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Kôjirô Hayashi

Cinematographer

Works as
Cinematographer
Titles
33 on MovieCove · 36 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 64 days to Oct 27Down 26% in 30 days

What are Kôjirô Hayashi's films like?

Across their 13 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
43%
Self
39%
Power
7%
Survival
6%
Morality
3%
Society
2%
Friendship8 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose5 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition3 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 3 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 3 · Serious 0 · Dark 0

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

Grounded 1 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 1 · Intense 2

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

Steady 1 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0

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 0

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

Slow burn 0 · 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 0 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 3 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Thrilling
6
Hopeful
7
Joyful
5
Warm
5
Tense
3
Other
10

How their films linger

Fun8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy4
  • Bittersweet4
  • Ambiguous5

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 Kôjirô Hayashi's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 28 of their 33 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Crunchyroll (19).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Kôjirô Hayashi'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

36 credits, 33 with a MovieCove page.

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

    Show 7 episodes · Compositing Artist

  • Flower and Asura(2025)

    Show 9 episodes · Compositing Artist

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all shows

  • Gekijô-ban Nintama Rantarô Dokutake Ninja-tai Saikyô no Gunshi(2024)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Iris the Movie: Full Energy!!(2024)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Unnamed Memory(2024)

    Show 24 episodes · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all shows

  • Undead Unluck(2023)

    Show 2 episodes · Compositing Artist

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • KanColle: See You Again on Another Quiet Blue Sea (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 1 episode · Compositing Artist

  • Cyberpunk: Edgerunners(2022)

    Show 1 episode · Compositing Artist

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Inu-Oh(2021)

    Compositing Artist

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Birdie Wing: Golf Girls' Story(2022)

    Show 25 episodes · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all shows

  • Super Crooks(2021)

    Show 2 episodes · Compositing Artist

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all shows

  • The Journey(2021)

    Compositing Artist

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Girls und Panzer das Finale: Part III(2021)

    Compositing Artist

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Maesetsu!(2020)

    Show 12 episodes · Cinematographer

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

  • High School Fleet the Movie(2020)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Blade of the Immortal(2019)

    Show 1 episode · Compositing Artist

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • BEM(2019)

    Show 12 episodes · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all shows

  • Girls und Panzer das Finale: Part I(2017)

    Compositing Artist

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • King's Game(2017)

    Show 12 episodes · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all shows

  • Akiba's Trip the Animation(2017)

    Show 13 episodes · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all shows

  • The Moment You Fall in Love(2016)

    Compositing Artist

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Tawawa on Monday(2016)

    Show 12 episodes · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all shows

  • High School Fleet(2016)

    Show 12 episodes · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all shows

  • Concrete Revolutio(2015)

    Show 24 episodes · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all shows

  • Seiyu's Life!(2015)

    Show 13 episodes · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Expelled from Paradise(2014)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Your Lie in April(2014)

    Show 2 episodes · Compositing Artist

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Momo Kyun Sword(2014)

    Show Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • OniAi(2012)

    Show 12 episodes · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all shows

  • Strike Witches the Movie(2012)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Saki(2009)

    Show Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all shows

  • Blassreiter(2008)

    Show 24 episodes · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all shows

  • Mina (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 11 episodes · Cinematographer

  • Trinity Blood(2005)

    Show 24 episodes · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all shows

  • Peace Maker Kurogane(2003)

    Show 24 episodes · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all shows

  • Lupin the Third: Operation Return the Tresure(2003)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 34 titles from 2003 to 2025.

Biggest box office

High School Fleet the Movie (2020)

$609K worldwide

Highest rated

Lupin the Third: Operation Return the Tresure (2003)

Midcredits 83rd

Most popular right now

Birdie Wing: Golf Girls' Story (2022)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Cinematography21 of 34: 21 only cinematography, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score24thOther crew13 of 34: 13 only other crew, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score80th

By decade

2000s5 · crew2010s14 · crew2020s15 · 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 Kôjirô Hayashi's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 76th percentile, the median of all 11; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 70th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

70thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Approval · how many liked their films

80thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Reach · how many have seen their films

56thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Midcredits score across 33 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up9
  • 50th to 74th8
  • 25th to 49th5
  • Below 25th11

Shape of the crowd

21 of their 33 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser7
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed21

Most divisive · cinematographer

High School Fleet the Movie (2020)

86th percentile spread · 16% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · cinematographer

Lupin the Third: Operation Return the Tresure (2003)

Midcredits 83rd · 72% liked

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 Kôjirô Hayashi work with?

People who share at least 2 of Kôjirô Hayashi's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Masato Yoshitake shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors