Toyonori Yamada

Cinematographer · Japan

From: Japan
Works as: Cinematographer
Titles: 9 on MovieCove · 15 credits in all
Links: IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Down 18% in 30 days

What are Toyonori Yamada's films like?

Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight

Self

54%

Bonds

26%

Power

14%

Survival

7%

Coming of age2 Friendship2 Identity2

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Thrilling

3

Triumphant

3

Joyful

1

Absurd

1

Hopeful

1

Other

2

How their films linger

Hopeful4 Rousing2 Bittersweet2

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 Toyonori Yamada's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 5 of their 9 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Crunchyroll (5).

Also on these channels

HIDIVE1 title, show their title on HIDIVE

Subscription and free streaming for Toyonori 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

15 credits, 9 with a MovieCove page.

The Dragon Dentist (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
Show 2 episodes · Cinematographer
Kizumonogatari Part 3: Reiketsu(2017)
Compositing Artist
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films
Yamada-kun to 7-nin no Majo(2014)
Show 12 episodes · Cinematographer
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows
When Supernatural Battles Became Commonplace(2014)
Show 2 episodes · Compositing Artist
Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all shows
Kill La Kill(2013)
Show 24 episodes · Cinematographer
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows
Little Witch Academia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
Cinematographer
Wooser's Hand-to-Mouth Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
Show 25 episodes · Series Director · Storyboard Artist
Lupin the Third: The Woman Called Fujiko Mine(2012)
Show 13 episodes · Cinematographer
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows
Black★Rock Shooter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
Opening/Ending Animation
Hanamaru Kindergarten (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
Show 24 episodes · Cinematographer
Gurren Lagann the Movie: The Lights in the Sky are Stars(2009)
Cinematographer
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films
Corpse Princess: Aka(2008)
Show 25 episodes · Cinematographer
Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all shows
Gurren Lagann the Movie: Childhood's End(2008)
Cinematographer
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films
Gurren Lagann(2007)
Show 27 episodes · Cinematographer
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows
Afro-Ken (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
Animation

Career shape

A full career of 15 titles from 2001 to 2017.

Biggest box office

Gurren Lagann the Movie: Childhood's End (2008)

$958K worldwide

Highest rated

Gurren Lagann the Movie: The Lights in the Sky are Stars (2009)

Midcredits 98^th

By role

only this rolewith another role

Cinematography10 of 15 · 86^thOther crew5 of 15

By decade

2000s5 · crew2010s10 · 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 Toyonori Yamada work with?

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