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Yutaka Kagawa

Director

Yutaka Kagawa (香川 豊, Kagawa Yutaka) is a Japanese anime director and storyboard artist.

Biography from TMDB.

Works as
Director
Titles
16 on MovieCove · 24 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Up 16% in 30 days

What are Yutaka Kagawa's films like?

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

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
48%
Bonds
35%
Survival
18%
Purpose3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

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

How their films linger

Hopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun2 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 Yutaka Kagawa's films?

As of October 24, 2026, all 16 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Crunchyroll (10).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Yutaka Kagawa'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

24 credits, 16 with a MovieCove page.

  • Marriagetoxin(2026)

    Show Director

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all shows

  • Anyway, I'm Falling in Love with You(2025)

    Show 1 episode · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all shows

  • Haigakura(2024)

    Show 1 episode · Storyboard Artist

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

  • Metallic Rouge(2024)

    Show 1 episode · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all shows

  • Urusei yatsura(2022)

    Show 1 episode · Director · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • Lucifer and the Biscuit Hamme(2022)

    Show 1 episode · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all shows

  • Juuni Taisen: Zodiac War(2017)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all shows

  • Wonder Momo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 5 episodes · Director · Series Director · Storyboard

  • Road to Ninja - Naruto the Movie(2012)

    Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Naruto Shippuden the Movie: Blood Prison(2011)

    Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • ThunderCats(2011)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • Naruto Shippûden: The Lost Tower(2010)

    Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Top Secret: The Revelation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Transformers: Animated(2007)

    Show 5 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all shows

  • Naruto: Shippuden(2007)

    Show 21 episodes · Director · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • Hunter x Hunter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 1 episode · Storyboard Artist

  • Great Teacher Onizuka(1999)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Nightwalker: The Midnight Detective (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 12 episodes · Series Director · Storyboard Artist

  • Flame of Recca(1997)

    Show 1 episode · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • Cooking Master Boy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 1 episode · Director · Storyboard Artist

  • Hajime Ningen Gon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 39 episodes · Series Director

  • Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie(1994)

    Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Montana Jones (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Mashin Hero Wataru: Mt. Soukai Heroic Legend (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Director

Career shape

A full career of 23 titles from 1990 to 2025.

Highest rated

ThunderCats (2011)

Midcredits 84th

Most popular right now

Transformers: Animated (2007)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing11 of 23: 7 only directing, 4 with another role · typical Midcredits score69thWriting1 of 23: 0 only writing, 1 with another roleOther crew16 of 23: 12 only other crew, 4 with another role · typical Midcredits score53rd

23 titles, 4 with more than one role — other crew and directing overlap on 4 of them.

By decade

1990s9 · crew2000s3 · crew2010s6 · 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.

Who does Yutaka Kagawa work with?

People who share at least 2 of Yutaka Kagawa's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Todd Casey shares the most, 2.

Writers

Actors

Producers