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Yôko Hatta

Producer · Tokyo, Japan

Yoko Hatta (八田 陽子, Hatta Yōko) is a co-founder of Kyoto Animation. Hatta is currently the executive director and head of the planning and production department at Kyoto Animation.

Biography from TMDB.

From
Tokyo, Japan
Works as
Producer
Titles
36 on MovieCove · 40 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 156 days to Oct 27Up 59% in 30 days

What are Yôko Hatta's films like?

Across their 19 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
41%
Bonds
41%
Society
12%
Survival
5%
Morality
1%
Friendship10 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose7 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love6 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity5 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity5 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age6 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

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

Light 10 · Serious 2 · Dark 1

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

Grounded 2 · Stylized 9 · Heightened 2

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

Gentle 8 · Charged 4 · Intense 1

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

Steady 11 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 6 · Funny 1

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

Slow burn 9 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 8 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 1

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 7 · Affecting 5 · Heavy 1

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

Resolved 13 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Warm
10
Contemplative
9
Joyful
7
Hopeful
7
Melancholic
4
Other
14

How their films linger

Hopeful12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy4
  • Bittersweet13
  • Ambiguous1
  • 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 Yôko Hatta's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 27 of their 36 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Crunchyroll (16).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Yôko Hatta'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

40 credits, 36 with a MovieCove page.

Career shape

A full career of 39 titles from 1999 to 2026.

Biggest box office

K-On! The Movie (2011)

$21M worldwide

Highest rated

Violet Evergarden: The Movie (2020)

Midcredits 99th

Most popular right now

Sound! Euphonium (2015)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Producing36 of 39: 34 only producing, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score86thOther crew5 of 39: 3 only other crew, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score72nd

By decade

1990s1 · crew2000s9 · crew2010s21 · 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.

How do Yôko Hatta's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 88th percentile, the median of all 21; across their 13 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 90th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

90thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Approval · how many liked their films

86thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Reach · how many have seen their films

78thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Midcredits score across 36 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up27
  • 50th to 74th7
  • 25th to 49th2

Shape of the crowd

22 of their 36 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved9
  • Crowd Pleaser22
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed4

Most divisive · producer

Sound! Euphonium the Movie: May the Melody Reach You! (2017)

81st percentile spread · 17% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

Violet Evergarden: The Movie (2020)

Midcredits 99th · 91% 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 Yôko Hatta's work okay for kids?

Across up to 11 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, profanity and alcohol & drugs run lighter than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore7 titles0–48 · median 18 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity11 titles13–40 · median 26 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity9 titles7–28 · median 19 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs7 titles2–31 · median 10 · minimallighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense7 titles22–54 · median 30 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Yôko Hatta work with?

People who share at least 2 of Yôko Hatta's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Hideaki Hatta shares the most, 19.

Directors

  • Taichi Ishidate10 titles    See all 10 shared titles with Taichi Ishidate
  • Yasuhiro Takemoto10 titles · 9 as director    See all 10 shared titles with Yasuhiro Takemoto
  • Tatsuya Ishihara8 titles    See all 8 shared titles with Tatsuya Ishihara
  • Naoko Yamada8 titles    See all 8 shared titles with Naoko Yamada

Writers

  • Jukki Hanada9 titles    See all 9 shared titles with Jukki Hanada
  • Reiko Yoshida6 titles    See all 6 shared titles with Reiko Yoshida
  • Ayano Takeda5 titles    See all 5 shared titles with Ayano Takeda
  • Kana Akatsuki3 titles    See all 3 shared titles with Kana Akatsuki

Actors

  • Minori Chihara6 titles    See all 6 shared titles with Minori Chihara
  • Minako Kotobuki6 titles    See all 6 shared titles with Minako Kotobuki
  • Ayaka Asai5 titles    See all 5 shared titles with Ayaka Asai
  • Chika Anzai5 titles    See all 5 shared titles with Chika Anzai

Composers, cinematographers and editors

  • Kengo Shigemura13 titles    See newest 12 of 13 shared titles with Kengo Shigemura
  • Akito Matsuda7 titles    See all 7 shared titles with Akito Matsuda
  • Kazuya Takao5 titles    See all 5 shared titles with Kazuya Takao
  • Rin Yamamoto4 titles    See all 4 shared titles with Rin Yamamoto

Producers

  • Hideaki Hatta19 titles    See newest 12 of 19 shared titles with Hideaki Hatta
  • Shin'ichi Nakamura17 titles    See newest 12 of 17 shared titles with Shin'ichi Nakamura
  • Shigeru Saitô15 titles    See newest 12 of 15 shared titles with Shigeru Saitô
  • Shunji Inoue14 titles    See newest 12 of 14 shared titles with Shunji Inoue