Motonobu Hori

Director

Works as: Director
Titles: 36 on MovieCove · 43 credits in all
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 156 days to Oct 27Down 12% in 30 days

What are Motonobu Hori's films like?

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

Themes

share of theme weight

Self

30%

Bonds

27%

Society

19%

Survival

Ideas

Power

Loyalty3 Purpose3 Identity2 Community2

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense

Thrilling

Contemplative

Hopeful

Absurd

Other

How their films linger

Fun2 Hopeful3 Feel-good2 Thought-provoking2

How their films end

Bittersweet1
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 Motonobu Hori's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 24 of their 36 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Crunchyroll (20).

Subscription and free streaming for Motonobu Hori'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

43 credits, 36 with a MovieCove page.

Marriagetoxin(2026)
Show 13 episodes · Director · Series Director · Storyboard Artist
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all shows
My Hero Academia: Vigilantes(2025)
Show 2 episodes · Director · Storyboard Artist
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows
Metallic Rouge(2024)
Show 13 episodes · Director · Series Director · Storyboard Artist
Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all shows
Bones 25: Dreaming Forwards(2024)
Show Director
Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)
Super Crooks(2021)
Show 13 episodes · Director · Opening/Ending Animation · Series Director · Storyboard Artist
Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all shows
The Case Study of Vanitas(2021)
Show 1 episode · Storyboard Artist
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows
Godzilla Singular Point(2021)
Show 2 episodes · Key Animation · Storyboard Artist
Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all shows
Carole & Tuesday(2019)
Show 24 episodes · Director · Series Director · Storyboard Artist
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows
Dragon Pilot: Hisone and Masotan(2018)
Show 2 episodes · Animation Director · Storyboard Artist
Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all shows
Recovery of an MMO Junkie(2017)
Show 1 episode · Director · Key Animation
Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all shows
Blade Runner: Black Out 2022(2017)
Key Animation
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films
Napping Princess(2017)
Animation Director · Second Unit Director · Storyboard Artist
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
Mob Psycho 100(2016)
Show 1 episode · Key Animation
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows
My Hero Academia(2016)
Show 2 episodes · Storyboard Artist
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows
Ghost in the Shell: The New Movie(2015)
Key Animation
Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border 3: Ghost Tears(2014)
Key Animation
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films
Space Battleship Yamato 2199(2012)
Show 1 episode · Key Animation
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows
Berserk: The Golden Age Arc III - The Advent(2013)
Key Animation
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
009 Re: Cyborg(2012)
Art Designer
Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films
Psycho-Pass(2012)
Show 2 episodes · Animation Director · Key Animation
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows
Sword Art Online(2012)
Show 1 episode · Key Animation
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows
The Mystic Archives of Dantalian(2011)
Show 1 episode · Animation Director · Character Designer · Key Animation
Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all shows
Doraemon: Nobita and the New Steel Troops: ~Winged Angels~(2011)
Key Animation
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films
HeartCatch PreCure the Movie: Fashion Show in the Flower Capital... Really?!(2010)
Key Animation
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films
Doraemon the Movie: The New Records of Nobita's Spaceblazer(2009)
Key Animation
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films
Michiko & Hatchin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
Show 1 episode · Key Animation
Genius Party Beyond(2008)
Key Animation
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films
Genius Party Beyond (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
Show 1 episode · Key Animation
Metal Gear Solid: Digital Graphic Novel(2008)
Storyboard Artist
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films
Gurren Lagann(2007)
Show 1 episode · Key Animation
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows
Tekkonkinkreet(2006)
Key Animation
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films
Tokyo Tribe 2(2006)
Show 2 episodes · Director · Animation Director · Storyboard Artist
Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)
Paradise Kiss (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
Show 6 episodes · Director · Assistant Director · Key Animation · Storyboard Artist
Beck: Mongolian Chop Squad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
Show 26 episodes · Director · Animation Director · Character Designer · Key Animation · Storyboard Artist
Steamboy(2004)
Key Animation
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films
This Ugly Yet Beautiful World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
Show 1 episode · Key Animation
Paranoia Agent(2004)
Show 1 episode · Key Animation
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows
Nasu: Summer in Andalusia(2003)
Key Animation
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films
Ninja Scroll: The Series(2003)
Show 1 episode · Key Animation
Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows
Last Exile(2003)
Show 1 episode · Key Animation
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows
Someday's Dreamers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
Show 4 episodes · Director · Animation · Animation Director · Key Animation
Magical Shopping Arcade Abenobashi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
Show 2 episodes · Key Animation
FLCL(2000)
Show 1 episode · Key Animation
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

Career shape

A full career of 42 titles from 2000 to 2026.

Highest rated

Marriagetoxin (2026)

Midcredits 72^nd

By role

only this rolewith another role

Directing9 of 42 · 62^ndOther crew42 of 42 · 80^th

42 titles, 9 with more than one role — other crew and directing overlap on 9 of them.

By decade

2000s19 · crew2010s17 · crew2020s6 · 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.

Who does Motonobu Hori work with?

People who share at least 2 of Motonobu Hori's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Satoshi Takafuji shares the most, 2.