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Kôdai Kakimoto

Kôdai Kakimoto

Director and writer

Kohdai Kakimoto is a Japanese director and storyboard artist.

Biography from TMDB.

Works as
Director and writer
Titles
23 on MovieCove · 36 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 37 days to Oct 26Down 8% in 30 days

What are Kôdai Kakimoto's films like?

Across their 14 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
39%
Bonds
36%
Society
13%
Survival
5%
Morality
4%
Ideas
3%
Friendship8 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity5 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity5 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age3 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose4 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 6 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 4 · Serious 2 · Dark 0

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 3 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 1

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 3 · Charged 2 · Intense 1

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

Steady 5 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 3 · 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 3 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 1

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

Casual 4 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 6 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Hopeful
10
Tense
5
Warm
4
Contemplative
4
Thrilling
3
Other
9

How their films linger

Hopeful12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy6
  • Bittersweet7
  • 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 Kôdai Kakimoto's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 19 of their 23 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Crunchyroll (18).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Kôdai Kakimoto'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

36 credits, 23 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Ave Mujica - prima aurora - (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Director

  • Kamitsubaki City Under Construction(2025)

    Show 12 episodes · Director · Series Composition · Series Director

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all shows

  • BanG Dream! Ave Mujica(2025)

    Show 13 episodes · Director · Series Director · Sound Director

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows

  • BanG Dream! It's MyGO!!!!!: Sing, A Song to Become Us & FILM LIVE(2024)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • BanG Dream! It's MyGO!!!!!: Spring Sunshine, Lost Cat(2024)

    Director · Screenplay · Sound Director

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Narenare -Cheer for You!-(2024)

    Show 12 episodes · Director · Series Composition · Series Director · Storyboard Artist · Writer

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all shows

  • BanG Dream! It's MyGO!!!!!(2023)

    Show 13 episodes · Director · Series Director · Sound Director

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • BanG Dream! Morfonication (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 2 episodes · General Manager

  • BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! 5th Anniversary Animation -CiRCLE THANKS PARTY!- (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • BanG Dream! Poppin'Dream!(2022)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Bang Dream! Film Live 2nd Stage(2021)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • BanG Dream! Episode of Roselia II: Song I am.(2021)

    Director · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • BanG Dream! Episode of Roselia I: Promise(2021)

    Director · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Katana Maidens ~ Tomoshibi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 1 episode · Storyboard Artist

  • BanG Dream! Girls Band Party!☆PICO (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 52 episodes · Series Director

  • Katana Maidens(2018)

    Show 24 episodes · Director · Series Director

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all shows

  • Cyborg 009: Call of Justice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 12 episodes · Series Director

  • BanG Dream! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 26 episodes · Series Director · Storyboard Artist

  • Cyborg 009: Call of Justice 3 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Director

  • Kuromukuro(2016)

    Show 1 episode · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all shows

  • Arpeggio of Blue Steel -Ars Nova Cadenza- (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Assistant Director

  • Arpeggio of Blue Steel -Ars Nova DC- (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Assistant Director

  • Psycho-Pass: The Movie(2015)

    Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • SHIROBAKO (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 1 episode · Storyboard Artist

  • Haikyuu!!(2014)

    Show 13 episodes · Opening/Ending Animation

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Aoki Hagane no Arpeggio: Ars Nova(2013)

    Show 12 episodes · Director · Assistant Director · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all shows

  • A Lull in the Sea(2013)

    Show 1 episode · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all shows

  • Devil Survivor 2: The Animation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 1 episode · Storyboard Artist

  • Hanasaku Iroha(2011)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • Angel Beats!(2010)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • Eden of the East: Paradise Lost(2010)

    Second Unit Director · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Eden of the East: The King of Eden(2009)

    Second Unit Director · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Eden of the East(2009)

    Show 7 episodes · Director · Storyboard · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows

  • The Beast Player Erin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 1 episode · Director · Storyboard Artist

  • Library War(2008)

    Show 3 episodes · Director · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all shows

  • Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit(2007)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

Career shape

A full career of 36 titles from 2007 to 2026.

Biggest box office

BanG Dream! Episode of Roselia I: Promise (2021)

$1.1M worldwide

Highest rated

Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit (2007)

Midcredits 91st

Most popular right now

Narenare -Cheer for You!- (2024)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing16 of 36: 8 only directing, 8 with another role · typical Midcredits score78thWriting7 of 36: 1 only writing, 6 with another role · typical Midcredits score78thOther crew25 of 36: 18 only other crew, 7 with another role · typical Midcredits score65th

36 titles, 9 with more than one role — other crew and directing overlap on 6 of them.

By decade

2000s5 · crew2010s17 · crew2020s14 · 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 Kôdai Kakimoto's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 83rd percentile, the median of all 9; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 84th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

84thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Approval · how many liked their films

84thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Reach · how many have seen their films

51stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Midcredits score across 23 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up13
  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th2
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

11 of their 23 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic3
  • Crowd Pleaser11
  • Mixed7

Most divisive · writer

Bang Dream! Film Live 2nd Stage (2021)

92nd percentile spread · 23% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director

Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit (2007)

Midcredits 91st · 88% liked

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 Kôdai Kakimoto work with?

People who share at least 2 of Kôdai Kakimoto's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Yuniko Ayana shares the most, 7.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Editors

Producers