Tatsuo Sato

Biography

Tatsuo Sato (佐藤 竜雄, July 7, 1964-April 24, 2026) was a Japanese anime director. He made his solo directorical debut in 1995 with the TV animation series "Soar High! Isami". After that, he directed the TV series "Martian Successor Nadesico"(1996) and its sequel feature film "Martian Successor Nadesico: The Motion Picture - Prince Of Darkness"(1998)

Personal Facts

Known For

Directing

Gender

male

Known Credits

20

Birth Date

1964-07-07 00:00:00

Birth Place

Oiso, Kanagawa, Japan

Known For

• 

  Helck
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  Martian Successor Nadesico
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  Ninja Scroll: The Series
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  Bodacious Space Pirates: Abyss of Hyperspace
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  Cat Soup
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  Martian Successor Nadesico: The Motion Picture - Prince of Darkness

Credits

• directing (8 credits)

  • Helck

    series director

    directing

    - Towards a Hopeful Future (2023) ... series director directing

    - The Chosen Path (2023) ... series director directing

    - Spell Breaker (2023) ... series director directing

    - Phase 2 (2023) ... series director directing

    - The Mysterious Woman (2023) ... series director directing
    2023
  • Bodacious Space Pirates: Abyss of Hyperspace

    director

    directing
    2014
  • Ninja Scroll: The Series

    series director

    directing

    - Farewell Jubei (2003) ... series director directing

    - Dynasty Restoration (2003) ... series director directing

    - Yagyu Renya (2003) ... series director directing

    - The Heart of the Hiruko (2003) ... series director directing

    - A Dragon Within (2003) ... series director directing
    2003
  • Cat Soup

    director

    directing
    2001
  • Martian Successor Nadesico: The Motion Picture - Prince of Darkness

    director

    directing
    1998
  • Gekiganger 3 - The Movie

    director

    directing
    1998
  • Martian Successor Nadesico

    series director

    directing

    - For the Lady We Will Meet Someday (1997) ... director directing

    - Being Myself, Being Yourself (1997) ... director directing

    - Ubiquitous Righteousness (1997) ... director directing

    - A Place We Call Home (1997) ... director directing

    - Protect the Visitor? (1997) ... director directing
    1996
  • How to Enjoy Watching J.League 100 Times More

    director

    directing
    1994

• writing (6 credits)

  • Bodacious Space Pirates: Abyss of Hyperspace

    screenplay

    writing
    2014
  • Cat Soup

    scenario writer

    writing
    2001
  • Martian Successor Nadesico: The Motion Picture - Prince of Darkness

    screenplay

    writing
    1998
  • Gekiganger 3 - The Movie

    original story

    writing
    1998
  • His and Her Circumstances

    - A Different Story From Up to Now (1999) ... writer writing
    1998
  • Licca the Movie: Licca-chan to Yamaneko Hoshi no Tabi

    scenario writer

    writing
    1994

• creators (1 credits)

  • Ninja Scroll: The Series

    creator

    creators
    2003

• art (4 credits)

  • The Dinner Table Detective

    - There is no such thing as a completely locked room File 2 / Please don't drown in this river File 1 (2025) ... storyboard artist art

    - There is no such thing as a completely locked room File 1 (2025) ... storyboard artist art
    2025
  • BNA

    - Dolphin Daydream (2020) ... storyboard artist art
    2020
  • Martian Successor Nadesico: The Motion Picture - Prince of Darkness

    storyboard artist

    art
    1998
  • Uncle Remodelling Course

    storyboard artist

    art
    1990

• visual effects (1 credits)

  • Licca the Movie: Licca-chan to Yamaneko Hoshi no Tabi

    animation director

    visual effects
    1994