Kazuo Sakai

Director

Kazuo Sakai is a Japanese animator and anime director.

Biography from TMDB.

Works as: Director
Titles: 29 on MovieCove · 42 credits in all
Links: IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 65 days to Oct 28Up 957% in 30 days

What are Kazuo Sakai's films like?

Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight

Self

47%

Bonds

39%

Survival

Power

Friendship3 Purpose3 Coming of age3

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Thrilling

Joyful

Warm

Hopeful

Contemplative

Other

How their films linger

Hopeful3 Feel-good3 Fun3

How their films end

Happy3
Bittersweet1
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 Kazuo Sakai's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 22 of their 29 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Crunchyroll (17).

Subscription and free streaming for Kazuo Sakai'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

42 credits, 29 with a MovieCove page.

GIRLS BAND CRY The Movie: Hey, Our Future (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)
Director
GIRLS BAND CRY The Movie: Youth Rhapsody (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)
Director
Girls Band Cry(2024)
Show 13 episodes · Director · Series Director · Storyboard Artist
Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows
Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero(2022)
Storyboard Artist
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films
Hula Fulla Dance(2021)
Storyboard Artist
Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Great Pretender(2020)
Show 1 episode · Storyboard Artist
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows
Love Live! Sunshine!! The School Idol Movie: Over The Rainbow(2019)
Director · Second Unit Director · Storyboard Artist
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films
Love Live! Sunshine!!(2016)
Show 26 episodes · Series Director · Storyboard Artist
Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows
Saint Seiya: Soul of Gold (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
Show 1 episode · Storyboard Artist
Yurikuma Arashi(2015)
Show 1 episode · Storyboard Artist
Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all shows
Captain Earth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Show 1 episode · Storyboard Artist
Bodacious Space Pirates: Abyss of Hyperspace(2014)
Key Animation
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
Kinmoza! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
Show 1 episode · Storyboard Artist
Doraemon: Nobita's Secret Gadget Museum(2013)
Key Animation
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
Love Live! School Idol Project (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
Show 3 episodes · Director · Storyboard Artist
Gundam Build Fighters(2013)
Show Director
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all shows
Mobile Suit Gundam AGE (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
Show 2 episodes · Assistant Director
Doraemon: Nobita and the New Steel Troops: ~Winged Angels~(2011)
Key Animation
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films
Macross Frontier: The Wings of Farewell(2011)
Director
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
Sergeant Keroro The Super Duper Movie 5: Creation! Ultimate Keroro, Wonder Space-Time Island (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
Second Unit Director
AIKa ZERO (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
Show 1 episode · Director · Animation Director · Storyboard Artist
Kiddy Girl-and(2009)
Show Director
Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)
Macross Frontier(2008)
Show 1 episode · Key Animation
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows
Bleach the Movie: The DiamondDust Rebellion(2007)
Key Animation
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films
Mushiuta(2007)
Show 12 episodes · Director · Series Director
Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)
Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
Show 2 episodes · Director
Demonbane(2006)
Show 2 episodes · Director
Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all shows
Origin: Spirits of the Past(2006)
Key Animation
Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films
Aria: The Animation(2005)
Show 3 episodes · Key Animation
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows
Basilisk(2005)
Show 1 episode · Director
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows
Genesis of Aquarion(2005)
Show 1 episode · Key Animation
Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all shows
Beck: Mongolian Chop Squad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
Show 1 episode · Key Animation
Gankutsuou: The Count of Monte Cristo(2004)
Show 1 episode · Key Animation
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows
Uta~Kata (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
Show 1 episode · Director
Monster(2004)
Show 1 episode · Key Animation
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows
Peace Maker Kurogane(2003)
Show 5 episodes · Animation Director · Key Animation
Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all shows
Planetes(2003)
Show 1 episode · Key Animation
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows
Last Exile(2003)
Show 1 episode · Key Animation
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows
Kiddy Grade(2002)
Show 2 episodes · Animation Director
Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all shows
Magical Shopping Arcade Abenobashi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
Show 1 episode · Key Animation
Full Metal Panic!(2002)
Show 1 episode · Animation Director
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows
Hellsing(2001)
Show 1 episode · Key Animation
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

Career shape

A full career of 40 titles from 2001 to 2025.

Biggest box office

Love Live! Sunshine!! The School Idol Movie: Over The Rainbow (2019)

$7.7M worldwide

By role

only this rolewith another role

Directing11 of 40 · 79^thOther crew33 of 40 · 79^th

40 titles, 4 with more than one role — other crew and directing overlap on 4 of them.

By decade

2000s21 · crew2010s13 · crew2020s6 · 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 Kazuo Sakai work with?

People who share at least 2 of Kazuo Sakai's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Yasuhiro Tanabe shares the most, 2.