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Michihiko Umezawa

Producer

Works as
Producer
Titles
12 on Motif · 21 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Down 7% in 30 days

What are Michihiko Umezawa's films like?

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

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
34%
Bonds
33%
Ideas
20%
Morality
8%
Society
5%
Hope4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth2 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 5 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 3 · Serious 2 · Dark 0

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

Grounded 1 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 2

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

Gentle 2 · Charged 3 · Intense 0

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

Steady 2 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 1

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

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 3 · 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 3 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 5 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Warm
4
Hopeful
4
Melancholic
2
Joyful
2
Bittersweet
2
Other
3

How their films linger

Hopeful5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet3

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 Michihiko Umezawa's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 8 of their 12 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Crunchyroll (3).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Michihiko Umezawa's titles on Motif; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Motif 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

21 credits, 12 with a Motif page.

  • You, Fireworks, and Our Promise (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2026)

    Producer

  • Draw This, Then Die!(2026)

    Show 12 episodes · Other

    Motif score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • With You and the Rain(2025)

    Show 12 episodes · Other · Producer

    Motif score: 65th percentile of all shows

  • Totto-Chan: The Little Girl at the Window(2023)

    Executive Producer

    Motif score: 96th percentile of all films

  • The Dangers in My Heart(2023)

    Show 25 episodes · Other

    Motif score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • Shin Jigen! Crayon Shin-chan the Movie(2023)

    Producer

    Motif score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Teasing Master Takagi-San: The Movie(2022)

    Executive Producer

    Motif score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Those Snow White Notes(2021)

    Show 12 episodes · Other

    Motif score: 62nd percentile of all shows

  • Stand by Me Doraemon 2(2020)

    Executive Producer

    Motif score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Stand by Me Doraemon(2014)

    Executive Producer

    Motif score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Peak: The Rescuers (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2011)

    Co-Executive Producer

  • 13 Assassins(2010)

    Producer

    Motif score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Zero Focus (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2009)

    Executive Producer

  • My Rainy Days(2009)

    Executive Producer

    Motif score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Ballad (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2009)

    Executive Producer

  • Battle Under Orion (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2009)

    Executive Producer

  • Mr. Tadano's Secret Mission: From Japan With Love (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2008)

    Executive Producer

  • Christmas on July 24th Avenue (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2006)

    Executive Producer

  • The Cake Tree in the Ruins (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2006)

    Producer

  • Siren(2006)

    Executive Producer

    Motif score: 27th percentile of all films

  • 目下の恋人 (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2002)

    Associate Producer

Career shape

A full career of 20 titles from 2002 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Stand by Me Doraemon (2014)

$186M worldwide

Highest rated

Teasing Master Takagi-San: The Movie (2022)

Motif 97th

Most popular right now

With You and the Rain (2025)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Producing16 of 20: 16 only producing, 0 with another role · typical Motif score95thOther crew4 of 20: 4 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

2000s9 · crew2010s3 · crew2020s8 · 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 Motif score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on Motif, shown from 5 scored.

How do Michihiko Umezawa's films land?

Their typical Motif film has a Motif score in the 94th percentile, the median of all 8; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 91st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

91stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Approval · how many liked their films

94thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Reach · how many have seen their films

85thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Motif score across 12 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up8
  • 50th to 74th3
  • 25th to 49th1

Shape of the crowd

6 of their 12 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved5
  • Crowd Pleaser6
  • Mixed1

Most loved · producer

Teasing Master Takagi-San: The Movie (2022)

Motif 97th · 87% liked

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on Motif; 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 Motif score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their Motif 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 Michihiko Umezawa work with?

People who share at least 2 of Michihiko Umezawa's Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Ken Amano shares the most, 3.

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