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Yoshihisa Hirano

Composer · Born December 7, 1971 (54) · Shingu, Wakayama, Japan

Born
December 7, 1971 (54)
From
Shingu, Wakayama, Japan
Works as
Composer
Titles
18 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 38 days to Oct 27Down 23% in 30 days

What are Yoshihisa Hirano's films like?

Across their 10 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
35%
Self
21%
Morality
21%
Survival
8%
Power
5%
Society
5%
Ideas
4%
Identity5 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship4 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition2 titles, browse their movies with this themePower2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 4 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 0 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 0 · Intense 4

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

Steady 1 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 0 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 0

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 1 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 2

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

Resolved 4 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
6
Joyful
3
Melancholic
4
Romantic
2
Cold
2
Other
9

How their films linger

Feel-good4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet5
  • Ambiguous2
  • Cyclical1

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 Yoshihisa Hirano's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 16 of their 18 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (8).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Yoshihisa Hirano'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, 18 with a MovieCove page.

  • Red River(2026)

    Show 24 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all shows

  • Donketsu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Show 6 episodes · Composer

  • We're Millennials. Got a problem?: The Movie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Composer

  • Helck(2023)

    Show 24 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all shows

  • Takeshi's Castle(2023)

    Show Composer

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows

  • I Am Makimoto (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Composer

  • Love with a Case(2022)

    Show 10 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all shows

  • Edens Zero(2021)

    Show 50 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows

  • JOKE - 2022 Panic Haishin! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Composer

  • Shiranakuteii Koto(2020)

    Show 10 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all shows

  • Zoids Wild Zero (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 50 episodes · Composer

  • Eiga Drive Head: Tomika Hyper Rescue – Kidō Kyūkyū Keisatsu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Composer

  • Weakest Beast(2018)

    Show Composer

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all shows

  • Tomica Hyper Rescue Drive Head Kidō Kyūkyū Keisatsu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 37 episodes · Composer

  • Yutori desuga nanika(2016)

    Show 10 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all shows

  • Mosaic Japan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 5 episodes · Composer

  • Broken Blade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 12 episodes · Composer

  • Ai Tenchi Muyo!(2014)

    Show Composer

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all shows

  • Hunter x Hunter: The Last Mission(2013)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Pin to Kona (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 10 episodes · Composer

  • Tanken Driland - 1000-nen no Mahō - (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 51 episodes · Composer

  • Hunter X Hunter: Phantom Rouge(2013)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Driland (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 37 episodes · Composer

  • Hunter X Hunter(2011)

    Show 148 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • Broken Blade: The Gap Between Life and Death (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Composer

  • Broken Blade: The Path of Separation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Composer

  • Broken Blade: The Time of Awakening (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Composer

  • In a Distant Time 3: Neverending Destiny (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Composer

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

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Real Drive (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 26 episodes · Composer

  • Shiori and Shimiko's Bizarre Case Files (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 13 episodes · Composer

  • Death Note Relight - Visions of a God(2007)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Death Note(2006)

    Show 37 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • Beyond the Stream of Time: A Dance in the Moonlight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Composer

  • Ouran High School Host Club(2006)

    Show 26 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • Strawberry Panic(2006)

    Show 26 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • Fighting Spirit(2000)

    Show 51 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

Career shape

A full career of 34 titles from 2000 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Hunter X Hunter: Phantom Rouge (2013)

$13M worldwide

Highest rated

Death Note Relight - Visions of a God (2007)

Midcredits 93rd

Most popular right now

Red River (2026)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Music34 of 34: 34 only music, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score71st

By decade

2000s9 · crew2010s16 · 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 Yoshihisa Hirano's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 82nd percentile, the median of all 4; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 84th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

84thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Approval · how many liked their films

76thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Reach · how many have seen their films

88thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Midcredits score across 18 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up7
  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th3
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

8 of their 18 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved5
  • Universally Panned1
  • Crowd Pleaser4
  • Mixed8

Most divisive · composer

Red River (2026)

74th percentile spread · 24% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · composer

Death Note (2006)

Midcredits 99th · 94% 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 Yoshihisa Hirano work with?

People who share at least 2 of Yoshihisa Hirano's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Keiji Fujiwara shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers