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Tow Ubukata

Tow Ubukata

Writer · Born February 14, 1977 (49) · Gifu Prefecture, Japan

Born
February 14, 1977 (49)
From
Gifu Prefecture, Japan
Works as
Writer
Titles
19 on MovieCove · 28 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 63 days to Oct 26

What are Tow Ubukata's films like?

Across their 17 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Morality.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
32%
Morality
22%
Survival
15%
Bonds
11%
Ideas
11%
Power
6%
Society
4%
Identity10 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice6 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship3 titles, browse their movies with this themeTechnology4 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose2 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 13 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 0 · Serious 1 · Dark 12

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 0 · Stylized 7 · Heightened 6

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 4 · Intense 9

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

Steady 1 · Shifting 12 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 12 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 9 · Relentless 1

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

Casual 0 · Engaged 6 · Full focus 7

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 3 · Open-ended 7 · Ambiguous 3

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
15
Melancholic
9
Contemplative
6
Thrilling
6
Dread
2
Other
6

How their films linger

Thought-provoking12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 5 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet6
  • Ambiguous10

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 Tow Ubukata's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 15 of their 19 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Crunchyroll (12).

Subscription and free streaming for Tow Ubukata'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

28 credits, 19 with a MovieCove page.

  • Moonrise(2025)

    Show 18 episodes · Original Story

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all shows

  • Bye Bye, Earth(2024)

    Show 20 episodes · Other

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all shows

  • Psycho-Pass: Providence(2023)

    Screenplay · Series Composition · Story

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Fafner: Behind the Line (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Original Story · Screenplay

  • RWBY: Ice Queendom(2022)

    Show 12 episodes · Series Composition · Writer

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all shows

  • Star Wars: Visions(2021)

    Show 1 episode · Other

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows

  • Psycho-Pass 3: First Inspector(2020)

    Screenplay · Series Composition

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Human Lost(2019)

    Original Story · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Fafner: The Beyond (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 12 episodes · Series Composition · Writer

  • 12 Suicidal Teens(2019)

    Novel

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border 5: Pyrophoric Cult (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Screenplay

  • Ghost in the Shell: The New Movie(2015)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Ghost in the Shell Arise: Alternative Architecture(2015)

    Show 10 episodes · Series Composition

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows

  • Fafner Exodus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 26 episodes · Series Composition

  • Ghost in the Shell Arise - Border 4: Ghost Stands Alone(2014)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border 3: Ghost Tears(2014)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border 2: Ghost Whispers(2013)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border 1: Ghost Pain(2013)

    Compositors · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Psycho-Pass(2012)

    Show 19 episodes · Series Composition · Writer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • Mardock Scramble: The Third Exhaust(2012)

    Novel · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Tenchi: The Samurai Astronomer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Novel

  • Mardock Scramble: The Second Combustion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Novel · Screenplay

  • Fafner: Heaven and Earth(2010)

    Original Story · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Mardock Scramble: The First Compression(2010)

    Novel · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Heroic Age (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 26 episodes · Series Composition

  • Le Chevalier D'Eon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 24 episodes · Original Story · Series Composition · Writer

  • Fafner in the Azure - Right of Left(2005)

    Original Story · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Fafner (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 25 episodes · Series Composition

Career shape

A full career of 28 titles from 2004 to 2025.

Biggest box office

12 Suicidal Teens (2019)

$12M worldwide

Highest rated

Psycho-Pass 3: First Inspector (2020)

Midcredits 92nd

Most popular right now

RWBY: Ice Queendom (2022)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Writing28 of 28: 27 only writing, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score65thOther crew1 of 28: 0 only other crew, 1 with another role

By decade

2000s4 · crew2010s17 · 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 Tow Ubukata's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 70th percentile, the median of all 13; across their 13 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 70th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

70thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Approval · how many liked their films

67thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Reach · how many have seen their films

82ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Midcredits score across 19 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up7
  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th5
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

10 of their 19 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Crowd Pleaser10
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed7

Most divisive · writer

Fafner: Heaven and Earth (2010)

67th percentile spread · 28% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · writer

Psycho-Pass 3: First Inspector (2020)

Midcredits 92nd · 79% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 48/100 and the plot and story 48/100 in their films, across 10 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.

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.

Who does Tow Ubukata work with?

People who share at least 2 of Tow Ubukata's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Miyuki Sawashiro shares the most, 8.

Directors

Writers

Actors

  • Miyuki Sawashiro8 titles    See all 8 shared titles with Miyuki Sawashiro
  • Ken'ichirô Matsuda7 titles    See all 7 shared titles with Ken'ichirô Matsuda
  • Kazuya Nakai7 titles    See all 7 shared titles with Kazuya Nakai
  • Ikkyu Juku6 titles    See all 6 shared titles with Ikkyu Juku

Composers, cinematographers and editors

  • Jun'ichi Uematsu6 titles    See all 6 shared titles with Jun'ichi Uematsu
  • Keigo Oyamada6 titles    See all 6 shared titles with Keigo Oyamada
  • Kôji Tanaka6 titles    See all 6 shared titles with Kôji Tanaka
  • Yoshinori Murakami4 titles    See all 4 shared titles with Yoshinori Murakami

Producers

  • Katsuji Morishita6 titles    See all 6 shared titles with Katsuji Morishita
  • Kengo Abe6 titles    See all 6 shared titles with Kengo Abe
  • Mitsuhisa Ishikawa6 titles    See all 6 shared titles with Mitsuhisa Ishikawa
  • Shinjirô Yokoyama6 titles    See all 6 shared titles with Shinjirô Yokoyama

Mixed roles