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Aska

Composer · Osaka, Japan

Aska Matsumiya is an LA-based Japanese composer and producer who has excelled in Film, Television, Advertising, and music production. Aska provided the score for the Amazon feature film, "I'm Your Woman" for director Julia Hart. In addition, she partnered with A24 and acclaimed director Kogonada on his film "After Yang", collaborating with composer Ryuichi Sakamoto starring Colin Farrell. In Television, Aska worked on the HBO limited series "Betty" with longtime collaborator Cyrstal Moselle, a series based on the original Sundance breakout film "Skate Kitchen" starring Jaden Smith. Aska has collaborated with countless brands in the Advertising space, including Porsche, Chanel, Hermes, Miu Miu & Prada, and also scored the short film "I'm Here" for Spike Jonze.

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Biography from TMDB.

From
Osaka, Japan
Works as
Composer
Titles
18 on MovieCove · 25 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 38 days to Oct 27Down 23% in 30 days

What are Aska's films like?

Across their 15 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Drama6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 61st percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Documentary3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 81st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary 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
38%
Bonds
17%
Society
14%
Survival
12%
Morality
10%
Ideas
5%
Power
4%
Identity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themeMemory3 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity3 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose2 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age2 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIsolation2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 10 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 7 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 3 · Charged 4 · Intense 3

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

Steady 5 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 1

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

Straight-faced 9 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 7 · 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 3 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 2

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 1 · Affecting 4 · Heavy 5

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 6 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Contemplative
9
Melancholic
8
Tense
7
Warm
5
Hopeful
5
Other
8

How their films linger

Hopeful11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet6
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous6
  • Cyclical1

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 Aska's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 16 of their 18 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Aska'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

25 credits, 18 with a MovieCove page.

  • Always Lisa(2026)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Beyond Goodbye(2024)

    Show 8 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows

  • Omnivore(2024)

    Show 1 episode · Composer

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • Stay Mum (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Composer

  • The Spiderwick Chronicles(2024)

    Show 8 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all shows

  • The Listener(2022)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Manuela (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Composer

  • Phoenix Rising(2022)

    Show 2 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all shows

  • After Yang(2021)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • The Fastest Woman on Earth(2022)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Bruised(2020)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • I'm Your Woman(2020)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Blackpink: Light Up the Sky(2020)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Betty(2020)

    Show 12 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all shows

  • Home(2020)

    Show Composer

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows

  • 37 Seconds(2019)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Selah and the Spades(2019)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • This Is Personal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Composer

  • In That Other Fantasy (Where We Lived Forever) (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Composer

  • Words from a Bear(2019)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Skate Kitchen(2018)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • That One Day (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Composer

  • Window Feel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Composer

  • The Wolfpack(2015)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • I'm Here (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as The Lost Trees Band

Career shape

A full career of 22 titles from 2010 to 2026.

Biggest box office

The Wolfpack (2015)

$1.4M worldwide

Highest rated

37 Seconds (2019)

Midcredits 90th

Most popular right now

After Yang (2021)

Film career

  • 2010Screen debut· I'm Here

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 22: 1 only acting, 0 with another roleMusic21 of 22: 21 only music, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score57th

By decade

2010s9 · 1 acting · 8 crew2020s13 · 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 Aska's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 72nd percentile, the median of all 12; across their 10 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 62nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

62ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Approval · how many liked their films

58thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Reach · how many have seen their films

79thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Midcredits score across 18 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up6
  • 50th to 74th7
  • 25th to 49th3
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

9 of their 18 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser9
  • Mixed7

Most divisive · composer

Phoenix Rising (2022)

85th percentile spread · 25% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · composer

Always Lisa (2026)

Midcredits 97th · 89% liked

Reviewers score the sound and music 62/100 in their films, across 7 reviewed titles; fans 68, detractors 48. The element that speaks to their work as a composer.

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.

Is Aska's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 33 · mildMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 55 · moderateMedian of all films: 32

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Aska work with?

People who share at least 2 of Aska's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Collin Orcutt shares the most, 2.

Directors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers