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Kensuke Ushio

Kensuke Ushio

Composer · Born March 1, 1983 (43) · Tokyo, Japan

Kensuke Ushio (牛尾憲輔, March 1, 1983) is a Japanese composer, rock and EBM musician who performs under the moniker agraph. He is a member of Japanese rock band Lama. Together with Lama he released two full-length studio records New! in 2011 and Modanica a year later. Both albums charted on the Japanese Albums Chart. As an EBM musician he released three albums, all of which peaked in the Japanese Albums Chart. He wrote and composed soundtracks for several anime television series and movies such as A Silent Voice, Space Dandy, Devilman Crybaby, Boogiepop, Ping Pong, Liz and the Blue Bird and several more.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
March 1, 1983 (43)
From
Tokyo, Japan
Works as
Composer
Titles
20 on MovieCove · 37 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 156 days to Oct 27Up 9% in 30 days

What are Kensuke Ushio's films like?

Across their 12 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
31%
Bonds
26%
Survival
19%
Morality
8%
Ideas
7%
Power
5%
Society
4%
Coming of age6 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFreedom2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 6 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 3 · Serious 1 · Dark 2

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 2 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 1

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 3 · Charged 1 · Intense 2

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

Steady 3 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 2 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 2

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

Resolved 4 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
6
Melancholic
7
Contemplative
5
Dread
4
Warm
2
Other
11

How their films linger

Hopeful9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteDevastating2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Bittersweet8
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous2
  • Other1

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 Kensuke Ushio's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 19 of their 20 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Crunchyroll (11).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Kensuke Ushio'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

37 credits, 20 with a MovieCove page.

  • Cocoon: One Summer of Girlhood(2025)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Agents of the Four Seasons: Dance of Spring(2026)

    Show 14 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • Untitled, 2026 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Composer

  • The Dangers in My Heart(2026)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Journal with Witch(2026)

    Show 13 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Chainsaw Man - The Compilation Part 1 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Conductor

  • The Ghost Writer's Wife (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Show 125 episodes · Composer

  • Chainsaw Man - The Movie: Reze Arc(2025)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Chainsaw Man - The Compilation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Show 2 episodes · Music Supervisor

  • DAN DA DAN: Evil Eye (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Composer

  • Orb: On the Movements of the Earth(2024)

    Show 25 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • Dandadan(2024)

    Show 24 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • DAN DA DAN: First Encounter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Composer

  • The Colors Within(2024)

    Composer · Music Director

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • The Dangers in My Heart(2023)

    Show 25 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • Heavenly Delusion(2023)

    Show 13 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • MAKE MY DAY (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Show 8 episodes · Composer

  • Chainsaw Man(2022)

    Show 12 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • The Heike Story(2021)

    Show 11 episodes · Composer · Theme Song Performance

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • One Summer Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Composer

  • Words Bubble Up Like Soda Pop(2020)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Japan Sinks: 2020 Theatrical Edition (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Composer

  • Japan Sinks: 2020(2020)

    Show 10 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all shows

  • A Gambler's Odyssey 2020 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Composer

  • To be Near You (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Composer

  • Boogiepop and Others(2019)

    Show 18 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all shows

  • Fake News (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 2 episodes · Composer

  • Ao to Boku (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 6 episodes · Composer

  • DEVILMAN NIGHT kensuke ushio LIVE＠WOMB (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Composer · as Self

  • Mori, The Artist's Habitat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Composer

  • Liz and the Blue Bird(2018)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Sunny (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Composer · Main Title Theme Composer

  • Devilman: Crybaby(2018)

    Show 10 episodes · Composer · as Mob 12 (voice)

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • A Silent Voice: The Movie(2016)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Ping Pong the Animation(2014)

    Show 11 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Space Dandy(2014)

    Show 6 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • Chainsaw Man - Assassins Arc (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Composer

Career shape

A full career of 37 titles, 36 of them dated from 2014 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Chainsaw Man - The Movie: Reze Arc (2025)

$162M worldwide

Highest rated

Chainsaw Man - The Movie: Reze Arc (2025)

Midcredits 99th

Most popular right now

Dandadan (2024)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 37: 0 only acting, 1 with another roleMusic35 of 37: 32 only music, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score91stOther crew4 of 37: 2 only other crew, 2 with another role

37 titles, 3 with more than one role — music and other crew overlap on 2 of them.

By decade

2010s13 · 1 acting · 13 crew2020s23 · 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 Kensuke Ushio's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 91st percentile, the median of all 7; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 92nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

92ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Approval · how many liked their films

84thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Reach · how many have seen their films

94thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Midcredits score across 20 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up16
  • 50th to 74th2
  • 25th to 49th2

Shape of the crowd

11 of their 20 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved7
  • Crowd Pleaser11
  • Mixed2

Most divisive · composer

The Dangers in My Heart (2023)

54th percentile spread · 11% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · composer

Chainsaw Man - The Movie: Reze Arc (2025)

Midcredits 99th · 93% liked

Reviewers score the sound and music 81/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles; fans 84, detractors 59. The element that speaks to their work as a composer.

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 Kensuke Ushio's work okay for kids?

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

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore8 titles27–95 · median 80 · severeheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity9 titles7–73 · median 59 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity8 titles21–63 · median 41 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs8 titles17–67 · median 34 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense8 titles46–93 · median 75 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian 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 Kensuke Ushio work with?

People who share at least 2 of Kensuke Ushio's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Naoko Yamada shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers