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Masakatsu Takagi

Composer · Born October 3, 1979 (47) · Kameoka, Kyoto, Japan

Born
October 3, 1979 (47)
From
Kameoka, Kyoto, Japan
Works as
Composer
Titles
7 on Motif · 33 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Up 40% in 30 days

What are Masakatsu Takagi's films like?

Across their 5 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Animation2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 92nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Animation movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 65th percentile
: browse their Drama movies

Their Motif films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
48%
Bonds
30%
Society
12%
Survival
11%
Family bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose2 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age2 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

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

Grounded 3 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 4 · Charged 1 · Intense 0

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

Steady 4 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 0 · 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 3 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Melancholic
5
Warm
4
Contemplative
3
Hopeful
2
Bittersweet
1

How their films linger

Hopeful5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet3
  • 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 Masakatsu Takagi's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 5 of their 7 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on HBO Max (3).

Subscription and free streaming for Masakatsu Takagi'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

33 credits, 7 with a Motif page.

  • Glass Heart(2025)

    Show 10 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • River Returns (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2025)

    Composer

  • Worlds Apart(2024)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Welcome Home, Mone (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 120 episodes · Composer

  • Shizukana ame(2019)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Mirai(2018)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • The Boy and the Beast(2015)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • The Kingdom of Dreams and Madness(2013)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Wolf Children(2012)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • The Niyodo River: A Symphony in Blue (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2012)

    Composer

  • Steve Jansen - The Occurrence of Slope (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2008)

    as piano, keyboards

  • Homicevalo (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2008)

    Director

  • world is so beautiful (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2003)

    Director · Sound

  • Aura (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2003)

    Director

  • Birdland #3 (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2003)

    Director

  • Girls (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2003)

    Director

  • New Flat (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2003)

    Director

  • Primo (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2003)

    Director

  • Private Drawing (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2003)

    Director

  • 4 dreams, 4 gardens (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2002)

    Director · Sound

  • star-spangled town (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2002)

    Director · Sound

  • sorina street (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2002)

    Director · Sound

  • CHO CHO THIN GALE (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2002)

    Director · Sound

  • golden sky and what is beyond (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2002)

    Director · Sound

  • run on the planet (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2002)

    Director · Sound

  • life never ever like before (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2002)

    Director · Sound

  • birdland #2 (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2002)

    Director · Sound

  • rama (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2002)

    Director · Sound

  • festival in a forest (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2002)

    Director · Sound

  • south beach (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2002)

    Director · Sound

  • Opus Pia (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2001)

    Director

  • Exit/Delete First Sight (not in the Motif catalog yet)

    Director

  • Maggie's Trip (not in the Motif catalog yet)

    Director

Career shape

A full career of 33 titles, 31 of them dated from 2001 to 2025.

Biggest box office

Wolf Children (2012)

$55M worldwide

Highest rated

Wolf Children (2012)

Midcredits 99th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 33: 1 only acting, 0 with another roleDirecting22 of 33: 10 only directing, 12 with another roleMusic10 of 33: 10 only music, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score91stOther crew12 of 33: 0 only other crew, 12 with another role

33 titles, 12 with more than one role — directing and other crew overlap on 12 of them.

By decade

2000s21 · 1 acting · 20 crew2010s5 · 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 Motif, shown from 5 scored.

How do Masakatsu Takagi's films land?

Their typical Motif film has a Midcredits score in the 90th percentile, the median of all 6; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 86th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

86thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Approval · how many liked their films

79thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Reach · how many have seen their films

82ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Midcredits score across 7 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up5
  • 50th to 74th2

Shape of the crowd

None of their 7 titles divides audiences: 4 are Universally Loved.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Crowd Pleaser2
  • Mixed1

Most loved · composer

Wolf Children (2012)

Midcredits 99th · 90% liked

Reviewers score the sound and music 71/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 74, detractors 60. The element that speaks to their work as a composer.

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 Masakatsu Takagi work with?

People who share at least 2 of Masakatsu Takagi's Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Mamoru Hosoda shares the most, 2.

Directors

Actors

Editors

Producers