Portrait of Yutaka Izubuchi

Directing

Yutaka Izubuchi

Career

Active from 1989 to 2014, with a break from 1990 to 2001, busiest in 2013 with 6 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score68/100
Highest rated
Poster for Star Blazers: Space Battleship Yamato 2199
Star Blazers: Space Battleship Yamato 2199
GoodWatch score76/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 35 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 6.4 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.0 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 7.2 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Yutaka Izubuchi Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.5, average 5.4
  • Historical
    0.5, average 2.6
  • Cringe Humor
    1.0, average 2.2
  • Family Dynamics
    3.7, average 4.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Space Opera 3
  • Military Sci-Fi 3
  • Visual Spectacle 2
  • Visually Impressive 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

46
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

1 title
Cosmoship Yamato โˆš2199
Cosmoship Yamato โˆš2199

Director

2020s

7 titles ยท average score 73
Patlabor EZY File 3
Patlabor EZY File 3 (2027)

Series Director

Patlabor EZY File 1
Patlabor EZY File 1 (2026)

Series Director

Patlabor EZY File 2
Patlabor EZY File 2 (2026)

Series Director

Shin Kamen Rider
Shin Kamen Rider (2023)
GoodWatch score 80

Costume Design, Conceptual Design

Special Broadcast Movie "Shin Kamen Rider" Premise/Act 1: Kumo-Aug
Special Broadcast Movie "Shin Kamen Rider" Premise/Act 1: Kumo-Aug (2023)

Art Designer

Kamen Rider OOO 10th: The Core Medals of Resurrection
Kamen Rider OOO 10th: The Core Medals of Resurrection (2022)

Creature Design

Eureka: Eureka Seven Hi-Evolution
Eureka: Eureka Seven Hi-Evolution (2021)
GoodWatch score 67

Mechanical Designer

2010s

22 titles ยท average score 66
The Next Generation Patlabor: Tokyo War
The Next Generation Patlabor: Tokyo War (2015)
GoodWatch score 54

Original Story

Space Battleship Yamato 2199: Odyssey of the Celestial Ark
Space Battleship Yamato 2199: Odyssey of the Celestial Ark (2014)
GoodWatch score 71

Director, Storyboard Artist

Space Battleship Yamato 2199: A Voyage to Remember
Space Battleship Yamato 2199: A Voyage to Remember (2014)

Screenplay, Director

Space Battleship Yamato 2199: Offense and Defense on the Outer Reaches of the Galaxy
Space Battleship Yamato 2199: Offense and Defense on the Outer Reaches of the Galaxy (2013)

Director, Writer

Space Battleship Yamato 2199: Defense of the Galactic March
Space Battleship Yamato 2199: Defense of the Galactic March (2013)

Director, Writer

Space Battleship Yamato 2199
Space Battleship Yamato 2199 (2012)
GoodWatch score 73

Director, Writer

Space Battleship Yamato 2199: Endless Voyage
Space Battleship Yamato 2199: Endless Voyage (2012)

Director, Writer

Space Battleship Yamato 2199: Desperate Struggle in the Heliosphere
Space Battleship Yamato 2199: Desperate Struggle in the Heliosphere (2012)

Writer, Director

Kamen Rider x Kamen Rider Fourze & OOO Movie Wars Mega Max
Kamen Rider x Kamen Rider Fourze & OOO Movie Wars Mega Max (2011)
GoodWatch score 68

Creature Design

Towa no Quon 6: Eternal Quon
Towa no Quon 6: Eternal Quon (2011)
GoodWatch score 67

Conceptual Design

Towa no Quon 1: The Ephemeral Petals
Towa no Quon 1: The Ephemeral Petals (2011)
GoodWatch score 66

Conceptual Design

Kamen Rider ร— Kamen Rider OOO & W Featuring Skull: Movie Wars Core
Kamen Rider ร— Kamen Rider OOO & W Featuring Skull: Movie Wars Core (2010)
GoodWatch score 61

Creature Design

2000s

10 titles ยท average score 63
Kamen Rider Decade: All Riders vs. Dai-Shocker
Kamen Rider Decade: All Riders vs. Dai-Shocker (2009)
GoodWatch score 66

Creature Design

Kamen Rider Kabuto: God Speed Love
Kamen Rider Kabuto: God Speed Love (2006)
GoodWatch score 67

Costume Design

Kamen Rider Hibiki The Movie: Hibiki & The Seven War Oni
Kamen Rider Hibiki The Movie: Hibiki & The Seven War Oni (2005)

Creature Design

Cutie Honey
Cutie Honey (2004)
GoodWatch score 64

Costume Design

RahXephon: Pluralitas Concentio
RahXephon: Pluralitas Concentio (2003)
GoodWatch score 59

Original Story, Screenplay

RahXephon Interlude: Her and Herself/Thatness and Thereness
RahXephon Interlude: Her and Herself/Thatness and Thereness (2003)

Director, Original Story

Patlabor WXIII the Movie
Patlabor WXIII the Movie (2002)
GoodWatch score 51

Mechanical Designer, Original Story

Cowboy Bebop: The Movie
Cowboy Bebop: The Movie (2001)
GoodWatch score 73

Storyboard Artist

Kamen Rider Agito: Project G4
Kamen Rider Agito: Project G4 (2001)
GoodWatch score 65

Creature Design

Mighty Agent
Mighty Agent (2001)

Character Designer

1990s

2 titles ยท average score 79
Patlabor 2: The Movie
Patlabor 2: The Movie (1993)
GoodWatch score 79

Mechanical Designer, Original Story

Patlabor: One Day of Noa
Patlabor: One Day of Noa (1992)

Original Story

1980s

4 titles ยท average score 73
Patlabor: The Movie
Patlabor: The Movie (1989)
GoodWatch score 73

Original Story, Story

Delpower X Bakuhatsu Miracle Genki!
Delpower X Bakuhatsu Miracle Genki! (1986)

Characters

Momoco Wonderland: Strange House
Momoco Wonderland: Strange House (1986)

Special Props, Special Effects

All About Mighty Lady
All About Mighty Lady (1984)

Character Designer