Makoto Watanabe
- Cinematographer
- 8 on MovieCove · 32 credits in all
What are Makoto Watanabe's films like?
Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Morality.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 1 · Earnest 5
Light 1 · Serious 0 · Dark 5
Grounded 4 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 1
Gentle 1 · Charged 3 · Intense 2
Steady 2 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 1
Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0
Casual 1 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 0
A split, not a type: Easy watch 1 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 4
A split, not a type: Resolved 3 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 1
Moods and endings
- Happy2
- Bittersweet2
- Tragic1
- 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 Makoto Watanabe's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 3 of their 8 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (3).
Subscription and free streaming for Makoto Watanabe'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
32 credits, 8 with a MovieCove page.
How to Find Happiness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
Rin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)
One Day(2016)
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films
Desperate Sunflowers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
Where Are Your Lips? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
SOUL RED Yusaku Matsuda (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
The Witch of the West Is Dead (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
The Kiss (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
Arigatou (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
The Superdry Films (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
Hakata Movie: Chinchiromai (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)
Sennen-Tabito (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)
Spiral(1998)
Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films
The Artful Dodgers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)
The Towers of Musashino Line (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)
Hong Kong Night Club(1997)
Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Kinkyu Yobidashi: Emergency Call (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)
Broken Heart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)
Sweet Nothing(1995)
Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all filmsN45゜ (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)
Wild Side (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)
Little Noises (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)
Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films
Out of the Rain(1991)
Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films
The Assassin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)
The Enchantment (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)
The Guyver: Bio-Booster Armor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)
Curfew(1989)
Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films
The Lawless Land (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)
Something Like It (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)
A Long Goodbye to Natsuko (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)
Career shape
A full career of 31 titles from 1978 to 2022.
Biggest box office
Sweet Nothing (1995)
Highest rated
Gojoe: Spirit War Chronicle (2000)
Most popular right now
Spiral (1998)
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 Makoto Watanabe's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 20th percentile, the median of all 8; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 28th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up1
- 50th to 74th1
- 25th to 49th2
- Below 25th4
Shape of the crowd
3 of their 8 titles are Mixed.
- Universally Loved1
- Universally Panned2
- Crowd Pleaser1
- Broadly Agreed1
- Mixed3
Reviewers score the cinematography 76/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 83, detractors 55. The element that speaks to their work as a cinematographer.
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 Makoto Watanabe work with?
People who share at least 2 of Makoto Watanabe's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Gary Winick shares the most, 3.
Directors
- Gary WinickShared titles: Sweet Nothing (1995), Out of the Rain (1991), Curfew (1989)See all 3 shared titles with Gary Winick
Composers and editors
- Carole Kravetz AykanianShared titles: Out of the Rain (1991), Curfew (1989)See all 2 shared titles with Carole Kravetz Aykanian
- Cengiz YaltkayaShared titles: Out of the Rain (1991), Curfew (1989)See all 2 shared titles with Cengiz Yaltkaya
Producers
- Takenori SentōShared titles: Gojoe: Spirit War Chronicle (2000), Spiral (1998)See all 2 shared titles with Takenori Sentō
Mixed roles
- Niels MuellerShared titles: Sweet Nothing (1995), Curfew (1989)See all 2 shared titles with Niels Mueller