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Shigeru Saitô

Shigeru Saitô

Producer · Born September 10, 1975 (51) · Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan

Shigeru Saito (斎藤 滋, Saitō Shigeru) is a music producer previously affiliated with Lantis. In 2018 he founded the music production company Heart Company.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
September 10, 1975 (51)
From
Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
Works as
Producer
Titles
62 on Motif · 80 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Up 9% in 30 days

What are Shigeru Saitô's films like?

Across their 24 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
42%
Self
39%
Society
7%
Morality
6%
Survival
3%
Ideas
1%
Power
1%
Friendship9 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds9 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose7 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age7 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity7 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love6 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSacrifice2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 14 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 8 · Serious 4 · Dark 2

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

Grounded 1 · Stylized 10 · Heightened 3

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 7 · Charged 5 · Intense 2

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

Steady 10 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 0

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 8 · Some laughs 5 · Funny 1

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

Slow burn 10 · Even-paced 4 · 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 8 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 1

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 13 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Warm
12
Contemplative
10
Hopeful
11
Melancholic
6
Tense
4
Other
20

How their films linger

Hopeful14 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy5
  • Bittersweet18
  • 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 Shigeru Saitô's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 53 of their 62 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Crunchyroll (42).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Shigeru Saitô's titles on Motif; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Motif 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

80 credits, 62 with a Motif page.

Career shape

A full career of 77 titles from 2006 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Violet Evergarden: The Movie (2020)

$20M worldwide

Highest rated

Violet Evergarden: The Movie (2020)

Motif 99th

Most popular right now

Sound! Euphonium (2015)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Producing42 of 77: 16 only producing, 26 with another role · typical Motif score80thMusic60 of 77: 34 only music, 26 with another role · typical Motif score74thOther crew2 of 77: 1 only other crew, 1 with another role

77 titles, 26 with more than one role — music and producing overlap on 26 of them.

By decade

2000s7 · crew2010s55 · crew2020s15 · 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 Motif score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on Motif, shown from 5 scored.

How do Shigeru Saitô's films land?

Their typical Motif film has a Motif score in the 90th percentile, the median of all 26; across their 14 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 91st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

91stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Approval · how many liked their films

86thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Reach · how many have seen their films

77thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Motif score across 62 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up31
  • 50th to 74th16
  • 25th to 49th9
  • Below 25th6

Shape of the crowd

28 of their 62 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved12
  • Crowd Pleaser28
  • Mixed22

Most divisive · producer, composer

Sound! Euphonium the Movie: May the Melody Reach You! (2017)

81st percentile spread · 17% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer, composer

Violet Evergarden: The Movie (2020)

Motif 99th · 91% liked

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 Motif 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.

Is Shigeru Saitô's work okay for kids?

Across up to 9 Motif titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity, profanity, alcohol & drugs and frightening / intense run lighter than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore5 titles2–51 · median 18 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity9 titles12–43 · median 19 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 31
Profanity5 titles5–17 · median 8 · minimallighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 35
Alcohol & Drugs5 titles1–24 · median 7 · minimallighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense5 titles22–56 · median 24 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Shigeru Saitô work with?

People who share at least 2 of Shigeru Saitô's Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Shunji Inoue shares the most, 17.

Directors

  • Taichi Ishidate9 titles    See all 9 shared titles with Taichi Ishidate
  • Yasuhiro Takemoto8 titles    See all 8 shared titles with Yasuhiro Takemoto
  • Tatsuya Ishihara6 titles    See all 6 shared titles with Tatsuya Ishihara
  • Haruka Fujita4 titles    See all 4 shared titles with Haruka Fujita

Writers

  • Jukki Hanada9 titles    See all 9 shared titles with Jukki Hanada
  • Ayano Takeda5 titles    See all 5 shared titles with Ayano Takeda
  • Reiko Yoshida4 titles    See all 4 shared titles with Reiko Yoshida
  • Kana Akatsuki3 titles    See all 3 shared titles with Kana Akatsuki

Actors

  • Minori Chihara6 titles    See all 6 shared titles with Minori Chihara
  • Moe Toyota6 titles    See all 6 shared titles with Moe Toyota
  • Ayaka Asai5 titles    See all 5 shared titles with Ayaka Asai
  • Chika Anzai5 titles    See all 5 shared titles with Chika Anzai

Composers, cinematographers and editors

  • Kengo Shigemura11 titles    See all 11 shared titles with Kengo Shigemura
  • Akito Matsuda7 titles    See all 7 shared titles with Akito Matsuda
  • Kazuya Takao5 titles    See all 5 shared titles with Kazuya Takao
  • Tatsuya Katô4 titles    See all 4 shared titles with Tatsuya Katô

Producers

  • Shunji Inoue17 titles    See newest 12 of 17 shared titles with Shunji Inoue
  • Hideaki Hatta15 titles    See newest 12 of 15 shared titles with Hideaki Hatta
  • Shin'ichi Nakamura15 titles    See newest 12 of 15 shared titles with Shin'ichi Nakamura
  • Yôko Hatta15 titles    See newest 12 of 15 shared titles with Yôko Hatta