Yasushi Akimoto is a Japanese record producer, lyricist, and television writer, best known for creating and producing some of Japan's top idol groups, Onyanko Club and the AKB48 franchise. Total sales of the singles he has written exceed 100 million copies, making him the best-selling lyricist in Japan.
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Biography from TMDB.
- May 2, 1958 (68)
- Meguro, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan
- Producer and writer
- 12 on MovieCove · 158 credits in all
What are Yasushi Akimoto's films like?
Across their 7 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Morality.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 1 · Earnest 3
Light 0 · Serious 2 · Dark 2
Grounded 1 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 0
Gentle 0 · Charged 0 · Intense 4
Steady 0 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0
Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0
Casual 0 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 0 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 1
Resolved 0 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 1
Moods and endings
- Bittersweet1
- Ambiguous6
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 Yasushi Akimoto's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 10 of their 12 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
- Crunchyroll
Subscription and free streaming for Yasushi Akimoto'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
158 credits, 12 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.
Surname Confidential (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)
Ten Strokes to You (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)
STU48のウチら好きになりんちゃい (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)
秋元康 × AI秋元康 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)
乃木坂スター誕生！SIX (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)
6th Year Memorial Live (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)
日向坂ミュージックパレード (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)
Hinatazaka46's Happy Train Tour 2023 in Osaka Castle Hall (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)
Let's Grow Up to Hinatazaka (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)
Dr. Chocolate (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)
All Night Fujiko (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)
4th Year Memorial Live (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)
Would You Like to Play Da Capo? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)
HINAKURI 2022 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
Saisho wa Paa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
Investigation Division 1 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
Who Is the Sender? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
Red Nurse Call (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
Watanabe Miho Graduation Ceremony (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
Shin Nogizaka Star Tanjou! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
A Couple of Cuckoos(2022)
Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows
Yodaremon Kazoku (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
AKB48 Sayonara Mouri-san (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
Hinatazaka46 3rd Anniversary MEMORIAL LIVE (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
Your Turn to Kill(2021)
Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films
Not the Girl, Not Her (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
Guilty Flag(2021)
Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)
Zenkoku Ohisama-ka Keikaku 2021 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
Man Drifting Ashore (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
HKT48 Miyawaki Sakura Graduation Concert ~Bouquet~ (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
Minegishi Minami Graduation Concert ~Sakura no Sakanai Haru wa Nai~ (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
乃木坂スター誕生 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
MEMORIAL LIVE: 2nd Hinatansai (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
Spring Unit Festival (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
Keyakizaka46 THE LAST LIVE - DAY1 - (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
大好き！日向坂46！！ (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
Kyouen NG (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
Soko Magattara, Sakurazaka? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
Our Lies and Truths: Documentary of Keyakizaka46 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
Third Year Debut: The Documentary of Hinatazaka46 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
HINATAZAKA46 Live Online，YES！with YOU！ (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
Remotely Killed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
Remotely Killed: Behind the Scenes of Murder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
Keyakizaka46 LIVE at Tokyo Dome ～ARENA TOUR 2019 FINAL～ (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
AKB48 Group Request Hour Setlist Best 50 2020 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
Dasada (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
22/7(2020)
Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all shows
Nogizaka Doko-e (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)
Sashihara Rino Graduation Concert 〜Sayonara Sashihara Rino〜 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)
Keyaki Republic 2019 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)
Before I Knew It, I Was Here: Documentary of Nogizaka46 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)
HINABINGO! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)
It Is Your Turn(2019)
Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all shows
Let's Meet at Hinatazaka (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)
Zambi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)
Hiragana Christmas 2018 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
Keyaki Republic 2018 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
Hiragana Oshi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
SKE48 Spring Concert 2018 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
Sunny (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
AKB48 Group Request Hour Setlist Best 100 2018 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
Mayu Watanabe Graduation Concert ~may all your dream come true~ (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films
AKB48 Team 8 no Kanto Hakusho Bacchikoi! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
Keyaki Republic 2017 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
My Lover's Secret (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
Cruel Crowd (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
AKB48 Group Request Hour Setlist Best 100 2017 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
Hiragana Omotenashi Kai (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
Keishichō: Nasi Goreng-ka (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
Crow's Blood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
Who Killed Daigoro Tokuyama? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
KEYABINGO! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
AKBラブナイト 恋工場 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
AKB48 Group Request Hour Setlist Best 100 2016 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
AKB48 Tandoku Request Hour Setlist Best 100 2016 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
HKT48 vs NGT48 Sashi Kita Gassen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
SKE48 Winter Concert 2015 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
AKB Horror Night Adrenaline Nights (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
Keyakitte, Kakenai? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
Song FUKUYAMA (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
Matsui Rena SKE48 Graduation Concert in Toyota Stadium ~2588 DAYS~ (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
Hatsumori Bemars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
