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Kan Sawada

Kan Sawada

Composer · Born April 9, 1968 (58) · Tokyo, Japan

Sawada Kan was born April 9, 1968 in Tokyo, Japan. He is a composer. His desire to be a composer came from listening to Ludwig van Beethoven's symphonies in junior high school. Sawada studied composition and orchestration at Tokyo College of Music. He won the 2nd prize in the composition category 69th The Music Competition of Japan and the E. Nakamichi Award. Sawada has composed for films, TV dramas, animations, and stages, and has composed and arranged for vocalists.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
April 9, 1968 (58)
From
Tokyo, Japan
Works as
Composer
Titles
24 on MovieCove · 67 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

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

What are Kan Sawada's films like?

Across their 17 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
53%
Self
15%
Survival
11%
Society
8%
Ideas
7%
Morality
6%
Friendship12 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival3 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity4 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose3 titles, browse their movies with this themeNature3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSacrifice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 15 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 10 · Serious 4 · Dark 1

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

Grounded 1 · Stylized 9 · Heightened 5

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

Gentle 2 · Charged 10 · Intense 3

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

Steady 6 · Shifting 9 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 11 · Funny 2

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

Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 9 · Relentless 1

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

Casual 10 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 0

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

A split, not a type: Easy watch 8 · Affecting 5 · Heavy 2

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

Resolved 15 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Thrilling
9
Joyful
9
Warm
9
Tense
4
Melancholic
4
Other
11

How their films linger

Hopeful11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy10
  • Bittersweet5
  • 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 Kan Sawada's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 8 of their 24 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Subscription and free streaming for Kan Sawada'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

67 credits, 24 with a MovieCove page.

  • No. 1 Sentai Gozyuger: Polar Beginning (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Composer

  • Terminator to Koi Shichattara (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Show 1 episode · Composer

  • No.1 Sentai Gozyuger vs. Boonboomger(2026)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • No. 1 Sentai Gozyuger: TegaSword of Resurrection (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Composer

  • Midsummer, Grasping Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Show 8 episodes · Composer

  • Gozyuger Supplementary Plan: No.1 Confessional (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Show 33 episodes · Composer

  • No. 1 Sentai Gozyuger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Show 49 episodes · Composer

  • Doctor X: The Movie(2024)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • The Last Town We Saw (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Composer

  • The Travel Nurse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 8 episodes · Composer

  • Seven Secretaries: The Movie(2022)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Call of a Faraway Mountain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Composer

  • NICE FLIGHT! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 8 episodes · Composer

  • The Man Who Can't Defraud (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Composer

  • Stolen Love, High School Teacher (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 4 episodes · Composer

  • Kotodamasou (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 10 episodes · Composer

  • The High School Heroes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 8 episodes · Composer

  • Haru's Curse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 6 episodes · Composer

  • Naguriai, Honoo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 2 episodes · Composer

  • Godzilla Singular Point(2021)

    Show 13 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all shows

  • Air Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Composer

  • Take Away Love, Summer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 8 episodes · Composer

  • A Distant Cry from Spring (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Composer

  • Tensai Bakabon 3 ~ The Love and Youth of Bakada University (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Composer

  • 天才を育てた女房～世界が認めた数学者と妻の愛～ (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Composer

  • Doraemon: Great Adventure in the Antarctic Kachi Kochi(2017)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Seizing Love by Force, Winter(2017)

    Show 7 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Tensai Bakabon 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Composer

  • Doctor-Y ~Gekai Kaji Hideki~ (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 22 episodes · Composer

  • The Copycat Criminal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 2 episodes · Composer

  • Yowamushi Pedal: Spare Bike(2016)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Denshichi Torimonocho (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 17 episodes · Composer

  • Doctor X: Gekai Daimon Michiko Special (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Music Director

  • Displeased Fruit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 7 episodes · Composer

  • Doraemon the Movie: Nobita and the Birth of Japan(2016)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Isan Souzoku (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 9 episodes · Composer

  • Meikyu Sousa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Composer

  • Doraemon: Nobita and the Space Heroes(2015)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Gekijouban Yowamushi pedaru(2015)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Kiri no Hata (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Composer

  • ぼんくら (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 17 episodes · Composer

  • Yowamushi Pedal Re: Ride(2014)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Eiga Doraemon: Shin Nobita no daimakyô(2014)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Yowamushi Pedal(2013)

