Michio Mamiya
Composer · Born June 29, 1929 (97) · Asahikawa, Hokkaido, Japan
Michio Mamiya is a Japanese composer.
Biography from TMDB.
- June 29, 1929 (97)
- Asahikawa, Hokkaido, Japan
- Composer
- 4 on MovieCove · 20 credits in all
Known for
What are Michio Mamiya's films like?
Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Society and Survival.
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 4
A split, not a type: Light 3 · Serious 0 · Dark 1
Grounded 1 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 0
Gentle 1 · Charged 2 · Intense 1
Steady 3 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0
Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0
Casual 2 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0
A split, not a type: Easy watch 2 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 1
Resolved 3 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
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 Michio Mamiya's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 2 of their 4 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Michio Mamiya'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
20 credits, 4 with a MovieCove page.
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
Grave of the Fireflies(1988)
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
Gauche the Cellist(1982)
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all filmsUneasy Questions (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)
Hands (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)
助け合いの歴史 生命保険物語 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)
A Woman Called En (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)
Japan World Expo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)
River Without a Bridge Part 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)
River Without a Bridge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)
Horus: Prince of the Sun(1968)
Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films
Ryoma ga Yuku (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)
Nippon Express Carries the Olympics to Tokyo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)
美しい国土―その生いたち― (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)
Farm Girls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)
Kōkōsei to jokyōshi hijō no seishun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)
石ころの唄 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)
Hidden Fangs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)
Love Letter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)
The New Steel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)
Career shape
A full career of 20 titles from 1956 to 2026.
How do Michio Mamiya's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 84th percentile, the median of all 4; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 85th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up3
- 50th to 74th1
Shape of the crowd
3 of their 4 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved1
- Crowd Pleaser3
Reviewers score the sound and music 78/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 82, 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 Michio Mamiya work with?
People who share at least 2 of Michio Mamiya's MovieCove titles; Isao Takahata shares the most, 4.
- Isao TakahataShared titles: Grave of the Fireflies (1988), The Story of Yanagawa Waterways (1987), Gauche the Cellist (1982), Horus: Prince of the Sun (1968)See all 4 shared titles with Isao Takahata
- Tôru HaraShared titles: Grave of the Fireflies (1988), Horus: Prince of the Sun (1968)See all 2 shared titles with Tôru Hara
