Masahiro Sato
Masahiro Sato (佐藤 雅弘, Satō Masahiro) is a Japanese animator, animation director and character designer. He started working at Production I.G. In recent years, he has worked a lot at Bones (ボンズ) and P.A. Works. He is mainly active as an action animator.
Not to be confused with art director Masahiro Satou (佐藤正浩).
Movies (31)

Doraemon the Movie: New Nobita and the Castle of the Undersea Devil
2026 · Key Animation

The Obsessed
2025 · Animation Director, Key Animation, Layout

Totto-chan: The Little Girl at the Window
2023 · Key Animation

Doraemon the Movie: Nobita's Little Star Wars 2021
2022 · Key Animation

Crayon Shinchan the Movie: Crash! Scribble Kingdom and Almost Four Heroes
2020 · Key Animation

Doraemon: Nobita's New Dinosaur
2020 · Key Animation

SHIROBAKO the Movie
2020 · Key Animation

Weathering with You
2019 · Key Animation

The Wonderland
2019 · Key Animation

Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms
2018 · Key Animation

Under the Dog
2016 · Animation Director, Character Designer

Miss Hokusai
2015 · Key Animation

The Last: Naruto the Movie
2014 · Key Animation

Hal
2013 · Key Animation

Hanasaku Iroha the Movie: Home Sweet Home
2013 · Key Animation

Towa no Quon 6: Eternal Quon
2011 · Key Animation

Towa no Quon 1: The Ephemeral Petals
2011 · Key Animation

Legend of the Millennium Dragon
2011 · Key Animation

Colorful
2010 · Animation Director, Key Animation

Naruto Shippuden the Movie: Bonds
2008 · Key Animation

Doraemon: Nobita and the Green Giant Legend
2008 · Key Animation

Sword of the Stranger
2007 · Key Animation

Naruto Shippuden the Movie
2007 · Key Animation

Summer Days with Coo
2007 · Key Animation

Naruto the Movie: Guardians of the Crescent Moon Kingdom
2006 · Key Animation

Naruto the Movie: Legend of the Stone of Gelel
2005 · Key Animation

Fullmetal Alchemist the Movie: Conqueror of Shamballa
2005 · Key Animation

Mind Game
2004 · Key Animation

Parasite Dolls
2003 · Art Department Assistant

Blood: The Last Vampire
2000 · Key Animation

Martian Successor Nadesico: The Motion Picture - Prince of Darkness
1998 · Key Animation
TV shows (28)

Daemons of the Shadow Realm
2026 · Opening/Ending Animation

T・P BON
2024 · Character Designer, Supervising Animation Director, Animation Director

Those Snow White Notes
2021 · Opening/Ending Animation

Snow White with the Red Hair
2015 · Opening/Ending Animation

Noragami
2014 · Conceptual Design, Key Animation

Hanasaku Iroha: Blossoms for Tomorrow
2011 · Key Animation

Soul Eater
2008 · Key Animation

Noein: To Your Other Self
2005 · Key Animation

IGPX: Immortal Grand Prix
2005 · Key Animation

Eureka Seven
2005 · Key Animation

Le Portrait de Petite Cossette
2004 · Key Animation

Heat Guy J
2002 · Key Animation

Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex
2002 · Animation Director, Key Animation

.hack//Liminality
2002 · Key Animation

Project Arms
2001 · Key Animation

Noir
2001 · Key Animation

Love Hina
2000 · Key Animation

Platinumhugen Ordian
2000 · Key Animation

Medabots
1999 · Key Animation

Steam Detectives
1998 · Key Animation

Popolocrois Monogatari
1998 · Key Animation

Serial Experiments Lain
1998 · Key Animation

Neo Ranga
1998 · Key Animation

Voogie's Angel
1997 · Key Animation

Tenchi in Tokyo
1997 · Key Animation

Blue Seed Beyond
1996 · Key Animation

After War Gundam X
1996 · Key Animation

The Vision of Escaflowne
1996 · Key Animation