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Satoru Kôsaki

Satoru Kôsaki

Composer · Born September 16, 1974 (52) · Toyonaka, Osaka, Japan

Satoru Kosaki is a Japanese music composer, arranger, sound producer. Alongside his work on anime soundtracks, he works with MONACA RECORDS. He has composed the scores and music to vocal songs from anime series including "The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya" and "Lucky Star", along with video games from series such as "Tekken".

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
September 16, 1974 (52)
From
Toyonaka, Osaka, Japan
Works as
Composer
Titles
25 on MovieCove · 34 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 157 days to Oct 28Up 111% in 30 days

What are Satoru Kôsaki's films like?

Across their 20 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
53%
Bonds
26%
Society
10%
Survival
6%
Morality
3%
Ideas
2%
Power
1%
Identity9 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship9 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age6 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition5 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity5 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose5 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 10 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 0 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 6

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

Gentle 2 · Charged 5 · Intense 3

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

A split, not a type: Steady 6 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 2

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

Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 6 · Funny 0

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 6 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 2

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

A split, not a type: Casual 4 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 4

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 5 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 4

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Hopeful
9
Joyful
6
Tense
7
Melancholic
5
Warm
6
Other
19

How their films linger

Hopeful11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy7
  • Bittersweet9
  • Ambiguous4

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 Satoru Kôsaki's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 20 of their 25 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Crunchyroll (17).

Subscription and free streaming for Satoru Kôsaki'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

34 credits, 25 with a MovieCove page.

  • The Apothecary Diaries: The Deceased Empress' Treasure (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Composer

  • The Ribbon Hero(2026)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • There Was a Cute Girl in the Hero's Party, So I Tried Confessing to Her(2026)

    Show 13 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all shows

  • KIZUMONOGATARI -Koyomi Vamp- (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Composer

  • The Apothecary Diaries(2023)

    Show 48 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • Protocol: Rain(2023)

    Show 12 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all shows

  • The Diary of Ochibi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Show 24 episodes · Composer

  • Aharen-san Is Indecipherable(2022)

    Show 24 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows

  • Vivy: Fluorite Eye's Song(2021)

    Show 13 episodes · Composer · Main Title Theme Composer

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • Maesetsu!(2020)

    Show 12 episodes · Composer

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

  • Beastars(2019)

    Show 24 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • Go Away, Ultramarine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Composer

  • Fate/Extra Last Encore (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 13 episodes · Composer

  • Fireworks(2017)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Kizumonogatari Part 3: Reiketsu(2017)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Kizumonogatari Part 2: Nekketsu(2016)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Kizumonogatari Part 1: Tekketsu(2016)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Monster Strike the Movie(2016)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Monster Strike(2015)

    Show Composer

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Wake Up, Girls! Beyond the Bottom(2015)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Wake Up, Girls! Zoku gekijouban: Seishun no kage(2015)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Captain Earth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 25 episodes · Composer

  • Wake Up, Girls! 7 Nin No Idol the Movie(2014)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Wake Up, Girls!(2014)

    Show Composer

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all shows

  • STAR DRIVER: The Movie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Composer

  • Wandering Son (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 11 episodes · Composer

  • Oreimo(2010)

    Show 25 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all shows

  • Star Driver(2010)

    Show 25 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all shows

  • The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya(2010)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Working!!(2010)

    Show Composer

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows

  • Bakemonogatari(2009)

    Show 36 episodes · Composer · Music Arranger

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • Kannagi: Crazy Shrine Maidens (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 13 episodes · Composer

  • Lucky Star(2007)

    Show 24 episodes · Composer · Main Title Theme Composer · Music Arranger

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows

  • The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya(2006)

    Show 28 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

Career shape

A full career of 28 titles, 27 of them dated from 2006 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Fireworks (2017)

$26M worldwide

Highest rated

The Apothecary Diaries (2023)

Midcredits 99th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Music28 of 28: 26 only music, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score65thOther crew2 of 28: 0 only other crew, 2 with another role

By decade

2000s4 · crew2010s14 · crew2020s9 · 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 Satoru Kôsaki's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 58th percentile, the median of all 10; across their 10 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 69th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

69thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Approval · how many liked their films

49thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Reach · how many have seen their films

84thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Midcredits score across 25 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up9
  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th4
  • Below 25th7

Shape of the crowd

10 of their 25 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved6
  • Divisive2
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser6
  • Mixed10

Most divisive · composer

Monster Strike (2015)

93rd percentile spread · 46% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · composer

The Apothecary Diaries (2023)

Midcredits 99th · 93% liked

Reviewers score the sound and music 73/100 in their films, across 6 reviewed titles; fans 79, detractors 63. The element that speaks to their work as a composer.

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.

Is Satoru Kôsaki's work okay for kids?

Across up to 9 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore8 titles25–93 · median 64 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity9 titles30–64 · median 54 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity9 titles18–36 · median 26 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs8 titles7–38 · median 25 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense8 titles32–86 · median 52 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Satoru Kôsaki work with?

People who share at least 2 of Satoru Kôsaki's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Atsuhiro Iwakami shares the most, 6.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles