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Portrait of Katsuhiro Otomo

Writing

Katsuhiro Otomo

Titles
30movies5TV shows
Career

Active from 1982 to 2019, with up to 2 main titles a year.

Directed
16
titles as director
Average score
GoodWatch score69/100
Highest rated
Poster for Short Peace
Short Peace
GoodWatch score85/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 15 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 6.0 versus catalog average 4.7EnergyHeart: 3.9 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.0 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.7 versus catalog average 5.7WorldCraft: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 7.7 versus catalog average 6.0Style
Katsuhiro Otomo Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    0.5, average 5.4
  • Family Dynamics
    2.3, average 4.8
  • Romance
    2.1, average 3.8
  • Situational Comedy
    1.0, average 2.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Experimental Animation 2
  • Visual Spectacle 2
  • Robot Themed 2
  • Cult Classic 2
  • Japanese Animation 2
  • Anime Anthology 2
  • Visually Striking 2
  • Psychological Horror 2
  • Technological Dangers 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

25
Type
RoleAnyWriting21Directing14Appearances6Visual Effects5Art4Other crew1Production1
ScoreAny60+70+80+
DecadeAny1970s11980s71990s62000s42010s52020s1Upcoming1
GenreAnyAnimation18Science Fiction12Action7Fantasy5Adventure4Drama4Horror3Crime2History1Comedy1Mystery1Music1War1
Group by
DecadesScores
Newest firstOldest first

Upcoming

1 title
Orbital Era

Director, Conceptual Design

2020s

1 title
Nezumikozo Jirokichi

Character Designer, Graphic Designer

2010s

5 titles Β· average score 66
DOMU (Pilot)

Comic Book, Writer

GoodWatch85
Short Peace

Screenplay, Director

GoodWatch68
Combustible

Original Story, Director

2000s

4 titles Β· average score 66
GoodWatch57
Mushi-Shi: The Movie

Director, Screenplay

GoodWatch64
Steamboy

Screenplay, Director

GoodWatch77
Metropolis

Screenplay, Storyboard Artist

1990s

6 titles Β· average score 64
GoodWatch77
Memories

Director, Executive Producer

GoodWatch67
Roujin Z

Screenplay, Key Animation

1980s

7 titles Β· average score 66
GoodWatch66
Neo Tokyo

Director, Screenplay

GoodWatch80
Akira

Comic Book, Director

So What

Original Story

GoodWatch67
Robot Carnival

Director, Writer

GoodWatch47
Harmagedon

Key Animation

1970s

1 title