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Yūzō Satō(II)

  • Animation Department
  • Director
  • Art Department
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Yūzō Satō was born on 19 February 1960 in Fukuyama, Hiroshima, Japan. He is a director, known for Ninja Scroll (1993), Pokémon: The First Movie - Mewtwo Strikes Back (1998) and Kaiji: Ultimate Survivor (2007).
BornFebruary 19, 1960
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      • 1 nomination total

    Known for

    Ninja Scroll (1993)
    Ninja Scroll
    7.8
    • Animation Department(as Yûzô Satô)
    • 1993
    Pokémon: The First Movie - Mewtwo Strikes Back (1998)
    Pokémon: The First Movie - Mewtwo Strikes Back
    6.4
    • Animation Department(as Yûzô Satô)
    • 1998
    Kaiji: Ultimate Survivor (2007)
    Kaiji: Ultimate Survivor
    8.2
    TV Series
    • Director(as Yûzô Satô)
    Nozomu Sasaki and Hidenobu Kiuchi in Monster (2004)
    Monster
    8.8
    TV Series
    • Animation Department(as Yûzô Satô)

    Credits

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    Animation Department

    • Detective Conan: The Million-Dollar Pentagram (2024)
      Detective Conan: The Million-Dollar Pentagram
      6.6
      • key animator (as Yûzô Satô)
      • 2024
    • Soreike! Anpanman: Roborî to Pokapoka Purezento (2023)
      Soreike! Anpanman: Roborî to Pokapoka Purezento
      • key animator (as Yûzô Satô)
      • 2023
    • ANPANMAN: Dororin and the Transformation Carnival
      • key animator (as Yûzô Satô)
      • 2022
    • Detective Conan: The Bride of Halloween (2022)
      Detective Conan: The Bride of Halloween
      6.9
      • key animator (as Yûzô Satô)
      • 2022
    • Anpanman: Fluffy Flurry & the Land of the Clouds (2021)
      Anpanman: Fluffy Flurry & the Land of the Clouds
      5.8
      • key animator (as Yûzô Satô)
      • 2021
    • The Last: Naruto the Movie (2014)
      The Last: Naruto the Movie
      7.6
      • key animator (as Yûzô Satô)
      • 2014
    • Soreike! Anpanman: Ringo Bôya to Minna no Negai (2014)
      Soreike! Anpanman: Ringo Bôya to Minna no Negai
      5.5
      • key animator (as Yûzô Satô)
      • 2014
    • Magical Warfare (2014)
      Magical Warfare
      5.6
      TV Series
      • key animator (as Yûzô Satô)
      • 2014
    • Pokémon the Movie: Genesect and the Legend Awakened (2013)
      Pokémon the Movie: Genesect and the Legend Awakened
      5.5
      • key animator (as Yûzô Satô)
      • 2013
    • Soreike! Anpanman: Tobase! Kibou no hankachi (2013)
      Soreike! Anpanman: Tobase! Kibou no hankachi
      • key animator (as Yûzô Satô)
      • 2013
    • Detective Conan: Private Eye in the Distant Sea (2013)
      Detective Conan: Private Eye in the Distant Sea
      6.5
      • key animator (as Yûzô Satô)
      • 2013
    • Flowers Will Bloom
      7.2
      TV Short
      • key animator (as Yûzô Satô)
      • 2013
    • Pokémon the Movie: Kyurem vs. the Sword of Justice (2012)
      Pokémon the Movie: Kyurem vs. the Sword of Justice
      5.5
      • key animator (as Yûzô Satô)
      • 2012
    • Inazuma Eleven GO the Movie: The Ultimate Bonds Gryphon (2011)
      Inazuma Eleven GO the Movie: The Ultimate Bonds Gryphon
      6.9
      • key animator (as Yûzô Satô)
      • 2011
    • Pokémon the Movie: White - Victini and Zekrom (2011)
      Pokémon the Movie: White - Victini and Zekrom
      5.7
      • key animator (as Yûzô Satô)
      • 2011

    Director

    • Trillion Game (2024)
      Trillion Game
      7.2
      TV Series
      • series director
      • 2024
    • The Gene of AI (2023)
      The Gene of AI
      6.0
      TV Series
      • Director (as Yûzô Satô)
      • 2023
    • Police in a Pod (2022)
      Police in a Pod
      6.7
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2022
    • Marvel Future Avengers (2017)
      Marvel Future Avengers
      5.8
      TV Series
      • Director (as Yûzô Satô)
      • 2017–2018
    • Hunter × Hunter: Phantom Rouge Featurette (2018)
      Hunter × Hunter: Phantom Rouge Featurette
      Video
      • Director (as Yûzô Satô)
      • 2018
    • Transformers: Titans Return (2017)
      Transformers: Titans Return
      5.9
      TV Mini Series
      • Director (as Yuzo Sato)
      • 2017
    • Magical Warfare (2014)
      Magical Warfare
      5.6
      TV Series
      • series director (as Yûzô Satô)
      • 2014
    • Hunter X Hunter: Phantom Rouge (2013)
      Hunter X Hunter: Phantom Rouge
      6.5
      • Director (as Yûzô Satô)
      • 2013
    • Marvel Anime (2010)
      Marvel Anime
      6.7
      TV Series
      • Director (as Yûzô Satô)
      • 2010–2011
    • Iron Man (2010)
      Iron Man
      6.2
      TV Series
      • Director (as Yuzo Sato)
      • 2010
    • Kobato. (2009)
      Kobato.
      7.3
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2010
    • Naruto: The Cross Roads - Za kurosu rôzu (2009)
      Naruto: The Cross Roads - Za kurosu rôzu
      5.8
      Video
      • Director (as Yûzô Satô)
      • 2009
    • One Outs (2008)
      One Outs
      8.2
      TV Series
      • Director (as Yuzo Sato)
      • 2008–2009
    • Kaiji: Ultimate Survivor (2007)
      Kaiji: Ultimate Survivor
      8.2
      TV Series
      • series director
      • Director (as Yûzô Satô, as Yûzô Satô)
      • 2007–2008
    • Akagi (2005)
      Akagi
      7.8
      TV Series
      • Director (as Yuzo Sato)
      • 2005–2006

    Art Department

    • Police in a Pod (2022)
      Police in a Pod
      6.7
      TV Series
      • storyboard artist (as Yûzô Satô)
      • 2022
    • Z/X: Code Reunion (2019)
      Z/X: Code Reunion
      6.0
      TV Series
      • storyboard artist
      • 2019
    • Saori Hayami in Haikara-san: Here Comes Miss Modern Part 2 (2018)
      Haikara-san: Here Comes Miss Modern Part 2
      6.4
      • storyboard artist (as Yûzô Satô)
      • 2018
    • Satoshi Hino and Chris Guerrero in Overlord (2015)
      Overlord
      7.6
      TV Series
      • storyboard artist (as Yûzô Satô)
      • 2018
    • David Matranga and Yûki Kaji in Attack on Titan (2013)
      Attack on Titan
      9.1
      TV Series
      • storyboard artist (as Yûzô Satô)
      • 2017–2018
    • D.Gray-man Hallow (2016)
      D.Gray-man Hallow
      7.4
      TV Series
      • storyboard artist (as Yûzô Satô)
      • 2016
    • Ben Diskin and Robbie Daymond in Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress (2016)
      Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress
      7.2
      TV Series
      • storyboard artist (as Yûzô Satô)
      • 2016
    • Joker Game (2016)
      Joker Game
      6.9
      TV Mini Series
      • storyboard artist (as Yûzô Satô)
      • 2016
    • Atsushi Abe, Daisuke Namikawa, Junko Takeuchi, Noriaki Sugiyama, Yûko Sanpei, Cocoro Kikuchi, Kenshô Ono, and Ryûichi Kijima in Boruto: Naruto the Movie (2015)
      Boruto: Naruto the Movie
      7.7
      • storyboard artist (as Yûzô Satô)
      • 2015
    • Parasyte: The Maxim (2014)
      Parasyte: The Maxim
      8.2
      TV Series
      • storyboard artist (as Yûzô Satô)
      • 2014–2015
    • Magical Warfare (2014)
      Magical Warfare
      5.6
      TV Series
      • storyboard artist: opening animation
      • storyboard artist (as Yûzô Satô, as Yûzô Satô)
      • 2014
    • Hunter x Hunter: The Last Mission (2013)
      Hunter x Hunter: The Last Mission
      6.5
      • storyboard artist (as Yûzô Satô)
      • 2013
    • Hunter X Hunter: Phantom Rouge (2013)
      Hunter X Hunter: Phantom Rouge
      6.5
      • storyboard artist (as Yûzô Satô)
      • 2013
    • Iron Man (2010)
      Iron Man
      6.2
      TV Series
      • storyboard artist (as Yuzo Sato)
      • 2010
    • Kobato. (2009)
      Kobato.
      7.3
      TV Series
      • storyboard artist (as Yûzô Satô)
      • 2010

    Personal details

    • Alternative names
      • Yuzo Sato
    • Born
      • February 19, 1960
      • Fukuyama, Hiroshima, Japan

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