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Shinsaku Sasaki

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  • Animation Department
  • Director
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Shinsaku Sasaki is known for Only Yesterday (1991), Princess Mononoke (1997) and Porco Rosso (1992).
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    • Awards
      • 1 nomination total

    Known for

    Yoko Honna, Miki Imai, Alison Fernandez, and Daisy Ridley in Only Yesterday (1991)
    Only Yesterday
    7.6
    • Animation Department
    • 1991
    Gillian Anderson, Claire Danes, Yuriko Ishida, and Akihiro Miwa in Princess Mononoke (1997)
    Princess Mononoke
    8.3
    • Animation Department
    • 1997
    Porco Rosso (1992)
    Porco Rosso
    7.7
    • Animation Department
    • 1992
    The Cat Returns (2002)
    The Cat Returns
    7.1
    • Production Department
    • 2002

    Credits

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    Art Department

    • Kazuya Nakai, Mayumi Tanaka, Shion Wakayama, Nana Mizuki, Ayane Sakura, Natsuki Hanae, and Kaito Ishikawa in Dandadan (2024)
      Dandadan
      8.3
      TV Series
      • storyboard artist
      • 2024
    • Daisuke Namikawa, Tomokazu Sugita, Daisuke Ono, Yumi Uchiyama, Ai Kakuma, and Konomi Kohara in Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation (2021)
      Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation
      8.2
      TV Series
      • storyboard artist
      • 2024
    • Haikyu!! The Dumpster Battle (2024)
      Haikyu!! The Dumpster Battle
      7.8
      • storyboard artist
      • 2024
    • Saori Hayami, Ken'ichirô Matsuda, Takuya Eguchi, and Atsumi Tanezaki in Spy x Family Code: White (2023)
      Spy x Family Code: White
      7.3
      • storyboard artist
      • 2023
    • Do It Yourself!! (2022)
      Do It Yourself!!
      7.2
      TV Series
      • storyboard artist
      • 2022
    • Saori Hayami, Takuya Eguchi, and Atsumi Tanezaki in Spy x Family (2022)
      Spy x Family
      8.2
      TV Series
      • storyboard artist
      • 2022
    • Yu Hayashi, Satoshi Hino, Ayumu Murase, and Kaito Ishikawa in Haikyuu!! (2014)
      Haikyuu!!
      8.7
      TV Series
      • storyboard artist
      • 2014–2020
    • Nobuaki Fukuda, Junichi Yanagita, Masanori Shimizu, Yuka Komatsu, Karen Miyama, Yûichi Nakamura, Kyosuke Ikeda, Takanori Hoshino, Ryohei Kimura, Yûki Kaji, Shinnosuke Tachibana, Kazuyuki Okitsu, Kanehira Yamamoto, Mao Ichimichi, Subaru Hayama, Taishi Murata, Shôta Chônan, Ryôta Ôsaka, Ayumu Murase, Haruka Yamazaki, Mark Ishii, Haruichi Furudate, Seigo Yokota, Yukitoshi Kikuchi, Takumi Watanabe, Ayako Takeuchi, Miyu Tomita, Akira Koga, and Takeo Otsuka in Haikyû!! Riku Tai Kû (2020)
      Haikyû!! Riku Tai Kû
      7.5
      TV Mini Series
      • storyboard artist
      • 2020
    • Run with the Wind (2018)
      Run with the Wind
      8.3
      TV Series
      • storyboard artist
      • 2018–2019
    • Knight's & Magic (2017)
      Knight's & Magic
      7.1
      TV Mini Series
      • storyboard artist
      • 2017
    • Kengo Kawanishi in March Comes in Like a Lion (2016)
      March Comes in Like a Lion
      8.2
      TV Series
      • storyboard artist
      • 2016–2017
    • Death Parade (2015)
      Death Parade
      7.8
      TV Mini Series
      • storyboard artist
      • 2015
    • Encouragement of Climb (2013)
      Encouragement of Climb
      7.0
      TV Series
      • storyboard artist
      • 2014
    • The Tale of The Princess Kaguya (2013)
      The Tale of The Princess Kaguya
      8.0
      • assistant storyboard artist
      • 2013
    • Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie Part III: The Rebellion Story (2013)
      Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie Part III: The Rebellion Story
      7.9
      • storyboard artist
      • 2013

    Animation Department

    • Metropolis (2001)
      Metropolis
      7.2
      • key animator
      • 2001
    • Evangelion: Death (True)² (1998)
      Evangelion: Death (True)²
      6.4
      • key animator
      • 1998
    • Clancy Brown, Mark Hamill, Tim Daly, and Kevin Conroy in The Batman Superman Movie: World's Finest (1997)
      The Batman Superman Movie: World's Finest
      7.7
      TV Movie
      • key animator
      • 1997
    • Gillian Anderson, Claire Danes, Yuriko Ishida, and Akihiro Miwa in Princess Mononoke (1997)
      Princess Mononoke
      8.3
      • key animator
      • 1997
    • Megumi Hayashibara, Kotono Mitsuishi, Yûko Miyamura, Megumi Ogata, Fumihiko Tachiki, and Yuriko Yamaguchi in Neon Genesis Evangelion (1995)
      Neon Genesis Evangelion
      8.5
      TV Series
      • key animator
      • 1995–1996
    • Chage & Aska: On Your Mark (1995)
      Chage & Aska: On Your Mark
      7.5
      Music Video
      • key animator
      • 1995
    • Whisper of the Heart (1995)
      Whisper of the Heart
      7.8
      • key animator
      • 1995
    • Pom Poko (1994)
      Pom Poko
      7.2
      • inbetween artist
      • 1994
    • Ocean Waves (1993)
      Ocean Waves
      6.6
      TV Movie
      • inbetween artist
      • 1993
    • Porco Rosso (1992)
      Porco Rosso
      7.7
      • inbetween animator
      • 1992
    • Yoko Honna, Miki Imai, Alison Fernandez, and Daisy Ridley in Only Yesterday (1991)
      Only Yesterday
      7.6
      • inbetween artist
      • 1991

    Director

    • Mars Daybreak (2004)
      Mars Daybreak
      7.0
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2004
    • Overman King Gainer (2002)
      Overman King Gainer
      6.9
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2002–2003
    • Battle Doll Angelic Layer (2001)
      Battle Doll Angelic Layer
      6.9
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2001
    • Master Keaton (1998)
      Master Keaton
      7.8
      TV Series
      • Director
      • episode director
      • 1998

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