Shinsuke Sato

Biography

Shinsuke Sato (佐藤信介, Satō Shinsuke; born September 16, 1970) is a Japanese film director and screenwriter. He has directed several live-action film adaptations of manga and anime, including The Princess Blade (2001), Gantz (2011), I Am a Hero (2016), Bleach (2018), Inuyashiki (2018), Kingdom (2019) and its sequels.

Career Overview

Shinsuke Sato has 46 screen credits in a career dating back to 1996. Their work spans 5 cinematic universes — most prominently Kingdom Collection with 5 titles. Signature works include Kingdom 5: The Clash of Souls, Gantz, Bleach. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For: Directing
Gender: male
Known Credits: 46
Birth Date: 1970-09-16 00:00:00
Birth Place: Hiroshima, Japan

Known For

Associated Universes

Universe traveler — spans 5 universes

Kingdom Collection (5 titles)
Gantz Film Series (3 titles)
Gantz Collection (3 titles)
Library Wars (2 titles)
Death Note Films (1 titles)

Frequent Collaborators

Kenichi Matsuyama (3 collaborations)
Ryo Yoshizawa (2 collaborations)
Kento Shibuya (2 collaborations)
Kazunari Ninomiya (2 collaborations)
Kanata Hongo (2 collaborations)
Natsuna Watanabe (2 collaborations)
Ainosuke Shibata (2 collaborations)
Yuriko Yoshitaka (2 collaborations)
Ayumi Ito (2 collaborations)
Chieko Ichikawa (2 collaborations)

Credits

directing (27 credits)
- Kingdom 5: The Clash of Souls
  
  director
  
  directing
  
  2026
- My Hero Academia
  
  director
  
  directing
  
  2026
- Kingdom: Return of the Great General
  
  director
  
  directing
  
  2024
- Kingdom III: The Flame of Destiny
  
  director
  
  directing
  
  2023
- Kingdom 2: Far and Away
  
  director
  
  directing
  
  2022
- Alice in Borderland
  
  - Episode 6 (2025) ... director directing
  
  - Episode 5 (2025) ... director directing
  
  - Episode 4 (2025) ... director directing
  
  - Episode 3 (2025) ... director directing
  
  - Episode 2 (2025) ... director directing
  
  2020
- Kingdom
  
  director
  
  directing
  
  2019
- Bleach
  
  director
  
  directing
  
  2018
- Inuyashiki
  
  director
  
  directing
  
  2018
- Death Note: Light Up the NEW World
  
  director
  
  directing
  
  2016
- Death Note: New Generation
  
  director
  
  directing
  
  - Episode 3 (2016) ... director directing
  
  - Episode 2 (2016) ... director directing
  
  - Episode 1 (2016) ... director directing
  
  2016
- I Am a Hero
  
  director
  
  directing
  
  2016
- Everest: The Summit of the Gods
  
  director
  
  directing
  
  2016
- Library Wars: The Last Mission
  
  director
  
  directing
  
  2015
- Library Wars: Book Of Memories
  
  director
  
  directing
  
  2015
- All-Round Appraiser Q: The Eyes of Mona Lisa
  
  director
  
  directing
  
  2014
- Library Wars
  
  director
  
  directing
  
  2013
- Gantz: Perfect Answer
  
  director
  
  directing
  
  2011
- Another Gantz
  
  director
  
  directing
  
  2011
- Gantz
  
  director
  
  directing
  
  2010
- Oblivion Island: Haruka and the Magic Mirror
  
  director
  
  directing
  
  2009
- Sand Chronicles
  
  director
  
  directing
  
  2008
- All About My Dog
  
  director
  
  directing
  
  2005
- Cosmic Rescue -The Moonlight Generations-
  
  director
  
  directing
  
  2003
- The Princess Blade
  
  director
  
  directing
  
  2001
- LOVE SONG
  
  director
  
  directing
  
  2001
- Ryōuchi genshuku
  
  director
  
  directing
  
  1996
production (2 credits)
- My Hero Academia
  
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2026
- Ryōuchi genshuku
  
  producer
  
  production
  
  1996
writing (16 credits)
- Alice in Borderland
  
  - Episode 6 (2025) ... writer writing
  
  - Episode 5 (2025) ... writer writing
  
  - Episode 4 (2025) ... writer writing
  
  - Episode 3 (2025) ... writer writing
  
  - Episode 2 (2025) ... writer writing
  
  2020
- Kingdom
  
  screenplay
  
  writing
  
  2019
- Bleach
  
  screenplay
  
  writing
  
  2018
- Oblivion Island: Haruka and the Magic Mirror
  
  screenplay
  
  writing
  
  2009
- Sand Chronicles
  
  screenplay
  
  writing
  
  2008
- Star Reformer
  
  screenplay
  
  writing
  
  2006
- Spring Snow
  
  screenplay
  
  writing
  
  2005
- Cosmic Rescue -The Moonlight Generations-
  
  writer
  
  writing
  
  2003
- Rock'n'Roll Mishin
  
  screenplay
  
  writing
  
  2002
- The Princess Blade
  
  writer
  
  writing
  
  2001
- LOVE SONG
  
  writer
  
  writing
  
  2001
- Sunflower
  
  screenplay
  
  writing
  
  2000
- The Whispered City
  
  screenplay
  
  writing
  
  2000
- Tadon and Chikuwa
  
  screenplay
  
  writing
  
  1998
- Tokyo Lullaby
  
  writer
  
  writing
  
  1997
- Ryōuchi genshuku
  
  screenplay
  
  writing
  
  1996
camera (1 credits)
- Ryōuchi genshuku
  
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1996