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Masako Satô(II)

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  • Director
  • Art Department
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Masako Satô is known for Summer Wars (2009), Spirited Away (2001) and Howl's Moving Castle (2004).
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    • Known for

    Summer Wars (2009)
    Summer Wars
    7.4
    • Animation Department(as Masako Sato)
    • 2009
    Spirited Away (2001)
    Spirited Away
    8.6
    • Animation Department
    • 2001
    Christian Bale, Jean Simmons, Chieko Baishō, and Takuya Kimura in Howl's Moving Castle (2004)
    Howl's Moving Castle
    8.2
    • Animation Department(as Masako Sato)
    • 2004
    Ponyo (2008)
    Ponyo
    7.6
    • Animation Department(as Masako Sato)
    • 2008

    Credits

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    Animation Department

    • Anima Yell! (2018)
      Anima Yell!
      6.7
      TV Series
      • key animator (as Masako Sato)
      • 2018
    • Welcome to the Ballroom (2017)
      Welcome to the Ballroom
      7.8
      TV Series
      • key animator (as Masako Sato)
      • 2017
    • Vatican Miracle Examiner (2017)
      Vatican Miracle Examiner
      6.0
      TV Series
      • director: ending credits sequence (as Masako Sato)
      • 2017
    • Marginal #4 Kiss Kara Tsukuru Big Bang (2017)
      Marginal #4 Kiss Kara Tsukuru Big Bang
      5.2
      TV Series
      • storyboard: ending credits sequence
      • storyboard: ending credit sequence (as Masako Sato, as Masako Sato)
      • 2017
    • Yu Hayashi, Satoshi Hino, Ayumu Murase, and Kaito Ishikawa in Haikyuu!! (2014)
      Haikyuu!!
      8.7
      TV Series
      • key animator (as Masako Sato)
      • 2015–2016
    • Bubu & Bubulina (2015)
      Bubu & Bubulina
      6.2
      Short
      • key animator
      • 2015
    • The Tale of The Princess Kaguya (2013)
      The Tale of The Princess Kaguya
      8.0
      • animator (as Masako Sato)
      • 2013
    • Hanasaku Iroha (2011)
      Hanasaku Iroha
      7.6
      TV Series
      • key animator
      • 2011
    • Dream Eater Merry (2011)
      Dream Eater Merry
      6.2
      TV Mini Series
      • key animator: opening sequence
      • key animator (as Masako Sato)
      • 2011
    • The Secret World of Arrietty (2010)
      The Secret World of Arrietty
      7.6
      • key animator (as Masako Sato)
      • 2010
    • Chu-Bra!! (2010)
      Chu-Bra!!
      5.8
      TV Mini Series
      • key animator
      • 2010
    • A Sumo Wrestler's Tail (2010)
      A Sumo Wrestler's Tail
      8.2
      Short
      • key animator (as Masako Sato)
      • 2010
    • Summer Wars (2009)
      Summer Wars
      7.4
      • key animator (as Masako Sato)
      • 2009
    • Ponyo (2008)
      Ponyo
      7.6
      • key animator (as Masako Sato)
      • 2008
    • Nasu: A Migratory Bird with Suitcase (2007)
      Nasu: A Migratory Bird with Suitcase
      7.0
      • key animator (as Masako Sato)
      • 2007

    Director

    • Trigun Stargaze (2026)
      Trigun Stargaze
      6.5
      TV Series
      • directed by
      • episode director
      • 2026
    • My Senpai Is Annoying (2021)
      My Senpai Is Annoying
      7.2
      TV Series
      • episode director (as Masako Sato)
      • 2021
    • Yu Hayashi, Satoshi Hino, Ayumu Murase, and Kaito Ishikawa in Haikyuu!! (2014)
      Haikyuu!!
      8.7
      TV Series
      • Director
      • episode director
      • director (as Masako Sato, as Masako Sato, as Masako Sato)
      • 2015–2020
    • 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
      • Director (as Masako Sato)
      • 2020
    • Run with the Wind (2018)
      Run with the Wind
      8.3
      TV Series
      • Director (as Masako Sato)
      • 2019
    • Anima Yell! (2018)
      Anima Yell!
      6.7
      TV Series
      • Director (as Masako Sato)
      • 2018
    • Welcome to the Ballroom (2017)
      Welcome to the Ballroom
      7.8
      TV Series
      • Director (as Masako Sato)
      • 2017
    • Amanchu! (2016)
      Amanchu!
      6.8
      TV Series
      • episode director (as Masako Sato)
      • 2016
    • Golden Time (2013)
      Golden Time
      7.6
      TV Series
      • Director (as Masako Sato)
      • 2014

    Art Department

    • Trigun Stargaze (2026)
      Trigun Stargaze
      6.5
      TV Series
      • storyboard artist
      • 2026
    • Jellyfish Can't Swim in the Night (2024)
      Jellyfish Can't Swim in the Night
      7.4
      TV Mini Series
      • storyboard artist
      • 2024
    • The Apothecary Diaries (2023)
      The Apothecary Diaries
      8.6
      TV Series
      • storyboard artist (as Masako Sato)
      • 2024
    • Saint Cecilia and Pastor Lawrence (2023)
      Saint Cecilia and Pastor Lawrence
      6.9
      TV Series
      • storyboard artist
      • 2023
    • Dance Dance Danseur (2022)
      Dance Dance Danseur
      7.6
      TV Series
      • storyboard artist (as Masako Sato)
      • 2022
    • Sumire Uesaka in Takt Op. Destiny (2021)
      Takt Op. Destiny
      6.7
      TV Series
      • storyboard artist
      • 2021
    • The Deer King (2021)
      The Deer King
      6.4
      • storyboard artist (as Masako Sato)
      • 2021
    • Yu Hayashi, Satoshi Hino, Ayumu Murase, and Kaito Ishikawa in Haikyuu!! (2014)
      Haikyuu!!
      8.7
      TV Series
      • storyboard artist (as Masako Sato)
      • 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 (as Masako Sato)
      • 2020
    • Run with the Wind (2018)
      Run with the Wind
      8.3
      TV Series
      • storyboard artist (as Masako Sato)
      • 2019
    • Anima Yell! (2018)
      Anima Yell!
      6.7
      TV Series
      • storyboard artist (as Masako Sato)
      • 2018
    • Godzilla: City on the Edge of Battle (2018)
      Godzilla: City on the Edge of Battle
      5.8
      • storyboard artist (as Masako Sato)
      • 2018
    • Welcome to the Ballroom (2017)
      Welcome to the Ballroom
      7.8
      TV Series
      • storyboard artist (as Masako Sato)
      • 2017
    • Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters (2017)
      Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters
      6.0
      • storyboard artist (as Masako Sato)
      • 2017
    • Amanchu! (2016)
      Amanchu!
      6.8
      TV Series
      • storyboard artist (as Masako Sato)
      • 2016–2017

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    • Alternative name
      • Masako Sato

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