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Masahiko Kubo

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  • Director
  • Art Department
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Masahiko Kubo is known for The Boy and the Beast (2015), Tekkonkinkreet (2006) and Millennium Actress (2001).
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    • Awards
      • 1 nomination total

    Known for

    The Boy and the Beast (2015)
    The Boy and the Beast
    7.6
    • Animation Department
    • 2015
    Michael Arias, Scott Menville, Kazunari Ninomiya, Yû Aoi, and Elliot Fletcher in Tekkonkinkreet (2006)
    Tekkonkinkreet
    7.5
    • Animation Department
    • 2006
    Millennium Actress (2001)
    Millennium Actress
    7.8
    • Animation Department
    • 2001
    The Secret World of Arrietty (2010)
    The Secret World of Arrietty
    7.6
    • Animation Department
    • 2010

    Credits

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    Animation Department



    • Chiaki Kobayashi, Atsumi Tanezaki, and Kana Ichinose in Frieren: Beyond Journey's End (2023)
      Frieren: Beyond Journey's End
      8.9
      TV Series
      • key animator
      • 2023–2026
    • The Imaginary (2023)
      The Imaginary
      6.8
      • key animator
      • 2023
    • Sonny Boy (2021)
      Sonny Boy
      7.7
      TV Mini Series
      • key animator
      • 2021
    • Hiiro Ishibashi, Airu Kubozuka, and Mana Ashida in Children of the Sea (2019)
      Children of the Sea
      6.5
      • key animator
      • 2019
    • Okko's Inn (2018)
      Okko's Inn
      7.1
      • key animator
      • 2018
    • Danny Trejo, Giancarlo Esposito, Michael Chiklis, Dino Andrade, Kenny Blank, RZA, Jorge R. Gutiérrez, Dascha Polanco, Antonio Alvarez, and Vince Staples in MFKZ (2017)
      MFKZ
      6.7
      • animation director
      • key animator
      • 2017
    • The Boy and the Beast (2015)
      The Boy and the Beast
      7.6
      • key animator
      • 2015
    • Blue Exorcist: The Movie (2012)
      Blue Exorcist: The Movie
      7.1
      • key animator
      • 2012
    • Kids on the Slope (2012)
      Kids on the Slope
      8.1
      TV Mini Series
      • animator
      • 2012
    • Nobuyuki Katsube, Rikiya Koyama, Takahiro Sakurai, Kenta Miyake, Yûki Kaji, Yoshiro Matsumoto, Aki Toyosaki, Minako Kotobuki, Hiroaki Iwanaga, Takahiro Fujiwara, and Toa Yukinari in Berserk: The Golden Age Arc I - The Egg of the King (2012)
      Berserk: The Golden Age Arc I - The Egg of the King
      7.5
      • animation director
      • 2012
    • The Secret World of Arrietty (2010)
      The Secret World of Arrietty
      7.6
      • key animator
      • 2010
    • Kaiba (2008)
      Kaiba
      8.0
      TV Mini Series
      • key animator
      • animation director
      • 2008
    • Batman: Gotham Knight (2008)
      Batman: Gotham Knight
      6.6
      Video
      • key animator (segment "Have I Got a Story for You")
      • 2008
    • Den-Noh Coil (2007)
      Den-Noh Coil
      7.7
      TV Series
      • animator: opening sequence
      • 2007
    • Mononoke (2007)
      Mononoke
      8.1
      TV Mini Series
      • key animator
      • 2007

    Director



    • Kaiba (2008)
      Kaiba
      8.0
      TV Mini Series
      • Director
      • 2008
    • Mahô shôjo tai Arusu (2004)
      Mahô shôjo tai Arusu
      6.8
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2004

    Art Department



    • Mahô shôjo tai Arusu (2004)
      Mahô shôjo tai Arusu
      6.8
      TV Series
      • storyboard artist
      • 2004

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