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Kazuo Yamazaki

Kazuo Yamazaki

Director and writer · Born February 12, 1949 (77) · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

Born
February 12, 1949 (77)
From
Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
Works as
Director and writer
Titles
13 on MovieCove · 27 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 12% in 30 days

What are Kazuo Yamazaki's films like?

Across their 7 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
40%
Bonds
38%
Morality
8%
Society
8%
Survival
3%
Ideas
3%
Memory3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 7 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 3 · Serious 4 · Dark 0

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

Grounded 0 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 5

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

Gentle 2 · Charged 4 · Intense 1

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

Steady 2 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 1

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

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 3

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

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 5 · Relentless 0

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

A split, not a type: Casual 3 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 2

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 4 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 2

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Thrilling
3
Melancholic
3
Absurd
2
Joyful
2
Tense
2
Other
5

How their films linger

Thought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet2
  • Ambiguous2

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 Kazuo Yamazaki's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 8 of their 13 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Kazuo Yamazaki'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

27 credits, 13 with a MovieCove page.

  • Macross Frontier: The Wings of Farewell(2011)

    Key Animation

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Claymore(2007)

    Show 1 episode · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • Naruto: Shippuden(2007)

    Show 2 episodes · Key Animation

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • Yume Tsukai (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 12 episodes · Series Director · Storyboard Artist

  • s-CRY-ed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 1 episode · Storyboard Artist

  • Kizuna: Much Ado About Nothing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Director

  • Argento Soma (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 1 episode · Storyboard Artist

  • Voltes 5 - The Liberation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Director · Animation · Storyboard Artist

  • City Hunter: Goodbye My Sweetheart(1997)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Bronze: Zetsuai Since 1989 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Screenplay

  • Slayers(1995)

    Director · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Please Save My Earth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Show 6 episodes · Director · Screenplay

  • A Wind Named Amnesia(1990)

    Director · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • The Enemy's the Pirates! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Show 6 episodes · Storyboard

  • The Five Star Stories(1989)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • The Samurai (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Director · Storyboard

  • Urusei Yatsura: Memorial Album (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Director

  • Urusei Yatsura 4: Lum the Forever(1986)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Urusei Yatsura: Ryoko's September Tea Party(1985)

    Director · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Urusei Yatsura 3: Remember My Love(1985)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Urusei Yatsura 2: Beautiful Dreamer(1984)

    Animation Director

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Urusei Yatsura: Only You(1983)

    Key Animation

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Voltes 5 - The Mystery of Dr Armstrong (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Animation · Storyboard Artist

  • Urusei Yatsura(1981)

    Show 218 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all shows

  • The New Adventures of Gigantor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Show 1 episode · Storyboard Artist

  • Mobile Suit Gundam (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Show 1 episode · Animation · Animation Director

  • Golden Bat: Phantom of the Skyscraper (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Cinematographer

Career shape

A full career of 27 titles from 1950 to 2011.

Highest rated

Slayers (1995)

Midcredits 74th

Most popular right now

Urusei Yatsura 3: Remember My Love (1985)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing13 of 27: 6 only directing, 7 with another role · typical Midcredits score64thWriting7 of 27: 2 only writing, 5 with another roleCinematography1 of 27: 1 only cinematography, 0 with another roleOther crew13 of 27: 11 only other crew, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score85th

27 titles, 7 with more than one role — directing and other crew overlap on 2 of them.

By decade

1950s1 · crew1970s1 · crew1980s11 · crew1990s7 · crew2000s6 · crew2010s1 · 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 Kazuo Yamazaki's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 66th percentile, the median of all 10; across their 7 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 62nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

62ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Approval · how many liked their films

63rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Reach · how many have seen their films

56thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Midcredits score across 13 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up5
  • 50th to 74th8

Shape of the crowd

9 of their 13 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser9
  • Mixed3

Most divisive · director

Urusei Yatsura: Ryoko's September Tea Party (1985)

73rd percentile spread · 21% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director

City Hunter: Goodbye My Sweetheart (1997)

Midcredits 80th · 70% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 71/100 and the pacing 47/100 in their films, across 6 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.

Who does Kazuo Yamazaki work with?

People who share at least 2 of Kazuo Yamazaki's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Akira Kamiya shares the most, 4.

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers