Kenji Takehara

Cinematographer

Works as: Cinematographer
Titles: 18 on MovieCove · 24 credits in all
Links: IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Down 23% in 30 days

What are Kenji Takehara's films like?

Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight

Self

56%

Bonds

29%

Morality

9%

Survival

5%

Identity3 Purpose3 Loyalty2 Family bonds2

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense

3

Melancholic

3

Thrilling

3

Hopeful

2

Triumphant

1

Other

5

How their films linger

Feel-good3 Fun2 Haunting2 Hopeful2 Bittersweet2

How their films end

Happy2
Bittersweet1
Ambiguous2
Cyclical1

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 Kenji Takehara's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 13 of their 18 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Crunchyroll (12).

Also on these channels

RetroCrush1 title, show their title on RetroCrush

Subscription and free streaming for Kenji Takehara'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

24 credits, 18 with a MovieCove page.

A Misanthrope Teaches a Class for Demi-Humans(2026)
Show 13 episodes · Cinematographer
Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all shows
This Monster Wants to Eat Me(2025)
Show 13 episodes · Cinematographer
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows
Possibly the Greatest Alchemist of All Time(2025)
Show 12 episodes · Cinematographer
Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows
A Condition Called Love(2024)
Show 9 episodes · Compositing Artist
Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all shows
The Banished Former Hero Lives as He Pleases(2024)
Show 12 episodes · Cinematographer
Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all shows
Pretty Cure All Stars F(2023)
Digital Compositor
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films
Hirogaru Sky! Precure(2023)
Show 4 episodes · Digital Compositor
Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all shows
Reborn to Master the Blade: From Hero-King to Extraordinary Squire(2023)
Show 12 episodes · Cinematographer
Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all shows
Banished from the Hero's Party, I Decided to Live a Quiet Life in the Countryside(2021)
Show 13 episodes · Cinematographer
Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all shows
Mother of the Goddess' Dormitory (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
Show 10 episodes · Cinematographer
Fairy Ranmaru: Anata no Kokoro Otasuke Shimasu(2021)
Show 12 episodes · Cinematographer
Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)
Arifureta: From Commonplace to World's Strongest(2019)
Show 25 episodes · Cinematographer
Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows
Big Order(2016)
Show 10 episodes · Cinematographer
Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all shows
Hikawa Maru Monogatari (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
Cinematographer
Wild Adapter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Show 1 episode · Cinematographer
Kids on the Slope (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
Show 12 episodes · Cinematographer
Gyo: Tokyo Fish Attack(2012)
Compositing Artist
Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films
Abnormal Physiology Seminar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
Show 13 episodes · Cinematographer
Rio: Rainbow Gate! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
Show 13 episodes · Cinematographer
Phantom: Requiem for the Phantom(2009)
Show 26 episodes · Cinematographer
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows
Major: The Ball of Friendship(2008)
Compositing Artist
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
To LOVE-Ru(2008)
Show 12 episodes · Cinematographer
Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows
Batman: Gotham Knight(2008)
Cinematographer
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
Spider Riders(2006)
Show Cinematographer
Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all shows

Career shape

A full career of 22 titles from 2008 to 2026.

Highest rated

Batman: Gotham Knight (2008)

Midcredits 68^th

By role

only this rolewith another role

Cinematography17 of 22 · 34^thOther crew5 of 22 · 54^th

By decade

2000s3 · crew2010s8 · crew2020s11 · 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 Kenji Takehara work with?

People who share at least 2 of Kenji Takehara's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Naoyuki Kuzuya shares the most, 3.