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Motoi Takahashi

Cinematographer

Works as
Cinematographer
Titles
5 on MovieCove · 7 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Up 19% in 30 days

What are Motoi Takahashi's films like?

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

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
56%
Morality
23%
Survival
12%
Society
9%
Friendship2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSacrifice2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 5 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 4 · Serious 1 · Dark 0

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

Grounded 0 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 4

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 3 · Intense 1

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

A split, not a type: Steady 2 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 1

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

Slow burn 0 · Even-paced 5 · 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 4 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 5 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
4
Triumphant
2
Joyful
1
Romantic
1
Thrilling
1
Other
3

How their films linger

Fun3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet2

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 Motoi Takahashi's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 4 of their 5 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Subscription and free streaming for Motoi Takahashi'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

7 credits, 5 with a MovieCove page.

Career shape

A full career of 6 titles from 1993 to 2006.

Biggest box office

Dragon Ball Z: Lord Slug (1991)

$15M worldwide

Highest rated

Sailor Moon R: The Movie: The Promise of the Rose (1993)

Midcredits 93rd

Most popular right now

Dragon Ball Z: Lord Slug (1991)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Cinematography6 of 6: 6 only cinematography, 0 with another role

By decade

1990s3 · crew2000s3 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.

How do Motoi Takahashi's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 89th percentile, the median of all 5; across their 5 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 5

Approval · how many liked their films

84thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Reach · how many have seen their films

83rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Midcredits score across 5 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up3
  • 50th to 74th2

Shape of the crowd

5 of their 5 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Crowd Pleaser5

Most divisive · cinematographer

Sailor Moon SuperS: The Movie: Black Dream Hole (1995)

54th percentile spread · 8% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · cinematographer

Sailor Moon R: The Movie: The Promise of the Rose (1993)

Midcredits 93rd · 80% liked

Reviewers score the cinematography 74/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles; fans 78, detractors 53. The element that speaks to their work as a cinematographer.

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 Motoi Takahashi work with?

People who share at least 2 of Motoi Takahashi's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Naoko Takeuchi shares the most, 3.

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Actors

Composers and editors

Producers