Masaaki Endou

Career Overview

Masaaki Endou has 73 screen credits in a career dating back to 1982. Their work spans 10 cinematic universes — most prominently Naruto Collection with 9 titles. Signature works include Princess Mononoke, My Neighbor Totoro, Akira. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For

Visual Effects

Gender

male

Known Credits

73

Birth Date

1960-03-05

Birth Place

Japan

Known For

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  Princess Mononoke
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  My Neighbor Totoro
• 

  Akira
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  Warriors of the Wind
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  Kiki's Delivery Service
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  Whisper of the Heart

Associated Universes

Universe traveler — spans 10 universes

• Naruto Collection (9 titles)
• Doraemon Movies (3 titles)
• Studio Ghibli Films (3 titles)
• Hunter x Hunter Collection (1 titles)
• Genius Party Collection (1 titles)
• Bleach Collection (1 titles)
• Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex Collection (1 titles)
• Metropolis Series (1 titles)

Frequent Collaborators

• Sumi Shimamoto (3 collaborations)
• Chika Sakamoto (3 collaborations)
• Yoji Matsuda (2 collaborations)
• Yuko Maruyama (2 collaborations)
• TARAKO (2 collaborations)
• Yuriko Fuchizaki (2 collaborations)
• Michihiro Ikemizu (2 collaborations)
• Minami Takayama (2 collaborations)
• Yuriko Ishida (1 collaborations)
• Yuko Tanaka (1 collaborations)

Credits

• visual effects (63 credits)

  • Doraemon the Movie: Nobita's Earth Symphony

    key animation

    visual effects
    2024
  • Black Clover: Sword of the Wizard King

    key animation

    visual effects
    2023
  • Doraemon the Movie: Nobita's Sky Utopia

    key animation

    visual effects
    2023
  • Frieren: Beyond Journey's End

    - The Height of Magic (2024) ... key animation visual effects
    2023
  • Naruto 20th Anniversary - Road of Naruto

    key animation

    visual effects
    2022
  • Doraemon the Movie: Nobita's Little Star Wars 2021

    animation director

    visual effects
    2022
  • The Orbital Children

    - A Story Begins (2022) ... key animation visual effects
    2022
  • Star Wars: Visions

    - BLACK (2025) ... key animation visual effects
    2021
  • Puzzle & Dragons

    - Episode 84 (2019) ... key animation visual effects

    - Episode 13 (2018) ... key animation visual effects

    - Episode 8 (2018) ... key animation visual effects

    - Episode 1 (2018) ... key animation visual effects
    2018
  • Sword Art Online the Movie: Ordinal Scale

    key animation

    visual effects
    2017
  • Boruto: Naruto Next Generations

    - Decision (2021) ... key animation visual effects

    - Regeneration (2021) ... key animation visual effects
    2017
  • Divine Gate

    - Your Name… (2016) ... key animation visual effects

    - The Key to the Gate (2016) ... key animation visual effects

    - Where It Began (2016) ... key animation visual effects
    2016
  • Boruto: Naruto the Movie

    layout supervisor

    visual effects
    2015
  • The Last: Naruto the Movie

    key animation

    visual effects
    2014
  • Tokyo Ghoul

    - Last Rain (2015) ... animation director visual effects
    2014
  • Yona of the Dawn

    - The Night History Is Made (2015) ... key animation visual effects
    2014
  • Hunter x Hunter: The Last Mission

    animation director

    visual effects
    2013
  • The Wind Rises

    key animation

    visual effects
    2013
  • Star Blazers: Space Battleship Yamato 2199

    - The Distant Promised Land (2013) ... key animation visual effects
    2013
  • Road to Ninja: Naruto the Movie

    key animation

    visual effects
    2012
  • Library War: The Wings of Revolution

    key animation

    visual effects
    2012
  • The Princess and the Pilot

    key animation

    visual effects
    2011
  • Naruto Shippuden the Movie: Blood Prison

    key animation

    visual effects
    2011
  • Legend of the Millennium Dragon

    key animation

    visual effects
    2011
  • Genius Party Beyond

    key animation

    visual effects
    2008
  • Naruto Shippuden the Movie: Bonds

    key animation

    visual effects
    2008
  • Genius Party Beyond

    - Gala - Mahiro Maeda (2008) ... key animation visual effects
    2008
  • Bleach the Movie: The DiamondDust Rebellion

    key animation

    visual effects
    2007
  • Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - Solid State Society

    key animation

    visual effects
    2007
  • Naruto Shippuden the Movie

    key animation

    visual effects
    2007
  • Naruto Shippūden

    - The Unbreakable Mask and the Shattered Bubble (2013) ... key animation visual effects
    2007
  • Den-noh Coil

    - The Kanazawa City Hazama Intersection (2007) ... key animation visual effects

    - The Summer Festival and a Duel (2007) ... key animation visual effects
    2007
  • Naruto the Movie: Guardians of the Crescent Moon Kingdom

    key animation

    visual effects
    2006
  • Naruto the Movie: Legend of the Stone of Gelel

    key animation

    visual effects
    2005
  • Naruto the Movie: Ninja Clash in the Land of Snow

    key animation

    visual effects
    2004
  • Steamboy

    key animation

    visual effects
    2004
  • Bleach

    - DEFEND YOU (2026) ... key animation visual effects

    - GOD OF THUNDER (2026) ... key animation visual effects

    - THE VISIBLE ANSWER (2024) ... key animation visual effects

    - BABY, HOLD YOUR HAND 2 [NEVER ENDING MY DREAM] (2024) ... animation visual effects
    2004
  • Monster

    - A Nameless Monster (2005) ... key animation visual effects
    2004
  • Sakura Wars: The Movie

    key animation

    visual effects
    2001
  • Metropolis

    key animation

    visual effects
    2001
  • Cardcaptor Sakura: The Sealed Card

    key animation

    visual effects
    2000
  • Spriggan

    key animation

    visual effects
    1998
  • Master Keaton

    - Hunting Season Part 1 (2000) ... key animation visual effects

    - Love in May (2000) ... key animation visual effects

    - The Back Street (2000) ... animation director visual effects

    - The Back Street (2000) ... key animation visual effects

    - The Scent is the Key (2000) ... key animation visual effects
    1998
  • Princess Mononoke

    animation

    visual effects
    1997
  • Whisper of the Heart

    key animation

    visual effects
    1995
  • Lupin the Third: Farewell to Nostradamus

    key animation

    visual effects
    1995
  • Neon Genesis Evangelion

    - The Day Tokyo-3 Stood Still (1995) ... key animation visual effects
    1995
  • Pom Poko

    key animation

    visual effects
    1994
  • Ocean Waves

    key animation

    visual effects
    1993
  • Porco Rosso

    key animation

    visual effects
    1992
  • Only Yesterday

    key animation

    visual effects
    1991
  • Like the Clouds, Like the Wind

    key animation

    visual effects
    1990
  • Kiki's Delivery Service

    key animation

    visual effects
    1989
  • One Pound Gospel

    key animation

    visual effects
    1988
  • Akira

    key animation

    visual effects
    1988
  • My Neighbor Totoro

    key animation

    visual effects
    1988
  • Devilman - Volume 1: The Birth

    key animation

    visual effects
    1987
  • Royal Space Force - The Wings of Honneamise

    key animation

    visual effects
    1987
  • Castle in the Sky

    key animation

    visual effects
    1986
  • Angel's Egg

    key animation

    visual effects
    1985
  • Warriors of the Wind

    key animation

    visual effects
    1984
  • Sherlock Hound: The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle / Treasure Under the Sea

    key animation

    visual effects
    1984
  • Space Adventure Cobra

    animation

    visual effects
    1982

• art (7 credits)

  • Boruto: Naruto Next Generations

    settings

    art

    - Farewell (2023) ... settings art

    - Hunger (2023) ... settings art

    - Control (2023) ... settings art

    - Presence (2023) ... settings art

    - Qualifications (2023) ... settings art
    2017
  • Divine Gate

    - The Key to the Gate (2016) ... storyboard artist art

    - The Defiers (2016) ... storyboard artist art
    2016
  • Boruto: Naruto the Movie

    art designer

    art
    2015
  • The Last: Naruto the Movie

    production design

    art
    2014
  • Naruto Shippūden

    - Naruto's Plea (2011) ... storyboard artist art
    2007
  • Naruto the Movie: Legend of the Stone of Gelel

    conceptual design

    art
    2005
  • Naruto the Movie: Ninja Clash in the Land of Snow

    conceptual design

    art
    2004

• directing (2 credits)

  • Boruto: Naruto the Movie

    layout

    directing
    2015
  • The Last: Naruto the Movie

    layout

    directing
    2014

• actors (1 credits)

  • Animelo Summer Live 2008 -Challenge- 8.31

    actor

    actors
    2008