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Akinori Endô

Writer · Born January 1, 1959 (67) · Kanagawa, Japan

Akinori Endo (遠藤明範, Endō Akinori, born 1959) is a Japanese screenwriter and author from Kanagawa Prefecture. He graduated from the Department of Psychology, Faculty of Letters, Doshisha University. His former pen name was Meigo Endo (遠藤明吾, Endō Meigo).

Biography from TMDB.

Born
January 1, 1959 (67)
From
Kanagawa, Japan
Works as
Writer
Titles
7 on MovieCove · 32 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 37 days to Oct 26Up 6% in 30 days

What are Akinori Endô's films like?

Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
43%
Bonds
42%
Power
6%
Society
6%
Morality
4%
Identity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 4 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Heightened: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their heightened movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 0 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 4

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

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

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 1

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

Slow burn 2 · 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

A split, not a type: Casual 2 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 2

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 1 · Heavy 1

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

Resolved 3 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Thrilling
6
Tense
3
Joyful
2
Romantic
1
Absurd
1
Other
2

How their films linger

Fun4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy4
  • Bittersweet1
  • 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 Akinori Endô's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 5 of their 7 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Akinori Endô'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

32 credits, 7 with a MovieCove page.

  • Moonlight Mile (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 26 episodes · Writer

  • Galaxy Angel(2000)

    Show Writer

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all shows

  • Magic User's Club! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 13 episodes · Script

  • Kindaichi Case Files (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 148 episodes · Script

  • City Hunter: Goodbye My Sweetheart(1997)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Fake (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Script · Writer

  • Legend of Crystania: The Chaos Ring (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 1 episode · Writer

  • Armitage III: Poly-Matrix(1996)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Magic User's Club OVA (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 6 episodes · Script

  • City Hunter: The Secret Service(1996)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Legend of Crystania: The Motion Picture (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Screenplay

  • Battle Angel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Screenplay

  • Battle Angel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Show 2 episodes · Screenplay

  • Domain of Murder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Writer

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

    Show 4 episodes · Writer

  • 3x3 Eyes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Show 4 episodes · Scenario Writer · Writer

  • Legend of the Dragon Kings (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Show 12 episodes · Series Composition

  • Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Show 2 episodes · Writer

  • Madara (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Screenplay

  • Madara (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Show 2 episodes · Screenplay

  • Cyber City Oedo 808 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Writer

  • Cyber City Oedo 808(1990)

    Show 3 episodes · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • Yagami's Family Affairs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Show 13 episodes · Screenplay

  • The Enemy's the Pirates! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Show 6 episodes · Screenplay

  • The Enemy's the Pirates!: The Cats' Banquet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Screenplay

  • City Hunter: .357 Magnum(1989)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • The Five Star Stories(1989)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Relic Armor Legaciam (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Screenplay

  • Mister Ajikko (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Show 1 episode · Writer

  • Dead Heat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Screenplay

  • Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Show 2 episodes · Writer

  • Blue Comet SPT Layzner (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 1 episode · Writer

Career shape

A full career of 31 titles from 1985 to 2007.

Highest rated

City Hunter: .357 Magnum (1989)

Midcredits 78th

Most popular right now

Galaxy Angel (2000)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Writing28 of 31: 27 only writing, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score77thOther crew4 of 31: 3 only other crew, 1 with another role

By decade

1980s8 · crew1990s22 · crew2000s1 · 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 Akinori Endô's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 78th percentile, the median of all 5; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 72nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

72ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Approval · how many liked their films

77thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Reach · how many have seen their films

56thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Midcredits score across 7 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up4
  • 50th to 74th2
  • 25th to 49th1

Shape of the crowd

6 of their 7 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Crowd Pleaser6
  • Mixed1

Most divisive · writer

Galaxy Angel (2000)

68th percentile spread · 18% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · writer

City Hunter: The Secret Service (1996)

Midcredits 85th · 75% liked

Reviewers score the plot and story 53/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 58, detractors 30. 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 Akinori Endô work with?

People who share at least 2 of Akinori Endô's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Tessyo Genda shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers