Portrait of Makoto Ueda

Writing

Makoto Ueda

Career

Active from 2005 to 2027, busiest in 2022 with 6 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score76/100
Highest rated
Poster for Beyond the Infinite Two Minutes
Beyond the Infinite Two Minutes
GoodWatch score88/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 9 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.9 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.0 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 4.2 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.8 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 7.0 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Makoto Ueda Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Violence
    1.4, average 4.1
  • Crime
    0.9, average 3.6
  • Class & Capitalism
    1.5, average 3.3
  • Politics
    0.8, average 2.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Ensemble Cast 2
  • Japanese Animation 2
  • Magical Realism 2
  • Eccentric Characters 2
  • Time Loop 2
  • Absurdist Humor 2
  • Existential Themes 2
  • Sci-Fi Comedy 2
  • Intriguing Premise 2
  • Japanese Cinema 2
  • Wholesome Entertainment 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

33
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

2 titles
来てけつかるべき新世界
来てけつかるべき新世界

Director

Sequel: The Girl Who Leapt Through Time
Sequel: The Girl Who Leapt Through Time

Stage Director, Theatre Play

2020s

14 titles · average score 84
Doraemon the Movie: Nobita's Steam-Powered Time Machine
Doraemon the Movie: Nobita's Steam-Powered Time Machine (2027)

Screenplay

You Are the Film
You Are the Film (2026)
GoodWatch score 84

Writer, Director

Warota!
Warota! (2026)

TV show · Writer

Stage Play 『The Tatami Galaxy』
Stage Play 『The Tatami Galaxy』 (2026)

Director, Scenario Writer

Rewrite
Rewrite (2025)

Screenplay

River
River (2023)
GoodWatch score 86

Writer

The Tatami Time Machine Blues
The Tatami Time Machine Blues (2022)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show · as Ueda (voice)

The Tatami Time Machine Blues
The Tatami Time Machine Blues (2022)

Screenplay

Meters Away, Worlds Apart
Meters Away, Worlds Apart (2021)

Screenplay

The Night Is Short, Walk On Girl
The Night Is Short, Walk On Girl (2021)

Director, Screenplay

Beyond the Infinite Two Minutes
Beyond the Infinite Two Minutes (2020)
GoodWatch score 88

Original Story, Screenplay

Project Dreams - How to Build Mazinger Z's Hangar
Project Dreams - How to Build Mazinger Z's Hangar (2020)

Screenplay

2010s

12 titles · average score 70
Penguin Highway
Penguin Highway (2018)
GoodWatch score 83

Screenplay

Summer Time Machine Once More
Summer Time Machine Once More (2018)

Screenplay, Director

A Seaside Weekly Tabloid
A Seaside Weekly Tabloid (2018)

Screenplay

Night Is Short, Walk On Girl
Night Is Short, Walk On Girl (2017)
GoodWatch score 78

Screenplay

Bitter Sweet
Bitter Sweet (2016)
GoodWatch score 50

Screenplay

Marugame Emergency Call
Marugame Emergency Call (2016)

Writer

A Little Fugue of Love
A Little Fugue of Love (2016)

Director, Writer

遊星ブンボーグの接近
遊星ブンボーグの接近 (2015)

Writer, Director

Howling
Howling (2014)

Director, Writer

We're a Bounty Hunter Team!
We're a Bounty Hunter Team! (2014)

Scenario Writer

FLY!~平凡なキセキ~
FLY!~平凡なキセキ~ (2012)

Screenplay

Time Machine
Time Machine (2011)

Director, Writer

2000s

4 titles · average score 68
Go Find a Psychic!
Go Find a Psychic! (2009)
GoodWatch score 62

Writer

Summer Time Machine Blues
Summer Time Machine Blues (2005)
GoodWatch score 75

Theatre Play, Screenplay

Summer Time Machine Blues 2005
Summer Time Machine Blues 2005 (2005)

Director, Screenplay

The Hunter
The Hunter (2004)

Producer

1990s

1 title · average score 72
Little Cheung
Little Cheung (1999)
GoodWatch score 72

Producer