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Tomoharu Katsumata

Director · 30 credits · 4 in highly-rated films

Best known for Hans Christian Andersen's The Little Mermaid (1975)

Frequent collaborators: William Winckler

Directed movies (30 total, ranked by score)

  1. Hans Christian Andersen's The Little Mermaid

    1975 · ★ 6.5 (61 votes)

    Family, Fantasy, Animation

    1

  2. Be Forever Yamato

    1980 · ★ 7.6 (9 votes)

    Animation, Drama, Science Fiction

    2

  3. UFO Robot Grendizer Theatrical Version

    1975 · ★ 7.0 (2 votes)

    3

  4. Run Melos!

    1981 · ★ 6.4 (7 votes)

    History, Animation, Adventure

    4

  5. Future War 198X

    1982 · ★ 6.0 (11 votes)

    Drama, War, Action

    5

  6. Goldrake Addio

    1980 · ★ 6.7 (3 votes)

    Animation, Action, Adventure

    6

  7. Great Conquest: The Romance of Three Kingdoms

    1992 · ★ 7.2 (5 votes)

    Animation, History, Action

    7

  8. Final Yamato

    1983 · ★ 6.7 (9 votes)

    Animation, Science Fiction

    8

  9. Arcadia of My Youth

    1982 · ★ 7.3 (6 votes)

    Science Fiction, Animation, Fantasy

    9

  10. Captain Future: The Great Race in the Solar System

    1978 · ★ 7.5 (4 votes)

    Science Fiction, Animation, Adventure

    10

  11. Gaiking III

    2011

    11

  12. Gaiking II

    2011

    Action, Science Fiction

    12

  13. Gegege no Kitaro: The Great Sea Beast

    1996 · ★ 5.7 (3 votes)

    Animation, Fantasy, Horror

    13

  14. The Three Musketeers in Boots

    1972 · ★ 6.0 (10 votes)

    Animation, Adventure, Comedy

    14

  15. The Prince and the Coral Sea

    2000 · ★ 6.0 (1 votes)

    Animation, Fantasy

    15

  16. Mazinger Z vs. Devilman

    1973 · ★ 5.6 (24 votes)

    Animation, Adventure, Action

    16

  17. Sangokushi: The Distant Land

    1994 · ★ 6.3 (3 votes)

    Animation, War, History

    17

  18. Gaiking

    2011

    Science Fiction, Animation, Action

    18

  19. Sangokushi: The Yangtze Is Burning!

    1993 · ★ 6.3 (3 votes)

    Animation, War, History

    19

  20. Hansel and Gretel

    1975 · ★ 7.0 (1 votes)

    Animation, Fantasy

    20

  21. World Famous Fairy Tale Series

    1975 · ★ 7.0 (1 votes)

    Animation, Fantasy, Family

    21

  22. The Snow Country Prince

    1985 · ★ 4.0 (1 votes)

    Animation, Drama

    22

  23. The Cherry Tree

    1983 · ★ 5.0 (1 votes)

    Animation, Family, History

    23

  24. Alexander's Decision

    2003

    Animation

    24

  25. The Prince and the White Horse

    2000

    Animation

    25

  26. Force Five : Grandizer

    1981

    26

  27. The Himalayan Kingdom of Light

    1999

    Animation

    27

  28. A Journey to Hiroshima

    1994

    Animation, Drama

    28

  29. Saint Elmo - Apostle of Light

    1986

    Science Fiction, Animation

    29

  30. The Princess of the Desert Kingdom

    —

    Adventure, Fantasy

    30

Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 31, 2026.