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Tetsuya Endô

Director · Born September 7, 1960 (66) · Tokyo, Japan

Tetsuya Endo is a Japanese animation director, director, storyboard artist, animator and sound director. He worked as the assistant director on My Neighbor Totoro in 1988, and directed Floral Magician Mary Bell in 1992–93. He is a member of the Japan Film Director Association.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
September 7, 1960 (66)
From
Tokyo, Japan
Works as
Director
Titles
18 on MovieCove · 29 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 157 days to Oct 28Down 2% in 30 days

What are Tetsuya Endô's films like?

Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
57%
Self
35%
Society
8%
Friendship4 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Hopeful
3
Thrilling
2
Warm
1
Joyful
1
Tense
1
Other
2

How their films linger

Fun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

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 Tetsuya Endô's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 16 of their 18 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Crunchyroll (12).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Tetsuya Endô'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

29 credits, 18 with a MovieCove page.

  • Tojima Wants to Be a Kamen Rider(2025)

    Show 2 episodes · Director · Storyboard

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • Matsuinu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Show 12 episodes · Series Composition · Series Director

  • Rurouni Kenshin(2023)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • Atelier Ryza: Ever Darkness & the Secret Hideout(2023)

    Show 1 episode · Director · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all shows

  • Handyman Saitou in Another World(2023)

    Show 1 episode · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all shows

  • Mahou Tsukai no Yome: Nishi no Shounen to Seiran no Kishi(2021)

    Show 2 episodes · Director · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all shows

  • Bakuten!(2021)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows

  • ARP Backstage Pass (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 11 episodes · Series Director

  • One Piece: Episode of Skypiea(2018)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • The Ancient Magus' Bride(2017)

    Show 2 episodes · Director · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • I Couldn't Become a Hero, So I Reluctantly Decided to Get a Job.(2013)

    Show Director

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all shows

  • Digimon Xros Wars(2010)

    Show 54 episodes · Director · Series Director

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all shows

  • One Piece: Strong World(2009)

    Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Kōtetsu Sangokushi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 25 episodes · Series Director

  • Master of Epic: The Animation Age (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 12 episodes · Writer

  • Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea(2006)

    Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Hikaru no Go: Journey to the North Star Cup (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Director · Screenplay

  • Kino's Journey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Hikaru No Go(2001)

    Show 22 episodes · Director · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • Gensomaden Saiyuki(2000)

    Show 7 episodes · Director · Storyboard Artist · Writer

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all shows

  • Boogiepop Never Laughs: Boogiepop Phantom(2000)

    Show 1 episode · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • One Piece(1999)

    Show 5 episodes · Director · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • A Chinese Ghost Story: The Tsui Hark Animation(1997)

    Animation Director · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Mojakou (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Show 74 episodes · Series Director

  • I'll Make a Habit of It (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 39 episodes · Director

  • Hana no Mahou Tsukai Mary Bell: Phoenix no Kagi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Director · Writer

  • Floral Magician Mary Bell (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 50 episodes · Director

  • Jankenman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Show 51 episodes · Series Director

  • My Neighbor Totoro(1988)

    Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 28 titles from 1988 to 2025.

Highest rated

Hikaru No Go (2001)

Midcredits 92nd

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing15 of 28: 6 only directing, 9 with another role · typical Midcredits score80thWriting6 of 28: 1 only writing, 5 with another roleOther crew18 of 28: 11 only other crew, 7 with another role · typical Midcredits score55th

28 titles, 10 with more than one role — other crew and directing overlap on 6 of them.

By decade

1980s1 · crew1990s7 · crew2000s9 · crew2010s3 · crew2020s8 · 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 Tetsuya Endô work with?

People who share at least 2 of Tetsuya Endô's MovieCove titles; Hiroyuki Sakurada shares the most, 2.