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Kazunari Kawagoe

Cinematographer

Works as
Cinematographer
Titles
7 on MovieCove · 16 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Up 9% in 30 days

What are Kazunari Kawagoe's films like?

Across their 7 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
40%
Self
19%
Morality
17%
Society
12%
Power
10%
Ideas
3%
Friendship2 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themeCorruption2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 5 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 4 · Serious 1 · Dark 0

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

Grounded 3 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 2 · Charged 2 · Intense 1

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

A split, not a type: Steady 3 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 1

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

Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 2

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

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 3 · 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 2

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 4 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
5
Warm
4
Tense
2
Contemplative
2
Romantic
1
Other
3

How their films linger

Feel-good5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy4
  • Bittersweet1
  • Ambiguous2

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 Kazunari Kawagoe's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 3 of their 7 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Kazunari Kawagoe'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

16 credits, 7 with a MovieCove page.

  • Hatsukoi DOGs(2025)

    Show Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • River(2023)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Ya Boy Kongming!(2023)

    Show Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • Gundam Build Real (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 6 episodes · Camera Operator

  • Beautiful Dreamer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Cinematographer

  • Team Batista the Movie: The Portrait of Kerberos (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Cinematographer

  • Madame Marmalade's Mysterious Puzzle - Answer Version (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Cinematographer

  • Madame Marmalade's Mysterious Puzzle - Question Version (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Cinematographer

  • Bayside Shakedown the Final(2012)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • 係長 青島俊作2 事件はまたまた取調室で起きている! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Cinematographer

  • Roman Bath(2012)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Section Chief Aoshima Shunsuke THE MOBILE: Cases happening in the Interrogation Room! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Cinematographer

  • Odoru daisousasen the movie 3: Yatsura o kaihou seyo!(2010)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Go Find a Psychic! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Cinematographer

  • Security Police (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 14 episodes · Camera Operator

  • Summer Time Machine Blues(2005)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 14 titles from 2005 to 2023.

Biggest box office

Odoru daisousasen the movie 3: Yatsura o kaihou seyo! (2010)

$85M worldwide

Highest rated

Summer Time Machine Blues (2005)

Midcredits 84th

Most popular right now

Hatsukoi DOGs (2025)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Cinematography12 of 14: 12 only cinematography, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score59thOther crew2 of 14: 2 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

2000s3 · crew2010s8 · crew2020s3 · 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 Kazunari Kawagoe's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 59th percentile, the median of all 5; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 64th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

64thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Approval · how many liked their films

52ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Reach · how many have seen their films

69thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Midcredits score across 7 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 50th to 74th2
  • 25th to 49th2
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

None of their 7 titles divides audiences: 3 are Mixed.

  • Crowd Pleaser2
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed3

Most loved · cinematographer

Summer Time Machine Blues (2005)

Midcredits 84th · 70% liked

Reviewers score the cinematography 60/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 65, detractors 35. The element that speaks to their work as a cinematographer.

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 Kazunari Kawagoe work with?

People who share at least 2 of Kazunari Kawagoe's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Katsuyuki Motohiro shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers