Takao Iwai

Director

Works as: Director
Titles: 10 on MovieCove · 15 credits in all
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Down 32% in 30 days

What are Takao Iwai's films like?

Across a limited sample of 3 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Themes

share of theme weight

Bonds

45%

Morality

28%

Power

12%

Self

9%

Ideas

7%

Friendship2

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful

2

Melancholic

1

Contemplative

1

Romantic

1

Thrilling

1

Other

2

How their films linger

Fun2 Hopeful3

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 Takao Iwai's films?

As of October 24, 2026, all 10 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Crunchyroll (10).

Subscription and free streaming for Takao Iwai'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

15 credits, 10 with a MovieCove page.

Star Detective Precure!(2026)
Show 2 episodes · Director
Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)
You and Idol Precure(2025)
Show 5 episodes · Director
Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all shows
Hirogaru Sky! Precure(2023)
Show 1 episode · Director
Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all shows
Tropical-Rouge! Pretty Cure(2021)
Show 1 episode · Director
Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows
Dragon Ball Super(2015)
Show 3 episodes · Director
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows
Go! Princess PreCure(2015)
Show 2 episodes · Director
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows
Glitter Force Doki Doki (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
Show 2 episodes · Director
Seinto Seiya: Omega(2012)
Show 1 episode · Director
Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all shows
Glitter Force (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
Show 1 episode · Director
HeartCatch PreCure! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
Show 1 episode · Director
Pretty Cure(2004)
Show Director
Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all shows
Boys Over Flowers(1996)
Show 6 episodes · Director
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all shows
Osawaga! Super Baby (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)
Assistant Director
Marmalade Boy(1994)
Show 1 episode · Director · Storyboard Artist
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows
Ghost Sweeper Mikami (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)
Show 45 episodes · Director

Career shape

A full career of 14 titles from 1993 to 2026.

By role

only this rolewith another role

Directing13 of 14 · 54^thOther crew2 of 14

By decade

1990s4 · crew2010s6 · crew2020s4 · 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.

Who does Takao Iwai work with?

People who share at least 2 of Takao Iwai's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Akinori Yabe shares the most, 2.

Directors

Akinori Yabe2 titles See all 2 shared titles with Akinori Yabe
Shigeyasu Yamauchi2 titles See all 2 shared titles with Shigeyasu Yamauchi
Yasuo Yamayoshi2 titles See all 2 shared titles with Yasuo Yamayoshi
Yoshihiro Oka2 titles See all 2 shared titles with Yoshihiro Oka