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Masayuki Miyaji

Director · Born February 1, 1976 (50) · Kamakura, Kanagawa, Japan

Born
February 1, 1976 (50)
From
Kamakura, Kanagawa, Japan
Works as
Director
Titles
17 on MovieCove · 25 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 64 days to Oct 27Up 28% in 30 days

What are Masayuki Miyaji's films like?

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

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
34%
Bonds
31%
Survival
17%
Power
5%
Morality
4%
Society
4%
Ideas
3%
Coming of age3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 4 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 0 · Serious 1 · Dark 3

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

Grounded 0 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 2

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 3 · Intense 1

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

Steady 0 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 2 · 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

Casual 1 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 1

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

Resolved 1 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
4
Melancholic
5
Hopeful
2
Contemplative
2
Bittersweet
1
Other
1

How their films linger

Bittersweet5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Bittersweet2
  • Ambiguous4

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 Masayuki Miyaji's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 15 of their 17 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Crunchyroll (14).

Subscription and free streaming for Masayuki Miyaji'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

25 credits, 17 with a MovieCove page.

  • Ganglion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Show 1 episode · Storyboard

  • Firefighter Daigo: Rescuer in Orange(2023)

    Show 1 episode · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all shows

  • Blade Runner: Black Lotus(2021)

    Show 2 episodes · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all shows

  • The Deer King(2021)

    Director · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Ranking of Kings(2021)

    Show 1 episode · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • Re-Main(2021)

    Show 1 episode · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all shows

  • Vivy: Fluorite Eye's Song(2021)

    Show 1 episode · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • Stars Align(2019)

    Show 1 episode · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • Anemone: Eureka Seven Hi-Evolution(2018)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Eureka Seven: Hi-Evolution 1(2017)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Seraph of the End(2015)

    Show 1 episode · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • The Rolling Girls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 1 episode · Storyboard Artist

  • Haikyuu!!(2014)

    Show 2 episodes · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Space Dandy(2014)

    Show 1 episode · Director · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • Attack on Titan(2013)

    Show 9 episodes · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Fusé: Memoirs of the Hunter Girl(2012)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Occult Academy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 1 episode · Storyboard Artist

  • Xam'd: Lost Memories (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 26 episodes · Director · Series Director · Storyboard Artist · Writer

  • Blood+ (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 1 episode · Storyboard Artist

  • Eureka Seven(2005)

    Show 2 episodes · Director · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

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

    Show 2 episodes · Director · Storyboard Artist

  • Scrapped Princess(2003)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows

  • Mei and the Kittenbus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Second Unit Director

  • Overman King Gainer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 1 episode · Director · Storyboard Artist

  • Spirited Away(2001)

    Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 23 titles from 2001 to 2025.

Biggest box office

The Deer King (2021)

$1.1M worldwide

Highest rated

Eureka Seven (2005)

Midcredits 79th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing8 of 23: 2 only directing, 6 with another role · typical Midcredits score71stWriting2 of 23: 1 only writing, 1 with another roleOther crew20 of 23: 14 only other crew, 6 with another role · typical Midcredits score79th

23 titles, 6 with more than one role — other crew and directing overlap on 6 of them.

By decade

2000s8 · crew2010s8 · crew2020s7 · 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 Masayuki Miyaji's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 67th percentile, the median of all 5; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 66th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

66thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Approval · how many liked their films

60thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Reach · how many have seen their films

56thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Midcredits score across 17 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up8
  • 50th to 74th6
  • 25th to 49th2
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

9 of their 17 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser9
  • Mixed3

Most divisive · director

Anemone: Eureka Seven Hi-Evolution (2018)

77th percentile spread · 20% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director

Space Dandy (2014)

Midcredits 86th · 86% 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 Masayuki Miyaji work with?

People who share at least 2 of Masayuki Miyaji's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Ikurô Satô shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles