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Kazuhiro Yamada

Cinematographer · Tokyo, Japan

Kazuhiro Yamada is a director of photography.

Biography from TMDB.

From
Tokyo, Japan
Works as
Cinematographer
Titles
30 on MovieCove · 37 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 28Down 2% in 30 days

What are Kazuhiro Yamada's films like?

Across their 14 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
34%
Self
22%
Survival
17%
Power
8%
Morality
8%
Society
8%
Ideas
3%
Survival5 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity6 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship3 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFreedom2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 8 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 2 · Serious 2 · Dark 4

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

Grounded 0 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 5

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 3 · Intense 5

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

Steady 2 · Shifting 6 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 2 · 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 1 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 4

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 6 · Full focus 1

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

Resolved 5 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
8
Thrilling
8
Dread
6
Hopeful
4
Contemplative
3
Other
10

How their films linger

Hopeful7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 5 with a twist

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet9
  • Ambiguous2

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 Kazuhiro Yamada's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 25 of their 30 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Crunchyroll (14).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Kazuhiro Yamada'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

37 credits, 30 with a MovieCove page.

  • The Darwin Incident(2026)

    Show 13 episodes · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all shows

  • Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Freedom(2024)

    Compositing Artist

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • A Sign of Affection(2024)

    Show 12 episodes · Compositing Artist

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • Chained Soldier(2024)

    Show 12 episodes · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all shows

  • Giant Beasts of Ars(2023)

    Show 12 episodes · Compositing Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all shows

  • The・Ultraman: Jackal vs. Ultraman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Cinematographer

  • Vampire in the Garden(2022)

    Show 5 episodes · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all shows

  • Bubble(2022)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Akudama Drive(2020)

    Show 12 episodes · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows

  • Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress: The Battle of Unato(2019)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Captain Tsubasa(2018)

    Show 52 episodes · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • Attack on Titan: The Roar of Awakening(2018)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Fate/Kaleid Liner Prisma Illya: The Movie - Oath Under Snow(2017)

    Compositing Artist

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Genocidal Organ(2017)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress: Life That Burns (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Cinematographer

  • Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress(2016)

    Show 12 episodes · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all shows

  • Attack on Titan(2013)

    Show 59 episodes · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • JoJo's Bizarre Adventure(2012)

    Show 103 episodes · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Kokoro Connect (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 13 episodes · Cinematographer

  • The World God Only Knows(2010)

    Show 24 episodes · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows

  • Highschool of the Dead(2010)

    Show 12 episodes · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all shows

  • One Piece: Strong World(2009)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Dante's Inferno: An Animated Epic(2010)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • House of Five Leaves(2010)

    Show Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • Welcome to Irabu's Office (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 11 episodes · Cinematographer

  • Death Note Relight 2 - L's Successors(2008)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Tales of Vesperia: The First Strike(2009)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Michiko & Hatchin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 22 episodes · Cinematographer

  • Highlander: The Search for Vengeance(2007)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Death Note(2006)

    Show 37 episodes · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • The Girl Who Leapt Through Time(2006)

    Compositing Artist

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Ergo Proxy(2006)

    Show 23 episodes · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • Bleach(2004)

    Show 50 episodes · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Samurai Champloo(2004)

    Show 26 episodes · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Gravion(2002)

    Show 13 episodes · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all shows

  • Magical Shopping Arcade Abenobashi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 13 episodes · Cinematographer

  • Canary (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Cinematographer

Career shape

A full career of 35 titles from 2002 to 2026.

Biggest box office

One Piece: Strong World (2009)

$49M worldwide

Highest rated

Attack on Titan: The Roar of Awakening (2018)

Midcredits 98th

Most popular right now

Captain Tsubasa (2018)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Cinematography30 of 35: 30 only cinematography, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score66thOther crew5 of 35: 5 only other crew, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score76th

By decade

2000s12 · 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 Kazuhiro Yamada's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 75th percentile, the median of all 12; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 70th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

70thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Approval · how many liked their films

67thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Reach · how many have seen their films

85thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Midcredits score across 30 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up14
  • 50th to 74th12
  • 25th to 49th2
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

15 of their 30 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved7
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser15
  • Mixed7

Most divisive · cinematographer

Chained Soldier (2024)

79th percentile spread · 23% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · cinematographer

Death Note (2006)

Midcredits 99th · 94% liked

Reviewers score the cinematography 78/100 in their films, across 7 reviewed titles; fans 82, detractors 65. The element that speaks to their work as a cinematographer.

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 Kazuhiro Yamada's work okay for kids?

Across up to 6 MovieCove titles with content scores, 1 of the 4 categories sits near the median of all films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore4 titlesmedian 81 · severeMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity6 titles17–58 · median 33 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity4 titlesmedian 45 · moderateMedian of all films: 36
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 88 · severeMedian 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 Kazuhiro Yamada work with?

People who share at least 2 of Kazuhiro Yamada's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Tetsurō Araki shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers