Kôbun Shizuno

What are Kôbun Shizuno's films like?

Across their 21 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Survival.

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 Kôbun Shizuno's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 9 of their 22 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Crunchyroll (5).

• Crunchyroll5 titles
  • Knights of Sidonia (2014) · director
  • The Journey (2021) · director
  • Burst Angel (2004) · director
  • Peace Maker Kurogane (2003) · director
  • Monster Strike the Movie: Lucifer - Zetsubou no Yoake (2020) · director
• Netflix3 titles, browse their movies on this service
  • Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters (2017) · director
  • Godzilla: City on the Edge of Battle (2018) · director
  • Godzilla: The Planet Eater (2018) · director
• Prime Video1 title, browse their movies on this service
  • Lupin the 3rd vs. Cat's Eye (2023) · director

Subscription and free streaming for Kôbun Shizuno'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

30 credits, 22 with a MovieCove page.

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  As One (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

  Director
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  Lupin the 3rd vs. Cat's Eye(2023)

  Director

  Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films48^th
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  The Journey(2021)

  Director

  Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films80^th
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  Monster Strike the Movie: Lucifer - Zetsubou no Yoake(2020)

  Director

  Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)~15^th
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  My Tyrano: Together, Forever(2018)

  Director

  Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)~79^th
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  Godzilla: The Planet Eater(2018)

  Director

  Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films24^th
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  Godzilla: City on the Edge of Battle(2018)

  Director

  Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films38^th
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  Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters(2017)

  Director

  Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films38^th
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  Detective Conan: Crimson Love Letter(2017)

  Director · Key Animation · Second Unit Director · Storyboard Artist

  Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films66^th
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  Detective Conan: The Darkest Nightmare(2016)

  Director · Key Animation

  Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films85^th
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  Detective Conan: Sunflowers of Inferno(2015)

  Director · Key Animation

  Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films61^st
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  Knights of Sidonia: The Movie(2015)

  Director

  Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films65^th
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  Detective Conan: The Sniper from Another Dimension(2014)

  Director · Key Animation · Second Unit Director · Storyboard Artist

  Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films76^th
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  Knights of Sidonia(2014)

  Show 12 episodes · Director

  Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows82^nd
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  Detective Conan: Private Eye in the Distant Sea(2013)

  Director

  Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films65^th
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  Detective Conan: The Eleventh Striker(2012)

  Director

  Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films64^th
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  Detective Conan: Quarter of Silence(2011)

  Director

  Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films76^th
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  Samurai Girls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

  Show 24 episodes · Director
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  Fist of the North Star: The Legend of Kenshiro(2008)

  Director

  Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films76^th
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  Fist of the North Star: The Legend of Toki(2008)

  Director

  Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films79^th
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  Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone(2007)

  Director · Second Unit First Assistant Director

  Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films94^th
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  Submarine 707 Revolution (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

  Director
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  G.I. Joe: Sigma 6 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

  Show 13 episodes · Series Director
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  Elfen Lied (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

  Show 1 episode · Director
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  Burst Angel(2004)

  Show 24 episodes · Co-Director · Director · Storyboard Artist

  Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all shows25^th
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  Peace Maker Kurogane(2003)

  Show 24 episodes · Co-Director · Director

  Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all shows23^rd
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  Submarine 707R (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

  Show 1 episode · Director
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  Ai Yori Aoshi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

  Show 1 episode · Storyboard Artist
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  Sin: The Movie(2000)

  Co-Director · Producer

  Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films16^th
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  Azuke (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

  Executive Producer

Career shape

A full career of 30 titles from 1990 to 2025.

Biggest box office

Detective Conan: Crimson Love Letter (2017)

$63M worldwide

Highest rated

Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone (2007)

Midcredits 94^th

Most popular right now

Peace Maker Kurogane (2003)

How do Kôbun Shizuno's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 65^th percentile, the median of all 19; across their 19 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 68^th percentile for acclaim.

Shape of the crowd

10 of their 22 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

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• Universally Loved1
• Divisive1
• Cult Classic1
• Crowd Pleaser10
• Broadly Agreed2
• Mixed7

Most divisive · director

Monster Strike the Movie: Lucifer - Zetsubou no Yoake (2020)

96^th percentile spread · 56% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director

Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone (2007)

Midcredits 94^th · 84% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 66/100 and the pacing 39/100 in their films, across 13 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.

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.

Is Kôbun Shizuno's work okay for kids?

Across up to 5 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity runs heavier than most films.

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Kôbun Shizuno work with?

People who share at least 2 of Kôbun Shizuno's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Keiichi Ishiyama shares the most, 8.