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Kosuke Yamada

Cinematographer

Works as
Cinematographer
Titles
12 on MovieCove · 22 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Down 32% in 30 days

What are Kosuke Yamada's films like?

Across their 8 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
39%
Self
30%
Survival
13%
Power
7%
Morality
7%
Ideas
4%
Romantic love5 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
Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 3 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 2 · Charged 2 · Intense 1

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

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Romantic
4
Melancholic
3
Hopeful
4
Bittersweet
3
Thrilling
2
Other
5

How their films linger

Hopeful6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet6
  • 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 Kosuke Yamada's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 5 of their 12 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (3).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Kosuke Yamada'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

22 credits, 12 with a MovieCove page.

  • S&X (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Show 7 episodes · Cinematographer

  • Romantics Anonymous(2025)

    Show 8 episodes · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • Beyond Goodbye(2024)

    Show 8 episodes · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows

  • Dear Family (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Cinematographer

  • Yu Yu Hakusho(2023)

    Show Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows

  • Silent Tokyo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Camera Technician

  • And Life Goes On (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Cinematographer

  • The House on the Slope (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 6 episodes · Camera Operator

  • Fortuna's Eye (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Cinematographer

  • The Forest of Wool and Steel(2018)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Teen Bride (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Cinematographer

  • My Teacher(2017)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • My Tomorrow, Your Yesterday(2016)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Cold Case ~Shinjitsu no Tobira~ (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 20 episodes · Camera Operator · Cinematographer

  • Shin Godzilla(2016)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • A Fading Summer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 5 episodes · Cinematographer

  • Strobe Edge(2015)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Blue Spring Ride(2014)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Godzilla: Final Wars(2004)

    Assistant Camera

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S.(2003)

    Assistant Camera

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Kannazuki (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Cinematographer

  • Godzilla 2000(1999)

    Assistant Camera

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 20 titles from 1999 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Shin Godzilla (2016)

$82M worldwide

Highest rated

Shin Godzilla (2016)

Midcredits 83rd

By role

only this rolewith another role
Cinematography15 of 20: 14 only cinematography, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score59thOther crew6 of 20: 5 only other crew, 1 with another role

By decade

1990s1 · crew2000s3 · crew2010s11 · 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 MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do Kosuke Yamada's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 59th percentile, the median of all 9; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 61st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

61stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Approval · how many liked their films

41stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Reach · how many have seen their films

69thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Midcredits score across 12 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up3
  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th4

Shape of the crowd

6 of their 12 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Crowd Pleaser6
  • Mixed6

Most divisive · cinematographer

Blue Spring Ride (2014)

83rd percentile spread · 36% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · cinematographer

My Tomorrow, Your Yesterday (2016)

Midcredits 90th · 76% liked

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 Kosuke Yamada work with?

People who share at least 2 of Kosuke Yamada's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Naohiro Kawada shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers

Producers