Kitarô Kôsaka

What are Kitarô Kôsaka's films like?

Across a limited sample of 3 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Society.

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 Kitarô Kôsaka's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 18 of their 24 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on HBO Max (14).

• HBO Max14 titles, browse their movies on this service
  • Spirited Away (2001) · animation director
  • Howl's Moving Castle (2004) · animation director
  • Princess Mononoke (1997) · animation director
  • Castle in the Sky (1986) · key animation
  • Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984) · key animation
  • Whisper of the Heart (1995) · animation director · character designer
  • The Wind Rises (2013) · animation director · character designer
  • When Marnie Was There (2014) · key animation
  • The Boy and the Beast (2015) · key animation
  • The Boy and the Heron (2023) · key animation
  • From Up on Poppy Hill (2011) · animation director
  • Angel's Egg (1985) · key animation
  • +2 more
• Crunchyroll2 titles
  • Akira (1988) · key animation
  • The Boy and the Beast (2015) · key animation
• Hulu1 title, browse their movies on this service
  • Sherlock Hound (1984) · animation director · key animation
• Netflix1 title, browse their movies on this service
  • Grave of the Fireflies (1988) · key animation
• Pluto TV1 title, browse their movies on this service
  • Metropolis (2001) · key animation · free

Subscription and free streaming for Kitarô Kôsaka'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, 24 with a MovieCove page.

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  The Boy and the Heron(2023)

  Key Animation

  Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films96^th
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  Belle(2021)

  Key Animation

  Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films86^th
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  Okko's Inn(2018)

  Director

  Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films84^th
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  Letters from Hibakusha (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

  Director
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  The Boy and the Beast(2015)

  Key Animation

  Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films96^th
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  When Marnie Was There(2014)

  Key Animation

  Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films97^th
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  The Wind Rises(2013)

  Animation Director · Character Designer

  Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films98^th
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  Keigo Higashino Mysteries (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

  Show 11 episodes · Actor
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  From Up on Poppy Hill(2011)

  Animation Director

  Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films94^th
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  Mr. Dough and the Egg Princess (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

  Animation Director
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  Nasu: A Migratory Bird with Suitcase(2007)

  Director · Writer

  Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films73^rd
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  Howl's Moving Castle(2004)

  Animation Director

  Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films99^th
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  Nasu: Summer in Andalusia(2003)

  Director · Screenplay

  Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films81^st
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  Spirited Away(2001)

  Animation Director

  Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films99^th
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  Metropolis(2001)

  Key Animation

  Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films88^th
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  Clover (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

  Director
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  Master Keaton (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

  Show 39 episodes · Director · Animation Director · Character Designer · Storyboard Artist · Supervising Animation Director
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  Princess Mononoke(1997)

  Animation Director

  Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films99^th
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  Whisper of the Heart(1995)

  Animation Director · Character Designer

  Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films98^th
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  Pom Poko(1994)

  Key Animation

  Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films88^th
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  A-Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

  Director · Animation Director · Character Designer
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  Yawara! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

  Show 5 episodes · Animation Director · Key Animation · Storyboard Artist
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  Akira(1988)

  Key Animation

  Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films98^th
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  Grave of the Fireflies(1988)

  Key Animation

  Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films99^th
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  Royal Space Force: The Wings of Honneamise(1987)

  Key Animation

  Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films86^th
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  Castle in the Sky(1986)

  Key Animation

  Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films99^th
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  Angel's Egg(1985)

  Key Animation

  Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films93^rd
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  Lupin III: Legend of the Gold of Babylon(1985)

  Key Animation

  Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films46^th
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  The Dagger of Kamui (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

  Key Animation
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  Sherlock Hound(1984)

  Show 1 episode · Animation Director · Key Animation

  Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows67^th
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  Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind(1984)

  Key Animation

  Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films99^th
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  Gauche the Cellist(1982)

  Animation

  Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films82^nd

Career shape

A full career of 32 titles from 1982 to 2023.

Biggest box office

Okko's Inn (2018)

$318K worldwide

Highest rated

Okko's Inn (2018)

Midcredits 84^th

Most popular right now

Nasu: Summer in Andalusia (2003)

How do Kitarô Kôsaka's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 96^th percentile, the median of all 23; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 82^nd percentile for acclaim.

Shape of the crowd

None of their 24 titles divides audiences: 13 are Universally Loved.

1310

• Universally Loved13
• Crowd Pleaser10
• Mixed1

Most loved · director

Okko's Inn (2018)

Midcredits 84^th · 73% 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.

Who does Kitarô Kôsaka work with?

People who share at least 2 of Kitarô Kôsaka's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Takeshi Seyama shares the most, 3.