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Masakazu Kubo

Masakazu Kubo

Producer · Born July 25, 1959 (67) · Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan

Born
July 25, 1959 (67)
From
Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
Works as
Producer
Titles
48 on MovieCove · 63 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Down 4% in 30 days

What are Masakazu Kubo's films like?

Across their 40 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
47%
Morality
17%
Self
14%
Survival
8%
Society
6%
Ideas
5%
Power
2%
Friendship21 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds6 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice6 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty6 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity5 titles, browse their movies with this themeSacrifice6 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival5 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 40 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 30 · Serious 8 · Dark 2

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 3 · Stylized 24 · Heightened 13

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 7 · Charged 27 · Intense 6

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 20 · Shifting 20 · Whiplash 0

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 11 · Some laughs 29 · Funny 0

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 10 · Even-paced 27 · Relentless 3

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 27 · Engaged 10 · Full focus 3

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 33 · Open-ended 6 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Thrilling
21
Hopeful
24
Tense
20
Warm
11
Joyful
8
Other
23

How their films linger

Hopeful25 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good19 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun15 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 6 with a twist

  • Happy25
  • Bittersweet14
  • Ambiguous1

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 Masakazu Kubo's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 23 of their 48 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Masakazu Kubo'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

63 credits, 48 with a MovieCove page.

Career shape

A full career of 46 titles from 1997 to 2024.

Biggest box office

Pokémon: The First Movie - Mewtwo Strikes Back (1998)

$164M worldwide

Highest rated

Teasing Master Takagi-San: The Movie (2022)

Midcredits 97th

Most popular right now

Pokémon: The First Movie - Mewtwo Strikes Back (1998)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Producing38 of 46: 38 only producing, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score66thOther crew8 of 46: 8 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1990s4 · crew2000s16 · crew2010s18 · 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 Masakazu Kubo's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 61st percentile, the median of all 42; across their 40 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 69th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

69thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 40

Approval · how many liked their films

55thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 40

Reach · how many have seen their films

87thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 40

Midcredits score across 48 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up14
  • 50th to 74th24
  • 25th to 49th10

Shape of the crowd

30 of their 48 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Divisive4
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser30
  • Mixed10

Most divisive · producer

Eiga Yôkai Gakuen Y: Neko wa Hero ni Nareru ka (2019)

94th percentile spread · 33% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

Teasing Master Takagi-San: The Movie (2022)

Midcredits 97th · 87% liked

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 Masakazu Kubo's work okay for kids?

Across up to 6 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity runs lighter than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 18 · mildMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity6 titles10–27 · median 18 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Frightening / Intense4 titlesmedian 42 · moderateMedian of all films: 39

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 Masakazu Kubo work with?

People who share at least 2 of Masakazu Kubo's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Ikue Ôtani shares the most, 23.

Directors

Writers

  • Satoshi Tajiri18 titles    See newest 12 of 18 shared titles with Satoshi Tajiri
  • Hideki Sonoda13 titles    See newest 12 of 13 shared titles with Hideki Sonoda
  • Jun'ichi Masuda11 titles    See all 11 shared titles with Jun'ichi Masuda
  • Ken Sugimori11 titles    See all 11 shared titles with Ken Sugimori

Actors

  • Ikue Ôtani23 titles    See newest 12 of 23 shared titles with Ikue Ôtani
  • Megumi Hayashibara23 titles    See newest 12 of 23 shared titles with Megumi Hayashibara
  • Rica Matsumoto20 titles    See newest 12 of 20 shared titles with Rica Matsumoto
  • Shin'ichirô Miki19 titles    See newest 12 of 19 shared titles with Shin'ichirô Miki

Composers, cinematographers and editors

  • Toshio Henmi20 titles    See newest 12 of 20 shared titles with Toshio Henmi
  • Shinji Miyazaki18 titles    See newest 12 of 18 shared titles with Shinji Miyazaki
  • Takaya Mizutani8 titles    See all 8 shared titles with Takaya Mizutani
  • Hitoshi Nishiyama7 titles    See all 7 shared titles with Hitoshi Nishiyama

Producers

  • Takemoto Mori19 titles    See newest 12 of 19 shared titles with Takemoto Mori
  • Toshiaki Okuno17 titles    See newest 12 of 17 shared titles with Toshiaki Okuno
  • Katsuhito Yamauchi16 titles    See newest 12 of 16 shared titles with Katsuhito Yamauchi
  • Chôji Yoshikawa16 titles    See newest 12 of 16 shared titles with Chôji Yoshikawa

Mixed roles