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Joel Kuwahara

Producer · Born March 10, 1969 (57) · Los Angeles, California, USA

2 Primetime Emmys

Joel Kuwahara was born on 10 March 1969 in Los Angeles, California, USA. Joel is a producer and production manager, known for Bob's Burgers (2011), The Simpsons Movie (2007) and The Simpsons (1989).

Biography from IMDb.

Born
March 10, 1969 (57)
From
Los Angeles, California, USA
Works as
Producer
Titles
20 on MovieCove · 24 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 14% in 30 days

What are Joel Kuwahara's films like?

Across their 20 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Society.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
31%
Society
29%
Self
25%
Morality
10%
Power
4%
Ideas
1%
Friendship9 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity9 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds6 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose4 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFame2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 4 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 4 · Serious 0 · Dark 0

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

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

Gentle 2 · Charged 2 · Intense 0

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

Steady 3 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 0 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 3

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

A split, not a type: Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 0 · Relentless 2

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

Casual 4 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 4 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Absurd
13
Joyful
15
Manic
5
Warm
4
Hopeful
4
Other
14

How their films linger

Fun14 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy7
  • Bittersweet2
  • Ambiguous4
  • Cyclical7

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 Joel Kuwahara's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 14 of their 20 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Joel Kuwahara'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

24 credits, 20 with a MovieCove page.

  • Hazbin Hotel: Sing-Along (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Executive Producer

  • Hazbin Hotel(2019)

    Show 8 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

  • Mulligan(2023)

    Show 20 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all shows

  • Koala Man(2023)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all shows

  • Farzar(2022)

    Show 10 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all shows

  • Saturday Morning All Star Hits!(2021)

    Show 8 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • Wolfboy and the Everything Factory(2021)

    Show 20 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • The Prince(2021)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all shows

  • Lazor Wulf(2019)

    Show 10 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all shows

  • Alien News Desk(2019)

    Show 12 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all shows

  • Paradise PD(2018)

    Show 40 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all shows

  • The David S. Pumpkins Halloween Special (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Producer

  • Bordertown(2016)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all shows

  • Legends of Chamberlain Heights(2016)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all shows

  • Be Cool, Scooby-Doo!(2015)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows

  • Madea's Tough Love(2015)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Achmed Saves America(2014)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • The Awesomes(2013)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows

  • Brickleberry(2012)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows

  • Neighbors from Hell(2010)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all shows

  • San Vanelona (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Director · Producer

  • The Simpsons Movie(2007)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • ¡Mucha Lucha!: The Return of El Maléfico(2004)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • The Nanny: Oy to the World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Associate Producer

Career shape

A full career of 12 titles from 1995 to 2025.

Biggest box office

The Simpsons Movie (2007)

$536M worldwide

Highest rated

The Simpsons Movie (2007)

Midcredits 89th

Most popular right now

Hazbin Hotel (2019)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing1 of 12: 0 only directing, 1 with another roleProducing12 of 12: 11 only producing, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score29th

By decade

1990s1 · crew2000s1 · crew2010s4 · crew2020s6 · 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.

Awards

2 Primetime Emmys from 10 major nominations, 1999–2022.

WinNomination
  1. 2022
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Animated Program
  2. 2020
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Animated Program
  3. 2019
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Animated Program
  4. 2017
    • Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Animated Program
  5. 2016
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Animated Program
  6. 2015
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Animated Program
  7. 2014
    • Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Animated Program
  8. 2013
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Animated Program
Show 2 earlier years
  1. 2012
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Animated Program
  2. 1999
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming One Hour or Less)

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Joel Kuwahara's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 40th percentile, the median of all 4; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 40th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

40thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Approval · how many liked their films

40thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Reach · how many have seen their films

55thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Midcredits score across 20 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 50th to 74th4
  • 25th to 49th5
  • Below 25th9

Shape of the crowd

9 of their 20 titles are Mixed.

  • Divisive4
  • Cult Classic3
  • Crowd Pleaser4
  • Mixed9

Most divisive · producer

Legends of Chamberlain Heights (2016)

99th percentile spread · 47% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

The Simpsons Movie (2007)

Midcredits 89th · 77% 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 Joel Kuwahara's work okay for kids?

Across up to 8 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity, profanity, alcohol & drugs and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore7 titles30–87 · median 70 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity8 titles16–87 · median 66 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity7 titles29–93 · median 88 · severeheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs6 titles26–89 · median 64 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense7 titles36–66 · median 52 · moderateheavier than most 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 Joel Kuwahara work with?

People who share at least 2 of Joel Kuwahara's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Scott D. Greenberg shares the most, 16.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles