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Masakazu Hashimoto

Director and writer

Works as
Director and writer
Titles
18 on Motif · 25 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Down 4% in 30 days

What are Masakazu Hashimoto's films like?

Across their 9 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
58%
Self
24%
Survival
13%
Morality
3%
Ideas
3%
Family bonds6 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 7 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 6 · Serious 1 · Dark 0

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 0 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 4

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

Gentle 3 · Charged 4 · Intense 0

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

Steady 2 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 1

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

Straight-faced 0 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 6

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

Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 6 · 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 6 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 7 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
6
Warm
6
Tense
2
Thrilling
2
Contemplative
2
Other
3

How their films linger

Feel-good8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy7
  • Bittersweet1
  • 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 Masakazu Hashimoto's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 8 of their 18 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Crunchyroll (5).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Masakazu Hashimoto's titles on Motif; 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

25 credits, 18 with a Motif page.

Career shape

A full career of 23 titles from 1999 to 2025.

Biggest box office

Crayon Shin-chan Movie 23: Ora No Hikkoshi Monogatari - Saboten Daisuugeki (2015)

$33M worldwide

Highest rated

Crayon Shin-chan: Very Tasty! B-class Gourmet Survival!! (2013)

Midcredits 82nd

Most popular right now

Hanasaku Iroha (2011)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing14 of 23: 3 only directing, 11 with another role · typical Midcredits score69thWriting6 of 23: 0 only writing, 6 with another roleOther crew19 of 23: 9 only other crew, 10 with another role · typical Midcredits score70th

23 titles, 11 with more than one role — other crew and directing overlap on 10 of them.

By decade

1990s1 · crew2000s4 · crew2010s11 · crew2020s7 · 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 Motif, shown from 5 scored.

How do Masakazu Hashimoto's films land?

Their typical Motif film has a Midcredits score in the 76th percentile, the median of all 10; across their 7 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 72nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

72ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Approval · how many liked their films

74thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Reach · how many have seen their films

76thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Midcredits score across 18 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up6
  • 50th to 74th9
  • 25th to 49th2
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

9 of their 18 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Divisive1
  • Crowd Pleaser9
  • Mixed6

Most divisive · director

Crayon Shin-chan the Movie: Super Hot! The Spicy Kasukabe Dancers (2025)

70th percentile spread · 11% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director

Crayon Shin-chan: Very Tasty! B-class Gourmet Survival!! (2013)

Midcredits 82nd · 68% liked

Reviewers score the pacing 47/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 55, detractors 10. The element that speaks to their work as a director.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on Motif; 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 Motif 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 Masakazu Hashimoto work with?

People who share at least 2 of Masakazu Hashimoto's Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Miki Narahashi shares the most, 6.

Writers

  • Kimiko Ueno5 titles    See all 5 shared titles with Kimiko Ueno
  • Yoshito Usui5 titles    See all 5 shared titles with Yoshito Usui

Actors

  • Miki Narahashi6 titles    See all 6 shared titles with Miki Narahashi
  • Satomi Koorogi5 titles    See all 5 shared titles with Satomi Koorogi
  • Teiyû Ichiryûsai4 titles    See all 4 shared titles with Teiyû Ichiryûsai
  • Toshiyuki Morikawa4 titles    See all 4 shared titles with Toshiyuki Morikawa

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers