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Tomohiro Furukawa

Tomohiro Furukawa

Director · Born December 18, 1981 (44)

Tomohiro Furukawa (古川 知宏, December 18, 1981) is a Japanese anime director primarily known for directing the animated incarnation of the Revue Starlight franchise.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
December 18, 1981 (44)
Works as
Director
Titles
16 on MovieCove · 22 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 65 days to Oct 28Up 25% in 30 days

What are Tomohiro Furukawa's films like?

Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Power.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
59%
Power
20%
Survival
13%
Society
8%
Identity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
2
Melancholic
2
Triumphant
2
Thrilling
1
Bittersweet
1
Other
4

How their films linger

Hopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

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 Tomohiro Furukawa's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 13 of their 16 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Crunchyroll (10).

Subscription and free streaming for Tomohiro Furukawa'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

22 credits, 16 with a MovieCove page.

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

    Conceptual Design · Storyboard

  • Kakegurui Twin(2022)

    Show Director

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all shows

  • Revue Starlight the Movie(2021)

    Director · Key Animation · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Revue Starlight: Rondo Rondo Rondo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Director

  • Revue Starlight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 12 episodes · Director · Series Director · Storyboard Artist

  • Alderamin on the Sky(2016)

    Show 2 episodes · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

  • Aokana: Four Rhythm Across the Blue(2016)

    Show 1 episode · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all shows

  • Yurikuma Arashi(2015)

    Show 12 episodes · Director · Assistant Director · Key Animation · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all shows

  • Fate/stay night [Unlimited Blade Works](2014)

    Show 1 episode · Key Animation

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • JoJo's Bizarre Adventure(2012)

    Show 1 episode · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Busou Shinki(2012)

    Show 1 episode · Key Animation

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Tamayura: Hitotose (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 1 episode · Key Animation

  • Penguindrum (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 1 episode · Storyboard Artist · Writer

  • Macross Frontier: The Wings of Farewell(2011)

    Key Animation

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Angel Beats!(2010)

    Show 1 episode · Key Animation

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • Durarara!!(2010)

    Show 1 episode · Key Animation

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • Skip Beat!(2008)

    Show Director

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • Devil May Cry: The Animated Series(2007)

    Show 1 episode · Key Animation

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all shows

  • Naruto: Shippuden(2007)

    Show 2 episodes · Key Animation

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • Death Note(2006)

    Show 1 episode · Key Animation

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • Naruto(2002)

    Show 2 episodes · Animation · Key Animation

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Love Cobra (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director

Career shape

A full career of 20 titles, 19 of them dated from 2002 to 2026.

Highest rated

Revue Starlight the Movie (2021)

Midcredits 95th

Most popular right now

Kakegurui Twin (2022)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing5 of 20: 2 only directing, 3 with another roleWriting2 of 20: 0 only writing, 2 with another roleOther crew18 of 20: 13 only other crew, 5 with another role · typical Midcredits score81st

20 titles, 5 with more than one role — other crew and directing overlap on 3 of them.

By decade

2000s4 · crew2010s12 · crew2020s3 · 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 Tomohiro Furukawa work with?

People who share at least 2 of Tomohiro Furukawa's MovieCove titles; Kira Buckland shares the most, 2.