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Yasushi Minatoya

Producer

Works as
Producer
Titles
18 on Motif · 45 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Down 34% in 30 days

What are Yasushi Minatoya's films like?

Across their 12 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
36%
Bonds
26%
Morality
17%
Society
11%
Survival
10%
Romantic love6 titles, browse their movies with this themeObsession3 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception2 titles, browse their movies with this themeViolence3 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIsolation2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 9 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 1 · Serious 3 · Dark 5

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 6 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 2

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 1 · Charged 3 · Intense 5

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

Steady 3 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 1

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

Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 0

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 5 · 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

Casual 4 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 0

Heavy: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their heavy movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 1 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 6

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 6 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 2

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
6
Melancholic
7
Warm
5
Dread
2
Romantic
2
Other
9

How their films linger

Haunting4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet5
  • Ambiguous6

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 Yasushi Minatoya's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 7 of their 18 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (4).

Subscription and free streaming for Yasushi Minatoya'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

45 credits, 18 with a Motif page.

  • Street Kingdom: Make your own sound. (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2026)

    Line Producer

  • The Ogre's Bride(2026)

    Associate Producer

    Motif score: 67th percentile of all films

  • No Matter What, I Love You (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2025)

    Line Producer

  • Baban Baban Ban Vampire(2025)

    Line Producer

    Motif score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Human Specimens(2025)

    Show Producer

    Motif score: 40th percentile of all shows

  • Kinshicho Paradise (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2024)

    Show 12 episodes · Producer

  • Sin and Evil (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2024)

    Producer

  • Till We Meet Again on the Lily Hill (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2023)

    Line Producer

  • The Rest of Our Lives (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2023)

    Producer

  • Phases of the Moon(2022)

    Line Producer

    Motif score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Motherhood (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2022)

    Producer

  • 2 Women (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2022)

    Producer

  • Modern Love Tokyo(2022)

    Show Producer

    Motif score: 39th percentile of all shows

  • Ride or Die(2021)

    Line Producer

    Motif score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Yakuza (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2020)

    Producer

  • Tezuka's Barbara(2019)

    Co-Producer

    Motif score: 29th percentile of all films

  • The Fate, I Will Deliver: True Story of Mercari (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 6 episodes · Producer

  • Grand Blue(2020)

    Producer

    Motif score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Romance Doll(2020)

    Producer

    Motif score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Konya wa Konoji De (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 12 episodes · Producer

  • Under Your Bed(2019)

    Producer

    Motif score: 46th percentile of all films

  • My Husband Won't Fit(2019)

    Show 10 episodes · Producer

    Motif score: 22nd percentile of all shows

  • Punk Samurai Slash Down (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2018)

    Producer

  • Satria Heroes: Revenge of Darkness (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2017)

    Producer

  • Policeman and Me (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2017)

    Line Producer

  • Hurricane Polymar (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2017)

    Producer

  • Natsumi's Firefly (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2016)

    Line Producer

  • Bitter Honey (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2016)

    Line Producer

  • The Inerasable(2015)

    Line Producer

    Motif score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Hibana(2016)

    Show Producer

    Motif score: 62nd percentile of all shows

  • Wakako Zake (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 72 episodes · Producer

  • Kabukicho Love Hotel(2014)

    Producer

    Motif score: 74th percentile of all films

  • The Round Table (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2014)

    Co-Producer

  • Girl's Blood(2014)

    Line Producer

    Motif score: 40th percentile of all films

  • I am Ichihashi: Journal of a Murderer (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2013)

    Producer

  • Oshin (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2013)

    Producer

  • Crying 100 Times: Every Raindrop Falls(2013)

    Line Producer

    Motif score: 41st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Apple of Sodom (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 4 episodes · Producer

  • Fly with the Gold (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2012)

    Producer

  • Dendera (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2011)

    Producer

  • The Egoists (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2011)

    Producer

  • River (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2011)

    Producer

  • The Cherry Orchard: Blossoming (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2008)

    Associate Producer

  • Snakes and Earrings(2008)

    Line Producer

    Motif score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Hana(2006)

    Producer

    Motif score: 64th percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 42 titles from 2006 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Crying 100 Times: Every Raindrop Falls (2013)

$7.1M worldwide

Highest rated

Kabukicho Love Hotel (2014)

Motif 74th

Most popular right now

Modern Love Tokyo (2022)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Producing42 of 42: 42 only producing, 0 with another role · typical Motif score46th

By decade

2000s3 · crew2010s21 · crew2020s18 · 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 Yasushi Minatoya's films land?

Their typical Motif film has a Motif score in the 49th percentile, the median of all 14; across their 9 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 58th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

58thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Approval · how many liked their films

41stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Reach · how many have seen their films

68thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Motif score across 18 titles, by percentile

  • 50th to 74th8
  • 25th to 49th9
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

13 of their 18 titles are Mixed.

  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser2
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed13

Most divisive · producer

The Ogre's Bride (2026)

96th percentile spread · 30% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

Kabukicho Love Hotel (2014)

Motif 74th · 63% liked

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.

Is Yasushi Minatoya's work okay for kids?

Across up to 5 Motif titles with content scores, sex & nudity runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Sex & Nudity5 titles60–84 · median 78 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 31

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Yasushi Minatoya work with?

People who share at least 2 of Yasushi Minatoya's Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Ryūichi Hiroki shares the most, 6.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers