Mariko Kunisawa

Writer · Japan

From: Japan
Works as: Writer
Titles: 15 on Motif · 26 credits in all
Links: IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Down 24% in 30 days

What are Mariko Kunisawa's films like?

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

Themes

share of theme weight

Self

56%

Bonds

26%

Society

10%

Survival

5%

Morality

4%

Identity3 Purpose2 Friendship2

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense

3

Warm

2

Hopeful

3

Dread

1

Joyful

1

Other

5

How their films linger

Hopeful4 Fun2 Feel-good2 Bittersweet2

How their films end · 1 with a twist

Happy1
Bittersweet2
Ambiguous3

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 Mariko Kunisawa's films?

As of October 24, 2026, all 15 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Crunchyroll (14).

Subscription and free streaming for Mariko Kunisawa'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

26 credits, 15 with a Motif page.

Roll Over and Die(2026)
Show 12 episodes · Series Composition
Motif score: 13th percentile of all shows
Mechanical Marie(2025)
Show 12 episodes · Series Composition
Motif score: 41st percentile of all shows
Mirage Queen's Elegant Vacations (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2025)
Screenplay
The Dinner Table Detective(2025)
Show 12 episodes · Series Composition · Writer
Motif score: 16th percentile of all shows
Frozen Mahjong Tiles: Underground Mahjong Battle Record (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2024)
Show 25 episodes · Series Composition
Bartender: Glass of God(2024)
Show 12 episodes · Series Composition
Motif score: 59th percentile of all shows
Berserk of Gluttony(2023)
Show 12 episodes · Series Composition · Writer
Motif score: 43rd percentile of all shows
Mirage Queen Prefers Circus (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2022)
Screenplay
ORIENT(2022)
Show 24 episodes · Series Composition
Motif score: 32nd percentile of all shows
The Case Files of Jeweler Richard(2020)
Show 12 episodes · Series Composition · Writer
Motif score: 40th percentile of all shows
Sorcerous Stabber Orphen(2020)
Show 1 episode · Writer
Motif score: 10th percentile of all shows
Ascendance of a Bookworm(2019)
Show 60 episodes · Series Composition · Writer
Motif score: 87th percentile of all shows
Nyanko on the Star Island (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2018)
Show 26 episodes · Script Editor · Series Composition · Writer
Hakumei and Mikochi (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2018)
Show 3 episodes · Screenplay
Orange: Future (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2016)
Co-Writer
Orange(2016)
Show 4 episodes · Writer
Motif score: 84th percentile of all shows
Love Stage!!(2014)
Show 2 episodes · Writer
Motif score: 45th percentile of all shows
Majimoji Rurumo(2014)
Show 12 episodes · Series Composition · Writer
Motif score: 43rd percentile of all shows
One Week Friends (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2014)
Show 3 episodes · Writer
Aikatsu! (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2012)
Show 2 episodes · Writer
The Squid Girl: The Invader Comes from the Bottom of the Sea!(2010)
Show Writer
Motif score: 63rd percentile of all shows
Hatsukoi Limited. (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2009)
Show 12 episodes · Series Composition · Writer
Natsume's Book of Friends(2008)
Show 4 episodes · Writer
Motif score: 90th percentile of all shows
H2O: Footprints in the Sand(2008)
Show Writer
Motif score: 15th percentile of all shows
micro sun (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2001)
Writer
The Man Who Licks Feet: "Pochi" the Leg Lover (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1997)
Writer

Career shape

A full career of 24 titles from 1997 to 2026.

Highest rated

Bartender: Glass of God (2024)

Motif 59^th

By role

only this rolewith another role

Writing24 of 24 · 43^rd

By decade

1990s1 · crew2000s3 · crew2010s9 · 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 Motif score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on Motif, shown from 5 scored.

Who does Mariko Kunisawa work with?

People who share at least 2 of Mariko Kunisawa's Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Tetsuya Yanagisawa shares the most, 2.

Directors

Tetsuya Yanagisawa2 titles See all 2 shared titles with Tetsuya Yanagisawa
Yasutaka Yamamoto2 titles See all 2 shared titles with Yasutaka Yamamoto

Actors

Josh Putnam2 titles See all 2 shared titles with Josh Putnam