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Makoto Ueda

Makoto Ueda

Writer · Born November 4, 1979 (46) · Kyoto, Japan

Makoto Ueda is a Kyoto-based playwright and screenwriter. He is currently the representative of theater studio EUROPE KIKAKU, and is in charge of directing all performances.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
November 4, 1979 (46)
From
Kyoto, Japan
Works as
Writer
Titles
7 on MovieCove · 45 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 156 days to Oct 27Down 16% in 30 days

What are Makoto Ueda's films like?

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

Genres

Comedy3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 84th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Animation2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 89th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Animation movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
47%
Self
44%
Ideas
9%
Friendship4 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose4 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFate3 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 5 · Serious 0 · Dark 0

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

Grounded 1 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 2

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 3 · Charged 2 · Intense 0

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

A split, not a type: Steady 2 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0

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 0 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 3

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 3 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 1

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

Casual 0 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 1

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

Resolved 2 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Warm
5
Joyful
4
Absurd
3
Contemplative
3
Romantic
1
Other
3

How their films linger

Fun5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet3
  • Ambiguous1

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 Makoto Ueda's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 6 of their 7 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Makoto Ueda'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

45 credits, 7 with a MovieCove page.

  • Warota! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Show 2 episodes · Writer · Actor

  • You Are the Film (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Director · Writer

  • Stage Play 『The Tatami Galaxy』 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Director · Scenario Writer

  • Rewrite (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Screenplay

  • The Unusual Residents of District S (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Show 6 episodes · Screenplay

  • Don't Waste Your Time, Lovers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Show 11 episodes · Creator · Writer

  • Yokomichi Dragon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Show 6 episodes · Screenplay

  • River(2023)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Groovy Sukiyaki (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Script Supervisor

  • The Tatami Time Machine Blues (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Screenplay

  • Tatami Time Machine Blues(2022)

    Show 6 episodes · Series Composition · Writer · as Ueda (voice)

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • Rilakkuma's Theme Park Adventure(2022)

    Show 8 episodes · Writer

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all shows

  • Renovation Like Magic (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 10 episodes · Screenplay

  • The Window of non-REM (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 6 episodes · Writer

  • ノンレムの窓 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 3 episodes · Writer

  • He Is Good and Bad Is Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 10 episodes · Script Supervisor · Writer

  • A Story of "Grappler Baki" and Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 7 episodes · Teleplay

  • The Night Is Short, Walk On Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Director · Screenplay

  • Meters Away, Worlds Apart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Screenplay

  • Beyond the Infinite Two Minutes(2020)

    Original Story · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Project Dreams - How to Build Mazinger Z's Hangar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Screenplay

  • EPISODE 1 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 24 episodes · Writer

  • Penguin Highway(2018)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Summer Time Machine Once More (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Director · Screenplay

  • A Seaside Weekly Tabloid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Screenplay

  • Shimokitazawa Die Hard (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 1 episode · Writer

  • The Night Is Short, Walk on Girl(2017)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Marugame Emergency Call (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Writer

  • Bitter Sweet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Screenplay

  • A Little Fugue of Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Director · Writer

  • 遊星ブンボーグの接近 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Director · Writer

  • Howling (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Director · Writer

  • We're a Bounty Hunter Team! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Scenario Writer

  • FLY！～平凡なキセキ～ (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Screenplay

  • Time Machine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Director · Writer

  • The Tatami Galaxy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 11 episodes · Writer

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

    Writer

  • Summer Time Machine Blues(2005)

    Screenplay · Theatre Play

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Summer Time Machine Blues 2005 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Director · Screenplay

  • The Hunter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Producer

  • Little Cheung (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Producer

  • Doraemon the Movie: Nobita's Steam-Powered Time Machine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Screenplay

  • High School Family (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Writer

  • Sequel: The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Stage Director · Theatre Play

  • 来てけつかるべき新世界 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director

Career shape

A full career of 45 titles, 41 of them dated from 1999 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Penguin Highway (2018)

$4M worldwide

Highest rated

The Night Is Short, Walk on Girl (2017)

Midcredits 94th

Most popular right now

Tatami Time Machine Blues (2022)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting2 of 45: 0 only acting, 2 with another roleDirecting10 of 45: 1 only directing, 9 with another roleWriting41 of 45: 27 only writing, 14 with another role · typical Midcredits score84thProducing2 of 45: 2 only producing, 0 with another roleOther crew4 of 45: 1 only other crew, 3 with another role

45 titles, 14 with more than one role — writing and directing overlap on 9 of them.

By decade

1990s1 · crew2000s4 · crew2010s15 · crew2020s21 · 2 acting · 21 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 Makoto Ueda's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 84th percentile, the median of all 5; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 86th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

86thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Approval · how many liked their films

82ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Reach · how many have seen their films

83rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Midcredits score across 7 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up6
  • 25th to 49th1

Shape of the crowd

None of their 7 titles divides audiences: 5 are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Crowd Pleaser5
  • Mixed1

Most loved · writer

The Night Is Short, Walk on Girl (2017)

Midcredits 94th · 80% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 59/100 and the plot and story 65/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.

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 Makoto Ueda's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 36 · moderateMedian of all films: 32

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Makoto Ueda work with?

People who share at least 2 of Makoto Ueda's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Tomihiko Morimi shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers