Masao Maruyama

Career Overview

Masao Maruyama has 66 screen credits in a career dating back to 1985. Their work spans 11 cinematic universes — most prominently X (Clamp) Collection with 2 titles. Signature works include Monster, Death Note, Black Lagoon. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For

Production

Gender

male

Known Credits

66

Birth Date

1941-06-19

Birth Place

Shiogama, Miyagi, Japan

Known For

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  Monster
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  Death Note
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  Black Lagoon
• 

  TRIGUN
• 

  Master Keaton
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  Texhnolyze

Associated Universes

Universe traveler — spans 11 universes

• X (Clamp) Collection (2 titles)
• Urusei Yatsura OVAs & Specials Collection (2 titles)
• Hunter x Hunter Collection (1 titles)
• Death Note Relight Collection (1 titles)
• Final Fantasy VII Collection (1 titles)
• Virgil Tibbs Trilogy (1 titles)
• Metropolis Series (1 titles)
• Vampire Hunter D Collection (1 titles)

Frequent Collaborators

• Nozomu Sasaki (2 collaborations)
• Tsutomu Isobe (2 collaborations)
• Hidenobu Kiuchi (1 collaborations)
• Mamiko Noto (1 collaborations)
• Mamoru Miyano (1 collaborations)
• Shidou Nakamura (1 collaborations)
• Aya Hirano (1 collaborations)
• Kappei Yamaguchi (1 collaborations)
• Kimiko Saito (1 collaborations)
• Naoya Uchida (1 collaborations)

Credits

• production (59 credits)

  • PLUTO

    executive producer

    production

    - Episode 8 (2023) ... executive producer production

    - Episode 7 (2023) ... executive producer production

    - Episode 6 (2023) ... executive producer production

    - Episode 5 (2023) ... executive producer production

    - Episode 4 (2023) ... executive producer production
    2023
  • Nezumikozo Jirokichi

    producer

    production
    2023
  • この世界の（さらにいくつもの）片隅に

    producer

    production
    2019
  • One Arm

    producer

    production
    2019
  • In This Corner of the World

    producer

    production
    2016
  • Punch Line

    production supervisor

    production

    - Punch Line (2015) ... production supervisor production

    - Justice Punch! (2015) ... production supervisor production

    - The Fall (2015) ... production supervisor production

    - Brazilian High Kick (2015) ... production supervisor production

    - Panty Party! (2015) ... production supervisor production
    2015
  • Terror in Resonance

    production supervisor

    production
    2014
  • Rage of Bahamut

    - Rage of Bahamut (2014) ... production supervisor production

    - All Roads Lead to Abos (2014) ... production supervisor production

    - Helheim, Land of Lies (2014) ... production supervisor production

    - Decision in the Wailing Woods (2014) ... production supervisor production

    - Anatae, Part 3: Beyond the Storm (2014) ... production supervisor production
    2014
  • Hunter x Hunter: Phantom Rouge

    producer

    production
    2013
  • Death Note Relight 2: L's Successors

    producer

    production
    2009
  • Highlander: The Search for Vengeance

    producer

    production
    2007
  • Den-noh Coil

    producer

    production

    - Yasako and Isako (2007) ... producer production

    - The Kanazawa City Hazama Intersection (2007) ... producer production

    - The Children Who Throw Away Their Glasses (2007) ... producer production

    - The Granted Wish (2007) ... producer production

    - The Final COIL (2007) ... producer production
    2007
  • Claymore

    producer

    production

    - To the Successors (2007) ... producer production

    - For Whose Sake (2007) ... producer production

    - Critical Point II (2007) ... producer production

    - Critical Point I (2007) ... producer production

    - Invasion of Pieta II (2007) ... producer production
    2007
  • Death Note

    producer

    production

    - New World (2007) ... producer production

    - 1.28 (2007) ... producer production

    - Malice (2007) ... producer production

    - Vigilance (2007) ... producer production

    - Scorn (2007) ... producer production
    2006
  • Black Lagoon

    development producer

    production

    - The Gunslingers (2006) ... development producer production

    - Snow White's Payback (2006) ... development producer production

    - The Dark Tower (2006) ... development producer production

    - Two Father's Little Soldier Girls (2006) ... development producer production

    - The Succession (2006) ... development producer production
    2006
  • NANA

    producer

    production

    - Fireworks Display, Hachi and NANA (2007) ... producer production

    - Reunion! Hachi and Shoji (2007) ... producer production

    - Blast's First TV Performance (2007) ... producer production

    - Blast vs. Trapnest (2007) ... producer production

    - Blast, Guerrilla Live (2007) ... producer production
    2006
  • Paradise Kiss

    producer

    production

    - Future (2005) ... producer production

    - Stage (2005) ... producer production

    - Rose (2005) ... producer production

    - Designer (2005) ... producer production

    - Tokumori (2005) ... producer production
    2005
  • Final Fantasy VII: Last Order

    producer

    production
    2005
  • Monster

    producer

    production

    - The Real Monster (2005) ... producer production

    - Scenery for a Doomsday (2005) ... producer production

    - A Nameless Man (2005) ... producer production

    - The Wrath of the Magnificent Steiner (2005) ... producer production

    - The Town Massacre (2005) ... producer production
    2004
  • Tenjho Tenge

    producer

    production

    - Vicissitudes (2004) ... producer production

    - Curse (2004) ... producer production

    - Determination (2004) ... producer production

    - Accidental Discharge (2004) ... producer production

    - Stratagem (2004) ... producer production
    2004
  • Aquarian Age: The Movie

    executive producer

    production
    2003
  • Texhnolyze

    producer

    production

    - Myth (2003) ... producer production

    - Encephalopathy (2003) ... producer production

    - Throne (2003) ... producer production

    - Dependence (2003) ... producer production

    - Strain (2003) ... producer production
    2003
  • Millennium Actress

    executive producer

    production
    2002
  • X

    producer

    production

    - Legend (2002) ... producer production

    - Heaven/Earth (2002) ... producer production

    - Betrayal (2002) ... producer production

    - Current (2002) ... producer production

    - Ripple (2002) ... producer production
    2001
  • X: An Omen

    producer

    production
    2001
  • Metropolis

    producer

    production
    2001
  • Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust

    producer

    production
    2001
  • Reign: The Conqueror Movie

    producer

    production
    2000
  • Boogiepop Phantom

    producer

    production

    - A Requiem (2000) ... producer production

    - Under The Gravity's Rainbow (2000) ... producer production

    - Poom Poom (2000) ... producer production

    - You'll Never Be Young Twice (2000) ... producer production

    - She's So Unusual (2000) ... producer production
    2000
  • Cardcaptor Sakura: The Movie

    executive producer

    production
    1999
  • Pet Shop of Horrors

    producer

    production

    - Dual (1999) ... producer production

    - Despair (1999) ... producer production

    - Delicious (1999) ... producer production

    - Daughter (1999) ... producer production
    1999
  • Master Keaton

    producer

    production

    - Hunting Season Part 2 (2000) ... producer production

    - Hunting Season Part 1 (2000) ... producer production

    - Interview Day (2000) ... producer production

    - Blue Friday (2000) ... producer production

    - Love in May (2000) ... producer production
    1998
  • TRIGUN

    executive producer

    production

    - Under the Sky so Blue (1998) ... executive producer production

    - Live Through (1998) ... executive producer production

    - Sin (1998) ... executive producer production

    - Paradise (1998) ... executive producer production

    - Alternative (1998) ... executive producer production
    1998
  • Perfect Blue

    producer

    production
    1998
  • Satanika

    producer

    production
    1998
  • X

    producer

    production
    1996
  • Memories

    producer

    production
    1995
  • Azuki-chan the Movie

    producer

    production
    1995
  • Bio Hunter

    producer

    production
    1995
  • DNA²

    producer

    production

    - Bye-Bye Mega-Playboy (1994) ... producer production

    - Don't Turn Into the Mega-Playboy!! (1994) ... producer production

    - Dangerous Ryuji's Dangerous Power (1994) ... producer production

    - The Shot to Ryuji's Heart (1994) ... producer production

    - You've Always Been at My Side (1994) ... producer production
    1994
  • Bronze: Cathexis Koji Nanjo

    producer

    production
    1994
  • A-Girl

    producer

    production
    1993
  • Kiss Me on the Apple of My Eye

    producer

    production
    1993
  • Pops

    producer

    production
    1993
  • Singles

    producer

    production
    1993
  • Desperate Love 1989

    producer

    production
    1992
  • Urusei Yatsura: Terror of Girly-Eyes Measles

    producer

    production
    1991
  • Urusei Yatsura: Goat and Cheese

    producer

    production
    1989
  • Neo Tokyo

    producer

    production
    1989
  • Fairy King

    producer

    production
    1988
  • Girls in Summer Dresses: Hiroshima, August 6, 1945

    producer

    production
    1988
  • Legend of the Galactic Heroes: My Conquest Is the Sea of Stars

    producer

    production
    1988
  • Phoenix: Space Chapter

    producer

    production
    1987
  • The Running Man

    producer

    production
    1987
  • Space-Time Traveler - Time Stranger

    producer

    production
    1986
  • Bobby's Girl

    producer

    production
    1985
  • The Dagger of Kamui

    producer

    production
    1985
  • Mfinda

    producer

    production
  • The Dream Machine

    producer

    production

• actors (4 credits)

  • Mibu. The Moon on a Dish

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2022
  • Satoshi Kon: The Illusionist

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2021
  • Homage to Satoshi Kon with Masao Maruyama

    Self - Film Producer

    actor

    actors
    2021
  • TEZUKA! God of Manga

    Self

    actor

    actors

• writing (2 credits)

  • Chihayafuru

    - I can look up and see the snowy cap of Mt. Fuji (2013) ... creative producer writing

    - When I must hide... (2013) ... creative producer writing

    - To see the beautiful cherry blossoms (2013) ... creative producer writing

    - Long Last We Meet (2013) ... creative producer writing

    - But its legacy continues to spread (2013) ... creative producer writing
    2011
  • Fighting Spirit

    creative producer

    writing

    - A Vow (2014) ... creative producer writing

    - Iron Fist (2014) ... creative producer writing

    - The Courage to Live (2014) ... creative producer writing

    - Flower of Hope (2014) ... creative producer writing

    - The End of the Death Match (2014) ... creative producer writing
    2000

• art (1 credits)

  • The Dagger of Kamui

    production design

    art
    1985