Sôtarô Hayashi

Writer · Born December 17, 1968 (57) · Tokyo, Japan

Born: December 17, 1968 (57)
From: Tokyo, Japan
Works as: Writer
Titles: 7 on MovieCove · 21 credits in all
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Up 83% in 30 days

What are Sôtarô Hayashi's films like?

Across their 5 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight

Bonds

33%

Self

26%

Survival

20%

Society

8%

Morality

7%

Ideas

6%

Family bonds2

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Thrilling

3

Hopeful

3

Melancholic

2

Dread

2

Tense

1

Other

3

How their films linger

Hopeful3 Fun2 Haunting2

How their films end · 1 with a twist

Happy3
Bittersweet1
Ambiguous1

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 Sôtarô Hayashi's films?

As of October 24, 2026, all 7 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (6).

Also on these channels

Hi-YAH!1 title, show their title on Hi-YAH!
HIDIVE1 title, show their title on HIDIVE
Toku1 title, show their title on Toku

Subscription and free streaming for Sôtarô Hayashi'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

21 credits, 7 with a MovieCove page.

BEAT RUNNERS (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)
Show 11 episodes · Series Composition
Ultraman Trigger: New Generation Tiga(2021)
Show 2 episodes · Writer
Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows
Ultraman Taiga The Movie: New Generation Climax (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
Writer
Ultraman Z (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
Show 3 episodes · Writer
Ultraman Taiga (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)
Show 26 episodes · Screenplay · Series Composition
Action Heroine Cheer Fruits (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
Show 3 episodes · Writer
Ultraman Orb: The Origin Saga(2016)
Show 12 episodes · Screenplay
Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all shows
Ultraman Orb(2016)
Show 4 episodes · Writer
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows
Ultraman X(2015)
Show Writer
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows
Ultraman Ginga S (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Show 2 episodes · Writer
Travelers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
Writer
Photo Kano(2013)
Show 5 episodes · Writer
Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all shows
Ultraman Ginga(2013)
Show Writer
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all shows
Tormented(2011)
Writer
Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films
Samurai Princess (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
Screenplay
GARO (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
Show 5 episodes · Screenplay
Ultraman Max (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
Show 4 episodes · Writer
Igyō no koi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
Writer
Ultraman Cosmos (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
Show 65 episodes · Writer
Eko Eko Azarak: Misa the Dark Angel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)
Screenplay
Eko Eko Azarak: The Series (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)
Show 6 episodes · Writer

Career shape

A full career of 19 titles from 1997 to 2026.

Highest rated

Tormented (2011)

Midcredits 20^th

By role

only this rolewith another role

Writing19 of 19 · 34^th

By decade

1990s2 · crew2000s5 · crew2010s8 · crew2020s4 · 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.

Who does Sôtarô Hayashi work with?

People who share at least 2 of Sôtarô Hayashi's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Kiyotaka Taguchi shares the most, 3.