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Takuma Watanabe

Takuma Watanabe

Composer · Born July 30, 1975 (51) · Sendai, Miyagi, Japan

Born
July 30, 1975 (51)
From
Sendai, Miyagi, Japan
Works as
Composer
Titles
7 on MovieCove · 22 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Up 2% in 30 days

What are Takuma Watanabe's films like?

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

Themes

share of theme weight
Survival
24%
Self
19%
Society
19%
Power
16%
Morality
10%
Ideas
10%
Survival2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIsolation2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 5 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 1 · Serious 1 · Dark 3

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 4 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 1

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 1 · Charged 1 · Intense 3

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

Steady 2 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 1

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

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 0 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 1

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 1 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 2

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
4
Dread
3
Contemplative
3
Warm
1
Absurd
1

How their films linger

Unsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Bittersweet1
  • Ambiguous4
  • 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 Takuma Watanabe's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 4 of their 7 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Takuma Watanabe'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, 7 with a MovieCove page.

  • still life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Composer

  • Cloud(2024)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • Desert of Namibia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Composer

  • Chime(2024)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • RoOT - Route of OddTaxi -(2024)

    Show Composer

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Whale Bones (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Composer

  • #Manhole(2023)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Yes, I Can't Swim (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Composer

  • Sensei, Would You Sit Beside Me? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Composer

  • Ito (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Composer

  • Aristocrats(2020)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • The Town of Headcounts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Composer

  • Ghost Master(2019)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Erica 38 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Composer

  • 60 JUSTICE PROJECT (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 5 episodes · Composer

  • A Beautiful Star (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Composer

  • Rolling (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Composer

  • Origin of the Dreams (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Composer

  • Similar But Different (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Composer

  • Shadow of Sand (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Composer

  • Konna otona no onnanoko (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Composer

  • Genius Party(2007)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 20 titles from 2007 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Cloud (2024)

$1.1M worldwide

Highest rated

Genius Party (2007)

Midcredits 80th

Most popular right now

RoOT - Route of OddTaxi - (2024)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Music20 of 20: 20 only music, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score60th

By decade

2000s2 · crew2010s7 · 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.

How do Takuma Watanabe's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 62nd percentile, the median of all 6; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 72nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

72ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Approval · how many liked their films

51stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Reach · how many have seen their films

79thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Midcredits score across 7 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up1
  • 50th to 74th3
  • 25th to 49th2
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

3 of their 7 titles are Broadly Agreed.

  • Crowd Pleaser1
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed3

Most divisive · composer

Ghost Master (2019)

61st percentile spread · 36% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · composer

Genius Party (2007)

Midcredits 80th · 67% liked

Reviewers score the sound and music 75/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles; fans 78, detractors 63. The element that speaks to their work as a composer.

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 Takuma Watanabe work with?

People who share at least 2 of Takuma Watanabe's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Kiyoshi Kurosawa shares the most, 2.

Directors

Actors

Cinematographers