
Ikurô Satô
- Director
- 25 on MovieCove · 31 credits in all
What are Ikurô Satô's films like?
Across their 12 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.
Themes
Moods and endings
- Bittersweet7
- Ambiguous5
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 Ikurô Satô's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 24 of their 25 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Crunchyroll (22).
- Crunchyroll
- Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood (2009) · director
- Cowboy Bebop (1998) · director
- My Hero Academia: Heroes Rising (2019) · second unit director
- Gachiakuta (2025) · director, writer
- Bungo Stray Dogs: Dead Apple (2018) · second unit director
- My Hero Academia (2016) · director
- My Hero Academia: Two Heroes (2018) · second unit director
- Bungo Stray Dogs (2016) · director
- Space Dandy (2014) · director
- Wolf's Rain (2003) · director
- Soul Eater (2008) · director
- Snow White with the Red Hair (2015) · director
- +10 more
Subscription and free streaming for Ikurô Satô'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, 25 with a MovieCove page.

Gachiakuta(2025)
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows
Metallic Rouge(2024)
Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films
Bungo Stray Dogs(2016)
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows
My Hero Academia(2016)
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all shows
Space Dandy(2014)
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows
Tenkai Knights(2013)
Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all shows
Eureka Seven: AO(2012)
Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all shows
Star Driver(2010)
Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows
Soul Eater(2008)
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows
Eureka Seven(2005)
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows
Kurau Phantom Memory (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

Mars Daybreak (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

Scrapped Princess(2003)
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows
Wolf's Rain(2003)
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows
RahXephon(2002)
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)
The Big O (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

His and Her Circumstances (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

Sentimental Journey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

Cowboy Bebop(1998)
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows
The Vision of Escaflowne(1996)
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows
Matchless Raijin-Oh (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)
Career shape
A full career of 27 titles from 1991 to 2025.
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.
Who does Ikurô Satô work with?
People who share at least 2 of Ikurô Satô's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Masahiko Minami shares the most, 11.
Directors
- Tomoki KyôdaShared titles: Anemone: Eureka Seven Hi-Evolution (2018), Eureka Seven: Hi-Evolution 1 (2017), Eureka Seven: AO (2012), Wolf's Rain (2003), RahXephon (2002)See all 5 shared titles with Tomoki Kyôda
- Hisatoshi ShimizuShared titles: Anemone: Eureka Seven Hi-Evolution (2018), Eureka Seven: Hi-Evolution 1 (2017), Eureka Seven: AO (2012), Star Driver (2010)See all 4 shared titles with Hisatoshi Shimizu
- Masayuki MiyajiShared titles: Anemone: Eureka Seven Hi-Evolution (2018), Eureka Seven: Hi-Evolution 1 (2017), Scrapped Princess (2003)See all 3 shared titles with Masayuki Miyaji
- Sôichi MasuiShared titles: Scrapped Princess (2003), RahXephon (2002), Clockwork Fighters Hiwou's War (2000)See all 3 shared titles with Sôichi Masui

Writers
- Dai SatôShared titles: Anemone: Eureka Seven Hi-Evolution (2018), Eureka Seven: Hi-Evolution 1 (2017), Eureka Seven: AO (2012), Wolf's Rain (2003)See all 4 shared titles with Dai Satô

- Kazuhiko ShimamotoShared titles: Anemone: Eureka Seven Hi-Evolution (2018), Eureka Seven: Hi-Evolution 1 (2017), Eureka Seven: AO (2012)See all 3 shared titles with Kazuhiko Shimamoto
- Shô AikawaShared titles: Eureka Seven: AO (2012), RahXephon (2002), Clockwork Fighters Hiwou's War (2000)See all 3 shared titles with Shô Aikawa

- Hiroshi ÔnogiShared titles: Tenkai Knights (2013), RahXephon (2002)See all 2 shared titles with Hiroshi Ônogi
Actors
- Shin'ichirô MikiShared titles: Anemone: Eureka Seven Hi-Evolution (2018), Clockwork Fighters Hiwou's War (2000), The Vision of Escaflowne (1996)See all 3 shared titles with Shin'ichirô Miki

- Toshiyuki MorikawaShared titles: Gachiakuta (2025), Eureka Seven: Hi-Evolution 1 (2017)See all 2 shared titles with Toshiyuki Morikawa

- Kaori NazukaShared titles: Anemone: Eureka Seven Hi-Evolution (2018), Eureka Seven: Hi-Evolution 1 (2017)See all 2 shared titles with Kaori Nazuka

- Yûko SanpeiShared titles: Anemone: Eureka Seven Hi-Evolution (2018), Eureka Seven: Hi-Evolution 1 (2017)See all 2 shared titles with Yûko Sanpei

Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Kumiko SakamotoShared titles: Metallic Rouge (2024), Anemone: Eureka Seven Hi-Evolution (2018), Eureka Seven: Hi-Evolution 1 (2017), Eureka Seven: AO (2012)See all 4 shared titles with Kumiko Sakamoto
- Toshiya KimuraShared titles: Anemone: Eureka Seven Hi-Evolution (2018), Eureka Seven: Hi-Evolution 1 (2017), Eureka Seven: AO (2012)See all 3 shared titles with Toshiya Kimura
- Naoki SatôShared titles: Anemone: Eureka Seven Hi-Evolution (2018), Eureka Seven: Hi-Evolution 1 (2017)See all 2 shared titles with Naoki Satô

- Yôko KannoShared titles: Wolf's Rain (2003), The Vision of Escaflowne (1996)See all 2 shared titles with Yôko Kanno

Producers
- Masahiko MinamiShared titles: Gachiakuta (2025), Metallic Rouge (2024), Anemone: Eureka Seven Hi-Evolution (2018), Eureka Seven: Hi-Evolution 1 (2017), Eureka Seven: AO (2012), Star Driver (2010), Scrapped Princess (2003), Wolf's Rain (2003), RahXephon (2002), Clockwork Fighters Hiwou's War (2000), The Vision of Escaflowne (1996)See all 11 shared titles with Masahiko Minami

- Yoshihiro ÔyabuShared titles: Gachiakuta (2025), Tenkai Knights (2013), Star Driver (2010)See all 3 shared titles with Yoshihiro Ôyabu
- Hirô MaruyamaShared titles: Eureka Seven: Hi-Evolution 1 (2017), Eureka Seven: AO (2012), Star Driver (2010)See all 3 shared titles with Hirô Maruyama

- Atsushi HigashiyamaShared titles: Gachiakuta (2025), Star Driver (2010)See all 2 shared titles with Atsushi Higashiyama
