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Tomoyuki Itamura

Director · Japan

Tomoyuki Itamura (Japanese: 板村 智幸) is a Japanese animator, director, and storyboard artist. He joined OLM, Inc. in 2005 as an in-between animator and left in 2007 to join Shaft. Itamura took over the Monogatari series from Tatsuya Oishi as his television directorial debut with Nisemonogatari. With Akiyuki Simbo, Itamura directed all subsequent installments until Owarimonogatari II, with the only exception being Oishi's Kizumonogatari trilogy. Itamura left Shaft in 2017. Source: Wikipedia

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Biography from TMDB.

From
Japan
Works as
Director
Titles
11 on MovieCove · 17 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 156 days to Oct 27Up 12% in 30 days

What are Tomoyuki Itamura's films like?

Across their 5 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Survival.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
41%
Survival
27%
Bonds
21%
Society
10%
Coming of age3 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Warm
3
Joyful
2
Absurd
2
Tense
2
Melancholic
2
Other
2

How their films linger

Hopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Bittersweet5

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 Tomoyuki Itamura's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 10 of their 11 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Crunchyroll (5).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Tomoyuki Itamura'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

17 credits, 11 with a MovieCove page.

  • Call of the Night(2022)

    Show 25 episodes · Assistant Director · Series Director · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • The Case Study of Vanitas(2021)

    Show 24 episodes · Co-Director · Key Animation · Opening/Ending Animation · Series Director · Storyboard Artist · Theme Song Performance

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • Godzilla Singular Point(2021)

    Show 2 episodes · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all shows

  • Ahiru no Sora(2019)

    Show 4 episodes · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • Carole & Tuesday(2019)

    Show 3 episodes · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • I Want to Eat Your Pancreas(2018)

    Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • March Comes in Like a Lion(2016)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Onimonogatari (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Director

  • Otorimonogatari (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Director

  • Ground Control to Psychoelectric Girl(2011)

    Show 2 episodes · Director · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all shows

  • And Yet the Town Moves(2010)

    Show Director

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all shows

  • Arakawa Under the Bridge(2010)

    Show Director

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all shows

  • Bakemonogatari(2009)

    Show 23 episodes · Director · Assistant Director · Key Animation · Series Director · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • Maria Holic (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 3 episodes · Director · Storyboard Artist

  • Ef: A Tale Of Memories & Melodies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 2 episodes · Storyboard Artist

  • Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 7 episodes · Director · Key Animation · Storyboard Artist

  • BEAT & MOTION (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show 1 episode · Conceptual Design · Script Supervisor

Career shape

A full career of 15 titles, 14 of them dated from 2007 to 2022.

Highest rated

Bakemonogatari (2009)

Midcredits 89th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing8 of 15: 3 only directing, 5 with another roleOther crew12 of 15: 7 only other crew, 5 with another role · typical Midcredits score79th

15 titles, 5 with more than one role — other crew and directing overlap on 5 of them.

By decade

2000s4 · crew2010s7 · crew2020s3 · 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 Tomoyuki Itamura work with?

People who share at least 2 of Tomoyuki Itamura's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Akiyuki Shinbō shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers