows

  • Soreike! Anpanman: Hapî no Daibôken(2005)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Go! Anpanman: Nyanii of the Country of Dream Cats (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Director

  • Go! Anpanman: Ruby's Wish (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Director

  • Daigunder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 39 episodes · Director

  • Inuyasha the Movie: Affections Touching Across Time(2001)

    Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Monster Rancher(1999)

    Show Director

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all shows

  • Go! Anpanman: Anpanman and his Strange Friend (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Director

  • Lupin III: Island of Assassins(1997)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Lupin III: Dead or Alive(1996)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Go! Anpanman: Let's Defeat the Haunted Ship!! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Director

  • Go! Anpanman: The Lyrical Magical Witch's School (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Director

  • Go! Anpanman: Nosshi the Dinosaur's Big Adventure (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Director

  • Go! Anpanman: Anpanman and His Pleasant Friends (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Director

  • Go! Anpanman: Dokin-chan's Doki Doki Calendar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Director

  • Go! Anpanman: Baikinman's Counterattack (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Assistant Director

  • Record of the Lodoss War(1990)

    Show 1 episode · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows

  • Aim For The Ace! Final Stage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 12 episodes · Writer

  • Lupin the Third Part 1(1971)

    Show 1 episode · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows

Career shape

A full career of 40 titles from 1971 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Anpanman: Shine! Kurun & The Star of Life (2018)

$4.5M worldwide

Highest rated

Lupin III: Island of Assassins (1997)

Midcredits 82nd

Most popular right now

Monster Rancher (1999)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing25 of 40: 25 only directing, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score21stWriting2 of 40: 2 only writing, 0 with another roleOther crew13 of 40: 13 only other crew, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score79th

By decade

1970s1 · crew1980s1 · crew1990s10 · crew2000s11 · crew2010s14 · crew2020s3 · 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 Hiroyuki Yano's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 24th percentile, the median of all 11; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 30th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

30thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Approval · how many liked their films

3rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Reach · how many have seen their films

7thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Midcredits score across 20 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up7
  • 50th to 74th6
  • 25th to 49th1
  • Below 25th6

Shape of the crowd

7 of their 20 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Universally Panned4
  • Divisive2
  • Crowd Pleaser7
  • Mixed4

Most divisive · director

Soreike! Anpanman: Yomigaere Bananajima (2012)

86th percentile spread · 50% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director

Lupin III: Island of Assassins (1997)

Midcredits 82nd · 74% 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 Hiroyuki Yano work with?

People who share at least 2 of Hiroyuki Yano's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Shôji Yonemura shares the most, 4.

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers