Masayuki Matsumoto

Director

Works as: Director
Titles: 22 on MovieCove · 27 credits in all
Links: IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Down 1% in 30 days

What are Masayuki Matsumoto's films like?

Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight

Bonds

52%

Self

33%

Power

6%

Morality

6%

Society

4%

Friendship3 Loyalty2 Coming of age3 Self-worth2

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense

3

Hopeful

3

Warm

2

Joyful

2

Melancholic

2

Other

4

How their films linger

Hopeful4 Fun2 Feel-good2 Bittersweet2

How their films end

Happy1
Bittersweet4
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 Masayuki Matsumoto's films?

As of October 24, 2026, all 22 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Crunchyroll (20).

Also on these channels

HIDIVE1 title, show their title on HIDIVE
RetroCrush1 title, show their title on RetroCrush

Subscription and free streaming for Masayuki Matsumoto'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

27 credits, 22 with a MovieCove page.

Eren the Southpaw(2026)
Show 1 episode · Director
Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all shows
Inexpressive Kashiwada and Expressive Oota(2025)
Show 3 episodes · Director · Storyboard Artist
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all shows
Ameku M.D.: Doctor Detective(2025)
Show 1 episode · Director
Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all shows
My Tiny Senpai(2023)
Show 2 episodes · Director
Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all shows
My Clueless First Friend(2023)
Show 1 episode · Director
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all shows
Bottom-Tier Character Tomozaki(2021)
Show 2 episodes · Director
Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows
The Ryuo's Work Is Never Done!(2018)
Show 2 episodes · Director
Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all shows
DYNAMIC CHORD (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
Show 2 episodes · Director
Boruto: Naruto Next Generations(2017)
Show 25 episodes · Director · Storyboard Artist
Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows
elDLIVE(2017)
Show 2 episodes · Director
Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all shows
Divine Gate(2016)
Show 1 episode · Director
Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all shows
Gonna Be the Twin-Tail!!(2014)
Show 2 episodes · Director
Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all shows
Tokyo Ghoul(2014)
Show 2 episodes · Director
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows
Brynhildr in the Darkness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Show 1 episode · Director
Sabagebu! Survival Game Club!(2014)
Show Director
Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all shows
My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU(2013)
Show 1 episode · Director
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows
Sankarea(2012)
Show 2 episodes · Director
Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows
Beelzebub(2011)
Show 7 episodes · Director
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows
Tegami Bachi: Letter Bee Reverse(2010)
Show 1 episode · Director · Storyboard Artist
Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows
Natsume's Book of Friends(2008)
Show 3 episodes · Director
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows
Blue Dragon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
Show 4 episodes · Director · Storyboard Artist
Naruto: Shippuden(2007)
Show 3 episodes · Director
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows
Sugar Sugar Rune (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
Show 1 episode · Director
Speed Grapher(2005)
Show 1 episode · Director
Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all shows
Transformers: Armada(2002)
Show 9 episodes · Director
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows
Heat Guy J(2002)
Show 2 episodes · Director
Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows
Initial D (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)
Show 1 episode · Director

Career shape

A full career of 26 titles from 1998 to 2026.

Highest rated

Transformers: Armada (2002)

Midcredits 53^rd

By role

only this rolewith another role

Directing26 of 26 · 47^thOther crew4 of 26

26 titles, 4 with more than one role — directing and other crew overlap on 4 of them.

By decade

1990s1 · crew2000s8 · crew2010s11 · crew2020s6 · 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 Masayuki Matsumoto work with?

People who share at least 2 of Masayuki Matsumoto's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Mitsutoshi Satô shares the most, 2.