Masato Kitagawa

Director

Works as: Director
Titles: 14 on MovieCove · 26 credits in all
Links: IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)

Known for

What are Masato Kitagawa's films like?

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

Themes

share of theme weight

Bonds

51%

Self

36%

Survival

12%

Coming of age3 Friendship3 Family bonds2

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Warm

3

Tense

3

Romantic

2

Hopeful

2

Joyful

2

Other

5

How their films linger

Feel-good3 Bittersweet3 Hopeful2

How their films end

Happy2
Bittersweet4

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 Masato Kitagawa's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 13 of their 14 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Crunchyroll (11).

Also on these channels

HIDIVE1 title, show their title on HIDIVE

Subscription and free streaming for Masato Kitagawa'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

26 credits, 14 with a MovieCove page.

Kowloon Generic Romance(2025)
Show 4 episodes · Director
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all shows
Blue Box(2024)
Show 1 episode · Director
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows
Irina: The Vampire Cosmonaut(2021)
Show 2 episodes · Director
Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all shows
We Never Learn: BOKUBEN(2019)
Show 5 episodes · Director
Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows
Magical Girl Site(2018)
Show Director
Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all shows
Convenience Store Boy Friends(2017)
Show 1 episode · Director
Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all shows
Seiren(2017)
Show Director
Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all shows
The Testament of Sister New Devil(2015)
Show 1 episode · Director
Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows
Argevollen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Show 6 episodes · Director
Golden Time (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
Show 1 episode · Director
World War Blue(2012)
Show 1 episode · Director
Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all shows
Tegami Bachi: Letter Bee Reverse(2010)
Show Director
Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows
Animal Detectives Kiruminzoo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
Show 2 episodes · Director
Minami-ke (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
Show 2 episodes · Director · Storyboard Artist
Ef: A Tale Of Memories & Melodies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
Show 1 episode · Director
Taimanin Asagi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
Show 2 episodes · Director
Naruto: Shippuden(2007)
Show 2 episodes · Director
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows
Kenichi: The Mightiest Disciple(2006)
Show 1 episode · Director
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows
The Immorals (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
Show 2 episodes · Color Designer
Consenting Adultery (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
Show 2 episodes · Director · Color Designer
Fairy Musketeers(2006)
Show Director
Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)
Genesis of Aquarion(2005)
Show 1 episode · Director
Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all shows
Boobalicious (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
Show 4 episodes · Director · Color Designer
After Class Lesson (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
Show 5 episodes · Color Designer
Imouto Jiru (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
Show 2 episodes · Co-Director
Super Pig (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)
Show 51 episodes · Director

Career shape

A full career of 22 titles from 1994 to 2025.

Highest rated

The Testament of Sister New Devil (2015)

Midcredits 43^rd

By role

only this rolewith another role

Directing20 of 22 · 49^thOther crew5 of 22

22 titles, 3 with more than one role — directing and other crew overlap on 3 of them.

By decade

1990s1 · crew2000s12 · crew2010s6 · 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 Masato Kitagawa work with?

People who share at least 2 of Masato Kitagawa's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Masayuki Iimura shares the most, 2.