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Kazuya Iwata

Director

Kazuya Iwata (岩田 和也, Iwata Kazuya, currently credited as いわたかずや, Iwata Kazuya) is a Japanese anime director and storyboarder.

Biography from TMDB.

Works as
Director
Titles
16 on MovieCove
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 156 days to Oct 27Up 2% in 30 days

What are Kazuya Iwata's films like?

Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Society.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
30%
Society
16%
Morality
14%
Bonds
14%
Survival
14%
Power
8%
Ideas
4%
Identity5 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
3
Melancholic
2
Thrilling
2
Absurd
2
Hopeful
2
Other
3

How their films linger

Hopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet2
  • Ambiguous2
  • Cyclical1

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 Kazuya Iwata's films?

As of October 24, 2026, all 16 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Crunchyroll (14).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Kazuya Iwata'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

16 credits, 16 with a MovieCove page.

Career shape

A full career of 16 titles from 2007 to 2025.

Highest rated

Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai (2018)

Midcredits 89th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing11 of 16: 6 only directing, 5 with another role · typical Midcredits score79thWriting1 of 16: 0 only writing, 1 with another roleOther crew9 of 16: 5 only other crew, 4 with another role · typical Midcredits score79th

16 titles, 5 with more than one role — directing and other crew overlap on 4 of them.

By decade

2000s1 · crew2010s7 · crew2020s8 · 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.

Is Kazuya Iwata'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 34 · mildMedian of all films: 32

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

Who does Kazuya Iwata work with?

People who share at least 2 of Kazuya Iwata's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Satoshi Sugisawa shares the most, 2.

Writers

Actors

Composers