Shinji Aramaki

What are Shinji Aramaki's films like?

Across their 17 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Survival.

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 Shinji Aramaki's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 15 of their 24 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Crunchyroll (5).

• Crunchyroll5 titles
  • Blade Runner: Black Out 2022 (2017) · mechanical designer
  • Fullmetal Alchemist the Movie: Conqueror of Shamballa (2005) · storyboard artist
  • Genesis Climber Mospeada (1983) · writer
  • Blade Runner: Black Lotus (2021) · director
  • Star Driver (2010) · conceptual design
• Netflix4 titles, browse their movies on this service
  • Naruto the Movie: Ninja Clash in the Land of Snow (2004) · mechanical designer
  • Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045 - Sustainable War (2021) · director
  • Ultraman (2019) · director
  • Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045 (2020) · director
• The Roku Channel3 titles, browse their movies on this service
  • Naruto the Movie: Ninja Clash in the Land of Snow (2004) · mechanical designer · free
  • Halo Legends (2010) · director · free
  • Appleseed Alpha (2014) · director · free
• Tubi3 titles, browse their movies on this service
  • Megazone 23 (1985) · writer · free
  • Halo Legends (2010) · director · free
  • Appleseed Alpha (2014) · director · free
• Hulu2 titles, browse their movies on this service
  • Starship Troopers: Invasion (2012) · director, writer
  • Starship Troopers: Traitor of Mars (2017) · director
• Prime Video2 titles, browse their movies on this service
  • Halo Legends (2010) · director
  • Metal Skin Panic MADOX- 01 (1987) · director, writer
• Pluto TV1 title, browse their movies on this service
  • Halo Legends (2010) · director · free

Subscription and free streaming for Shinji Aramaki'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

43 credits, 24 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

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  Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045 the Last Human(2023)

  Director

  Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films48^th
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  Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045 - Sustainable War(2021)

  Director

  Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films49^th
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  Blade Runner: Black Lotus(2021)

  Show 13 episodes · Director · Creator · Storyboard Artist

  Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all shows27^th
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  Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045(2020)

  Show 24 episodes · Director · Series Director

  Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all shows24^th
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  Ultraman(2019)

  Show 13 episodes · Director

  Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all shows41^st
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  Batman Ninja(2018)

  Mechanical Designer

  Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films34^th
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  Blade Runner: Black Out 2022(2017)

  Mechanical Designer

  Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films88^th
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  Starship Troopers: Traitor of Mars(2017)

  Director

  Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films28^th
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  Evangelion: Another Impact (Confidential) (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

  Director · Screenplay
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  Japan Animator Expo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

  Show 1 episode · Director · Producer · Storyboard Artist · Writer
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  Appleseed Alpha(2014)

  Director

  Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films65^th
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  Captain Earth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

  Show 25 episodes · Mechanical Designer
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  Harlock: Space Pirate(2013)

  Director

  Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films63^rd
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  STAR DRIVER: The Movie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

  Conceptual Design
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  009 Re: Cyborg(2012)

  Mechanical Designer

  Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films41^st
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  Starship Troopers: Invasion(2012)

  Director · Original Story · Story · Storyboard Artist

  Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films36^th
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  Fullmetal Alchemist: The Sacred Star of Milos(2011)

  Mechanical Designer

  Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films74^th
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  Star Driver(2010)

  Show 25 episodes · Conceptual Design

  Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all shows21^st
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  Halo Legends(2010)

  Director

  Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films69^th
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  Halo Legends (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

  Show 1 episode · Production Design
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  Viper's Creed(2009)

  Show 12 episodes · Director · Original Story

  Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)~14^th
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  Team-Up: John Woo and Shinji Aramaki (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

  Director · Actor
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  Appleseed: Ex Machina(2007)

  Director · Production Design

  Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films79^th
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  Reideen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

  Show 26 episodes · Mechanical Designer · Storyboard Artist
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  Fullmetal Alchemist the Movie: Conqueror of Shamballa(2005)

  Storyboard Artist

  Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films87^th
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  Naruto the Movie: Ninja Clash in the Land of Snow(2004)

  Mechanical Designer

  Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films71^st
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  Appleseed(2004)

  Director · Production Design · Storyboard

  Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films72^nd
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  Fullmetal Alchemist (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

  Show 51 episodes · Production Design
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  Crush Gear Turbo The Movie: Kaiservern's Ultimate Challenge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

  Mechanical Designer
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  Crush Gear Turbo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

  Show 68 episodes · Mechanical Designer
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  s-CRY-ed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

  Show 26 episodes · Art Designer
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  Genocyber (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

  Producer
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  Scramble Wars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

  Mechanical Designer
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  Genesis Surviver Gaiarth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

  Director · Screenplay
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  Genesis Surviver Gaiarth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

  Show 3 episodes · Director · Original Concept · Screenplay
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  Megazone 23 III - Part 2 - Day of Liberation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

  Director
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  Megazone 23 III - Part 1 - The Awakening of Eve (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

  Director · Original Story
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  Megazone 23 Part III (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

  Show 2 episodes · Director · Creator · Original Story · Screenplay
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  Metal Skin Panic MADOX- 01(1987)

  Director · Original Story · Screenplay · Story · Writer

  Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films36^th
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  Captain Power and the Soldiers of the Future: Bio-Dread Strike Mission(1987)

  Background Designer · Mechanical Designer

  Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)~60^th
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  Fight!! Iczer-One (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

  Show 3 episodes · Mechanical Designer
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  Megazone 23(1985)

  Writer

  Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films70^th
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  Genesis Climber Mospeada(1983)

  Show 25 episodes · Mechanical Designer · Writer

  Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all shows55^th

Career shape

A full career of 42 titles from 1983 to 2023.

Biggest box office

Harlock: Space Pirate (2013)

$18M worldwide

Highest rated

Appleseed: Ex Machina (2007)

Midcredits 79^th

Most popular right now

Blade Runner: Black Lotus (2021)

How do Shinji Aramaki's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 64^th percentile, the median of all 18; across their 12 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 65^th percentile for acclaim.

Shape of the crowd

11 of their 24 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

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• Divisive1
• Crowd Pleaser11
• Broadly Agreed1
• Mixed11

Most divisive · director

Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045 the Last Human (2023)

88^th percentile spread · 37% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director

Appleseed: Ex Machina (2007)

Midcredits 79^th · 72% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 65/100 and the pacing 47/100 in their films, across 10 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.

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 Shinji Aramaki's work okay for kids?

Across up to 6 MovieCove titles with content scores, 1 of the 3 categories sits near the median of all films.

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Shinji Aramaki work with?

People who share at least 2 of Shinji Aramaki's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Joseph Chou shares the most, 9.