Sawako Hirabayashi
Writer · Tokyo, Japan
Sawako Hirabayashi (平林 佐和子, Hirabayashi Sawako) is a Japanese novelist and screenwriter from Tokyo. She is currently freelance. She formerly worked at Brother Noppo (led by Takao Koyama).
Biography from TMDB.
- Tokyo, Japan
- Writer
- 10 on MovieCove · 19 credits in all
Known for
What are Sawako Hirabayashi's films like?
Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.
Themes
Moods and endings
- Happy2
- Bittersweet4
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 Sawako Hirabayashi's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 9 of their 10 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Crunchyroll (8).
- Crunchyroll
- Horimiya (2021) · writer
- My Little Monster (2012) · writer
- TsumaSho: If My Wife Becomes an Elementary School Student. (2024) · writer
- Doctor Elise: The Royal Lady with the Lamp (2024) · writer
- You and Me (2011) · writer
- Delicious Party Pretty Cure (2022) · writer
- I'm Standing on a Million Lives (2020) · writer
- Hundred (2016) · writer
Subscription and free streaming for Sawako Hirabayashi'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.
Filmography
19 credits, 10 with a MovieCove page.
Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows
I'll Become a Villainess Who Goes Down in History (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)
Wonderful Precure! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)
Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all shows
Horimiya(2021)
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all shows
Hundred(2016)
Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all shows
Wolf Girl & Black Prince (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
WATAMOTE ~No Matter How I Look at It, It's You Guys Fault I'm Not Popular!~ (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
My Little Monster(2012)
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows
You and Me(2011)
Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows
Aria the Scarlet Ammo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
Shiki (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
Noir (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
Medabots(1999)
Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all shows
Dengeki Daisy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Studio Cabana (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 19 titles, 17 of them dated from 1999 to 2024.
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 Sawako Hirabayashi work with?
People who share at least 2 of Sawako Hirabayashi's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Hitomi Mieno shares the most, 2.
Writers
- Hitomi MienoShared titles: Doctor Elise: The Royal Lady with the Lamp (2024), My Little Monster (2012)See all 2 shared titles with Hitomi Mieno
Actors
- Ai KayanoShared titles: Delicious Party Pretty Cure (2022), You and Me (2011)See all 2 shared titles with Ai Kayano
- Yuki OnoShared titles: My Little Monster (2012), You and Me (2011)See all 2 shared titles with Yuki Ono
Composers
- Masato NakayamaShared titles: My Little Monster (2012), You and Me (2011)See all 2 shared titles with Masato Nakayama