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Visual Effects

Kitaro Kosaka

Career

Active from 1993 to 2018, with up to 1 main title a year.

Average score
GoodWatch score71/100
Highest rated
Poster for Okko's Inn
Okko's Inn
GoodWatch score78/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 26 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.5EnergyHeart: 6.0 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.1 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.5 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 7.7 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Kitaro Kosaka Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    3.5, average 5.4
  • Crime
    2.0, average 3.5
  • Cringe Humor
    0.8, average 2.2
  • Dark Humor
    1.4, average 2.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

    Works often with

    People in at least two of their main titles.

    Movies and TV shows

    29
    Type
    Role
    Score
    Decade
    Genre
    Group by

    2020s

    2 titles · average score 80
    The Boy and the Heron
    The Boy and the Heron (2023)
    GoodWatch score 83

    Key Animation

    Belle
    Belle (2021)
    GoodWatch score 78

    Key Animation

    2010s

    8 titles · average score 78
    Okko's Inn
    Okko's Inn (2018)
    GoodWatch score 78

    Director

    Letters from Hibakusha
    Letters from Hibakusha (2017)

    Director

    The Boy and the Beast
    The Boy and the Beast (2015)
    GoodWatch score 78

    Key Animation

    When Marnie Was There
    When Marnie Was There (2014)
    GoodWatch score 81

    Key Animation

    The Wind Rises
    The Wind Rises (2013)
    GoodWatch score 83

    Character Designer, Animation Director

    Keigo Higashino Mysteries
    Keigo Higashino Mysteries (2012)

    TV show

    From Up on Poppy Hill
    From Up on Poppy Hill (2011)
    GoodWatch score 73

    Animation Director

    Mr. Dough and the Egg Princess
    Mr. Dough and the Egg Princess (2010)
    GoodWatch score 74

    Animation Director

    2000s

    5 titles · average score 78
    Nasu: A Migratory Bird with Suitcase
    Nasu: A Migratory Bird with Suitcase (2007)
    GoodWatch score 69

    Director, Writer

    Howl's Moving Castle
    Howl's Moving Castle (2004)
    GoodWatch score 83

    Animation Director

    Nasu: Summer in Andalusia
    Nasu: Summer in Andalusia (2003)
    GoodWatch score 70

    Director, Screenplay

    Spirited Away
    Spirited Away (2001)
    GoodWatch score 91

    Animation Director

    Metropolis
    Metropolis (2001)
    GoodWatch score 77

    Key Animation

    1990s

    5 titles · average score 74
    Clover
    Clover (1999)
    GoodWatch score 68

    Director

    Princess Mononoke
    Princess Mononoke (1997)
    GoodWatch score 81

    Animation Director

    Whisper of the Heart
    Whisper of the Heart (1995)
    GoodWatch score 77

    Character Designer, Animation Director

    Pom Poko
    Pom Poko (1994)
    GoodWatch score 77

    Key Animation

    A-Girl
    A-Girl (1993)
    GoodWatch score 65

    Animation Director, Character Designer

    1980s

    9 titles · average score 76
    Akira
    Akira (1988)
    GoodWatch score 75

    Key Animation

    Grave of the Fireflies
    Grave of the Fireflies (1988)
    GoodWatch score 92

    Key Animation

    Royal Space Force - The Wings of Honneamise
    Royal Space Force - The Wings of Honneamise (1987)
    GoodWatch score 86

    Key Animation

    Castle in the Sky
    Castle in the Sky (1986)
    GoodWatch score 79

    Key Animation

    Angel's Egg
    Angel's Egg (1985)
    GoodWatch score 78

    Key Animation

    Lupin the Third: The Legend of the Gold of Babylon
    Lupin the Third: The Legend of the Gold of Babylon (1985)
    GoodWatch score 55

    Key Animation

    The Dagger of Kamui
    The Dagger of Kamui (1985)
    GoodWatch score 66

    Key Animation

    Warriors of the Wind
    Warriors of the Wind (1984)
    GoodWatch score 85

    Key Animation

    Gauche the Cellist
    Gauche the Cellist (1982)
    GoodWatch score 72

    Animation