Takaharu Ôkuma

Takaharu Ookuma (大隈孝晴, Ōkuma Takaharu) is a Japanese animator, character designer and director. He works for Studio Wombat.

Biography from TMDB.

Works as: Director
Titles: 18 on MovieCove · 24 credits in all
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Down 16% in 30 days

What are Takaharu Ôkuma's films like?

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

Themes

share of theme weight

Self

46%

Bonds

44%

Society

10%

Friendship3 Family bonds2 Coming of age3 Purpose2

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful

4

Warm

4

Absurd

3

Hopeful

1

Contemplative

2

Other

1

How their films linger

Fun3 Feel-good2 Bittersweet2

How their films end

Happy2
Bittersweet1
Ambiguous1
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 Takaharu Ôkuma's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 12 of their 18 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Crunchyroll (9).

Also on these channels

HIDIVE1 title, show their title on HIDIVE

Subscription and free streaming for Takaharu Ôkuma'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, 18 with a MovieCove page.

Dead Mount Death Play(2023)
Show 24 episodes · Assistant Director
Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all shows
Onipan!(2022)
Show 1 episode · Director
Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)
Sleepy Princess in the Demon Castle(2020)
Show 1 episode · Director
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows
Diary of Our Days at the Breakwater(2020)
Show 12 episodes · Director · Key Animation · Series Director · Storyboard Artist · Writer
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows
Wataten! An Angel Flew Down to Me(2019)
Show 1 episode · Director
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all shows
Uchi no Maid ga Uzasugiru(2018)
Show 12 episodes · Director · Assistant Director
Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all shows
Kuroko's Basketball: Last Game(2017)
Assistant Director
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
Akiba's Trip the Animation(2017)
Show 1 episode · Animation Director
Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all shows
Himouto! Umaru-chan(2015)
Show 24 episodes · Director · Assistant Director · Storyboard Artist
Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all shows
Sabagebu! Survival Game Club!(2014)
Show 12 episodes · Assistant Director
Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all shows
Leviathan: The Last Defense (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
Show 13 episodes · Character Designer · Supervising Animation Director
The Troubled Life of Miss Kotoura (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
Show 12 episodes · Animation Director · Character Designer · Supervising Animation Director
Happy Go Lily(2011)
Show 24 episodes · Assistant Director
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows
Summer Days with Coo(2007)
Key Animation
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
XXXHOLiC(2006)
Show 1 episode · Key Animation
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all shows
XxxHOLiC the Movie: A Midsummer Night's Dream(2005)
Key Animation
Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films
Crayon Shin-chan: The Legend Called Buri Buri 3 Minutes Charge(2005)
Key Animation
Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films
Honey and Clover(2005)
Show 1 episode · Key Animation
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows
School Rumble(2004)
Show 26 episodes · Assistant Director
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows
Please Teacher! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
Show 1 episode · Key Animation
Hikaru No Go(2001)
Show 1 episode · Director · Key Animation
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows
Space Pirate Mito (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)
Show 1 episode · Key Animation
Initial D (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)
Show 1 episode · Key Animation
Those Who Hunt Elves (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)
Show 3 episodes · Key Animation

Career shape

A full career of 24 titles from 1996 to 2023.

Highest rated

Hikaru No Go (2001)

Midcredits 92^nd

By role

only this rolewith another role

Directing6 of 24 · 66^thWriting1 of 24Other crew21 of 24 · 72^nd

24 titles, 3 with more than one role — other crew and directing overlap on 3 of them.

By decade

1990s3 · crew2000s8 · crew2010s9 · crew2020s4 · 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.

Who does Takaharu Ôkuma work with?

People who share at least 2 of Takaharu Ôkuma's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Emi Onodera shares the most, 3.