Itaru Saito

Biography

Itaru Saito is an animator and animation director. He has also done some storyboarding and directing.

Personal Facts

Known For

Visual Effects

Gender

male

Known Credits

46

Known For

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  The Last: Naruto the Movie
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  Boruto: Naruto the Movie
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  Pokémon: Zoroark - Master of Illusions
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  Macross: Do You Remember Love?
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  Space Battleship Yamato 2199: Odyssey of the Celestial Ark
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  Inazuma Eleven GO The Movie: The Ultimate Bonds Gryphon

Credits

• visual effects (42 credits)

  • Orb: On the Movements of the Earth

    - The Fact That This World Is Far More Beautiful Than Heaven (2024) ... animation director visual effects

    - The Fact That This World Is Far More Beautiful Than Heaven (2024) ... key animation visual effects
    2024
  • Rurouni Kenshin

    - Arrival in Kyoto (2024) ... animation director visual effects
    2023
  • MF GHOST

    - The White Reaper Descends (2024) ... animation director visual effects

    - Inherited Perception (2023) ... animation director visual effects

    - The Man in the 4 Car (2023) ... animation director visual effects

    - The Shocking New MFG Generation (2023) ... animation director visual effects
    2023
  • PLUTO

    - Episode 1 (2023) ... key animation visual effects

    - Episode 1 (2023) ... animation director visual effects
    2023
  • Aharen-san wa Hakarenai

    - Seriously, Isn't This Too Close? (2025) ... animation director visual effects

    - A Musical, Huh? (2025) ... animation director visual effects

    - An Idol, Huh? (2025) ... animation director visual effects
    2022
  • Nekopara

    - Summer Beach Cat Paradise! (2020) ... animation director visual effects

    - True Feelings (2020) ... animation director visual effects

    - Battles Without Honor and Cat-Humanity! (2020) ... animation director visual effects
    2020
  • The Quintessential Quintuplets

    - Legend of Fate Day 2000 (2019) ... supervising animation director visual effects

    - Legend of Fate Day 2 (2019) ... supervising animation director visual effects

    - Legend of Fate Day 1 (2019) ... supervising animation director visual effects

    - The Photo That Started It All (2019) ... supervising animation director visual effects

    - Liar McLieface (2019) ... supervising animation director visual effects
    2019
  • Dororo

    - The Story of the Cursed Sword (2019) ... key animation visual effects
    2019
  • Nekopara OVA Extra

    key animation

    visual effects
    2018
  • Goblin Slayer

    - O Prayers, Have You Reached Heaven? (2023) ... animation director visual effects
    2018
  • Boruto: Naruto Next Generations

    - Mitsuki's Rainy Day (2020) ... key animation visual effects
    2017
  • March Comes In Like a Lion

    - The Old Year / The New Year (2016) ... key animation visual effects

    - Distant Thunder (2) / Distant Thunder (3) (2016) ... key animation visual effects

    - Child of God (1) / Child of God (2) / Child of God (3) (2016) ... key animation visual effects

    - Hina / V.S. (2016) ... key animation visual effects
    2016
  • Divine Gate

    - Blue Memory (2016) ... key animation visual effects

    - Endless Rain (2016) ... key animation visual effects
    2016
  • Boruto: Naruto the Movie

    key animation

    visual effects
    2015
  • Mr. Osomatsu

    - Iyami and the Shy Little Aliens (2025) ... animation director visual effects

    - Rest / Fishing Hermit (2025) ... key animation visual effects

    - Rest / Fishing Hermit (2025) ... animation director visual effects
    2015
  • Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma

    - The Pursuer (2016) ... key animation visual effects
    2015
  • The Disappearance of Nagato Yuki-chan

    - The Disappearance of Nagato Yuki-chan II (2015) ... key animation visual effects
    2015
  • The Last: Naruto the Movie

    key animation

    visual effects
    2014
  • Space Battleship Yamato 2199: Odyssey of the Celestial Ark

    key animation

    visual effects
    2014
  • Baby Steps

    - Recklessness and Surprise (2015) ... key animation visual effects
    2014
  • Tokyo Ghoul

    - Last Rain (2015) ... key animation visual effects
    2014
  • Star Blazers: Space Battleship Yamato 2199

    - Memories of the Blue Planet (2013) ... key animation visual effects
    2013
  • Inazuma Eleven GO The Movie: The Ultimate Bonds Gryphon

    key animation

    visual effects
    2011
  • Pokémon the Movie: Black - Victini and Reshiram

    key animation

    visual effects
    2011
  • Chihayafuru

    - The Sounds of the Waterfall (2011) ... key animation visual effects
    2011
  • Maken-Ki! Battling Venus

    - The Day We Swore to Heaven (2011) ... animation director visual effects
    2011
  • Pokémon: Zoroark - Master of Illusions

    key animation

    visual effects
    2010
  • Bakuman

    - Braggart and Kindness (2011) ... key animation visual effects
    2010
  • Space Battleship Yamato Resurrection

    key animation

    visual effects
    2009
  • Casshern Sins

    - The Paradise of Lost Hope (2009) ... animation director visual effects
    2008
  • Naruto Shippūden

    - Naruto Uzumaki!! (2016) ... key animation visual effects

    - Connecting Thoughts (2016) ... key animation visual effects

    - The No. 1 Most Unpredictable Ninja (2016) ... key animation visual effects

    - Itachi's Story - Light and Darkness: Birth and Death (2016) ... key animation visual effects

    - The Caged Bird (2015) ... key animation visual effects
    2007
  • Gintama

    - The Sound of a Beam Can Pierce Every Heart (2013) ... key animation visual effects
    2006
  • Fighting Spirit

    - The Strongest Challenger (2013) ... key animation visual effects
    2000
  • Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket

    - How Many Miles to the Battlefield? (1989) ... key animation visual effects

    - How Many Miles to the Battlefield? (1989) ... animation director visual effects
    1989
  • Dragon's Heaven

    animation supervisor

    visual effects
    1988
  • Legend of the Galactic Heroes

    - The Afterglow of the Empire (1989) ... key animation visual effects
    1988
  • Yap! Bun Bun

    key animation

    visual effects
    1987
  • Arion

    key animation

    visual effects
    1986
  • Macross: Do You Remember Love?

    key animation

    visual effects
    1984
  • Locke the Superman

    key animation

    visual effects
    1984
  • Barefoot Gen

    key animation

    visual effects
    1983
  • Urusei Yatsura: Only You

    key animation

    visual effects
    1983

• art (1 credits)

  • The Twelve Days of Christmas

    storyboard artist

    art
    1993

• directing (3 credits)

  • Ace of the Diamond

    - Go EXCEED (2020) ... director directing
    2013
  • Moomin

    - The Witch (1990) ... director directing

    - Hurry Up Snufkin (1990) ... director directing

    - Our Neighbour is a Tough Teacher (1990) ... director directing

    - The Discovery of a Wrecked Ship (1990) ... director directing
    1990
  • Locke the Superman

    assistant director

    directing
    1984