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Akito Matsuda

Composer · Born December 16, 1982 (43) · Osaka, Japan

Born
December 16, 1982 (43)
From
Osaka, Japan
Works as
Composer
Titles
21 on MovieCove · 31 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Down 32% in 30 days

What are Akito Matsuda's films like?

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

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
43%
Bonds
34%
Society
20%
Ideas
2%
Purpose7 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship6 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity6 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love4 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age4 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 8 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 8 · Serious 0 · Dark 0

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

Grounded 2 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 6 · Charged 2 · Intense 0

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

Steady 7 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0

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

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 1

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

Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 5 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 8 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Warm
8
Joyful
7
Hopeful
7
Contemplative
6
Romantic
4
Other
7

How their films linger

Feel-good11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy4
  • Bittersweet10
  • Ambiguous1

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 Akito Matsuda's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 18 of their 21 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Crunchyroll (14).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Akito Matsuda'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

31 credits, 21 with a MovieCove page.

Career shape

A full career of 29 titles from 2009 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Sound! Euphonium the Movie - Our Promise: A Brand New Day (2019)

$2.4M worldwide

Highest rated

Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions the Movie: Take on Me (2018)

Midcredits 93rd

Most popular right now

Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions (2012)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Music29 of 29: 29 only music, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score58th

By decade

2000s2 · crew2010s20 · crew2020s7 · 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 Akito Matsuda's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 87th percentile, the median of all 8; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 89th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

89thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Approval · how many liked their films

82ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Reach · how many have seen their films

73rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Midcredits score across 21 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up9
  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th5
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

10 of their 21 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Crowd Pleaser9
  • Mixed10

Most divisive · composer

Sound! Euphonium the Movie: May the Melody Reach You! (2017)

81st percentile spread · 17% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · composer

Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions the Movie: Take on Me (2018)

Midcredits 93rd · 80% liked

Reviewers score the sound and music 78/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles; fans 79, detractors 50. 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 Akito Matsuda's work okay for kids?

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

Their medianMedian of all films
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 28 · mildMedian of all films: 32

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

Who does Akito Matsuda work with?

People who share at least 2 of Akito Matsuda's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jukki Hanada shares the most, 7.

Directors

Writers

  • Jukki Hanada7 titles    See all 7 shared titles with Jukki Hanada
  • Ayano Takeda5 titles    See all 5 shared titles with Ayano Takeda
  • Torako3 titles    See all 3 shared titles with Torako

Actors

  • Ayaka Asai5 titles    See all 5 shared titles with Ayaka Asai
  • Chika Anzai5 titles    See all 5 shared titles with Chika Anzai
  • Tomoyo Kurosawa5 titles    See all 5 shared titles with Tomoyo Kurosawa
  • Atsumi Tanezaki3 titles    See all 3 shared titles with Atsumi Tanezaki

Cinematographers and editors

  • Kengo Shigemura7 titles    See all 7 shared titles with Kengo Shigemura
  • Kazuya Takao5 titles    See all 5 shared titles with Kazuya Takao
  • Rin Yamamoto2 titles    See all 2 shared titles with Rin Yamamoto

Producers

  • Hideaki Hatta7 titles    See all 7 shared titles with Hideaki Hatta
  • Shigeru Saitô7 titles    See all 7 shared titles with Shigeru Saitô
  • Shin'ichi Nakamura7 titles    See all 7 shared titles with Shin'ichi Nakamura
  • Shunji Inoue7 titles    See all 7 shared titles with Shunji Inoue