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Yasuhiro Akamatsu

Director and cinematographer

Works as
Director and cinematographer
Titles
15 on MovieCove · 19 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 156 days to Oct 27Down 34% in 30 days

What are Yasuhiro Akamatsu's films like?

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

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
45%
Self
18%
Morality
12%
Power
7%
Survival
7%
Society
6%
Ideas
5%
Friendship5 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
4
Hopeful
4
Melancholic
3
Joyful
3
Bittersweet
3
Other
9

How their films linger

Hopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet6
  • Ambiguous1
  • 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 Yasuhiro Akamatsu's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 13 of their 15 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Crunchyroll (8).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Yasuhiro Akamatsu'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

19 credits, 15 with a MovieCove page.

  • Moonrise(2025)

    Show Director

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all shows

  • The Grimm Variations(2024)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all shows

  • Vampire in the Garden(2022)

    Show 3 episodes · Director · Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all shows

  • Spy x Family(2022)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • Great Pretender(2020)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • After the Rain(2018)

    Show 4 episodes · Director · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows

  • Saga of Tanya the Evil(2017)

    Show 2 episodes · Director · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows

  • Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress(2016)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all shows

  • Osomatsu-san(2015)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all shows

  • Seraph of the End(2015)

    Show 12 episodes · Director · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • Tomorrow from there (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Cinematographer

  • Atelier Escha & Logy: Alchemists of the Dusk Sky (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 12 episodes · Cinematographer

  • My Big Sister Arrived (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 5 episodes · Director

  • Stella Women's Academy, High School Division Class C³(2013)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Attack on Titan(2013)

    Show 5 episodes · Director · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Medaka Box(2012)

    Show 24 episodes · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all shows

  • Shinsei Kamattechan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Director

  • The Mystic Archives of Dantalian(2011)

    Show 12 episodes · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all shows

  • Naruto: Shippuden(2007)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

Career shape

A full career of 18 titles from 2007 to 2024.

Highest rated

Great Pretender (2020)

Midcredits 86th

Most popular right now

Osomatsu-san (2015)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing14 of 18: 9 only directing, 5 with another role · typical Midcredits score70thCinematography5 of 18: 4 only cinematography, 1 with another roleOther crew4 of 18: 0 only other crew, 4 with another role

18 titles, 5 with more than one role — directing and cinematography overlap on 1 of them.

By decade

2000s1 · crew2010s13 · crew2020s4 · 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.

Is Yasuhiro Akamatsu's work okay for kids?

Across up to 5 MovieCove titles with content scores, every category sits near the median of all films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Sex & Nudity5 titles14–45 · median 36 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Yasuhiro Akamatsu work with?

People who share at least 2 of Yasuhiro Akamatsu's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Chiaki Kobayashi shares the most, 3.

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Actors

Producers