Portrait of Masami Hata

Directing

Masami Hata

Career

Active from 1970 to 2023, busiest in 1989 and 1993 with 4 main titles each.

Average score
GoodWatch score74/100
Highest rated
Poster for Fighting Spirit
Fighting Spirit
GoodWatch score87/100

What stands out

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

Energy: 5.4 versus catalog average 4.5EnergyHeart: 5.5 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.6 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.9 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Masami Hata Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.6, average 5.4
  • Crime
    1.4, average 3.6
  • Mystery
    2.6, average 3.9
  • Social Commentary
    3.7, average 4.9

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic Animation 4
  • Childhood Adventure 3
  • Family-Friendly Fantasy 2
  • Coming-of-Age 2
  • Emotional Journey 2
  • Classic Anime 2
  • Video Game Adaptation 2
  • Family-Friendly Adventure 2
  • Iconic Characters 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

27
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2000s

2 titles · average score 72
Mouse Story: The Adventures of George and Gerald
Mouse Story: The Adventures of George and Gerald (2007)

Storyboard Artist, Director

Inuyasha the Movie: Affections Touching Across Time
Inuyasha the Movie: Affections Touching Across Time (2001)
GoodWatch score 72

Storyboard Artist, Second Unit Director

1990s

14 titles
My Father's Dragon
My Father's Dragon (1997)

Director

Hello Kitty: Santa's Missing Hat
Hello Kitty: Santa's Missing Hat (1995)

Director

Kiki to Lala no Habatake! Pegasus
Kiki to Lala no Habatake! Pegasus (1994)

Director

Keroppi in Robin Hood
Keroppi in Robin Hood (1994)

Director

キキとララの星のダンスシューズ
キキとララの星のダンスシューズ (1993)

Director

Keroppi in Find the Pink Mushroom
Keroppi in Find the Pink Mushroom (1993)

Director

Keroppi in The Adventures of Gulliver
Keroppi in The Adventures of Gulliver (1993)

Director

Santa & His Reindeer Kuppi
Santa & His Reindeer Kuppi (1992)

Director

Keroppi in the Christmas Eve Gift
Keroppi in the Christmas Eve Gift (1992)

Director

Super Mario World: Mario & Yoshi's Adventure Land
Super Mario World: Mario & Yoshi's Adventure Land (1991)

Director

Kero Kero Keroppi's Three Musketeers
Kero Kero Keroppi's Three Musketeers (1991)

Script, Director

Keroppi and the Beanstalk
Keroppi and the Beanstalk (1990)

Director

1980s

8 titles · average score 68
Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland
Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland (1989)
GoodWatch score 70

Storyboard Artist, Director

The Tale of Osamu Tezuka: I'm Son-Goku
The Tale of Osamu Tezuka: I'm Son-Goku (1989)

Director, Screenplay

Hello Kitty in Cinderella
Hello Kitty in Cinderella (1989)

Director

Kiki & Lala's Blue Bird
Kiki & Lala's Blue Bird (1989)

Director

Super Mario Brothers: Great Mission to Rescue Princess Peach
Super Mario Brothers: Great Mission to Rescue Princess Peach (1986)
GoodWatch score 59

Director

Nayuta
Nayuta (1986)

Director

A Journey Through Fairyland
A Journey Through Fairyland (1985)

Director

Sea Prince and the Fire Child
Sea Prince and the Fire Child (1981)
GoodWatch score 75

Writer, Director

1970s

3 titles · average score 66
Ringing Bell
Ringing Bell (1978)
GoodWatch score 71

Director

Little Jumbo
Little Jumbo (1977)

Director

Cleopatra: Queen of Sex
Cleopatra: Queen of Sex (1970)
GoodWatch score 60

Animation