- February 23, 1981 (45)
- Osaka, Japan
- Director and writer
- 10 on MovieCove · 18 credits in all
Known for
What are Takashi Ôtsuka's films like?
Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Ideas.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 4
Light 3 · Serious 1 · Dark 0
Grounded 0 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 2
Gentle 0 · Charged 3 · Intense 1
Steady 3 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 0 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 0
Slow burn 0 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 1
Casual 4 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 4 · Affecting 0 · Heavy 0
Resolved 4 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy4
- 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 Takashi Ôtsuka's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 6 of their 10 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
- Crunchyroll
Subscription and free streaming for Takashi Ôtsuka'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
18 credits, 10 with a MovieCove page.

Heavenly Delusion(2023)
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows
Dragons of Wonderhatch(2023)
Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all shows
Anime Supremacy!(2022)
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films
Kick & Slide (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

Tropical-Rouge! Precure Petit: Dive in! Collab♡Dance Party! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

One Piece: Stampede(2019)
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films
One Piece Episode of East Blue (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows
Haikyuu!!(2014)
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows
Glitter Force (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

Pretty Cure All Stars DX3: Deliver the Future! The Rainbow-Colored Flower That Connects the World(2011)
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films
Pretty Cure All Stars GoGo Dream Live! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

Gaiking: Legend of Daiku-Maryu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

Superflat Monogram (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

Naughty Boys (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

One Piece(1999)
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows
Career shape
A full career of 17 titles from 1999 to 2023.

Biggest box office
One Piece: Stampede (2019)

Highest rated
One Piece: Stampede (2019)

Most popular right now
Heavenly Delusion (2023)
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 Takashi Ôtsuka's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 85th percentile, the median of all 5; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 90th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up6
- 50th to 74th3
- Below 25th1
Shape of the crowd
3 of their 10 titles are Mixed.
- Universally Loved2
- Divisive2
- Cult Classic1
- Crowd Pleaser2
- Mixed3
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 Takashi Ôtsuka work with?
People who share at least 2 of Takashi Ôtsuka's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Akiko Nakagawa shares the most, 3.
Actors
- Akiko NakagawaShared titles: Pretty Cure All Stars DX3: Deliver the Future! The Rainbow-Colored Flower That Connects the World (2011), Pretty Cure All Stars DX2: The Light of Hope - Protect the Rainbow Jewel! (2010), Pretty Cure All Stars DX: Everyone Is a Friend - A Miracle All Pretty Cures Together (2009)See all 3 shared titles with Akiko Nakagawa

- Eri KitamuraShared titles: Pretty Cure All Stars DX3: Deliver the Future! The Rainbow-Colored Flower That Connects the World (2011), Pretty Cure All Stars DX2: The Light of Hope - Protect the Rainbow Jewel! (2010), Pretty Cure All Stars DX: Everyone Is a Friend - A Miracle All Pretty Cures Together (2009)See all 3 shared titles with Eri Kitamura

- Kanae OkiShared titles: Pretty Cure All Stars DX3: Deliver the Future! The Rainbow-Colored Flower That Connects the World (2011), Pretty Cure All Stars DX2: The Light of Hope - Protect the Rainbow Jewel! (2010), Pretty Cure All Stars DX: Everyone Is a Friend - A Miracle All Pretty Cures Together (2009)See all 3 shared titles with Kanae Oki

- Aya HisakawaShared titles: Heavenly Delusion (2023), Pretty Cure All Stars DX3: Deliver the Future! The Rainbow-Colored Flower That Connects the World (2011)See all 2 shared titles with Aya Hisakawa

Producers
- Haruki NakayamaShared titles: Pretty Cure All Stars DX3: Deliver the Future! The Rainbow-Colored Flower That Connects the World (2011), Pretty Cure All Stars DX2: The Light of Hope - Protect the Rainbow Jewel! (2010)See all 2 shared titles with Haruki Nakayama
- Hiroshi TakahashiShared titles: Pretty Cure All Stars DX3: Deliver the Future! The Rainbow-Colored Flower That Connects the World (2011), Pretty Cure All Stars DX2: The Light of Hope - Protect the Rainbow Jewel! (2010)See all 2 shared titles with Hiroshi Takahashi
- Katsunobu WatanabeShared titles: Pretty Cure All Stars DX3: Deliver the Future! The Rainbow-Colored Flower That Connects the World (2011), Pretty Cure All Stars DX2: The Light of Hope - Protect the Rainbow Jewel! (2010)See all 2 shared titles with Katsunobu Watanabe
- Naoya KinoshitaShared titles: Pretty Cure All Stars DX3: Deliver the Future! The Rainbow-Colored Flower That Connects the World (2011), Pretty Cure All Stars DX2: The Light of Hope - Protect the Rainbow Jewel! (2010)See all 2 shared titles with Naoya Kinoshita
