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Ei Aoki

Ei Aoki

Director and writer · Born January 20, 1973 (53) · Tokyo, Japan

Born
January 20, 1973 (53)
From
Tokyo, Japan
Works as
Director and writer
Titles
22 on MovieCove · 33 credits in all

What are Ei Aoki's films like?

Across their 10 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

What they feel like to watch

their average across 3 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

Light 0 · Serious 1 · Dark 2

Grounded 0 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 2

A split, not a type: Gentle 0 · Charged 1 · Intense 2

Steady 1 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0

Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0

Casual 0 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 2

Resolved 1 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
6
Melancholic
4
Thrilling
3
Contemplative
3
Dread
3
Other
9

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet3
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous2
  • Other1

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 Ei Aoki's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 18 of their 22 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Crunchyroll (17).

Subscription and free streaming for Ei Aoki'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

33 credits, 22 with a MovieCove page.

  • Iron Wok Jan!(2026)

    Show 12 episodes · Director · Series Director

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows
  • Aldnoah.Zero (Re+) (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Director · Original Story · Series Director

  • ATRI: My Dear Moments(2024)

    Show 3 episodes · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows
  • Overtake!(2023)

    Show 12 episodes · Director · Series Director · Storyboard Artist · Writer

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows
  • Shinobi no Ittoki(2022)

    Show 1 episode · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all shows
  • Rust-Eater Bisco(2022)

    Show 1 episode · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all shows
  • ID:Invaded(2020)

    Show 13 episodes · Director · Series Director · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows
  • Lord El-Melloi II's Case Files: Rail Zeppelin Grace Note(2018)

    Show 13 episodes · Storyboard Artist · Technical Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all shows
  • Bloom Into You (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 1 episode · Storyboard Artist

  • Re:Creators (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 22 episodes · Director · Series Composition · Series Director · Storyboard Artist · Writer

  • Beautiful Bones: Sakurako's Investigation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 1 episode · Assistant Director · Storyboard Artist

  • Gate(2015)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows
  • Aldnoah.Zero(2014)

    Show 24 episodes · Director · Original Story · Series Director · Storyboard · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows
  • The Garden of Sinners: Future Gospel - Extra Chorus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Director · Screenplay · Storyboard Artist

  • Fate/Zero(2011)

    Show 25 episodes · Director · Series Director · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows
  • Wandering Son (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 11 episodes · Director · Series Director · Storyboard Artist

  • Angel Beats!(2010)

    Show 2 episodes · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows
  • Bakemonogatari(2009)

    Show 1 episode · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows
  • Shangri-La(2009)

    Show 1 episode · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all shows
  • Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films
  • Ga-Rei-Zero(2008)

    Show 12 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all shows
  • The Garden of Sinners: Remaining Sense of Pain(2008)

    Second Unit First Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
  • Coyote Ragtime Show(2006)

    Show 1 episode · Director · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all shows
  • Blood+ (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 1 episode · Director · Storyboard Artist

  • Girls Bravo(2004)

    Show 13 episodes · Director · Series Director · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all shows
  • Last Exile(2003)

    Show 1 episode · Director · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows
  • Gravion(2002)

    Show 1 episode · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all shows
  • Petite Princess Yucie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Please Teacher! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 1 episode · Director · Storyboard Artist

  • Yarima Queen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 1 episode · Storyboard Artist

  • Special Kid Factory (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show 1 episode · Technical Supervisor

Career shape

A full career of 32 titles, 31 of them dated from 2000 to 2026.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing17 of 32: 5 only directing, 12 with another role · typical Midcredits score71stWriting5 of 32: 0 only writing, 5 with another roleOther crew27 of 32: 15 only other crew, 12 with another role · typical Midcredits score57th

32 titles, 12 with more than one role — other crew and directing overlap on 12 of them.

By decade

2000s14 · crew2010s10 · 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.

How do Ei Aoki'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 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 77th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

77thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Approval · how many liked their films

79thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Reach · how many have seen their films

82ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Midcredits score across 22 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up9
  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th4
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

11 of their 22 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Crowd Pleaser11
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed7

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 Ei Aoki's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 91 · severeMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity4 titlesmedian 31 · mildMedian of all films: 32
Profanity3 titlesmedian 37 · moderateMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 33 · mildMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 87 · severeMedian of all films: 39

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

Who does Ei Aoki work with?

People who share at least 2 of Ei Aoki's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Takuya Nonaka shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers