Takashi Sumita

Actor and writer · Born March 2, 1978 (48) · Osaka, Japan

Born: March 2, 1978 (48)
From: Osaka, Japan
Works as: Actor and writer
Titles: 3 on MovieCove · 16 credits in all
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Down 26% in 30 days

What are Takashi Sumita's films like?

Across a limited sample of 3 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight

Bonds

57%

Self

35%

Ideas

7%

Friendship2 Family bonds2

Roles they play

1 analyzed role

Mentoras Head chef in River (2023)

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Warm

2

Contemplative

2

Absurd

2

Joyful

1

Bittersweet

1

Other

1

How their films linger

Feel-good2 Fun2

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 Takashi Sumita's films?

As of October 24, 2026, all 3 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Cineverse1 title, show their title on Cineverse
Midnight Pulp1 title, show their title on Midnight Pulp

Subscription and free streaming for Takashi Sumita'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

16 credits, 3 with a MovieCove page.

Sumikko Gurashi: The Sky Kingdom and Two Children (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)
Screenplay
723 Na-tsu-mi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)
Actor
Sumikko Gurashi: The Patched-Up Toy Factory in the Woods (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)
Screenplay
River(2023)
as Head Chef
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
On a Starry Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)
Show 9 episodes · Actor
Rilakkuma's Theme Park Adventure(2022)
Show 8 episodes · Writer
Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all shows
The Night Is Short, Walk On Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
Actor
Beyond the Infinite Two Minutes(2020)
as Furuya
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
POKÉTOON (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
Show 1 episode · Writer
Sumikko Gurashi: The Pop-up Book and the Secret Child (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)
Screenplay
Summer Time Machine Once More (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
Actor
Mathematical Evening (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
Actor
遊星ブンボーグの接近 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
Actor
Go Find a Psychic! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
Actor
Summer Time Machine Blues 2005 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
Actor
来てけつかるべき新世界 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 66^th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 16 titles, 15 of them dated from 2005 to 2025.

Biggest box office

River (2023)

$610K worldwide

Highest rated

Beyond the Infinite Two Minutes (2020)

Midcredits 90^th

Film career

2020Screen debut· Beyond the Infinite Two Minutes

By role

only this rolewith another role

Acting11 of 16Writing5 of 16

By decade

2000s2 · acting2010s4 · 3 acting · 1 crew2020s9 · 5 acting · 4 crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.

Who does Takashi Sumita work with?

People who share at least 2 of Takashi Sumita's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Makoto Ueda shares the most, 3.