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Gaku Hirooka

Cinematographer · Tokyo, Japan

From
Tokyo, Japan
Works as
Cinematographer
Titles
21 on MovieCove · 28 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Down 6% in 30 days

What are Gaku Hirooka's films like?

Across their 11 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
41%
Self
36%
Society
13%
Morality
8%
Ideas
2%
Friendship6 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity5 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose3 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth2 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception2 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
7
Warm
5
Hopeful
4
Tense
2
Contemplative
2
Other
7

How their films linger

Feel-good6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy4
  • Bittersweet4
  • 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 Gaku Hirooka's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 19 of their 21 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Crunchyroll (15).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Gaku Hirooka'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

28 credits, 21 with a MovieCove page.

  • Touring After the Apocalypse(2025)

    Show 12 episodes · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows

  • The Eminence in Shadow(2022)

    Show 32 episodes · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows

  • The Honor at Magic High School(2021)

    Show 13 episodes · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all shows

  • King's Raid: Successors of the Will(2020)

    Show 26 episodes · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all shows

  • Darwin's Game(2020)

    Show 11 episodes · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all shows

  • ORESUKI Are you the only one who loves me? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 12 episodes · Cinematographer

  • Granbelm(2019)

    Show 13 episodes · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all shows

  • Ms. Vampire Who Lives in My Neighborhood. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 12 episodes · Cinematographer

  • Penguin Highway(2018)

    Compositing Artist

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Forest of Piano(2018)

    Show 24 episodes · Compositing Artist

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all shows

  • Comic Girls(2018)

    Show 12 episodes · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all shows

  • Death March to the Parallel World Rhapsody(2018)

    Show 12 episodes · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all shows

  • And You Thought There Is Never a Girl Online?(2016)

    Show 12 episodes · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all shows

  • Anne Happy(2016)

    Show 12 episodes · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows

  • Girls Beyond the Wasteland(2016)

    Show 12 episodes · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all shows

  • Chivalry of a Failed Knight(2015)

    Show 12 episodes · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows

  • Hacka Doll the Animation(2015)

    Show 13 episodes · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Nanana's Buried Treasure(2014)

    Show 11 episodes · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all shows

  • Recently, My Sister is Unusual(2014)

    Show Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all shows

  • Oreshura: My Girlfriend and Childhood Friend Fight Too Much(2013)

    Show 13 episodes · Cinematographer · Compositing Artist

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all shows

  • Sword Art Online(2012)

    Show 49 episodes · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows

  • Black★Rock Shooter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Cinematographer

  • Wagnaria!! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 39 episodes · Cinematographer

  • Working!!(2010)

    Show Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows

  • Valkyria Chronicles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 5 episodes · Compositing Artist

  • Kannagi: Crazy Shrine Maidens (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 13 episodes · Cinematographer

  • Big Windup! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 13 episodes · Cinematographer

  • You're Under Arrest!(1996)

    Show 3 episodes · Compositing Artist

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all shows

Career shape

A full career of 26 titles from 1996 to 2025.

Highest rated

Chivalry of a Failed Knight (2015)

Midcredits 62nd

Most popular right now

Oreshura: My Girlfriend and Childhood Friend Fight Too Much (2013)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Cinematography22 of 26: 21 only cinematography, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score29thOther crew5 of 26: 4 only other crew, 1 with another role

By decade

1990s1 · crew2000s3 · crew2010s17 · 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.

Who does Gaku Hirooka work with?

People who share at least 2 of Gaku Hirooka's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Kentarô Tsubone shares the most, 7.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers