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Keiko Nobumoto

Keiko Nobumoto

Writer · Died December 1, 2021, aged 57 · Hokkaido, Japan

Keiko Nobumoto was a Japanese screenwriter. She wrote the screenplay for Cowboy Bebop and created Wolf's Rain. Nobumoto died from esophageal cancer on December 1, 2021, at the age of 57.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
March 13, 1964
Died
December 1, 2021 (aged 57)
From
Hokkaido, Japan
Works as
Writer
Titles
9 on MovieCove · 19 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 47% in 30 days

What are Keiko Nobumoto's films like?

Across their 5 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
37%
Bonds
35%
Society
10%
Ideas
10%
Morality
7%
Ambition2 titles, browse their movies with this themeHope2 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

A split, not a type: Gentle 0 · Charged 1 · Intense 2

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

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

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

Casual 1 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 1

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

Resolved 1 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Melancholic
5
Tense
4
Thrilling
2
Warm
1
Joyful
1
Other
1

How their films linger

Bittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet4

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 Keiko Nobumoto's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 8 of their 9 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Keiko Nobumoto'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

19 credits, 9 with a MovieCove page.

  • Carole & Tuesday(2019)

    Show 1 episode · Writer

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • Over the Lover's Memory (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Writer

  • Space Dandy(2014)

    Show 4 episodes · Writer

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • Samurai Champloo(2004)

    Show 1 episode · Writer

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Tokyo Godfathers(2003)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Wolf's Rain(2003)

    Show 26 episodes · Original Story · Series Composition · Writer

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows

  • Cowboy Bebop: The Movie(2001)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Cowboy Bebop(1998)

    Show 26 episodes · Series Composition · Writer

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Young Thugs: Innocent Blood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Screenplay

  • Hakusen Nagashi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 11 episodes · Writer

  • Macross Plus Movie Edition(1995)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Macross Plus(1994)

    Show 4 episodes · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • The First Tram Runs to Hiroshima (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Screenplay

  • Henshin Mou Hitori No Watashi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Screenplay

  • Nurse Call (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Writer

  • 天国に一番近い病院 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Show 1 episode · Writer

  • Fly! Peek the Whale (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Screenplay

  • World Apartment Horror (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Screenplay

  • Tales of the Bizarre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Show 1 episode · Writer

Career shape

A full career of 19 titles from 1990 to 2019.

Biggest box office

Cowboy Bebop: The Movie (2001)

$1.2M worldwide

Highest rated

Tokyo Godfathers (2003)

Midcredits 98th

Most popular right now

Wolf's Rain (2003)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Writing19 of 19: 19 only writing, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score89th

By decade

1990s12 · crew2000s4 · crew2010s3 · 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 Keiko Nobumoto's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 97th percentile, the median of all 3; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 95th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

95thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Approval · how many liked their films

97thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Reach · how many have seen their films

95thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Midcredits score across 9 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up9

Shape of the crowd

None of their 9 titles divides audiences: 5 are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Crowd Pleaser5

Most loved · writer

Tokyo Godfathers (2003)

Midcredits 98th · 89% liked

Reviewers score the plot and story 46/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 55, detractors 23. 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.

Is Keiko Nobumoto's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 80 · severeMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 39 · 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 Keiko Nobumoto work with?

People who share at least 2 of Keiko Nobumoto's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Unshô Ishizuka shares the most, 4.

Directors

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers