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Makoto Sokuza

Director · Japan

From
Japan
Works as
Director
Titles
35 on MovieCove · 53 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Down 31% in 30 days

What are Makoto Sokuza's films like?

Across their 11 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
40%
Self
36%
Ideas
8%
Survival
7%
Morality
6%
Society
4%
Identity6 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship3 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
4
Tense
4
Hopeful
4
Romantic
4
Thrilling
2
Other
11

How their films linger

Feel-good6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet7
  • 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 Makoto Sokuza's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 33 of their 35 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Crunchyroll (21).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Makoto Sokuza'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

53 credits, 35 with a MovieCove page.

  • The Red Ranger Becomes an Adventurer in Another World(2025)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all shows

  • Taisho Era Contract Marriage ~ The Substitute Bride and a Soldier's Fierce Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • Magilumiere Magical Girls Inc.(2024)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all shows

  • 2.5 Dimensional Seduction(2024)

    Show 4 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows

  • Rising Impact(2024)

    Show 3 episodes · Director · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • Helck(2023)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all shows

  • Fufu Kokan: Modorenai Yoru (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Show 8 episodes · Director · Series Director

  • Sacrificial Princess & the King of Beasts(2023)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows

  • The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel - Northern War(2023)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all shows

  • Tomo-chan Is a Girl!(2023)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • Reign of the Seven Spellblades(2023)

    Show Director

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all shows

  • You0 DECO(2022)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Strongest Sage with the Weakest Crest(2022)

    Show 5 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all shows

  • Combatants Will Be Dispatched!(2021)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows

  • Blue Reflection Ray(2021)

    Show Director

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Beastars(2019)

    Show 5 episodes · Director · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • The Demon Girl Next Door(2019)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all shows

  • If It's for My Daughter, I'd Even Defeat a Demon Lord(2019)

    Show 1 episode · Director · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all shows

  • Laid-Back Camp(2018)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • The Disastrous Life of Saiki K.(2016)

    Show 1 episode · Director · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Schwarzesmarken(2016)

    Show Director

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all shows

  • Aria the Scarlet Ammo AA (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • One Punch Man(2015)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Argevollen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Golden Time (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

  • Date a Live(2013)

    Show 5 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all shows

  • Senran Kagura: Ninja Flash!(2013)

    Show Director

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all shows

  • You and Me(2011)

    Show 1 episode · Director · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows

  • Because I Don't Like My Big Brother at All!(2011)

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    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all shows

  • Katanagatari (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 1 episode · Director · Storyboard Artist

  • Maid Sama!(2010)

    Show Director

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • Beat Blades Haruka (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 3 episodes · Series Director

  • Kobato.(2009)

    Show Director

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows

  • School Days(2007)

    Show 1 episode · Director · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all shows

  • No Money (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 4 episodes · Series Director

  • Princess Princess (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • When They Cry(2006)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • Ah My Buddha!!(2005)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all shows

  • Speed Grapher(2005)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all shows

  • Kyô kara maô!(2004)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all shows

  • Maria Watches Over Us (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 6 episodes · Director

  • Daiakuji: The Xena Buster (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 7 episodes · Series Director

  • Last Exile(2003)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • Rave Master (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • Shingu: Secret of the Stellar Wars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Microman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Tokyo Pig (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Pokémon(1997)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • Hareluya II BØY(1997)

    Show Director

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • You're Under Arrest!(1996)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all shows

  • Rurouni Kenshin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 4 episodes · Director

  • Pegasus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Writer

  • Bush Baby, Little Angel of the Grasslands (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 1 episode · Director

Career shape

A full career of 45 titles from 1992 to 2025.

Highest rated

Maid Sama! (2010)

Midcredits 89th

Most popular right now

Sacrificial Princess & the King of Beasts (2023)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing41 of 45: 33 only directing, 8 with another role · typical Midcredits score57thWriting1 of 45: 1 only writing, 0 with another roleOther crew11 of 45: 3 only other crew, 8 with another role · typical Midcredits score67th

45 titles, 8 with more than one role — directing and other crew overlap on 8 of them.

By decade

1990s7 · crew2000s13 · crew2010s12 · crew2020s13 · 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.

Is Makoto Sokuza's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 47 · moderateMedian of all films: 32

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Makoto Sokuza work with?

People who share at least 2 of Makoto Sokuza's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Takaaki Ishiyama shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Editors

Mixed roles