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Jun Kawagoe

Jun Kawagoe

Director · Born December 24, 1957 (68) · Chiba, Japan

Born
December 24, 1957 (68)
From
Chiba, Japan
Works as
Director
Titles
15 on MovieCove · 39 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 39 days to Oct 28Up 75% in 30 days

What are Jun Kawagoe's films like?

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

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
26%
Morality
16%
Self
15%
Survival
13%
Society
12%
Ideas
12%
Power
6%
Loyalty3 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival3 titles, browse their movies with this themeHope3 titles, browse their movies with this themeLegacy2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship2 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 1 · Dark 0

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

Grounded 2 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 2

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

Gentle 2 · Charged 4 · Intense 0

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

Steady 3 · 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 0 · 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 3 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 1

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

A split, not a type: Casual 2 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 5 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

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

How their films linger

Fun6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy7
  • 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 Jun Kawagoe's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 10 of their 15 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (6).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Jun Kawagoe'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

39 credits, 15 with a MovieCove page.

  • Let's Go! Anpanman: Baikinman and Lulun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Director

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

    Second Unit Director

  • Insect Land (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 22 episodes · Series Director

  • Getter Robo Ark(2021)

    Show 13 episodes · Director · Series Director

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Go! Anpanman: Fluffy Flurry and the Land of Clouds (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Director

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

    Key Animation

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

  • Lupin III: Goodbye Partner(2019)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Rupan sansei: Rupan wa imamo moeteiruka?(2018)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

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

    Key Animation

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

  • Megalo Box(2018)

    Show 1 episode · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows

  • Anpanman: Nanda and Runda from the Star of Toys(2016)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Cyborg 009 vs. Devilman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Director

  • Anpanman: Apple Boy and Everyone's Hope(2014)

    Director

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

  • Soreike! Anpanman: Ringo Bōya to Minna no Negai (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Director

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

    Key Animation

  • Mazinkaiser SKL (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 3 episodes · Director · Creator · Storyboard

  • Mazinkaizer SKL (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Director

  • Go! Anpanman: Go! The Exciting Anpanman Grand Prix (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Director

  • Go! Anpanman: Dadandan and the Twin Stars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Director

  • Shin Jeeg (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 1 episode · Director · Storyboard Artist

  • Transformers: The Ultimate Battle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Director

  • Super Robot Wars: Original Generation: The Animation(2005)

    Show 3 episodes · Director · Series Director

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

  • New Getter Robo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 13 episodes · Director

  • Transformers: Energon(2004)

    Show 3 episodes · Director · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all shows

  • Lupin the Third: Operation Return the Tresure(2003)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Shin Getter Robo vs Neo Getter Robo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Director

  • Shin Getter Robo vs. Neo Getter Robo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 4 episodes · Director

  • éX-Driver (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 6 episodes · Director

  • Getter Robo: Armageddon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 13 episodes · Director

  • Lupin the Third: The Legend of Twilight Gemini(1996)

    Storyboard

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • The Hard: Bounty Hunter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Screenplay

  • Lupin III: Dead or Alive(1996)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Record of the Lodoss War(1990)

    Show 1 episode · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows

  • Shuten Doji - The Star Hand Kid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 4 episodes · Director

  • The Pillow People Save Christmas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Graphic Designer

  • Urban Square: In Pursuit of Amber (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Key Animation

  • Aesop's Fables (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Key Animation

  • Doraemon: Nobita and the Castle of the Undersea Devil(1983)

    Key Animation

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Galaxy Express 999: Claire of Glass (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Key Animation

Career shape

A full career of 38 titles from 1980 to 2024.

Biggest box office

Anpanman: Nanda and Runda from the Star of Toys (2016)

$3.9M worldwide

Highest rated

Lupin the Third: Operation Return the Tresure (2003)

Midcredits 83rd

Most popular right now

Transformers: Energon (2004)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing22 of 38: 19 only directing, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score34thWriting3 of 38: 2 only writing, 1 with another roleOther crew17 of 38: 14 only other crew, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score18th

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

By decade

1980s6 · crew1990s4 · crew2000s10 · crew2010s13 · crew2020s5 · 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 Jun Kawagoe's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 59th percentile, the median of all 10; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 63rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

63rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Approval · how many liked their films

60thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Reach · how many have seen their films

47thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Midcredits score across 15 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up3
  • 50th to 74th5
  • Below 25th7

Shape of the crowd

8 of their 15 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Panned2
  • Crowd Pleaser8
  • Mixed5

Most divisive · director

Super Robot Wars: Original Generation: The Animation (2005)

88th percentile spread · 41% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director

Lupin the Third: Operation Return the Tresure (2003)

Midcredits 83rd · 72% 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 Jun Kawagoe work with?

People who share at least 2 of Jun Kawagoe's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Monkey Punch shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers