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Hiroyuki Tanaka

Director · Born April 22, 1971 (55) · Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan

Born
April 22, 1971 (55)
From
Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
Works as
Director
Titles
15 on MovieCove · 24 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 28

What are Hiroyuki Tanaka's films like?

Across their 5 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Survival.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
27%
Survival
27%
Self
15%
Morality
13%
Power
12%
Society
5%
Survival3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
4
Dread
2
Hopeful
3
Joyful
1
Melancholic
1
Other
4

How their films linger

Hopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet3
  • Ambiguous1

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 Hiroyuki Tanaka's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 12 of their 15 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Crunchyroll (9).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Hiroyuki Tanaka'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

24 credits, 15 with a MovieCove page.

  • Moonrise(2025)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all shows

  • Yaiba: Samurai Legend(2025)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all shows

  • Vampire in the Garden(2022)

    Show 2 episodes · Director · Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all shows

  • Spy x Family(2022)

    Show 1 episode · Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • Ranking of Kings(2021)

    Show 2 episodes · Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress(2016)

    Show 12 episodes · Director · Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all shows

  • Attack on Titan(2013)

    Show 12 episodes · Director · Assistant Director · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Guilty Crown(2011)

    Show 22 episodes · Director · Assistant Director · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all shows

  • Claymore(2007)

    Show 26 episodes · Director · Series Director · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • Kaiji: Ultimate Survivor(2007)

    Show Director

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

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

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Last Order: Final Fantasy VII(2005)

    Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Chobits: Hibiya and Kotoko Chat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Assistant Director

  • Ninja Scroll: The Series(2003)

    Show Director

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows

  • Chobits (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 26 episodes · Director · Assistant Director

  • Shingu: Secret of the Stellar Wars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 2 episodes · Director · Storyboard Artist

  • Cardcaptor Sakura: The Sealed Card(2000)

    Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Cardcaptor Sakura(1998)

    Show Director

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • Night Warriors: Darkstalkers' Revenge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • X: The Movie(1996)

    Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Final Fantasy: Legend of the Crystals (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 4 episodes · Assistant Director

  • A-Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Second Unit First Assistant Director

  • Pops (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Assistant Director

  • Super Dimension Fortress Macross (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 1 episode · Director

Career shape

A full career of 21 titles from 1982 to 2025.

Highest rated

Kaiji: Ultimate Survivor (2007)

Midcredits 93rd

Most popular right now

Cardcaptor Sakura (1998)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing12 of 21: 5 only directing, 7 with another role · typical Midcredits score49thOther crew16 of 21: 9 only other crew, 7 with another role · typical Midcredits score85th

21 titles, 7 with more than one role — other crew and directing overlap on 7 of them.

By decade

1980s1 · crew1990s5 · crew2000s7 · crew2010s3 · crew2020s5 · 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 Hiroyuki Tanaka'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 16 · 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 Hiroyuki Tanaka work with?

People who share at least 2 of Hiroyuki Tanaka's MovieCove titles; Yasuhiro Akamatsu shares the most, 2.