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Takayuki Aizu

Cinematographer

Works as
Cinematographer
Titles
14 on MovieCove · 18 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 156 days to Oct 27Up 103% in 30 days

What are Takayuki Aizu's films like?

Across their 9 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
45%
Bonds
24%
Survival
13%
Morality
9%
Power
6%
Society
2%
Identity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship2 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma2 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFreedom2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 3 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Heightened: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their heightened movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 0 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 1

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 0 · Charged 2 · Intense 1

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

Steady 1 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 1

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

Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

A split, not a type: Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 0 · Relentless 1

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

Casual 0 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 2

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

A split, not a type: Resolved 0 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
5
Melancholic
6
Hopeful
3
Warm
2
Bittersweet
3
Other
6

How their films linger

Hopeful5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet5
  • Ambiguous3

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 Takayuki Aizu's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 12 of their 14 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Crunchyroll (7).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Takayuki Aizu'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

18 credits, 14 with a MovieCove page.

  • Fool Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Show 1 episode · Compositing Lead

  • Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie -Walpurgisnacht: Rising- (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Cinematographer

  • Mobile Suit Gundam Hathaway: The Sorcery of Nymph Circe(2026)

    Compositing Artist

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • VIRGIN PUNK Clockwork Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Cinematographer · Compositing Artist

  • Lonely Castle in the Mirror(2022)

    Compositing Artist

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • RWBY: Ice Queendom(2022)

    Show 12 episodes · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all shows

  • Mobile Suit Gundam: Hathaway(2021)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Pretty Boy Detective Club(2021)

    Show 12 episodes · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all shows

  • Assault Lily: Bouquet(2020)

    Show 12 episodes · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all shows

  • Fate/Extra Last Encore (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 13 episodes · Cinematographer

  • Fireworks(2017)

    Cinematographer · Compositing Artist

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • March Comes in Like a Lion(2016)

    Show 34 episodes · Cinematographer · Compositing Artist

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Kizumonogatari Part 2: Nekketsu(2016)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Kizumonogatari Part 1: Tekketsu(2016)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Gourmet Girl Graffiti(2015)

    Show 12 episodes · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all shows

  • Mekakucity Actors(2014)

    Show 12 episodes · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all shows

  • Ground Control to Psychoelectric Girl(2011)

    Show 12 episodes · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all shows

  • Bakemonogatari(2009)

    Show 34 episodes · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

Career shape

A full career of 18 titles, 17 of them dated from 2009 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Fireworks (2017)

$26M worldwide

Highest rated

Kizumonogatari Part 2: Nekketsu (2016)

Midcredits 97th

Most popular right now

Bakemonogatari (2009)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Cinematography15 of 18: 12 only cinematography, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score34thOther crew6 of 18: 3 only other crew, 3 with another role

18 titles, 3 with more than one role — cinematography and other crew overlap on 3 of them.

By decade

2000s1 · crew2010s8 · crew2020s8 · 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 Takayuki Aizu's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 81st percentile, the median of all 6; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 82nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

82ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Approval · how many liked their films

70thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Reach · how many have seen their films

90thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Midcredits score across 14 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up7
  • 25th to 49th5
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

7 of their 14 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Crowd Pleaser4
  • Mixed7

Most divisive · cinematographer

RWBY: Ice Queendom (2022)

64th percentile spread · 14% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · cinematographer

Kizumonogatari Part 2: Nekketsu (2016)

Midcredits 97th · 85% liked

Reviewers score the cinematography 81/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 87, detractors 70. 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.

Is Takayuki Aizu'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 70 · intenseMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 61 · intenseMedian of all films: 32
Profanity3 titlesmedian 26 · mildMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 27 · mildMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 64 · intenseMedian of all films: 39

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

Who does Takayuki Aizu work with?

People who share at least 2 of Takayuki Aizu's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Rie Matsubara shares the most, 7.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers