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Takashi Ôtsuka

Takashi Ôtsuka

Director and writer · Born February 23, 1981 (45) · Osaka, Japan

Born
February 23, 1981 (45)
From
Osaka, Japan
Works as
Director and writer
Titles
10 on MovieCove · 18 credits in all

What are Takashi Ôtsuka's films like?

Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Ideas.

What they feel like to watch

their average across 4 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

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

Resolved 4 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Thrilling
3
Hopeful
3
Joyful
2
Triumphant
2
Warm
2
Other
2

How their films end

  • 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.

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)

    Show 1 episode · Director · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows
  • Dragons of Wonderhatch(2023)

    Show Director

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all shows
  • Anime Supremacy!(2022)

    Co-Director · Second Unit Director · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films
  • Kick & Slide (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 12 episodes · Screenplay · Series Composition · Series Director

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

    Director

  • One Piece: Stampede(2019)

    Director · Screenplay · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films
  • One Piece Episode of East Blue (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Director

  • Attack on Titan: Junior High(2015)

    Show 3 episodes · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows
  • Haikyuu!!(2014)

    Show 2 episodes · Director · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows
  • Glitter Force (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 48 episodes · Series Director

  • 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)

    Director

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

    Show 1 episode · Director

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

    Assistant Director

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

    as Bar Customer

  • One Piece(1999)

    Show 3 episodes · Director · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

Career shape

A full career of 17 titles from 1999 to 2023.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 17: 1 only acting, 0 with another roleDirecting12 of 17: 7 only directing, 5 with another role · typical Midcredits score90thWriting2 of 17: 0 only writing, 2 with another roleOther crew9 of 17: 3 only other crew, 6 with another role · typical Midcredits score93rd

17 titles, 6 with more than one role — directing and other crew overlap on 5 of them.

By decade

1990s1 · crew2000s5 · 1 acting · 4 crew2010s7 · 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.

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.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

90thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Approval · how many liked their films

80thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Reach · how many have seen their films

48thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Midcredits score across 10 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up6
  • 50th to 74th3
  • Below 25th1

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 Nakagawa3 titles
    See all 3 shared titles with Akiko Nakagawa
  • Eri Kitamura3 titles
    See all 3 shared titles with Eri Kitamura
  • Kanae Oki3 titles
    See all 3 shared titles with Kanae Oki
  • Aya Hisakawa2 titles
    See all 2 shared titles with Aya Hisakawa

Producers