    Show 137 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • Kaibutsu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Composer

  • Doraemon: Nobita's Secret Gadget Museum(2013)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • One in a hundred thousand (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Composer

  • Doctor X(2012)

    Show 17 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows

  • Doraemon: Nobita and the Island of Miracles ~Animal Adventure~(2012)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • The Castle of Sand (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 2 episodes · Composer

  • Eclair (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Composer

  • Doraemon: Nobita and the New Steel Troops: ~Winged Angels~(2011)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Doraemon The Movie: Nobita's Great Battle of the Mermaid King(2010)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Drop (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Composer

  • Doraemon the Movie: The New Records of Nobita's Spaceblazer(2009)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Doraemon the Movie: Nobita and the Green Giant Legend(2008)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Fumiko no umi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Composer

  • Doraemon the Movie: Nobita's New Great Adventure into the Underworld(2007)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Moonlight Mile (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 26 episodes · Composer

  • Nogaremono Orin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 12 episodes · Composer

  • 14-year-old Mother(2006)

    Show 11 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all shows

  • Doraemon: Nobita's Dinosaur 2006(2006)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • The Story of Dominating Countries (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 4 episodes · Composer

  • Grave of the Fireflies(2005)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Cross of Roses (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 10 episodes · Composer

  • Kaikan Phrase (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 44 episodes · Composer

  • Doraemon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Show 1,836 episodes · Composer

Career shape

A full career of 65 titles from 1979 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Doraemon the Movie: The New Records of Nobita's Spaceblazer (2009)

$61M worldwide

Highest rated

Doraemon: Nobita and the New Steel Troops: ~Winged Angels~ (2011)

Midcredits 98th

Most popular right now

Godzilla Singular Point (2021)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Music64 of 65: 64 only music, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score77thOther crew1 of 65: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1970s1 · crew1990s1 · crew2000s11 · crew2010s31 · crew2020s21 · 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 Kan Sawada's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 79th percentile, the median of all 19; across their 15 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 79th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

79thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 15

Approval · how many liked their films

81stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 15

Reach · how many have seen their films

80thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 15

Midcredits score across 24 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up14
  • 50th to 74th7
  • 25th to 49th1
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

9 of their 24 titles are Universally Loved.

  • Universally Loved9
  • Universally Panned2
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser8
  • Mixed3

Most divisive · composer

Yowamushi Pedal Re: Ride (2014)

81st percentile spread · 21% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · composer

Doraemon: Nobita and the New Steel Troops: ~Winged Angels~ (2011)

Midcredits 98th · 91% liked

Reviewers score the sound and music 68/100 in their films, across 6 reviewed titles; fans 76, detractors 55. The element that speaks to their work as a composer.

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 Kan Sawada work with?

People who share at least 2 of Kan Sawada's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Megumi Ôhara shares the most, 12.

Directors

Writers

  • Fujio F. Fujiko11 titles    See all 11 shared titles with Fujio F. Fujiko
  • Higashi Shimizu5 titles    See all 5 shared titles with Higashi Shimizu
  • Yûichi Shinpo3 titles    See all 3 shared titles with Yûichi Shinpo

Actors

  • Megumi Ôhara12 titles    See all 12 shared titles with Megumi Ôhara
  • Subaru Kimura12 titles    See all 12 shared titles with Subaru Kimura
  • Tomokazu Seki12 titles    See all 12 shared titles with Tomokazu Seki
  • Wasabi Mizuta12 titles    See all 12 shared titles with Wasabi Mizuta

Cinematographers and editors

  • Toshihiko Kojima8 titles    See all 8 shared titles with Toshihiko Kojima
  • Katsuyoshi Kishi5 titles    See all 5 shared titles with Katsuyoshi Kishi
  • Takashi Suehiro4 titles    See all 4 shared titles with Takashi Suehiro
  • Hajime Okayasu2 titles    See all 2 shared titles with Hajime Okayasu

Producers

  • Sôjirô Masuko9 titles    See all 9 shared titles with Sôjirô Masuko
  • Noboru Sugiyama8 titles    See all 8 shared titles with Noboru Sugiyama
  • Shunsuke Ôkura7 titles    See all 7 shared titles with Shunsuke Ôkura
  • Takumi Fujimori6 titles    See all 6 shared titles with Takumi Fujimori