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Ayako Kurata

Director · Japan

From
Japan
Works as
Director
Titles
16 on MovieCove · 25 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 156 days to Oct 27Down 10% in 30 days

What are Ayako Kurata's films like?

Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Survival
32%
Self
24%
Morality
23%
Bonds
13%
Power
7%
Survival3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
4
Dread
1
Contemplative
1
Hopeful
2
Absurd
1

How their films linger

Hopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

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 Ayako Kurata's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 11 of their 16 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Crunchyroll (10).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Ayako Kurata'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

25 credits, 16 with a MovieCove page.

  • The Elusive Samurai(2024)

    Show 1 episode · Director · Key Animation · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • Wind Breaker(2024)

    Show 1 episode · Key Animation

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • Rascal Does Not Dream of a Sister Venturing Out(2023)

    Key Animation

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • UniteUp! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Show 1 episode · Director · Animation Director · Key Animation · Storyboard Artist

  • In the Heart of Kunoichi Tsubaki(2022)

    Show 1 episode · Director · Key Animation · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all shows

  • Spy x Family(2022)

    Show 1 episode · Director · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • Akebi's Sailor Uniform(2022)

    Show 1 episode · Key Animation

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all shows

  • The Promised Neverland(2019)

    Show 3 episodes · Director · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • Fate/Grand Order(2019)

    Show Director

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • Shonen Maid(2016)

    Show 2 episodes · Director · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all shows

  • The Perfect Insider(2015)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all shows

  • THE iDOLM@STER Cinderella Girls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 1 episode · Director · Storyboard Artist

  • Your Lie in April(2014)

    Show 2 episodes · Director · Key Animation · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Encouragement of Climb(2013)

    Show 4 episodes · Director · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all shows

  • Bodacious Space Pirates(2012)

    Show 1 episode · Director · Key Animation

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all shows

  • Inazuma Eleven GO the Movie: The Ultimate Bonds Gryphon(2011)

    Animation Director

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Rainbow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 5 episodes · Director

  • One Outs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 1 episode · Key Animation

  • Onmyou Taisenki (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 52 episodes · Character Designer

  • Mr. Super Bear (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Animation

  • Jing: King of Bandits (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 1 episode · Key Animation

  • Star Ocean EX (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 1 episode · Animation Director

  • Detective Conan: Captured in Her Eyes(2000)

    Key Animation

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Dragon Ball Z(1989)

    Show 1 episode · Key Animation

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Antiquarian Bookshop Biblia's Case Files (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show 1 episode · Assistant Director

Career shape

A full career of 24 titles, 23 of them dated from 1989 to 2024.

Highest rated

The Promised Neverland (2019)

Midcredits 92nd

Most popular right now

The Elusive Samurai (2024)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing12 of 24: 2 only directing, 10 with another role · typical Midcredits score42ndOther crew22 of 24: 12 only other crew, 10 with another role · typical Midcredits score81st

24 titles, 10 with more than one role — other crew and directing overlap on 10 of them.

By decade

1980s1 · crew2000s6 · crew2010s9 · crew2020s7 · 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.

Who does Ayako Kurata work with?

People who share at least 2 of Ayako Kurata's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Yûichirô Komuro shares the most, 2.

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Writers

Actors

Cinematographers

Producers