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Tetsuya Kudô

Cinematographer

Works as
Cinematographer
Titles
17 on MovieCove · 29 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Up 9% in 30 days

What are Tetsuya Kudô's films like?

Across their 9 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Action6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 50th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 28th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies

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

share of theme weight
Self
37%
Bonds
27%
Survival
24%
Society
10%
Morality
3%
Survival3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love4 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 9 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Wry: How sincerely it treats its story and characters, from ironic to earnest. Browse their wry movies.
Tone · Sincerity
ironicearnest

A split, not a type: Ironic 2 · Wry 3 · Earnest 4

Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 7 · Serious 0 · Dark 2

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 2 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 6

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

Gentle 2 · Charged 4 · Intense 3

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

A split, not a type: Steady 4 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 2

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

Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 7

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

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 3

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

Casual 7 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 9 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
5
Thrilling
5
Absurd
5
Warm
2
Melancholic
1
Other
4

How their films linger

Fun8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy4
  • Bittersweet5

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 Tetsuya Kudô's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 3 of their 17 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Tetsuya Kudô'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

29 credits, 17 with a MovieCove page.

  • Sakamoto Days(2026)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • New Interpretation of the End of Edo Period (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Cinematographer

  • Under Ninja(2025)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Saint Young Men The Movie ~Holy Men vs Demon Army~ (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Cinematographer

  • Black Night Parade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Cinematographer

  • Believers(2022)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • DIVOC-12 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Cinematographer

  • The Untold Tale of the Three Kingdoms(2020)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Tonkatsu DJ Agetaro (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Cinematographer

  • From Today, It's My Turn: The Movie(2020)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • Wotakoi: Love Is Hard for Otaku(2020)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Gintama 2: Rules are Made to be Broken(2018)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • 50 First Kisses (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Cinematographer

  • A Helpless Love Song(2018)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Psychic Kusuo(2017)

    Camera Operator

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Gintama Live Action the Movie(2017)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Re:Born(2016)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Hentai Kamen: The Abnormal Crisis(2016)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

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

    Cinematographer

  • The Next Generation Patlabor: Tokyo War(2015)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • I Hate Tokyo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Cinematographer

  • HK: Forbidden Super Hero(2013)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Bushido Man(2013)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Kotsutsubo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Cinematographer

  • 2 Channel no Noroi - VOL. 7 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Cinematographer

  • Lady dragon: fist of fury (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Cinematographer

  • Kokkuri-san: Gekijô-ban (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Cinematographer

  • A Hole in My Panty(2011)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Alien vs. Ninja(2010)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 27 titles from 2010 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Gintama Live Action the Movie (2017)

$46M worldwide

Highest rated

Gintama 2: Rules are Made to be Broken (2018)

Midcredits 68th

Most popular right now

Re:Born (2016)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Cinematography26 of 27: 26 only cinematography, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score44thOther crew1 of 27: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

2010s16 · 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 Tetsuya Kudô's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 40th percentile, the median of all 17; across their 9 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 43rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

43rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Approval · how many liked their films

44thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Reach · how many have seen their films

65thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Midcredits score across 17 titles, by percentile

  • 50th to 74th6
  • 25th to 49th7
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

11 of their 17 titles are Mixed.

  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic3
  • Crowd Pleaser2
  • Mixed11

Most divisive · cinematographer

A Helpless Love Song (2018)

97th percentile spread · 31% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · cinematographer

Sakamoto Days (2026)

Midcredits 71st · 59% liked

Reviewers score the cinematography 55/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles; fans 66, detractors 30. The element that speaks to their work as a cinematographer.

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 Tetsuya Kudô work with?

People who share at least 2 of Tetsuya Kudô's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Yūichi Fukuda shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers