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Hiroshi Aramata

Writer, actor and producer · Born July 12, 1947 (79)

Born
July 12, 1947 (79)
Works as
Writer, actor and producer
Titles
4 on MovieCove · 9 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Up 26% in 30 days

What are Hiroshi Aramata's films like?

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

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
27%
Survival
25%
Morality
16%
Power
12%
Self
7%
Ideas
7%
Society
5%
Survival2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 4 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 2 · Serious 0 · Dark 2

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 1 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 2

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 2 · Intense 2

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

Steady 0 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 1

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

Straight-faced 2 · 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 1 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0

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 2 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 1

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 2 · Affecting 0 · Heavy 2

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 1 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Thrilling
2
Dread
2
Tense
2
Melancholic
2
Hopeful
1
Other
1

How their films linger

Fun2 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 Hiroshi Aramata's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 3 of their 4 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Hiroshi Aramata'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

9 credits, 4 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • The Great Yokai War: Guardians(2021)

    Executive Producer · as Amefurikozo

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Noroi(2005)

    as Guest on TV Program

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • The Great Yokai War(2005)

    Production Consultant · Screenplay · Actor

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Reign: The Conqueror (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 13 episodes · Creator · Novel

  • The Emperor and the Assassin(1998)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Teito Monogatari Gaiden (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Novel

  • Doomed Megalopolis (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Show 4 episodes · Novel

  • Tokyo: The Last War (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Novel · as Toa Shokai

  • Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Novel · as Beer Hall Man

Career shape

A full career of 8 titles from 1988 to 2021.

Biggest box office

The Great Yokai War (2005)

$16M worldwide

Highest rated

The Emperor and the Assassin (1998)

Midcredits 85th

Most popular right now

Noroi (2005)

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting5 of 8: 1 only acting, 4 with another roleWriting6 of 8: 2 only writing, 4 with another roleProducing1 of 8: 0 only producing, 1 with another roleOther crew2 of 8: 0 only other crew, 2 with another role

8 titles, 5 with more than one role — writing and acting overlap on 3 of them.

By decade

1980s2 · 2 acting · 2 crew1990s3 · crew2000s2 · 2 acting · 1 crew2020s1 · 1 acting · 1 crew

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

How do Hiroshi Aramata's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 68th percentile, the median of all 4; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 68th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

68thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Approval · how many liked their films

65thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Reach · how many have seen their films

74thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Midcredits score across 4 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 50th to 74th1
  • 25th to 49th1

Shape of the crowd

None of their 4 titles divides audiences: 3 are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Crowd Pleaser3
  • Mixed1

Most loved · writer

The Emperor and the Assassin (1998)

Midcredits 85th · 76% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 50/100 and the plot and story 61/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.

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.

Who does Hiroshi Aramata work with?

People who share at least 2 of Hiroshi Aramata's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Tsuguhiko Kadokawa shares the most, 3.

Directors

Composers

Producers