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Takeo Ogiwara

Cinematographer

Works as
Cinematographer
Titles
19 on Motif · 24 credits in all
TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Down 32% in 30 days

What are Takeo Ogiwara's films like?

Across their 9 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Survival.

What they feel like to watch

their average across 4 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

A split, not a type: Light 2 · Serious 0 · Dark 2

Grounded 0 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 3

Gentle 1 · Charged 0 · Intense 3

A split, not a type: Steady 1 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 2

Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0

A split, not a type: Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 0 · Relentless 1

A split, not a type: Casual 1 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 2

A split, not a type: Easy watch 1 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 2

Resolved 2 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 2

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
4
Dread
3
Hopeful
4
Absurd
3
Melancholic
3
Other
8

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet5
  • 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 Takeo Ogiwara's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 17 of their 19 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Crunchyroll (12).

Subscription and free streaming for Takeo Ogiwara's titles on Motif; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Motif 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, 19 with a Motif page.

Career shape

A full career of 24 titles from 2004 to 2026.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Cinematography23 of 24: 23 only cinematography, 0 with another role · typical Motif score51stOther crew1 of 24: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

2000s1 · 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 Motif score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on Motif, shown from 5 scored.

How do Takeo Ogiwara's films land?

Their typical Motif film has a Motif score in the 78th percentile, the median of all 7; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 76th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

76thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Approval · how many liked their films

70thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Reach · how many have seen their films

58thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Motif score across 19 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up7
  • 50th to 74th3
  • 25th to 49th5
  • Below 25th4

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on Motif; 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 Motif score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their Motif 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 Takeo Ogiwara work with?

People who share at least 2 of Takeo Ogiwara's Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Kunihiko Ikuhara shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors