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Hiroyuki Kitakubo

Hiroyuki Kitakubo

Director and writer · Born November 15, 1963 (62) · Tokyo, Japan

Born
November 15, 1963 (62)
From
Tokyo, Japan
Works as
Director and writer
Titles
21 on MovieCove · 35 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 155 days to Oct 26Up 1% in 30 days

What are Hiroyuki Kitakubo's films like?

Across their 8 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Power.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
30%
Power
24%
Morality
12%
Bonds
11%
Society
10%
Survival
9%
Ideas
5%
Identity4 titles, browse their movies with this themePower3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 3 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 1 · Heightened 2

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 2 · Intense 1

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

Steady 0 · Shifting 2 · 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 0 · Funny 1

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

Slow burn 0 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 1

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

Casual 2 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 2 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
4
Absurd
3
Contemplative
3
Joyful
2
Dread
2
Other
6

How their films linger

Thought-provoking5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Bittersweet3
  • Ambiguous4
  • Cyclical1

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 Hiroyuki Kitakubo's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 16 of their 21 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Crunchyroll (12).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Hiroyuki Kitakubo'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, 21 with a MovieCove page.

  • Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero(2022)

    Key Animation

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Jujutsu Kaisen(2020)

    Show 1 episode · Director · Key Animation · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Babylon(2019)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all shows

  • Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Die Neue These(2018)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • Ace Attorney(2016)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all shows

  • Lupin III: The Italian Game(2016)

    Key Animation

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Magica Wars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 26 episodes · Series Director

  • Nyaruko: Crawling with Love(2012)

    Show Director

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all shows

  • FLUXIMATION (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Director

  • Someday's Dreamers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 1 episode · Animation

  • Making of Blood: The Last Vampire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Actor

  • Blood: The Last Vampire(2000)

    Director · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • FLCL(2000)

    Show 1 episode · Key Animation

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Golden Boy(1995)

    Show 6 episodes · Director · Sound Director · Storyboard Artist · Writer

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Show 5 episodes · Director · Storyboard Artist · Writer

  • Crimson Wolf (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Key Animation

  • Roujin Z(1991)

    Director · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Angel Cop(1989)

    Show 6 episodes · Storyboard Artist · Writer

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all shows

  • Gunbuster (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Show 1 episode · Key Animation

  • Akira(1988)

    Key Animation

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack(1988)

    Key Animation

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Battle Royal High School(1987)

    Key Animation

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Ladius (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Screenplay

  • A Tale of Two Robots, Chapter 3: Foreign Invasion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Director · Script

  • Robot Carnival(1987)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Robot Carnival (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Black Magic M-66 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Director · Writer

  • Kimagure Orange Road(1985)

    Show 1 episode · Key Animation

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all shows

  • Gu-Gu Ganmo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Key Animation

  • Eien no Once More(1984)

    Key Animation

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Cream Lemon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Show 1 episode · Director · Key Animation · Original Concept · Storyboard Artist · Writer

  • Macross: Do You Remember Love?(1984)

    Key Animation

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Urusei Yatsura: Only You(1983)

    Key Animation

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Acrobunch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 1 episode · Key Animation

  • Urusei Yatsura(1981)

    Show 1 episode · Key Animation

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all shows

Career shape

A full career of 34 titles from 1981 to 2022.

Biggest box office

Robot Carnival (1987)

$11K worldwide

Highest rated

Golden Boy (1995)

Midcredits 91st

Most popular right now

Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Die Neue These (2018)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 34: 1 only acting, 0 with another roleDirecting14 of 34: 5 only directing, 9 with another role · typical Midcredits score75thWriting5 of 34: 1 only writing, 4 with another roleOther crew25 of 34: 18 only other crew, 7 with another role · typical Midcredits score72nd

34 titles, 9 with more than one role — other crew and directing overlap on 7 of them.

By decade

1980s18 · crew1990s4 · crew2000s5 · 1 acting · 4 crew2010s5 · crew2020s2 · 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 Hiroyuki Kitakubo's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 74th percentile, the median of all 11; across a limited sample of 3 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 3

Approval · how many liked their films

72ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Reach · how many have seen their films

85thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Midcredits score across 21 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up9
  • 50th to 74th7
  • 25th to 49th4
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

10 of their 21 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Crowd Pleaser10
  • Mixed7

Most loved · director

Jujutsu Kaisen (2020)

Midcredits 96th · 90% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 75/100 and the pacing 60/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.

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 Hiroyuki Kitakubo's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Sex & Nudity4 titlesmedian 51 · moderateMedian of all films: 32

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Hiroyuki Kitakubo work with?

People who share at least 2 of Hiroyuki Kitakubo's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Kazufumi Nomura shares the most, 3.

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers