Sadayuki Murai

Career Overview

Sadayuki Murai has 42 screen credits in a career dating back to 1996. Their work spans 7 cinematic universes — most prominently Godzilla (Anime) Collection with 3 titles. Signature works include Natsume's Book of Friends, Perfect Blue, Aquarion. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For

Writing

Gender

male

Known Credits

42

Birth Date

1964-01-01

Birth Place

Nara, Japan

Known For

• 

  Natsume's Book of Friends
• 

  Perfect Blue
• 

  Aquarion
• 

  Knights of Sidonia
• 

  SABIKUI BISCO
• 

  Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters

Associated Universes

Universe traveler — spans 7 universes

• Godzilla (Anime) Collection (3 titles)
• Knights of Sidonia Collection (2 titles)
• Natsume's Book of Friends Collection (2 titles)
• Kazuo Umezu's Horror Theater Collection (2 titles)
• Space Battleship Yamato 2199 Collection (1 titles)
• Mushi-Shi Collection (1 titles)
• Kino's Journey Collection (1 titles)

Frequent Collaborators

• Junichi Suwabe (2 collaborations)
• Jin Yamanoi (2 collaborations)
• Ari Ozawa (2 collaborations)
• Aki Toyosaki (2 collaborations)
• Ryota Osaka (2 collaborations)
• Takahiro Sakurai (2 collaborations)
• Hiroshi Kamiya (1 collaborations)
• Kazuhiko Inoue (1 collaborations)
• Eiji Itoh (1 collaborations)
• Miki Ito (1 collaborations)

Credits

• writing (38 credits)

  • Kaina of the Great Snow Sea: Star Sage

    screenplay

    writing
    2023
  • SABIKUI BISCO

    series composition

    writing

    - Bow and Arrow Duo (2022) ... series composition writing

    - I'm Bisco! (2022) ... series composition writing

    - Tetsujin Revived (2022) ... series composition writing

    - I Love You (2022) ... series composition writing

    - Fiendish Trap (2022) ... series composition writing
    2022
  • Knights of Sidonia: Love Woven in the Stars

    screenplay

    writing
    2021
  • Natsume's Book of Friends: The Waking Rock and the Strange Visitor

    screenplay

    writing
    2021
  • Godzilla: The Planet Eater

    series composition

    writing
    2018
  • Natsume's Book of Friends the Movie: Ephemeral Bond

    screenplay

    writing
    2018
  • Godzilla: City on the Edge of Battle

    screenplay

    writing
    2018
  • Beatless

    - Dystopia Game (2018) ... writer writing

    - Dwellings and Surroundings (2018) ... writer writing
    2018
  • Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters

    series composition

    writing
    2017
  • BLAME!

    screenplay

    writing
    2017
  • Zegapain ADP

    screenplay

    writing
    2016
  • Knights of Sidonia: The Movie

    screenplay

    writing
    2015
  • Space Battleship Yamato 2199: A Voyage to Remember

    screenplay

    writing
    2014
  • Knights of Sidonia

    series composition

    writing

    - Battle (2015) ... series composition writing

    - Encounter (2015) ... series composition writing

    - Entry (2015) ... series composition writing

    - Mission (2015) ... series composition writing

    - Reunion (2015) ... series composition writing
    2014
  • Durarara!!

    - A New King Will Arise (2010) ... writer writing

    - Dumb Like a Fox (2010) ... writer writing

    - False Advertising (2010) ... writer writing
    2010
  • Abashiri Family The Movie

    writer

    writing
    2009
  • Natsume's Book of Friends

    series composition

    writing

    - From the Path of Dreams (2024) ... series composition writing

    - Tell Me Your Name (2024) ... series composition writing

    - The House Where a Promise Remains (2024) ... series composition writing

    - That Which Blocks the Ceremony (2024) ... series composition writing

    - Natsume on the Moonlit Night (2024) ... series composition writing
    2008
  • Mushi-Shi: The Movie

    screenplay

    writing
    2007
  • SOS! Tokyo Metro Explorers: The Next

    screenplay

    writing
    2007
  • Kazuo Umezu's Horror Theater: The Wish

    screenplay

    writing
    2005
  • Kazuo Umezu's Horror Theater: House of Bugs

    screenplay

    writing
    2005
  • Aquarion

    series composition

    writing

    - Let Us Share a Myth About Love (2025) ... series composition writing

    - With a Promise from Long Ago (2025) ... series composition writing

    - Inside a Totally Changed World (2025) ... series composition writing

    - At the End of Reincarnation (2025) ... series composition writing

    - A Dream Inside an Egg (2025) ... series composition writing
    2005
  • Kino's Journey: Life Goes On

    screenplay

    writing
    2005
  • Steamboy

    screenplay

    writing
    2004
  • Ultraman Nexus

    - Forgetfulness -AD 2004 (2005) ... writer writing

    - Calling (2005) ... writer writing

    - Cure (2005) ... writer writing

    - Sacrifice (2005) ... writer writing

    - Mephisto (2005) ... writer writing
    2004
  • Kino's Journey

    - A Kind Land -Tomorrow Never Comes- (2003) ... writer writing

    - A Peaceful Land -Mother's Love- (2003) ... writer writing

    - Her Journey -Love and Bullets- (2003) ... writer writing

    - A Tale of Mechanical Dolls -One-way Mission- (2003) ... writer writing

    - Land of Books -Nothing is Written!- (2003) ... writer writing
    2003
  • Millennium Actress

    screenplay

    writing
    2002
  • Reign: The Conqueror Movie

    screenplay

    writing
    2000
  • Boogiepop and Others

    screenplay

    writing
    2000
  • Boogiepop Phantom

    - A Requiem (2000) ... writer writing

    - Under The Gravity's Rainbow (2000) ... writer writing

    - She's So Unusual (2000) ... writer writing

    - Interlude (2000) ... writer writing

    - Light in the Darkness (2000) ... writer writing
    2000
  • The Dimension Travelers

    writer

    writing
    1998
  • Thursday Ghost Stories Ghost Club ~ Junior High School Edition 4

    writer

    writing
    1998
  • Perfect Blue

    screenplay

    writing
    1998
  • Cowboy Bebop

    - Boogie Woogie Feng Shui (1999) ... writer writing

    - Pierrot Le Fou (1999) ... writer writing

    - Gateway Shuffle (1998) ... writer writing
    1998
  • Toilet Hanako-san: Secret of the Disappearing Girl

    screenplay

    writing
    1997
  • Ultra Nyan: Extraordinary Cat who Descended from the Starry Sky

    screenplay

    writing
    1997
  • Ultraman Dyna

    - Monster Drama (1998) ... writer writing

    - Yumenokatamari (1998) ... writer writing
    1997
  • Toilet Hanako-san: School of Fear

    screenplay

    writing
    1996

• actors (3 credits)

  • Millennium Actress: Tracks

    actor

    actors
    2001
  • Into the Blue - Perfect Blue Relay Interview File

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1998
  • Toilet Hanako-san: Secret of the Disappearing Girl

    actor

    actors
    1997

• production (1 credits)

  • Knights of Sidonia

    - Home (2014) ... supervising producer production

    - Collision (2014) ... supervising producer production

    - Decisions (2014) ... supervising producer production

    - Empathy (2014) ... supervising producer production

    - Immortality (2014) ... supervising producer production
    2014