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Kenji Kamiyama

Kenji Kamiyama

Director and writer · Born March 20, 1966 (60) · Saitama, Japan

Kenji Kamiyama is a Japanese director and scriptwriter, known for his work on the TV series Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
March 20, 1966 (60)
From
Saitama, Japan
Works as
Director and writer
Titles
25 on MovieCove · 41 credits in all

What are Kenji Kamiyama's films like?

Across their 19 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

What they feel like to watch

their average across 13 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

Light 0 · Serious 4 · Dark 9

A split, not a type: Grounded 1 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 7

Gentle 1 · Charged 4 · Intense 8

Steady 3 · Shifting 9 · Whiplash 1

Straight-faced 12 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0

Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 10 · Relentless 2

A split, not a type: Casual 2 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 7

A split, not a type: Resolved 4 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 6

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
16
Thrilling
8
Contemplative
7
Dread
4
Melancholic
4
Other
11

How their films end · 8 with a twist

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet8
  • Ambiguous9

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 Kenji Kamiyama's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 18 of their 25 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Crunchyroll (6).

Subscription and free streaming for Kenji Kamiyama'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

41 credits, 25 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Star Wars: Visions Presents - The Ninth Jedi(2026)

    Show 8 episodes · Director · Other · Story

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all shows
  • Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films
  • Eternal 831(2022)

    Director · Original Story · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
  • Blade Runner: Black Lotus(2021)

    Show 13 episodes · Director · Creator · Teleplay

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all shows
  • Star Wars: Visions(2021)

    Show 1 episode · Director · Original Film Writer · Storyboard Artist · Writer

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows
  • Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045(2020)

    Show 24 episodes · Director · Series Composition · Series Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all shows
  • Ultraman(2019)

    Show 13 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all shows
  • Salvation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Director

  • Ancien and the Magic Tablet: Another Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Director · Original Story

  • Napping Princess(2017)

    Director · Comic Book · Original Story · Screenplay · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
  • Cyborg 009: Call of Justice 3 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Director

  • Cyborg 009: Call of Justice 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Director

  • Cyborg 009: Call of Justice 1 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Director

  • Haikyuu!!(2014)

    Show 13 episodes · Opening/Ending Animation

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows
  • A.U.F.L. : au Unlimited Future Laboratory (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 3 episodes · Director · Script

  • 009 Re: Cyborg(2012)

    Director · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
  • Xi AVANT (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Director · Screenplay

  • 009: The Reopening (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Screenplay

  • Eden of the East: Paradise Lost(2010)

    Director · Original Story · Screenplay · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
  • Eden of the East: The King of Eden(2009)

    Director · Original Story · Screenplay · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
  • Eden of The East Compilation: Air Communication (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Director · Original Story · Writer

  • Eden of the East(2009)

    Show 11 episodes · Director · Original Story · Series Composition · Series Director · Storyboard Artist · Writer

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows
  • The Women of Fast Food (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Director

  • Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - Solid State Society(2006)

    Director · Storyboard Artist · Writer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
  • Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit(2007)

    Show 26 episodes · Director · Storyboard Artist · Writer

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows
  • Tachigui: The Amazing Lives of the Fast Food Grifters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Manager Kamiyama (voice)

  • Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films
  • Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex(2002)

    Show 52 episodes · Series Composition · Series Director · Storyboard Artist · Writer

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows
  • MiniPato (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 3 episodes · Animation Director · Series Director

  • Tachikoma na hibi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show Creator

  • Blood: The Last Vampire(2000)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
  • Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade(1999)

    Second Unit Director

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films
  • Medabots(1999)

    Show 2 episodes · Director · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all shows
  • Calico Cat Holmes and the Lord of the Haunted Castle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Art Direction

  • Silent Möbius (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Art Designer

  • Kiki's Delivery Service(1989)

    Background Designer

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
  • Mobile Suit Gundam RG: XARX-ZERO (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show 1 episode · Series Composition · Series Director

Career shape

A full career of 40 titles, 39 of them dated from 1989 to 2026.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 40: 1 only acting, 0 with another roleDirecting27 of 40: 7 only directing, 20 with another role · typical Midcredits score52ndWriting23 of 40: 2 only writing, 21 with another role · typical Midcredits score59thOther crew21 of 40: 7 only other crew, 14 with another role · typical Midcredits score77th

40 titles, 23 with more than one role — directing and writing overlap on 18 of them.

By decade

1980s1 · crew1990s4 · crew2000s13 · 1 acting · 12 crew2010s13 · crew2020s8 · 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 Kenji Kamiyama's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 68th percentile, the median of all 15; across their 13 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 66th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

66thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Approval · how many liked their films

51stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Reach · how many have seen their films

78thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Midcredits score across 25 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up10
  • 50th to 74th6
  • 25th to 49th7
  • Below 25th2

Reviewers score the atmosphere 69/100 and the pacing 45/100 in their films, across 9 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 Kenji Kamiyama's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Sex & Nudity4 titlesmedian 33 · mildMedian of all films: 32

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Kenji Kamiyama work with?

People who share at least 2 of Kenji Kamiyama's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Mitsuhisa Ishikawa shares the most, 10.

Directors

Writers

Actors

  • Sakiko Tamagawa8 titles
    See all 8 shared titles with Sakiko Tamagawa
  • Akio Ôtsuka6 titles
    See all 6 shared titles with Akio Ôtsuka
  • Atsuko Tanaka5 titles
    See all 5 shared titles with Atsuko Tanaka
  • Kôichi Yamadera5 titles
    See all 5 shared titles with Kôichi Yamadera

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles