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Kaku Arakawa

Kaku Arakawa

Cinematographer and director

Japanese documentarian best know for his films about Studio Ghibli founder Hayao Miyazaki.

Biography from TMDB.

Works as
Cinematographer and director
Titles
2 on MovieCove · 5 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Down 11% in 30 days

Where can I watch Kaku Arakawa's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 1 of their 2 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, on HBO Max (1).

Subscription and free streaming for Kaku Arakawa'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

5 credits, 2 with a MovieCove page.

  • Hayao Miyazaki and the Heron(2024)

    Director · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • 10 Years with Hayao Miyazaki (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 4 episodes · Director · Cinematographer

  • Never-Ending Man: Hayao Miyazaki(2016)

    Director · Cinematographer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • How Ponyo Was Born: Hayao Miyazaki's Thought Process (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Director

  • The Professionals (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show 1 episode · Director

Career shape

Biggest box office

Never-Ending Man: Hayao Miyazaki (2016)

$187K worldwide

Highest rated

Hayao Miyazaki and the Heron (2024)

Midcredits 98th