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Rie Matsubara

Editor · Japan

Rie Matsubara is a Japanese editor.

Biography from TMDB.

From
Japan
Works as
Editor
Titles
59 on MovieCove · 79 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Down 17% in 30 days

What are Rie Matsubara's films like?

Across their 27 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
40%
Bonds
32%
Morality
9%
Survival
9%
Power
5%
Society
4%
Ideas
2%
Friendship10 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity10 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love6 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age7 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose7 titles, browse their movies with this themeSacrifice5 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 14 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Heightened: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their heightened movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 1 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 8

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

Gentle 2 · Charged 7 · Intense 5

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

Steady 3 · Shifting 8 · Whiplash 3

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 8 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 2

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

A split, not a type: Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 5 · Relentless 3

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

A split, not a type: Casual 4 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 7

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 1 · Affecting 10 · Heavy 3

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

A split, not a type: Resolved 5 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 5

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Melancholic
13
Tense
10
Contemplative
9
Hopeful
8
Warm
6
Other
30

How their films linger

Hopeful11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 6 with a twist

  • Happy4
  • Bittersweet17
  • Ambiguous6

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 Rie Matsubara's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 50 of their 59 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Crunchyroll (32).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Rie Matsubara'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

79 credits, 59 with a MovieCove page.

Career shape

A full career of 77 titles, 76 of them dated from 2004 to 2026.

Biggest box office

The Boy and the Heron (2023)

$296M worldwide

Highest rated

Kaguya-sama: Love Is War - The First Kiss That Never Ends (2022)

Midcredits 99th

Most popular right now

Bakemonogatari (2009)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Editing68 of 77: 68 only editing, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score60thOther crew9 of 77: 9 only other crew, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score90th

By decade

2000s6 · crew2010s41 · crew2020s29 · 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 Rie Matsubara's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 97th percentile, the median of all 20; across their 14 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 95th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

95thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Approval · how many liked their films

94thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Reach · how many have seen their films

88thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Midcredits score across 59 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up25
  • 50th to 74th8
  • 25th to 49th18
  • Below 25th8

Shape of the crowd

26 of their 59 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved17
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser14
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed26

Most divisive · editor

League of Nations Air Force Aviation Magic Band Luminous Witches (2022)

85th percentile spread · 31% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · editor

Kaguya-sama: Love Is War - The First Kiss That Never Ends (2022)

Midcredits 99th · 93% liked

Reviewers score the pacing 47/100 in their films, across 13 reviewed titles; fans 59, detractors 25. The element that speaks to their work as an editor.

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 Rie Matsubara's work okay for kids?

Across up to 13 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films and profanity lighter.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore11 titles20–92 · median 55 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity13 titles5–61 · median 44 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity11 titles6–35 · median 23 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs11 titles7–32 · median 26 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense11 titles19–89 · median 64 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

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 Rie Matsubara work with?

People who share at least 2 of Rie Matsubara's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Akiyuki Shinbō shares the most, 13.

Directors

  • Akiyuki Shinbō13 titles    See newest 12 of 13 shared titles with Akiyuki Shinbō
  • Yukihiro Miyamoto11 titles    See all 11 shared titles with Yukihiro Miyamoto
  • Shinichi Omata6 titles    See all 6 shared titles with Shinichi Omata
  • Yûki Yase5 titles    See all 5 shared titles with Yûki Yase

Writers

Actors

  • Takahiro Sakurai6 titles    See all 6 shared titles with Takahiro Sakurai
  • Ai Nonaka6 titles    See all 6 shared titles with Ai Nonaka
  • Chiwa Saitô6 titles    See all 6 shared titles with Chiwa Saitô
  • Hiroshi Kamiya5 titles    See all 5 shared titles with Hiroshi Kamiya

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

  • Miku Ôshima11 titles    See all 11 shared titles with Miku Ôshima
  • Mitsutoshi Kubota9 titles    See all 9 shared titles with Mitsutoshi Kubota
  • Akiko Yodo9 titles    See all 9 shared titles with Akiko Yodo
  • Kozue Kananiwa9 titles    See all 9 shared titles with Kozue Kananiwa