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Masa Sawada

Masa Sawada

Producer

Works as
Producer
Titles
15 on MovieCove · 23 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Up 65% in 30 days

What are Masa Sawada's films like?

Across their 13 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
32%
Self
30%
Survival
17%
Society
15%
Morality
6%
Purpose6 titles, browse their movies with this themeIsolation5 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship2 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 13 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 7 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 1

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 6 · Charged 5 · Intense 2

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

Steady 10 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 2

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

Straight-faced 11 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 12 · Even-paced 1 · 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 8 · Full focus 1

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

Resolved 4 · Open-ended 5 · Ambiguous 4

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Contemplative
11
Melancholic
10
Tense
3
Warm
4
Bittersweet
3
Other
3

How their films linger

Hopeful7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet9
  • Ambiguous3

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 Masa Sawada's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 10 of their 15 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Masa Sawada'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

23 credits, 15 with a MovieCove page.

  • Vade Retro (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Idea

  • That Summer in Paris(2025)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • The Real You(2024)

    Co-Producer

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • My Sunshine(2024)

    Co-Producer

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Fly On (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Co-Producer · Producer

  • Love Life(2022)

    Executive Producer · Producer

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Small, Slow But Steady(2022)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Onoda: 10,000 Nights in the Jungle(2021)

    Co-Producer

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Fishlove (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Producer

  • A Girl Missing(2019)

    Co-Producer

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Asako I & II(2018)

    Co-Producer

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • The Man from the Sea (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Co-Producer · Executive Producer

  • Ramen Shop(2018)

    Co-Producer

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Radiance(2017)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Harmonium(2016)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Journey to the Shore(2015)

    Co-Producer · Producer

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Sweet Bean(2015)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • I, Kamikaze (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Director · Producer · Screenplay

  • Still the Water(2014)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • I Have to Buy New Shoes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Line Producer

  • Yuki & Nina (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Producer

  • Tokyo!(2008)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • A Perfect Couple (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Producer

Career shape

A full career of 22 titles from 2006 to 2025.

Biggest box office

Sweet Bean (2015)

$4.7M worldwide

Highest rated

Sweet Bean (2015)

Midcredits 93rd

Most popular right now

Onoda: 10,000 Nights in the Jungle (2021)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing1 of 22: 0 only directing, 1 with another roleWriting2 of 22: 1 only writing, 1 with another roleProducing21 of 22: 20 only producing, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score75th

By decade

2000s3 · 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 Masa Sawada's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 76th percentile, the median of all 15; across their 13 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 77th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

77thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Approval · how many liked their films

71stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Reach · how many have seen their films

83rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Midcredits score across 15 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up8
  • 50th to 74th6
  • 25th to 49th1

Shape of the crowd

11 of their 15 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Crowd Pleaser11
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed2

Most divisive · producer

The Real You (2024)

59th percentile spread · 28% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

Sweet Bean (2015)

Midcredits 93rd · 82% liked

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 Masa Sawada work with?

People who share at least 2 of Masa Sawada's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Tina Baz shares the most, 4.

Directors

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles