Yoshito Yasuhara’s Typical Vibe
Signature vibe

Highest-ranked title
Highest-ranked title
Yoshito Yasuhara has 4 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 1970s through the 1990s. 1 sits in the Top 1% of all titles we track — including Castle in the Sky.
Recurring themes

The Return of the King
1980
Animation · Fantasy

Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within
2001
Action · Adventure

Warriors of the Wind
1984
Adventure · Animation

G.I. Joe: The Movie
1987
Animation · Action

Origin: Spirits of the Past
2006
Animation · Science Fiction

The Flight of Dragons
1982
Animation · Fantasy

Time Masters
1982
Animation · Science Fiction

Mune: Guardian of the Moon
2015
Animation · Family

A young boy and a girl with a magic crystal must race against pirates and foreign agents in a search for a legendary floating castle.
Dir. Hayao Miyazaki · With Keiko Yokozawa, Mayumi Tanaka, Minori Terada

The Meiji Era was one of great renewal for Japan, where swords and killing were outlawed. However, many survivors from the time of Revolution still live, lurking in the shadows and waiting for a chance to use their killing blades again. Only Kenshin Himura, formerly one of the most brutal of killers, hopes to keep his swordsman's honor and still live in the new era.
With Mayo Suzukaze, Miki Fujitani, Mina Tominaga

Raised from birth as a man, the Lady Oscar commands the palace guards at Versailles in the years before the French Revolution. Her beauty and noble spirit make her a shining figure in the eyes of both men and women but she is torn between her chosen life of service and duty to class and country and her own heart and desires. She lives as a noble amidst the opulence of Versailles but her keen senses and compassion are not blinded to the poverty of the French people.
With Reiko Tajima, Miyuki Ueda, Tarō Shigaki

On a future Earth, war between the Kingdom of Honneamise and its rival, The Republic, is inevitable. As evolving technology creates new ways to wage war, a small group seeks to propel mankind into space in their world’s first spaceflight program. For astronaut candidate Shirotsugh Lhadatt, it’s a personal odyssey as he grows from an aimless young man into a leader willing to put everything on the line in order to move the human race forward and away from the brink of Armageddon.
Dir. Hiroyuki Yamaga · With Leo Morimoto, Mitsuki Yayoi, Aya Murata