Portrait of Masayuki Kojima

Directing

Masayuki Kojima

Career

Active from 1992 to 2026, busiest in 2019 with 3 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score76/100
Highest rated
Poster for Fighting Spirit
Fighting Spirit
GoodWatch score87/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 42 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.1 versus catalog average 4.5EnergyHeart: 5.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.6 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.3 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 7.3 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Masayuki Kojima Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    3.4, average 5.4
  • Crime
    2.5, average 3.6
  • Historical
    1.6, average 2.5
  • Biographical
    0.0, average 1.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Dark Fantasy Adventure 4
  • Coming-of-Age Story 3
  • Character-Driven 3
  • Emotional Journey 2
  • Supernatural Abilities 2
  • Existential Dread 2
  • Comfort Watch 2
  • Visually Stunning 2
  • Found Family 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

15
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

3 titles ยท average score 84
Made in Abyss: Mezameru Shinpi
Made in Abyss: Mezameru Shinpi (2026)

Director

Revue Starlight: The Movie
Revue Starlight: The Movie (2021)
GoodWatch score 87

Storyboard Artist

Made in Abyss: Dawn of the Deep Soul
Made in Abyss: Dawn of the Deep Soul (2020)
GoodWatch score 81

Director, Second Unit Director

2010s

5 titles ยท average score 76
Made in Abyss: Journey's Dawn
Made in Abyss: Journey's Dawn (2019)
GoodWatch score 84

Second Unit Director, Storyboard Artist

Made in Abyss: Wandering Twilight
Made in Abyss: Wandering Twilight (2019)
GoodWatch score 79

Storyboard Artist, Second Unit Director

Natsume's Book of Friends the Movie: Ephemeral Bond
Natsume's Book of Friends the Movie: Ephemeral Bond (2018)
GoodWatch score 74

Storyboard Artist

Busou Shinki Moon Angel
Busou Shinki Moon Angel (2012)

Director, Storyboard Artist

Tibetan Dog
Tibetan Dog (2011)
GoodWatch score 67

Director, Storyboard Artist

2000s

2 titles ยท average score 75
The Piano Forest
The Piano Forest (2007)
GoodWatch score 71

Director, Storyboard Artist

Leave it to Kero!
Leave it to Kero! (2000)
GoodWatch score 79

Director

1990s

4 titles
DNA Sights 999.9
DNA Sights 999.9 (1998)

Director

Azuki-chan the Movie
Azuki-chan the Movie (1995)

Director

Genji
Genji (1992)

Executive Producer

Columbus no Daibouken
Columbus no Daibouken (1992)

Storyboard Artist

1980s

1 title
The Tokyo Project
The Tokyo Project (1988)

Storyboard Artist