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Hirotsugu Usui

Producer · Born October 16, 1967 (59)

Usui Hirotsugu is a Japanese director and producer. He graduated from Keio University.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
October 16, 1967 (59)
Works as
Producer
Titles
26 on MovieCove · 67 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Down 14% in 30 days

What are Hirotsugu Usui's films like?

Across their 9 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Action3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 43rd percentile
: browse their Action movies
Crime3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 65th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Animation2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 49th percentile
: browse their Animation 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
Morality
36%
Bonds
24%
Power
15%
Survival
14%
Self
7%
Society
4%
Justice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this themeDuty2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 9 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 4 · Serious 3 · Dark 2

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 4 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 2

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 0 · Charged 4 · Intense 5

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

Steady 1 · Shifting 7 · Whiplash 1

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

Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 5 · Funny 1

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

Slow burn 0 · Even-paced 6 · Relentless 3

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

Casual 1 · Engaged 7 · Full focus 1

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 5 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 1

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

Resolved 8 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
7
Warm
4
Thrilling
3
Joyful
3
Melancholic
2
Other
2

How their films linger

Bittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet6

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 Hirotsugu Usui's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 3 of their 26 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Crunchyroll (2).

Subscription and free streaming for Hirotsugu Usui'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

67 credits, 26 with a MovieCove page.

  • TETSURYO! Meet with Tetsudou Musume (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Show 12 episodes · Other

  • Bayside Shakedown N.E.W. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Executive Producer

  • A Hundred Scenes of Awajima(2026)

    Show 12 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • 5 Centimeters Per Second(2025)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Kakukaku Shikajika(2025)

    Production Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Ya Boy Kongming! The Movie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Production Supervisor

  • My Beloved Stranger(2025)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Under Ninja(2025)

    Production Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Muroi Shinji: Stay Alive (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Executive Producer

  • Muroi Shinji: Not Defeated (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Executive Producer

  • Run for Money: Tokyo Mission (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Production Supervisor

  • Silent Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Executive Producer

  • Don't Call it Mystery: The Movie(2023)

    Production Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Dr. Coto's Clinic(2022)

    Production Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Silent Parade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Executive Producer

  • Masquerade Night(2021)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • SIGNAL: The Movie – Cold Case Investigation Unit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Executive Producer

  • Yowamushi Pedal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Executive Producer

  • Matinee (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Executive Producer

  • Masquerade Hotel(2019)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Dragon Ball Super: Broly(2018)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • The House Where the Mermaid Sleeps (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Executive Producer

  • Inuyashiki(2018)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Survival Family(2016)

    Development Producer

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Nobunaga Concerto: The Movie(2016)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • UNFAIR: the end (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Executive Producer · Production Supervisor

  • Midsummer's Equation(2013)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Bayside Shakedown the Final(2012)

    Co-Producer

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Unfair: The Answer(2011)

    Executive Producer · Production Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Rock: Wanko no Shima (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Executive Producer

  • Andalusia: Revenge of the Goddess (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Producer

  • The Diplomat Kosaku Kuroda (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 10 episodes · Development Manager

  • Umizaru 3: The Last Message(2010)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Section Chief Aoshima Shunsuke THE MOBILE: Cases happening in the Interrogation Room! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Producer

  • Odoru daisousasen the movie 3: Yatsura o kaihou seyo!(2010)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Amalfi: Rewards of the Goddess (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Producer

  • Can't Protect Anyone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Producer

  • Nobody To Watch Over Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Producer

  • Shaolin Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Producer

  • Suspect X(2008)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • UNFAIR: the movie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Executive Producer · Production Supervisor

  • Sugar & Spice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Producer

  • Limit of Love: Umizaru(2006)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Star Reformer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Producer

  • Fugitive Joichiro Kijima (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Producer

  • Spring Snow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Producer

  • The Suspect: Muroi Shinji (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Producer

  • Umizaru Evolution (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 11 episodes · Development Manager

  • Kôshônin: Mashita Masayoshi(2005)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Lorelei: The Witch of the Pacific Ocean (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Producer

  • Sea Monkey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Producer

  • Odoru daisosasen the movie 2: Rainbow Bridge wo fuusa seyo!(2003)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Between Calmness and Passion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Producer

  • Hotoke (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Producer

  • Whiteout (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Producer

  • Space Travelers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Producer

  • Space Travelers: The Animation(2000)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • GTO: The Movie(1999)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Bayside Shakedown(1998)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • MIND GAME (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Producer

  • Cat's Eye (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Producer

  • Tokimeki Memorial (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Producer

  • Lonely Doll (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Director

  • Long Vacation(1996)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • Love Still Hasn't Begun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • Into a Bright Moment (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Show 12 episodes · Director

  • Trip (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Director

Career shape

A full career of 65 titles from 1993 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Odoru daisosasen the movie 2: Rainbow Bridge wo fuusa seyo! (2003)

$155M worldwide

Highest rated

Dragon Ball Super: Broly (2018)

Midcredits 97th

Most popular right now

Suspect X (2008)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing5 of 65: 5 only directing, 0 with another roleProducing51 of 65: 48 only producing, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score64thOther crew12 of 65: 9 only other crew, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score50th

65 titles, 3 with more than one role — producing and other crew overlap on 3 of them.

By decade

1990s10 · crew2000s20 · crew2010s17 · crew2020s18 · 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 Hirotsugu Usui's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 61st percentile, the median of all 24; across their 9 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 54th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

54thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Approval · how many liked their films

39thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Reach · how many have seen their films

54thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Midcredits score across 26 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up5
  • 50th to 74th12
  • 25th to 49th8
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

11 of their 26 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Universally Panned1
  • Crowd Pleaser10
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed11

Most divisive · producer

A Hundred Scenes of Awajima (2026)

64th percentile spread · 17% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

Dragon Ball Super: Broly (2018)

Midcredits 97th · 86% 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 Hirotsugu Usui work with?

People who share at least 2 of Hirotsugu Usui's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Katsuyuki Motohiro shares the most, 5.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers