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Atsushi Takeuchi

Director · Born April 3, 1965 (61)

Born
April 3, 1965 (61)
Works as
Director
Titles
34 on MovieCove · 61 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Down 13% in 30 days

What are Atsushi Takeuchi's films like?

Across a limited sample of 3 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
35%
Bonds
16%
Morality
16%
Ideas
16%
Power
8%
Survival
8%
Identity2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
3
Melancholic
2
Contemplative
1
Elegiac
1
Thrilling
1
Other
1

How their films linger

Thought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

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 Atsushi Takeuchi's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 21 of their 34 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Crunchyroll (12).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Atsushi Takeuchi'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

61 credits, 34 with a MovieCove page.

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

    Show 1 episode · Key Animation

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all shows

  • LA PANTHÈRE DE CARTIER (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Key Animation

  • Terminator Zero(2024)

    Show 8 episodes · Mechanical Designer

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows

  • The Klutzy Witch: Fuka and the Witch of Darkness(2023)

    Key Animation

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Eden(2021)

    Show 4 episodes · Mechanical Designer

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all shows

  • Fate/Grand Order The Movie Divine Realm Of The Round Table: Camelot Paladin; Agateram(2021)

    Concept Artist

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Fate/Grand Order the Movie: Divine Realm of the Round Table: Camelot(2020)

    Concept Artist

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Psycho-Pass: Sinners of the System Case.2 First Guardian(2019)

    Key Animation · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Die Neue These(2018)

    Show 2 episodes · Key Animation

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • Mahôjin guru guru(2017)

    Show 1 episode · Key Animation

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Napping Princess(2017)

    Animation Director

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Joker Game(2016)

    Show 1 episode · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows

  • Ghost in the Shell: The New Movie(2015)

    Animation Director · Key Animation · Layout Supervisor · Mechanical Designer

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Ghost in the Shell Arise: Alternative Architecture(2015)

    Show 1 episode · Director · Key Animation

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows

  • Evangelion: Another Impact (Confidential) (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Mechanical Designer

  • Psycho-Pass: The Movie(2015)

    Key Animation · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Japan Animator Expo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 1 episode · Mechanical Designer

  • Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border 2: Ghost Whispers(2013)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Mass Effect: Paragon Lost(2012)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo(2012)

    Key Animation

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • A Letter to Momo(2011)

    Key Animation

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Appleseed XIII (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 13 episodes · Mechanical Designer

  • Eden of the East: Paradise Lost(2010)

    Key Animation

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Oblivion Island: Haruka and the Magic Mirror(2009)

    Mechanical Designer

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Star Wars: The Clone Wars(2008)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Battle Spirits: Shonen Toppa Bashin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 50 episodes · Creature Design

  • The Sky Crawlers(2008)

    Key Animation · Mechanical & Creature Designer

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Ani*Kuri15 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Director

  • Battle Fairy Yukikaze: Experimental Movie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    3D Director

  • Ani*Kuri15 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Reideen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 26 episodes · Animation Director · Key Animation · Mechanical Designer · Storyboard Artist

  • IGPX: Immortal Grand Prix (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 26 episodes · 3D Director · Key Animation · Mechanical Designer

  • Gekijô-ban Tennis no Ôjisama Futari no Samurai Za Fâsuto Gêmu(2005)

    Key Animation

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Naruto OVA 3: Hidden Leaf Village Grand Sports Festival! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Producer

  • Appleseed(2004)

    Mechanical Designer

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • This Ugly Yet Beautiful World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 1 episode · Key Animation

  • Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence(2004)

    Key Animation · Layout · Mechanical Designer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Cromartie High School(2003)

    Show 26 episodes · Mechanical Designer

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • Tenchi Muyô! GXP(2002)

    Show 26 episodes · Conceptual Design

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows

  • Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion(1997)

    Key Animation

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Maze Megaburst Space (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 1 episode · Key Animation

  • Neon Genesis Evangelion: Death & Rebirth(1997)

    Key Animation

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • M.D. Geist II(1996)

    Key Animation

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Ghost in the Shell(1995)

    Key Animation · Layout · Mechanical Designer

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Bounty Dog (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Art Designer · Mechanical Designer

  • Bounty Dog (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 2 episodes · Art Designer

  • Bakuen Campus Guardress (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 1 episode · Key Animation

  • Tenchi Muyou! The Night Before the Carnival (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Animation Director

  • Patlabor 2: The Movie(1993)

    Key Animation

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Tenchi Muyo! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 4 episodes · Animation Director · Key Animation

  • Bastard!! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 1 episode · Key Animation

  • Giant Robo: The Day the Earth Stood Still (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 2 episodes · Key Animation

  • Detonator Orgun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Show 2 episodes · Key Animation

  • Burn Up (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Key Animation

  • Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water(1990)

    Show 1 episode · Key Animation

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • Patlabor: The Movie(1989)

    Key Animation

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • All That Gundam (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Key Animation

  • Hades Project Zeorymer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Show 1 episode · Key Animation

  • Gunbuster (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Show 1 episode · Key Animation

  • Machine Robo: Revenge of Cronos (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Show 2 episodes · Key Animation

  • Dream Dimension Hunter Fandora (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 1 episode · Key Animation

Career shape

A full career of 61 titles from 1985 to 2026.

Highest rated

Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border 2: Ghost Whispers (2013)

Midcredits 83rd

Most popular right now

Ghost in the Shell Arise: Alternative Architecture (2015)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing5 of 61: 5 only directing, 0 with another roleProducing1 of 61: 1 only producing, 0 with another roleOther crew55 of 61: 55 only other crew, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score72nd

By decade

1980s6 · crew1990s16 · crew2000s16 · crew2010s16 · crew2020s7 · 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.

Who does Atsushi Takeuchi work with?

People who share at least 2 of Atsushi Takeuchi's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Kazuchika Kise shares the most, 2.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers