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Kôichi Takahashi

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Titles
11 on MovieCove · 31 credits in all
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 156 days to Oct 27Down 15% in 30 days

What are Kôichi Takahashi's films like?

Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
35%
Bonds
27%
Morality
27%
Society
6%
Ideas
4%
Identity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 6 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 4 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 5 · Intense 1

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

A split, not a type: Steady 3 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 1

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

Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 1

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

Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

A split, not a type: Casual 1 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 3

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

Resolved 2 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
6
Contemplative
3
Melancholic
2
Dread
2
Absurd
1
Other
3

How their films linger

Thought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet4
  • Ambiguous1

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 Kôichi Takahashi's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 6 of their 11 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on The Criterion Channel (4).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Kôichi Takahashi'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

31 credits, 11 with a MovieCove page.

  • The Samurai and the Prisoner(2026)

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    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Petals and Memories (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

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  • Kisspeptin Chronicles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

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  • Cloud(2024)

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    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • Home Sweet Home (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

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  • Do Unto Others (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

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  • What Happened to Our Nest Egg!? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

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  • And So the Baton Is Passed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

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  • To the Ends of the Earth(2019)

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    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Foreboding (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

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  • Before We Vanish(2017)

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    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Creepy(2016)

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    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Seventh Code (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

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  • Penance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

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  • The Samurai That Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

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  • My Departure (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

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  • Sukiyaki (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

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  • Sawako Decides (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

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  • Saru Lock the Movie(2010)

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    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Elevator Trap (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

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  • Crime or Punishment?!? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

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  • School Days with a Pig (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

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  • Tokyo Sonata(2008)

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    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Argentine Hag (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

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  • Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children(2005)

    Hair Setup

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • More Painful than Rain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

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  • Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S.(2003)

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    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla(2002)

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    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Bonds (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

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  • Lost Paradise(1997)

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    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Haunted School (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

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Career shape

A full career of 31 titles from 1995 to 2026.

Biggest box office

The Samurai and the Prisoner (2026)

$7.1M worldwide

Highest rated

Tokyo Sonata (2008)

Midcredits 96th

Most popular right now

The Samurai and the Prisoner (2026)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Editing25 of 31: 25 only editing, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score62ndOther crew6 of 31: 6 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1990s3 · crew2000s9 · crew2010s11 · 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.

How do Kôichi Takahashi's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 66th percentile, the median of all 11; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 68th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

68thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Approval · how many liked their films

57thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Reach · how many have seen their films

84thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Midcredits score across 11 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up4
  • 50th to 74th6
  • 25th to 49th1

Shape of the crowd

5 of their 11 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Crowd Pleaser5
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed3

Most divisive · editor

Saru Lock the Movie (2010)

57th percentile spread · 31% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · editor

Tokyo Sonata (2008)

Midcredits 96th · 83% liked

Reviewers score the pacing 41/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles; fans 49, detractors 24. The element that speaks to their work as an editor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; 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 Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove 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 Kôichi Takahashi work with?

People who share at least 2 of Kôichi Takahashi's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Kiyoshi Kurosawa shares the most, 5.

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Composers and cinematographers

Producers