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Kenji Horikawa

Kenji Horikawa

Producer · Born May 5, 1965 (61)

Born
May 5, 1965 (61)
Works as
Producer
Titles
21 on MovieCove · 31 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 37 days to Oct 26Down 1% in 30 days

What are Kenji Horikawa's films like?

Across their 12 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
37%
Bonds
34%
Society
10%
Survival
9%
Morality
6%
Ideas
4%
Family bonds5 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose3 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age3 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 5 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 0 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 2

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 4 · Intense 1

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

A split, not a type: Steady 2 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 1 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 4 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Hopeful
7
Melancholic
5
Warm
5
Tense
3
Joyful
2
Other
10

How their films linger

Hopeful7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet9
  • Tragic1

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 Horikawa's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 17 of their 21 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Crunchyroll (14).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Kenji Horikawa'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

31 credits, 21 with a MovieCove page.

  • Food for the Soul(2025)

    Show 12 episodes · Other

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all shows

  • Mayonaka Punch(2024)

    Show 12 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all shows

  • Narenare -Cheer for You!-(2024)

    Show 12 episodes · Other

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all shows

  • Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin(2024)

    Show 13 episodes · Production Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all shows

  • Komada - A Whisky Family(2023)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Ya Boy Kongming!(2022)

    Show 12 episodes · Production Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows

  • The Aquatope on White Sand(2021)

    Show 24 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all shows

  • Shirobako: The Movie(2020)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms(2018)

    Other · Producer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Sakura Quest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 25 episodes · Executive Producer

  • Kuromukuro(2016)

    Show 26 episodes · Producer

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all shows

  • Haruchika – Haruta & Chika (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 12 episodes · Producer

  • SHIROBAKO (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 24 episodes · Other · Producer

  • Glasslip (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 13 episodes · Producer

  • A Lull in the Sea(2013)

    Show 26 episodes · Producer

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all shows

  • The Eccentric Family(2013)

    Show 13 episodes · Producer

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows

  • RDG: Red Data Girl(2013)

    Show 12 episodes · Producer

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all shows

  • Hanasaku Iroha: Home Sweet Home(2013)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Tari Tari (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 13 episodes · Producer

  • Another(2012)

    Show 12 episodes · Producer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • Hanasaku Iroha(2011)

    Show 26 episodes · Producer

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • Super Veggie Torracman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Producer

  • Mai's Magic and Family Day (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Producer

  • Angel Beats!(2010)

    Show 13 episodes · Producer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • Professor Layton and the Eternal Diva(2009)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Canaan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 13 episodes · Producer

  • True Tears(2008)

    Show 13 episodes · Producer

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all shows

  • Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade(1999)

    Producer · Production Manager

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Medabots(1999)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all shows

  • Preventing the kidnapping of elementary school student Yumi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Production Design

  • Black Flower Petal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    as Murderer A

Career shape

A full career of 29 titles from 1960 to 2025.

Biggest box office

Professor Layton and the Eternal Diva (2009)

$6.1M worldwide

Highest rated

Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms (2018)

Midcredits 95th

Most popular right now

The Aquatope on White Sand (2021)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 29: 1 only acting, 0 with another roleProducing21 of 29: 20 only producing, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score64thOther crew8 of 29: 7 only other crew, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score73rd

By decade

1960s1 · acting1990s2 · crew2000s3 · crew2010s16 · 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 Kenji Horikawa's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 81st percentile, the median of all 6; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 88th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

88thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Approval · how many liked their films

79thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Reach · how many have seen their films

84thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Midcredits score across 21 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up7
  • 50th to 74th9
  • 25th to 49th3
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

13 of their 21 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Crowd Pleaser13
  • Mixed6

Most divisive · producer

RDG: Red Data Girl (2013)

52nd percentile spread · 18% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms (2018)

Midcredits 95th · 81% 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 Horikawa's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 60 · intenseMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 23 · mildMedian of all films: 32
Profanity3 titlesmedian 24 · mildMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 36 · moderateMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 70 · intenseMedian of all films: 39

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

Who does Kenji Horikawa work with?

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

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers