Toshiyuki Imai
- Cinematographer
- 3 on MovieCove
Known for
What are Toshiyuki Imai's films like?
Across a limited sample of 3 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Survival.
What they feel like to watch
A split, not a type: Ironic 1 · Wry 0 · Earnest 1
Light 1 · Serious 1 · Dark 1
Grounded 0 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 3
Gentle 0 · Charged 0 · Intense 3
Steady 0 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0
Slow burn 0 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 2
Casual 3 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 2 · Affecting 0 · Heavy 1
Resolved 3 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
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 Toshiyuki Imai's films?
As of October 24, 2026, all 3 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (3).
Subscription and free streaming for Toshiyuki Imai'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
3 credits, 3 with a MovieCove page.

Lion-Girl(2023)
Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films
Karate Kill(2016)
Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films
Gun Woman(2014)
Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films
Career shape
Across a limited sample of 3 MovieCove titles from 2014 to 2023.
Counts over their MovieCove titles; a title counts in every role they held on it.
How do Toshiyuki Imai's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 19th percentile, the median of all 3; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 21st percentile for acclaim.
- 25th to 49th1
- Below 25th2
Shape of the crowd
3 of their 3 titles are Mixed.
- Mixed3
Reviewers score the cinematography 38/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 55, detractors 25. 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 Toshiyuki Imai work with?
People who share at least 2 of Toshiyuki Imai's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Kurando Mitsutake shares the most, 3.
Directors
- Kurando MitsutakeShared titles: Lion-Girl (2023), Karate Kill (2016), Gun Woman (2014)See all 3 shared titles with Kurando Mitsutake

Actors
- David SakuraiShared titles: Lion-Girl (2023), Karate Kill (2016)See all 2 shared titles with David Sakurai

- Katarina SeverenShared titles: Lion-Girl (2023), Karate Kill (2016)See all 2 shared titles with Katarina Severen

- Kirk GeigerShared titles: Lion-Girl (2023), Karate Kill (2016)See all 2 shared titles with Kirk Geiger

- AsamiShared titles: Karate Kill (2016), Gun Woman (2014)See all 2 shared titles with Asami

Composers
- Dean HaradaShared titles: Karate Kill (2016), Gun Woman (2014)See all 2 shared titles with Dean Harada
Producers
- Chiaki YanagimotoShared titles: Karate Kill (2016), Gun Woman (2014)See all 2 shared titles with Chiaki Yanagimoto
- Kelly KoskellaShared titles: Karate Kill (2016), Gun Woman (2014)See all 2 shared titles with Kelly Koskella