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Hiroshi Ikehata

Director · Born October 24, 1979 (47) · Tokyo, Japan

Hiroshi Ikehata (池畠 博史, Ikehata Hiroshi) is a Japanese director, episode director and storyboard artist. Depending on the work, he used to be credited using different variants of his real name, 池畠博史, 池畠ヒロ史, and 池畠ヒロシ (all have the same reading), but since the 2010s, he's credited as 博史池畠 (reversing name and surname).

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
October 24, 1979 (47)
From
Tokyo, Japan
Works as
Director
Titles
28 on MovieCove · 41 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 155 days to Oct 26Up 31% in 30 days

What are Hiroshi Ikehata's films like?

Across their 20 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
46%
Bonds
36%
Society
10%
Survival
5%
Power
4%
Friendship11 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity7 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose7 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity6 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age5 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition4 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 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

Grounded 0 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 3

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

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

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

Steady 1 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 0 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 1

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

Casual 1 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 2 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
10
Thrilling
8
Hopeful
9
Warm
5
Absurd
6
Other
19

How their films linger

Hopeful13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy9
  • Bittersweet5
  • Ambiguous5
  • 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 Hiroshi Ikehata's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 25 of their 28 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Crunchyroll (21).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Hiroshi Ikehata'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

41 credits, 28 with a MovieCove page.

  • Flaming Dodgeball Girl Danko (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Show 12 episodes · Series Director

  • Kaya-chan Isn't Scary(2026)

    Show 12 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • Witch Watch(2025)

    Show 25 episodes · Director · Series Director

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows

  • Witch Watch: Watch Party (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Director · Series Director

  • 365 Days to the Wedding(2024)

    Show 12 episodes · Series Director

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all shows

  • Iris the Movie: Full Energy!!(2024)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Dark Gathering(2023)

    Show 25 episodes · Director · Series Director · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • Magical Destroyers(2023)

    Show 12 episodes · Director · Series Director · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all shows

  • Management of a Novice Alchemist(2022)

    Show 12 episodes · Director · Series Director · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all shows

  • TONIKAWA: Over the Moon for You(2020)

    Show 24 episodes · Director · Series Director · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • BEM: Become Human(2020)

    Director · Second Unit Director · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Seton Academy: Join the Pack!(2020)

    Show 12 episodes · Director · Series Director

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all shows

  • FLCL Progressive (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Director

  • Robot Girls NEO (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 3 episodes · Supervising Producer

  • Kiratto Pri Chan(2018)

    Show 153 episodes · Director · Series Director

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Space Battleship Tiramisu(2018)

    Show 26 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all shows

  • Mahôjin guru guru(2017)

    Show 2 episodes · Director · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Princess Principal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Akiba's Trip the Animation(2017)

    Show 13 episodes · Director · Storyboard · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all shows

  • Flip Flappers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Dimension W(2016)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all shows

  • Seiyu's Life!(2015)

    Show 13 episodes · Director · Series Director · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Rolling Girls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 1 episode · Director · Storyboard Artist

  • Barakamon(2014)

    Show 1 episode · Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • Black Bullet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 5 episodes · Director

  • Is the Order a Rabbit?(2014)

    Show Director

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows

  • Toei Robot Girls Z(2014)

    Show Director

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Kill La Kill(2013)

    Show 1 episode · Director · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • Accel World(2012)

    Show Director

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all shows

  • Lagrange: The Flower of Rin-ne(2012)

    Show Director

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all shows

  • Toei Robot Girls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Director

  • Seitokai Yakuindomo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood(2009)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Gurren Lagann the Movie: The Lights in the Sky are Stars(2009)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Saki(2009)

    Show Director

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all shows

  • Psychic Squad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Rosario + Vampire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 1 episode · Director · Storyboard Designer

  • Gurren Lagann(2007)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • Genesis of Aquarion(2005)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all shows

  • Ring Ni Kakero (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 6 episodes · Series Director

  • Lupin the Third Part 1(1971)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows

Career shape

A full career of 35 titles from 1971 to 2026.

Biggest box office

BEM: Become Human (2020)

$21K worldwide

Highest rated

Gurren Lagann the Movie: The Lights in the Sky are Stars (2009)

Midcredits 98th

Most popular right now

Gurren Lagann (2007)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing24 of 35: 15 only directing, 9 with another role · typical Midcredits score53rdWriting1 of 35: 0 only writing, 1 with another roleProducing1 of 35: 1 only producing, 0 with another roleOther crew19 of 35: 10 only other crew, 9 with another role · typical Midcredits score49th

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

By decade

1970s1 · crew2000s6 · crew2010s16 · crew2020s12 · 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 Hiroshi Ikehata's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 72nd percentile, the median of all 3; across a limited sample of 3 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 3

Approval · how many liked their films

52ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Reach · how many have seen their films

41stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Midcredits score across 28 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up7
  • 50th to 74th6
  • 25th to 49th6
  • Below 25th9

Shape of the crowd

16 of their 28 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved5
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser5
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed16

Most divisive · director

Kiratto Pri Chan (2018)

89th percentile spread · 38% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director

Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood (2009)

Midcredits 98th · 91% 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.

Is Hiroshi Ikehata's work okay for kids?

Across up to 9 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore and sex & nudity run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore5 titles22–80 · median 55 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity9 titles31–61 · median 51 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity4 titlesmedian 50 · moderateMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 30 · mildMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense4 titlesmedian 58 · moderateMedian of all films: 39

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 Hiroshi Ikehata work with?

People who share at least 2 of Hiroshi Ikehata's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Kazuho Hyôdô shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors