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Morio Asaka

  • Director
  • Animation Department
  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
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Morio Asaka was born on 11 March 1967 in Hyogo, Japan. He is a director and assistant director, known for Gunslinger Girl (2003), Yawara! A Fashionable Judo Girl (1989) and Monster (2004).
BornMarch 11, 1967
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    • Known for

    Gunslinger Girl (2003)
    Gunslinger Girl
    7.3
    TV Mini Series
    • Director
    Yawara! A Fashionable Judo Girl (1989)
    Yawara! A Fashionable Judo Girl
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Director
    Nozomu Sasaki and Hidenobu Kiuchi in Monster (2004)
    Monster
    8.8
    TV Series
    • Second Unit or Assistant Director
    Cyber City Oedo 808 (1990)
    Cyber City Oedo 808
    7.5
    TV Mini Series
    • Second Unit or Assistant Director

    Credits

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    Director

    • A Hundred Scenes of Awajima (2026)
      A Hundred Scenes of Awajima
      7.5
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2026
    • Chiaki Kobayashi, Atsumi Tanezaki, and Kana Ichinose in Frieren: Beyond Journey's End (2023)
      Frieren: Beyond Journey's End
      8.9
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2023
    • My Love Story with Yamada-kun at Lv999 (2023)
      My Love Story with Yamada-kun at Lv999
      7.6
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2023
    • Chihayafuru (2011)
      Chihayafuru
      8.1
      TV Series
      • Director
      • episode director
      • 2011–2020
    • Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card Arc (2018)
      Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card Arc
      7.7
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2018
    • Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card-hen Prologue, Sakura to Futatsu no Kuma (2017)
      Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card-hen Prologue, Sakura to Futatsu no Kuma
      7.6
      Short
      • Director
      • 2017
    • Ore Monogatari!! (2015)
      Ore Monogatari!!
      7.7
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2015
    • Kobato. (2009)
      Kobato.
      7.3
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2009
    • Aoi Bungaku Series (2009)
      Aoi Bungaku Series
      7.4
      TV Mini Series
      • Director
      • 2009
    • Nana (2006)
      Nana
      8.5
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2006–2007
    • Last Order: Final Fantasy VII (2005)
      Last Order: Final Fantasy VII
      7.1
      Video
      • Director
      • 2005
    • Chobits (2004)
      Chobits
      8.6
      Short
      • Director
      • 2004
    • Rozen Maiden (2004)
      Rozen Maiden
      6.9
      TV Series
      • opening
      • 2004
    • Gunslinger Girl (2003)
      Gunslinger Girl
      7.3
      TV Mini Series
      • Director
      • 2003–2004
    • Chobits (2002)
      Chobits
      7.3
      TV Series
      • Director
      • series director
      • 2002–2003

    Animation Department

    • Kobato. (2009)
      Kobato.
      7.3
      TV Series
      • animation supervisor
      • 2009–2010
    • Chi's Sweet Home (2008)
      Chi's Sweet Home
      7.9
      TV Series
      • original character designer
      • 2008
    • Nana (2006)
      Nana
      8.5
      TV Series
      • key animator: opening
      • 2006
    • Chobits (2002)
      Chobits
      7.3
      TV Series
      • animator: ending
      • animator: opening
      • 2002–2003
    • DNA² (1994)
      DNA²
      6.5
      TV Mini Series
      • animator: opening sequence
      • 1994

    Second Unit or Assistant Director

    • Gold Kingdom and Water Kingdom (2023)
      Gold Kingdom and Water Kingdom
      6.6
      • unit director
      • 2023
    • Ace of Diamond (2013)
      Ace of Diamond
      8.1
      TV Series
      • unit director: opening
      • 2013–2014
    • Yukari Tamura, Rie Kugimiya, Yôko Hikasa, Yoshitsugu Matsuoka, and Ai Kayano in No Game, No Life (2014)
      No Game, No Life
      7.5
      TV Series
      • unit director: opening
      • 2014
    • Sword Art Online (2012)
      Sword Art Online
      7.5
      TV Series
      • unit director: opening
      • 2012
    • Nana (2006)
      Nana
      8.5
      TV Series
      • unit director
      • 2006–2007
    • Nozomu Sasaki and Hidenobu Kiuchi in Monster (2004)
      Monster
      8.8
      TV Series
      • unit director: opening
      • 2004–2005
    • Poster
      X: The Movie
      6.1
      • assistant assistant director
      • 1996
    • Yawara! Zutto kimi no koto ga... (1996)
      Yawara! Zutto kimi no koto ga...
      6.2
      TV Movie
      • unit director
      • 1996
    • Street Fighter: The Animated Series (1995)
      Street Fighter: The Animated Series
      5.7
      TV Series
      • director: Madhouse
      • 1995–1996
    • Yawara! Sore yuke koshinuke kizzu! (1992)
      Yawara! Sore yuke koshinuke kizzu!
      6.5
      • unit director
      • 1992
    • Doomed Megalopolis (1991)
      Doomed Megalopolis
      6.1
      TV Mini Series
      • assistant director
      • 1992
    • Cyber City Oedo 808 (1990)
      Cyber City Oedo 808
      7.5
      TV Mini Series
      • assistant director
      • 1990
    • Yawara! A Fashionable Judo Girl (1989)
      Yawara! A Fashionable Judo Girl
      7.4
      TV Series
      • assistant director
      • 1990
    • Goku Midnight Eye (1989)
      Goku Midnight Eye
      6.8
      TV Mini Series
      • assistant director
      • 1989
    • Urusei Yatsura: Catch the Heart (1989)
      Urusei Yatsura: Goat and Cheese
      7.5
      Video
      • assistant unit director
      • 1989

    Personal details

    • Born
      • March 11, 1967
      • Hyogo, Japan

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