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Akihiko Takahashi

Cinematographer

Works as
Cinematographer
Titles
15 on MovieCove · 42 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Up 3% in 30 days

What are Akihiko Takahashi's films like?

Across their 11 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
38%
Self
18%
Power
16%
Morality
12%
Ideas
8%
Survival
7%
Friendship4 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love4 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition2 titles, browse their movies with this themeViolence2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFreedom2 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 9 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 4 · Serious 1 · Dark 4

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 1 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 5

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 6 · Intense 3

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

Steady 2 · Shifting 6 · Whiplash 1

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 8 · 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 4 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 2

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

Resolved 6 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
9
Thrilling
5
Dread
3
Romantic
3
Melancholic
3
Other
6

How their films linger

Bittersweet5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy4
  • Bittersweet5
  • Ambiguous2

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 Akihiko Takahashi's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 4 of their 15 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Akihiko Takahashi'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

42 credits, 15 with a MovieCove page.

  • Tomcat's Big Adventure (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Cinematographer

  • Macross Plus Movie Edition(1995)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Darkside Blues(1994)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Bounty Dog (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Cinematographer

  • Blue Butterfly Fish (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Cinematographer

  • Macross Plus(1994)

    Show Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • Plastic Little(1994)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Suikoden Demon Century (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Cinematographer

  • Patlabor 2: The Movie(1993)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Ai monogatari(1991)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Ellcia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 4 episodes · Cinematographer

  • The Weathering Continent (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Cinematographer

  • Genji (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Cinematographer

  • Video Girl Ai (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 6 episodes · Cinematographer

  • Kitty-Cat Fantasia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Cinematographer

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

    Cinematographer

  • Sukeban Deka (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Cinematographer

  • Sukeban Deka (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Show 2 episodes · Cinematographer

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

    Show 2 episodes · Cinematographer

  • A.D. Police Files(1990)

    Show 3 episodes · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all shows

  • Urotsukidoji: Legend of the Overfiend(1989)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Sonic Soldier Borgman: Last Battle(1989)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Gall Force 2: Destruction (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Cinematographer

  • Kaze to Ki no Uta Sanctus: Sei Naru Kana (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Cinematographer

  • Maryuu Senki (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Cinematographer

  • Bubblegum Crisis(1987)

    Show 8 episodes · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all shows

  • Captain Power and the Soldiers of the Future: Bio-Dread Strike Mission(1987)

    Camera Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Twinkle Heart: Gingakei made Todokanai (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Cinematographer

  • Nayuta (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Cinematographer

  • Running Boy: Secrets of Star Soldier (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Cinematographer

  • Captain Tsubasa Movie 01: The Great Competition of Europe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Cinematographer

  • Pro Golfer Saru (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 153 episodes · Cinematographer

  • Romance of the Three Kingdoms (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Cinematographer

  • A Great Super Shot Boy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Show 47 episodes · Cinematographer

  • Ranpou (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Show 21 episodes · Cinematographer

  • Oyo Neko Bunyan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Show 93 episodes · Cinematographer

  • Doraemon: Nobita's Great Adventure into the Underworld(1984)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Ultraman II: The Further Adventures of Ultraman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Creature Design

  • Amazing Sarutobi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 69 episodes · Cinematographer

  • Doraemon: Nobita and the Haunts of Evil(1982)

    Compositing Artist

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Doraemon: The Records of Nobita, Spaceblazer(1981)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Doraemon: Nobita's Dinosaur(1980)

    Compositing Artist

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 39 titles from 1980 to 2014.

Biggest box office

Doraemon: The Records of Nobita, Spaceblazer (1981)

$14M worldwide

Highest rated

Patlabor 2: The Movie (1993)

Midcredits 94th

Most popular right now

A.D. Police Files (1990)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Cinematography35 of 39: 35 only cinematography, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score59thOther crew4 of 39: 4 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1980s21 · crew1990s17 · crew2010s1 · 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 Akihiko Takahashi's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 67th percentile, the median of all 12; across their 9 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 55th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

55thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Approval · how many liked their films

58thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Reach · how many have seen their films

61stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Midcredits score across 15 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up6
  • 50th to 74th4
  • 25th to 49th5

Shape of the crowd

8 of their 15 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Divisive1
  • Crowd Pleaser8
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed4

Most divisive · cinematographer

Urotsukidoji: Legend of the Overfiend (1989)

52nd percentile spread · 16% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · cinematographer

Patlabor 2: The Movie (1993)

Midcredits 94th · 80% liked

Reviewers score the cinematography 75/100 in their films, across 6 reviewed titles; fans 81, detractors 59. The element that speaks to their work as a cinematographer.

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 Akihiko Takahashi's work okay for kids?

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

Their medianMedian of all films
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 62 · intenseMedian of all films: 32

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

Who does Akihiko Takahashi work with?

People who share at least 2 of Akihiko Takahashi's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Shūichi Kakesu shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Editors

Producers