Nogizaka Under Construction (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
Idols' Tears: Documentary of SKE48 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
AKB48 Request Hour Setlist Best 1035 2015 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
Girls in the Psychic Club (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Team E 3rd Stage - Boku no Taiyou (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Rose Color's Buko (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Sailor Zombie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
AKB48 Request Hour Setlist Best 100 2014 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Seventh Code (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Team H - Hakata Legend (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
SHINODA MARIKO GRADUATION CONCERT (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
Tokyo Dome 1st Day Akimoto Sayaka Graduation Ceremony (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
Tokyo Dome 2nd Day Itano Tomomi Graduation Concert (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
SKE to kekkai shukai. "Hako de ose!" (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
SKE48 Request Hour Setlist Best 50 2013 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
NMB48 - Omowase Kousen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
AKB48 5 Big Dome Concert Tour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
Team H 1st Stage - Te wo Tsunaginagara (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
Let Us Introduce Ourselves JKT48 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
NOGIBINGO! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
AKB48 Group Rinji Soukai - AKB48 Group Concert (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
AKB48 Group Rinji Soukai - AKB48 Concert (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
AKB48 Group Rinji Soukai - HKT48 Concert (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
AKB48 Group Rinji Soukai - NMB48 Concert (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
AKB48 Group Rinji Soukai - SKE48 Concert (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
SKE48 Spring Concert 2013 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
The Complex: Prologue(2013)
Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)
So Long! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
AKB48 Request Hour Setlist Best 100 2013 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
Wreck-It Ralph(2012)
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films
Shiritsu Bakaleya Koukou (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
SKE48 Request Hour Setlist Best 50 2012 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
メグたんって魔法つかえるの? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
SKE48 Spring Concert 2012 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
Maeda Atsuko's Tearjerking Graduation Announcement in Saitama Super Arena (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
AKB48 Request Hour Setlist Best 100 2012 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
Deceiving Idol (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
The SKE48 Request Hour Setlist Best 50 2011 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
Nogizakatte, Doko? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
AKB48 Request Hour Setlist Best 100 2011 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
SKE48 Request Hour Setlist Best 30 2010 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
AKB48 Request Hour Setlist Best 100 2010 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
Majisuka Academy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
Yamagata Scream (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
SKE48's First Extracirricular Class (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
It's going to be a Kami-Concert (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
AKB48 Request Hour Setlist Best 100 2009 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
Ice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
Mendol ~ Ikemen Aidoru (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
Himawarigumi 2nd Stage - Yume wo Shinaseru Wake ni Ikanai (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
Himawarigumi 1st Stage - Boku no Taiyou (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
AKB48 Request Hour Setlist Best 100 2008 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
One Missed Call(2008)
Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films
Walking My Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
The Day I Depart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
The Suicide Song (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
One Missed Call 3: Final(2006)
Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films
One Missed Call (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
One Missed Call 2(2005)
Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films
One Missed Call(2003)
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
Jusei: Last Drop of Blood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
Gozamareji (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
As the River Flows (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)
Birdcage of Horrors (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)
Fireworks, Ferris Wheels and Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)
Azuki-chan the Movie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)
Azuki-chan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)
The Mystery of Rampo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)
Ari yo Saraba (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)
Manhattan Kiss (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)
Kimi to mitai kowai hanashi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)
Goodbye Mama (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)
Thriller CRT (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)
A Madcap Corporation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)
The Not Polly (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 158 titles, 157 of them dated from 1983 to 2026.
Biggest box office
One Missed Call (2008)
Highest rated
One Missed Call (2003)
Most popular right now
22/7 (2020)
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 Yasushi Akimoto's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 29th percentile, the median of all 7; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 25th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up2
- 50th to 74th1
- 25th to 49th4
- Below 25th5
Shape of the crowd
6 of their 12 titles are Mixed.
- Universally Loved1
- Universally Panned1
- Crowd Pleaser2
- Broadly Agreed2
- Mixed6
Reviewers score the dialogue 36/100 and the plot and story 38/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles. 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.
Who does Yasushi Akimoto work with?
People who share at least 2 of Yasushi Akimoto's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Minako Daira shares the most, 4.
Writers
- Minako DairaShared titles: One Missed Call (2008), One Missed Call 3: Final (2006), One Missed Call 2 (2005), One Missed Call (2003)See all 4 shared titles with Minako Daira
Actors
- Karen ÔshimaShared titles: One Missed Call 2 (2005), One Missed Call (2003)See all 2 shared titles with Karen Ôshima
- Renji IshibashiShared titles: One Missed Call 2 (2005), One Missed Call (2003)See all 2 shared titles with Renji Ishibashi
Composers
- Kôji EndôShared titles: One Missed Call 3: Final (2006), One Missed Call 2 (2005), One Missed Call (2003)See all 3 shared titles with Kôji Endô
Producers
- John SirabellaShared titles: One Missed Call 3: Final (2006), One Missed Call (2003)See all 2 shared titles with John Sirabella
- Daisuke KadoyaShared titles: One Missed Call 2 (2005), One Missed Call (2003)See all 2 shared titles with Daisuke Kadoya
- Kazuo KuroiShared titles: One Missed Call 2 (2005), One Missed Call (2003)See all 2 shared titles with Kazuo Kuroi
- Naoki SatôShared titles: One Missed Call 2 (2005), One Missed Call (2003)See all 2 shared titles with Naoki Satô