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Kazutaka Yamanaka

Kazutaka Yamanaka

Producer · Japan

Kazutaka Yamanaka (山中一孝) is a Japanese executive producer for TOHO Animation.

Biography from TMDB.

From
Japan
Works as
Producer
Titles
27 on MovieCove · 35 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 156 days to Oct 27Up 39% in 30 days

What are Kazutaka Yamanaka's films like?

Across their 15 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
38%
Bonds
38%
Survival
8%
Morality
8%
Society
5%
Ideas
3%
Friendship7 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose5 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age3 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief2 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 8 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 5 · Serious 1 · Dark 2

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

Grounded 1 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 2

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 2 · Charged 2 · Intense 4

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

Steady 5 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 1

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

Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 6 · Relentless 1

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

A split, not a type: Casual 4 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 1

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

Resolved 8 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Hopeful
10
Warm
9
Tense
5
Joyful
5
Thrilling
4
Other
12

How their films linger

Hopeful11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy5
  • Bittersweet8
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous1

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 Kazutaka Yamanaka's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 25 of their 27 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Crunchyroll (20).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Kazutaka Yamanaka'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

35 credits, 27 with a MovieCove page.

  • The Darwin Incident(2026)

    Show 13 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all shows

  • My Hero Academia: Vigilantes(2025)

    Show 26 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows

  • Jujutsu Kaisen: Hidden Inventory / Premature Death - The Movie(2025)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • My Hero Academia: You're Next(2024)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin(2024)

    Show 13 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all shows

  • Kaiju No. 8(2024)

    Show 23 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Spice and Wolf: Merchant Meets the Wise Wolf(2024)

    Show 25 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • Haikyu!! The Dumpster Battle(2024)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Spy x Family Code: White(2023)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • The Apothecary Diaries(2023)

    Show 48 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • Frieren: Beyond Journey's End(2023)

    Show 38 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Touken Ranbu: The Movie -Dawn- (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Executive Producer

  • COLORs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Executive Producer

  • Detarame na Sekai no Melodrama (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Executive Producer

  • Neko to Wakai se na (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Executive Producer

  • Nana's Secret Garden (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Executive Producer

  • Tentai Kansoku (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Executive Producer

  • Blue Giant(2023)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • The Angel Next Door Spoils Me Rotten(2023)

    Show 12 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • Trigun Stampede(2023)

    Show 23 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • Onimai: I'm Now Your Sister!(2023)

    Show 12 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows

  • Teasing Master Takagi-San: The Movie(2022)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Spy x Family(2022)

    Show 50 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • Jujutsu Kaisen 0(2021)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • My Hero Academia: World Heroes' Mission(2021)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Jujutsu Kaisen(2020)

    Show 59 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Penguin Highway(2018)

    Production Manager

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Gantz: O(2016)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • My Hero Academia(2016)

    Show 82 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Monster Musume: Everyday Life with Monster Girls(2015)

    Show 12 episodes · Producer

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all shows

  • Gekijouban Yowamushi pedaru(2015)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Akame ga Kill!(2014)

    Show 24 episodes · Producer

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows

  • Yowamushi Pedal(2013)

    Show 112 episodes · Producer

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • HANAKAPPA: Adventure in the Butterfly Kingdom (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Producer

  • HANAKAPPA's Traffic Safety: Turn Right, Left, Right in Search of a Cake (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Producer

Career shape

A full career of 33 titles from 2013 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Jujutsu Kaisen 0 (2021)

$166M worldwide

Highest rated

The Apothecary Diaries (2023)

Midcredits 99th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Producing32 of 33: 32 only producing, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score86thOther crew1 of 33: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

2010s8 · crew2020s25 · 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 Kazutaka Yamanaka's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 93rd percentile, the median of all 11; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 96th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

96thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Approval · how many liked their films

96thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Reach · how many have seen their films

89thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Midcredits score across 27 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up21
  • 50th to 74th3
  • 25th to 49th2
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

14 of their 27 titles are Universally Loved.

  • Universally Loved14
  • Crowd Pleaser9
  • Mixed4

Most divisive · producer

Onimai: I'm Now Your Sister! (2023)

65th percentile spread · 14% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

The Apothecary Diaries (2023)

Midcredits 99th · 93% 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 Kazutaka Yamanaka's work okay for kids?

Across up to 11 MovieCove titles with content scores, every category sits near the median of all films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore8 titles17–78 · median 46 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity11 titles2–64 · median 28 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity8 titles17–38 · median 27 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs8 titles7–40 · median 31 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense8 titles29–68 · median 45 · moderatenear the median of all 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 Kazutaka Yamanaka work with?

People who share at least 2 of Kazutaka Yamanaka's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Atsushi Takahashi shares the most, 10.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers