- Director and writer
- 12 on MovieCove · 27 credits in all
What are Tsutomu Hanabusa's films like?
Across their 12 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.
Genres
Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 1 · Wry 3 · Earnest 6
Light 3 · Serious 4 · Dark 3
Grounded 1 · Stylized 7 · Heightened 2
A split, not a type: Gentle 2 · Charged 2 · Intense 6
A split, not a type: Steady 4 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 3
Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 2
Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 4
Casual 4 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 2
Easy watch 3 · Affecting 4 · Heavy 3
Resolved 9 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy4
- Bittersweet6
- Ambiguous2
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 Tsutomu Hanabusa's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 5 of their 12 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (2).
- Crunchyroll
Subscription and free streaming for Tsutomu Hanabusa'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
27 credits, 12 with a MovieCove page.

Romantic Killer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

Happy Kanako's Killer Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

Suicide Notes Laid on the Table (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films
Mr. Osomatsu: The Movie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

No Activity(2021)
Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)
Tokyo Revengers(2021)
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

Bela: Humanoid Monster (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

Grand Blue(2020)
Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films
Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

Project Dreams - How to Build Mazinger Z's Hangar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

Kakegurui: The Movie(2019)
Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
Real Girl(2018)
Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films
Kakegurui(2018)
Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all shows
Teen Bride (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

Asahinagu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

Tori Girl! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

稲垣家の喪主 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

Heroine Disqualified(2015)
Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
Sadako 2 3D(2013)
Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films
Sadako 3D(2012)
Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films
Go! Boys' School Drama Club (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

High School Debut (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

The Handsome Suit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
Career shape
A full career of 27 titles from 2008 to 2025.

Biggest box office
Tokyo Revengers (2021)

Highest rated
Tokyo Revengers (2021)

Most popular right now
Kakegurui (2018)
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 Tsutomu Hanabusa's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 59th percentile, the median of all 10; across their 10 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 64th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up2
- 50th to 74th5
- 25th to 49th2
- Below 25th3
Shape of the crowd
9 of their 12 titles are Mixed.
- Cult Classic2
- Crowd Pleaser1
- Mixed9
Reviewers score the atmosphere 59/100 and the pacing 50/100 in their films, across 8 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.
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 Tsutomu Hanabusa work with?
People who share at least 2 of Tsutomu Hanabusa's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Mahiro Takasugi shares the most, 5.
Writers
- Izumi TakahashiShared titles: Tokyo Revengers 2: Bloody Halloween - Decisive Battle (2023), Tokyo Revengers 2: Bloody Halloween - Destiny (2023), Tokyo Revengers (2021)See all 3 shared titles with Izumi Takahashi
- Ken WakuiShared titles: Tokyo Revengers 2: Bloody Halloween - Decisive Battle (2023), Tokyo Revengers 2: Bloody Halloween - Destiny (2023), Tokyo Revengers (2021)See all 3 shared titles with Ken Wakui
- Homura KawamotoShared titles: Kakegurui Part 2: Desperate Russian Roulette (2021), Kakegurui: The Movie (2019), Kakegurui (2018)See all 3 shared titles with Homura Kawamoto
- Minato TakanoShared titles: Kakegurui Part 2: Desperate Russian Roulette (2021), Kakegurui: The Movie (2019), Real Girl (2018)See all 3 shared titles with Minato Takano

Actors
- Mahiro TakasugiShared titles: Tokyo Revengers 2: Bloody Halloween - Decisive Battle (2023), Tokyo Revengers 2: Bloody Halloween - Destiny (2023), Kakegurui Part 2: Desperate Russian Roulette (2021), Kakegurui: The Movie (2019), Kakegurui (2018)See all 5 shared titles with Mahiro Takasugi

- Ryô YoshizawaShared titles: Tokyo Revengers 2: Bloody Halloween - Decisive Battle (2023), Tokyo Revengers 2: Bloody Halloween - Destiny (2023), Tokyo Revengers (2021)See all 3 shared titles with Ryô Yoshizawa

- Takumi KitamuraShared titles: Tokyo Revengers 2: Bloody Halloween - Decisive Battle (2023), Tokyo Revengers 2: Bloody Halloween - Destiny (2023), Tokyo Revengers (2021)See all 3 shared titles with Takumi Kitamura

- Yuki YamadaShared titles: Tokyo Revengers 2: Bloody Halloween - Decisive Battle (2023), Tokyo Revengers 2: Bloody Halloween - Destiny (2023), Tokyo Revengers (2021)See all 3 shared titles with Yuki Yamada

Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Naoichirô SagaraShared titles: Tokyo Revengers (2021), Grand Blue (2020), Kakegurui: The Movie (2019), Real Girl (2018)See all 4 shared titles with Naoichirô Sagara
- Yutaka YamadaShared titles: Tokyo Revengers 2: Bloody Halloween - Decisive Battle (2023), Tokyo Revengers 2: Bloody Halloween - Destiny (2023), Tokyo Revengers (2021)See all 3 shared titles with Yutaka Yamada

- Takashi KomatsuShared titles: Grand Blue (2020), Kakegurui: The Movie (2019), Real Girl (2018)See all 3 shared titles with Takashi Komatsu
- MichiruShared titles: Grand Blue (2020), Kakegurui: The Movie (2019)See all 2 shared titles with Michiru

Producers
- Yasushi UdagawaShared titles: Kakegurui: The Movie (2019), Real Girl (2018), Heroine Disqualified (2015)See all 3 shared titles with Yasushi Udagawa
- Hirô MaruyamaShared titles: Kakegurui: The Movie (2019), Kakegurui (2018)See all 2 shared titles with Hirô Maruyama

- Hajime InoueShared titles: Real Girl (2018), Heroine Disqualified (2015)See all 2 shared titles with Hajime Inoue
- Reiko ImayasuShared titles: Sadako 2 3D (2013), Sadako 3D (2012)See all 2 shared titles with Reiko Imayasu
