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Masao Teshima

Producer · Born February 12, 1963 (63) · Chiba Prefecture, Japan

Born
February 12, 1963 (63)
From
Chiba Prefecture, Japan
Works as
Producer
Titles
29 on MovieCove · 76 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27

What are Masao Teshima's films like?

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

Genres

Drama6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 76th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Animation2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 88th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Animation movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
38%
Survival
27%
Bonds
16%
Society
9%
Power
4%
Morality
4%
Ideas
2%
Identity5 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition2 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age3 titles, browse their movies with this themeMortality2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 12 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 3 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 4

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

Gentle 2 · Charged 5 · Intense 5

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

A split, not a type: Steady 5 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 4

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

Straight-faced 8 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 0

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

A split, not a type: Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 5 · Relentless 1

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

Casual 2 · Engaged 7 · Full focus 3

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

A split, not a type: Resolved 4 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 5

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
7
Melancholic
8
Warm
3
Bittersweet
3
Dread
2
Other
6

How their films linger

Bittersweet6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet6
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous3

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 Masao Teshima's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 12 of their 29 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Masao Teshima'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

76 credits, 29 with a MovieCove page.

  • Yamaguchi-kun Isn't So Bad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Executive Producer

  • Kaede (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Executive Producer

  • Sumikko Gurashi: The Sky Kingdom and Two Children (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Executive Producer

  • No Matter What, I Love You (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Executive Producer

  • Kishibe Rohan wa Ugokanai Zange-shitsu(2025)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • It Takes More Than a Pretty Face to Fall in Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Executive Producer

  • SHOWTIME 7 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Executive Producer

  • Maru (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Executive Producer

  • Analog (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Executive Producer

  • You Made My Dawn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Executive Producer

  • Rohan at the Louvre(2023)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Call Me Chihiro(2023)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Eiga Odd Taxi: In the Woods(2022)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Missing(2021)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Baragaki: Unbroken Samurai (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Executive Producer

  • Liar x Liar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Executive Producer

  • Ora, Ora Be Goin' Alone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Executive Producer

  • Our 30-Minute Sessions (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Executive Producer

  • A Long Goodbye (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Executive Producer

  • You, I Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Executive Producer

  • LOUDER! Can't Hear What You're Singin', Wimp! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Executive Producer

  • Love x Doc (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Executive Producer

  • Kids on the Slope(2018)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • The Scythian Lamb (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Executive Producer

  • Narratage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Executive Producer

  • Sekigahara(2017)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • March Comes in Like a Lion 2(2017)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • March Comes in Like a Lion(2017)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • The 100th Love with You(2017)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Our Meal for Tomorrow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Executive Producer

  • Too Young to Die! Wakakushite shinu(2016)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Everest: The Summit of the Gods (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Executive Producer

  • The Emperor in August (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Executive Producer

  • Love & Peace (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Producer

  • The Pearls of the Stone Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Executive Producer

  • Have a Song on Your Lips (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Executive Producer

  • Maestro! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Executive Producer

  • Princess Jellyfish (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Executive Producer

  • Miracle: Devil Claus' Love and Magic (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Executive Producer

  • The Great Shu Ra Ra Boom (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Executive Producer

  • Genome Hazard(2013)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • Patema Inverted(2013)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • The Girl in the Sun(2013)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Taberudake (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 12 episodes · Producer

  • The Castle of Crossed Destinies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Executive Producer

  • The Floating Castle(2012)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Helter Skelter(2012)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Cheers From Heaven (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Executive Producer

  • Suzuki Sensei (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 10 episodes · Producer

  • Fractale(2011)

    Show 11 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all shows

  • Abacus and Sword (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Executive Producer

  • The Lady Shogun and Her Men (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Executive Producer

  • Norwegian Wood(2010)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Watashi no Yasashikunai Senpai (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Executive Producer

  • Soranin(2010)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Genkai in a Black Company (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Executive Producer

  • It's On Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Executive Producer

  • The Shock Labyrinth(2009)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • Air Doll(2009)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Gravity's Clowns (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Executive Producer

  • Heaven's Door (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Executive Producer

  • Tetsuo: The Bullet Man(2009)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Gu Gu, the Cat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Executive Producer

  • The Witch of the West Is Dead (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Executive Producer

  • Best Wishes for Tomorrow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Executive Producer

  • Welcome to the Quiet Room (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Executive Producer

  • A Gentle Breeze in the Village(2007)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Talk, Talk, Talk (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Executive Producer

  • Tekkonkinkreet(2006)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Sakuran(2006)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Tokyo Tribe 2(2006)

    Show 13 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Kemonozume (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 13 episodes · Executive Producer

  • Honey & Clover(2006)

    Development Producer

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • Trapped Ashes(2006)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • The Hotel Venus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Producer

  • Nasu: Summer in Andalusia(2003)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 74 titles from 2003 to 2026.

Biggest box office

The Floating Castle (2012)

$32M worldwide

Highest rated

Tekkonkinkreet (2006)

Midcredits 94th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Producing74 of 74: 74 only producing, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score69th

By decade

2000s19 · crew2010s37 · crew2020s18 · 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 Masao Teshima's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 69th percentile, the median of all 27; across their 12 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 78th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

78thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Approval · how many liked their films

67thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Reach · how many have seen their films

76thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Midcredits score across 29 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up9
  • 50th to 74th15
  • 25th to 49th2
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

14 of their 29 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Universally Panned1
  • Crowd Pleaser14
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed12

Most divisive · producer

Tokyo Tribe 2 (2006)

77th percentile spread · 43% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

Tekkonkinkreet (2006)

Midcredits 94th · 82% 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 Masao Teshima's work okay for kids?

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

Their medianMedian of all films
Sex & Nudity4 titlesmedian 61 · intenseMedian of all films: 32

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

Who does Masao Teshima work with?

People who share at least 2 of Masao Teshima's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Shinji Ogawa shares the most, 4.

Directors

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers