Yasuhiro Yoshiura
Director, writer, cinematographer and editor, also producer · Born April 3, 1980 (46) · Hokkaido, Japan
Yasuhiro Yoshiura is a Japanese writer and director of animated short films. Born in 1980 in Hokkaido, and raised in Fukuoka, he graduated from Kyushu University's Faculty of Design (formerly Kyushu Institute of Design) in 2003. He moved to Tokyo following the release of his critically acclaimed film Pale Cocoon in 2006. Yoshiura's production company is called Studio Rikka. He often also provides the voice of a minor character in his works.
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Biography from TMDB.
- April 3, 1980 (46)
- Hokkaido, Japan
- Director, writer, cinematographer and editor, also producer
- 4 on MovieCove · 13 credits in all
What are Yasuhiro Yoshiura's films like?
Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Society and Self.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 3
Light 2 · Serious 1 · Dark 0
Grounded 1 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0
Gentle 0 · Charged 3 · Intense 0
Steady 2 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 1
A split, not a type: Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 0
Casual 1 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 1
Easy watch 1 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 1
Resolved 1 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
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 Yasuhiro Yoshiura's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 3 of their 4 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Crunchyroll (2).
- Crunchyroll
Subscription and free streaming for Yasuhiro Yoshiura'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
13 credits, 4 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Sing a Bit of Harmony(2021)
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
Mobile Police Patlabor Reboot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
Bureau of Proto Society (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
PP33 -POWER PLANT No.33- (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
Japan Animator Expo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Harmonie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Patema Inverted(2013)
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films
Patema Inverted: Beginning of the Day (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
Time of Eve(2010)
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films
Time of Eve(2008)
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows
Pale Cocoon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
Aquatic Language (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
Kikumana (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
Career shape
A full career of 13 titles from 2001 to 2021.
Biggest box office
Sing a Bit of Harmony (2021)
Highest rated
Patema Inverted (2013)
Most popular right now
Time of Eve (2008)
Film career
- 2005Screen debut· Pale Cocoon
By role
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.
How do Yasuhiro Yoshiura's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 86th percentile, the median of all 3; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 86th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up4
Shape of the crowd
None of their 4 titles divides audiences: 4 are Crowd Pleasers.
- Crowd Pleaser4
Reviewers score the atmosphere 73/100 and the pacing 50/100 in their films, across 3 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 Yasuhiro Yoshiura work with?
People who share at least 2 of Yasuhiro Yoshiura's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Tom Nagae shares the most, 3.
Actors
- Jun FukuyamaShared titles: Time of Eve (2010), Time of Eve (2008)See all 2 shared titles with Jun Fukuyama
- Kenji NojimaShared titles: Time of Eve (2010), Time of Eve (2008)See all 2 shared titles with Kenji Nojima
- Miki ItôShared titles: Time of Eve (2010), Time of Eve (2008)See all 2 shared titles with Miki Itô
- Miyuki SawashiroShared titles: Time of Eve (2010), Time of Eve (2008)See all 2 shared titles with Miyuki Sawashiro
Composers
- Tooru OkadaShared titles: Time of Eve (2010), Time of Eve (2008)See all 2 shared titles with Tooru Okada
Producers
- Tom NagaeShared titles: Patema Inverted (2013), Time of Eve (2010), Time of Eve (2008)See all 3 shared titles with Tom Nagae
