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Keizō Kusakawa

Director

Keizo Kusakawa (草川 啓造, Kusakawa Keizō) is a Japanese anime director working for Diomedéa. Formerly working for Seven Arcs, during his early years at the studio he worked under Akiyuki Shinbō and has since then been also involved in several shows at Shaft. Kusakawa also took over the duties as director of the Lyrical Nanoha series from Shinbō after the latter left Seven Arcs, starting with its second season, Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha A's. As of 2013, he works for Diomedéa

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Biography from TMDB.

Works as
Director
Titles
18 on MovieCove · 38 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 156 days to Oct 27Down 7% in 30 days

What are Keizō Kusakawa's films like?

Across their 11 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
59%
Self
21%
Morality
15%
Survival
4%
Society
3%
Friendship9 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSacrifice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeDuty2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 3 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 2 · Serious 1 · Dark 0

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

Grounded 0 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 2

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 3 · Intense 0

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

Steady 1 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 0 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 0 · 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 3 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 3 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
7
Tense
5
Absurd
3
Warm
3
Thrilling
3
Other
7

How their films linger

Feel-good9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy8
  • Bittersweet3

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 Keizō Kusakawa's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 14 of their 18 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Crunchyroll (11).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Keizō Kusakawa'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

38 credits, 18 with a MovieCove page.

  • Hello, I Am a Witch and My Crush Wants Me to Make a Love Potion! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Show 12 episodes · Series Director

  • The Gorilla God's Go-To Girl(2025)

    Show 1 episode · Director · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all shows

  • The Magical Revolution of the Reincarnated Princess and the Genius Young Lady(2023)

    Show 2 episodes · Director · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows

  • Parallel World Pharmacy(2022)

    Show 12 episodes · Director · Series Director

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all shows

  • The Saint's Magic Power Is Omnipotent(2021)

    Show 5 episodes · Director · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows

  • Ahiru no Sora(2019)

    Show 50 episodes · Director · Series Director · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • Domestic Girlfriend(2019)

    Show 1 episode · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all shows

  • Happy Sugar Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 12 episodes · Director · Series Director · Storyboard Artist

  • Beatless (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 3 episodes · Director · Storyboard Artist

  • Action Heroine Cheer Fruits (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 12 episodes · Director · Series Director · Storyboard Artist

  • Aho Girl(2017)

    Show 12 episodes · Director · Series Director

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all shows

  • Fuuka (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 12 episodes · Series Director

  • Kantai Collection: KanColle Movie(2016)

    Director · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Unlimited Fafnir(2015)

    Show 12 episodes · Director · Series Director

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all shows

  • KanColle: Kantai Collection (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 12 episodes · Director · Series Director · Storyboard Artist

  • Riddle Story of Devil(2014)

    Show Director

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows

  • Day Break Illusion: Fumikomenai Kokoro (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Director

  • Day Break Illusion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 13 episodes · Series Director · Storyboard Artist

  • Problem Children Are Coming from Another World, Aren't They?(2013)

    Show 10 episodes · Series Director

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all shows

  • Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha the Movie 2nd A's(2012)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Campione! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 13 episodes · Director · Series Director · Storyboard Artist

  • Dog Days(2011)

    Show 13 episodes · Director · Series Director · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all shows

  • Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha the Movie 1st(2010)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • The Squid Girl: The Invader Comes from the Bottom of the Sea!(2010)

    Show Director

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all shows

  • Asura Cryin' (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 26 episodes · Director

  • Sekirei (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 25 episodes · Director · Series Director · Storyboard Artist

  • Ef: A Tale Of Memories & Melodies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 3 episodes · Storyboard Artist

  • Inukami! The Movie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Director

  • Inukami! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 26 episodes · Director

  • Bleach(2004)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Moon Phase(2004)

    Show 2 episodes · Director · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all shows

  • Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 39 episodes · Director · Series Director · Storyboard Artist

  • Elfen Lied (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • とらいあんぐるハート -Sweet Songs Forever- (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • Mezzo DSA(2003)

    Show Director

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all shows

  • Mezzo Forte (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Co-Director

  • MEZZO FORTE (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Kite (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Co-Director

Career shape

A full career of 35 titles from 1998 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha the Movie 2nd A's (2012)

$5M worldwide

Highest rated

Riddle Story of Devil (2014)

Midcredits 60th

Most popular right now

Parallel World Pharmacy (2022)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing25 of 35: 12 only directing, 13 with another role · typical Midcredits score71stOther crew23 of 35: 10 only other crew, 13 with another role · typical Midcredits score46th

35 titles, 13 with more than one role — directing and other crew overlap on 13 of them.

By decade

1990s1 · crew2000s12 · crew2010s17 · crew2020s5 · 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 Keizō Kusakawa's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 74th percentile, the median of all 3; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 80th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

80thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Approval · how many liked their films

65thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Reach · how many have seen their films

49thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Midcredits score across 18 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up3
  • 50th to 74th6
  • 25th to 49th7
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

9 of their 18 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser5
  • Mixed9

Most divisive · director

Kantai Collection: KanColle Movie (2016)

92nd percentile spread · 27% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director

Bleach (2004)

Midcredits 93rd · 88% liked

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 Keizō Kusakawa work with?

People who share at least 2 of Keizō Kusakawa's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Masaki Tsuzuki shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles