Shigeru Yamazaki

Director, also cinematographer

Works as: Director, also cinematographer
Titles: 13 on MovieCove · 20 credits in all
Links: IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)

Known for

What are Shigeru Yamazaki's films like?

Across their 7 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight

Self

43%

Bonds

30%

Power

12%

Morality

7%

Survival

5%

Society

3%

Purpose2 Coming of age2 Self-worth3 Romantic love2

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Hopeful

3

Tense

2

Contemplative

4

Joyful

2

Romantic

3

Other

6

How their films linger

Hopeful5 Feel-good4

How their films end

Happy2
Bittersweet4
Tragic1

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 Shigeru Yamazaki's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 12 of their 13 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Crunchyroll (11).

Subscription and free streaming for Shigeru Yamazaki'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

20 credits, 13 with a MovieCove page.

Grandpa and Grandma Turn Young Again(2024)
Show Director
Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all shows
The Apothecary Diaries(2023)
Show 1 episode · Director
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows
Blue Period(2021)
Show 1 episode · Director
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows
Arte(2020)
Show 2 episodes · Director · Key Animation
Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all shows
Sorcerous Stabber Orphen(2020)
Show 1 episode · Director
Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all shows
Demon Lord, Retry! R(2019)
Show 1 episode · Director
Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all shows
Anonymous Noise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
Show 1 episode · Director
Space Brothers(2012)
Show 1 episode · Director
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows
Guin Saga (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
Show 1 episode · Director
Toradora!(2008)
Show 1 episode · Director
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows
Dragonaut: The Resonance(2007)
Show Director
Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all shows
Kenichi: The Mightiest Disciple(2006)
Show 2 episodes · Director
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows
Speed Grapher(2005)
Show 1 episode · Director
Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all shows
F-Zero: GP Legend (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
Show 1 episode · Director
Tenchi Muyô! GXP(2002)
Show Director
Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows
Advancer Tina (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)
Director
Advancer Tina (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)
Show 1 episode · Director
School Ghosts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)
Show 1 episode · Director
El-Hazard: The Magnificent World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)
Show 1 episode · Director
Belladonna of Sadness(1973)
Cinematographer
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 16 titles from 1995 to 2023.

Biggest box office

Belladonna of Sadness (1973)

$474 worldwide

Highest rated

Belladonna of Sadness (1973)

Midcredits 88^th

By role

only this rolewith another role

Directing16 of 16 · 77^thOther crew1 of 16

By decade

1990s4 · crew2000s5 · crew2010s3 · crew2020s4 · 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.

Is Shigeru Yamazaki's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films

Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 29 · mild

Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 42 · moderate

Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 32 · mild

Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 15 · minimal

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Shigeru Yamazaki work with?

People who share at least 2 of Shigeru Yamazaki's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Shigeki Awai shares the most, 2.