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Yasuyuki Sasaki

Cinematographer · Japan

Yasuyuki Sasaki was born in 1980 in Miyagi, Japan. He is a cinematographer, known for Cloud (2024), Destruction Babies (2016) and Strangers (2024).

Biography from IMDb.

From
Japan
Works as
Cinematographer
Titles
8 on MovieCove · 32 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Down 20% in 30 days

What are Yasuyuki Sasaki's films like?

Across their 7 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Morality.

Genres

Drama5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 64th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 51st percentile
: browse their Action 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
35%
Morality
16%
Survival
16%
Power
13%
Society
11%
Bonds
8%
Identity4 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 7 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 6 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 4 · Intense 2

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

Steady 7 · Shifting 0 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 7 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

A split, not a type: Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 4 · 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 6 · Full focus 1

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

Resolved 4 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Contemplative
4
Tense
3
Melancholic
3
Dread
2
Bittersweet
2
Other
4

How their films linger

Thought-provoking4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Bittersweet4
  • Tragic1
  • 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 Yasuyuki Sasaki's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 3 of their 8 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Yasuyuki Sasaki'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

32 credits, 8 with a MovieCove page.

  • The Samurai and the Prisoner(2026)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Dear Stranger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Cinematographer

  • STRANGERS (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Cinematographer

  • Cloud(2024)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • The Last Passenger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Cinematographer

  • The Fish Tale (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Cinematographer

  • Homestay(2022)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Let Me Hear It Barefoot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Cinematographer

  • Aristocrats(2020)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Georama Boy Panorama Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Cinematographer

  • My Retirement, My Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Cinematographer

  • Asako I & II(2018)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • The Lowlife(2017)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

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

    Cinematographer

  • Hello, Goodbye (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Cinematographer

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

    Cinematographer

  • Out There (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Cinematographer

  • Kako: My Sullen Past (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Cinematographer

  • Destruction Babies(2016)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • The Ark in the Mirage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Cinematographer

  • Good Stripes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Cinematographer

  • Touching the Skin of Eeriness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Cinematographer

  • Storytellers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Cinematographer

  • 宿木 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Cinematographer

  • Similar But Different (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Cinematographer

  • A Letter from Elsewhere (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Cinematographer · Gaffer

  • Drop Anchor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Cinematographer

  • Passion(2008)

    Gaffer

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • A Girl in the Sunset (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Cinematographer

  • Erotic Tattoo Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Associate Producer

  • A Gap in the Skin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Thanks

  • Tokyo Booty Nights (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Thanks

Career shape

A full career of 31 titles from 2004 to 2026.

Biggest box office

The Samurai and the Prisoner (2026)

$7.1M worldwide

Highest rated

The Samurai and the Prisoner (2026)

Midcredits 85th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Producing1 of 31: 1 only producing, 0 with another roleCinematography27 of 31: 26 only cinematography, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score64thOther crew4 of 31: 3 only other crew, 1 with another role

By decade

2000s7 · crew2010s15 · crew2020s9 · 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 Yasuyuki Sasaki's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 64th percentile, the median of all 8; across their 7 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 72nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

72ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Approval · how many liked their films

52ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Reach · how many have seen their films

71stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Midcredits score across 8 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 50th to 74th4
  • 25th to 49th2

Shape of the crowd

3 of their 8 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Divisive1
  • Crowd Pleaser3
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed1

Most divisive · cinematographer

Destruction Babies (2016)

81st percentile spread · 41% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · cinematographer

The Samurai and the Prisoner (2026)

Midcredits 85th · 73% liked

Reviewers score the cinematography 80/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles; fans 82, detractors 65. 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 Yasuyuki Sasaki work with?

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

Directors

Actors

Composers

Producers