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Kenji Shimizu

Producer · Born January 3, 1961 (65)

Born
January 3, 1961 (65)
Works as
Producer
Titles
27 on MovieCove · 42 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Down 10% in 30 days

What are Kenji Shimizu's films like?

Across their 20 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
29%
Morality
22%
Self
21%
Power
10%
Ideas
9%
Survival
8%
Society
2%
Friendship5 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSacrifice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty3 titles, browse their movies with this themeOppression2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 16 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 1 · Stylized 6 · Heightened 9

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 2 · Charged 6 · Intense 8

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

Steady 7 · Shifting 9 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 10 · Some laughs 6 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 8 · Relentless 2

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

A split, not a type: Casual 11 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 4

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

Resolved 12 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 2

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Melancholic
13
Tense
10
Hopeful
7
Thrilling
6
Dread
5
Other
11

How their films linger

Hopeful10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy7
  • Bittersweet9
  • Ambiguous4

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 Kenji Shimizu's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 17 of their 27 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Crunchyroll (14).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Kenji Shimizu'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, 27 with a MovieCove page.

  • Lu Over the Wall(2017)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • The Night Is Short, Walk on Girl(2017)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Genocidal Organ(2017)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress(2016)

    Show 12 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all shows

  • Assassination Classroom: 365 Days(2016)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Erased(2016)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Punch Line(2015)

    Show 12 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all shows

  • Harmony(2015)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Psycho-Pass: The Movie(2015)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Saekano: How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend(2015)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows

  • The Anthem of the Heart(2015)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • The Empire of Corpses(2015)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Your Lie in April(2014)

    Show 22 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Suspect X(2008)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • One Piece: Episode of Chopper Plus - Bloom in the Winter, Miracle Sakura(2008)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Hero(2007)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Bubble Fiction: Boom or Bust (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Executive Producer

  • Mononoke(2007)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • One Piece: Episode of Alabasta - The Desert Princess and the Pirates(2007)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • KochiKame the Movie 2: UFO Attack! The Great Tornado Strategy!! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Producer

  • RahXephon: Pluralitas Concentio (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Producer

  • Spiral (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 13 episodes · Producer

  • Ring: The Final Chapter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 12 episodes · Producer

  • Dragon Ball GT: A Hero's Legacy(1997)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Flame of Recca(1997)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • Midori no Makibaō (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 61 episodes · Development Manager

  • Ninku (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Show 55 episodes · Producer

  • Dragon Ball Z: Fusion Reborn(1995)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Dragon Ball Z: Wrath of the Dragon(1995)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Fatal Fury: The Motion Picture(1994)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Fatal Fury 2: The New Battle(1993)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Dragon Ball Z: The History of Trunks(1993)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Fatal Fury: Legend of the Hungry Wolf(1992)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Chibi Maruko-chan: My Favorite Song (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Producer

  • The Only One I Can't See (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show Creator

  • Kennosuke-sama (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Producer

  • Magical Hat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 33 episodes · Producer

  • Dragon Ball Z(1989)

    Show 291 episodes · Producer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Norakuro-kun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Show 50 episodes · Producer

  • Dragon Ball (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Show 153 episodes · Producer

  • Akagawa Jiro's Vampire is Coming of Age (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Producer

  • A Great Super Shot Boy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Show 47 episodes · Producer

Career shape

A full career of 26 titles from 1984 to 2017.

Biggest box office

Suspect X (2008)

$55M worldwide

Highest rated

Erased (2016)

Midcredits 98th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Producing24 of 26: 24 only producing, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score68thOther crew2 of 26: 2 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1980s6 · crew1990s9 · crew2000s5 · crew2010s6 · 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 Kenji Shimizu's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 76th percentile, the median of all 19; across their 16 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 16

Approval · how many liked their films

74thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 16

Reach · how many have seen their films

83rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 16

Midcredits score across 27 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up14
  • 50th to 74th10
  • 25th to 49th2
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

12 of their 27 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved8
  • Crowd Pleaser12
  • Mixed7

Most divisive · producer

Assassination Classroom: 365 Days (2016)

67th percentile spread · 22% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

Erased (2016)

Midcredits 98th · 93% 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.

Is Kenji Shimizu's work okay for kids?

Across up to 5 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Sex & Nudity5 titles22–55 · median 43 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Kenji Shimizu work with?

People who share at least 2 of Kenji Shimizu's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Masuo Ueda shares the most, 5.

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles