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.
Shinsuke Sato | |
|---|---|
佐藤 信介 | |
| Born | 16 September 1970 |
| Occupation(s) | Film director, screenwriter |
Works
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Tokyo Lullaby | Screenplay | ||
| 1998 | Tadon to chikuwa (segment "Tadon") | |||
| 2000 | Zawa-zawa Shimokita-sawa | |||
| Sunflower | ||||
| 2001 | The Princess Blade | Director, screenplay | ||
| 2002 | Rock'n'Roll Mishin | Screenplay | ||
| 2003 | Seventh Anniversary | |||
| 2005 | Spring Snow | |||
| All About My Dog | ||||
| 2006 | Star Reformer | |||
| 2008 | Sand Chronicles | Director, screenplay | ||
| 2009 | Oblivion Island: Haruka and the Magic Mirror | Director | ||
| 2011 | Gantz | [1] | ||
| 2013 | Library Wars | [2] | ||
| 2014 | All-Round Appraiser Q | |||
| 2015 | Library Wars: The Last Mission | |||
| 2016 | I Am a Hero | [3] | ||
| Death Note: Light Up the New World | [4] | |||
| 2018 | Bleach | Director, screenplay | [5] | |
| Inuyashiki | Director | [6] | ||
| 2019 | Kingdom | Director, screenplay | [7] | |
| 2022 | Kingdom 2: Far and Away | Director | [8] | |
| 2023 | Kingdom 3: The Flame of Destiny | [9] | ||
| 2024 | Kingdom 4: Return of the Great General | [10] | ||
| TBA | My Hero Academia | American film | [11] |
TV Shows
edit| Year | Title | Role | Platform | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Death Note: New Generation | Director | Hulu | 1 season | [12] |
| 2020–present | Alice in Borderland | Director, screenplay | Netflix | 3 seasons | [13] |
Video games
edit| Year | Game | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Tekken 4 | Character and scenario designer |
| 2005 | Red Ninja: End of Honor | Collaboration support |
References
edit- ^ "Gantz Sci-Fi Manga Made into 2 Live-Action Films in 2011 (Update 4)". Anime News Network. 7 October 2009. Retrieved 14 March 2010.
- ^ "Library War Live-Action Film's Promo Aired (Updated)". Anime News Network. 11 February 2013. Retrieved 11 February 2012.
- ^ "アイアムアヒーロー". www.toho.co.jp (in Japanese). Toho Co., Ltd. Retrieved 9 April 2015.
- ^ "Live-Action Death Note Films Get 2016 Sequel by Gantz Helmer Sato". Anime News Network. 13 September 2015. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
- ^ "BLEACH". eiga.com. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
- ^ "いぬやしき". eiga.com. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
- ^ "キングダム". eiga.com. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
- ^ "キングダム2 遥かなる大地へ". eiga.com. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
- ^ "キングダム 運命の炎". eiga.com. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
- ^ "実写『キングダム』4弾公開決定！山崎賢人が発表「続編あります！」". Cinematoday. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
- ^ Hipes, Patrick (13 August 2021). "'My Hero Academia' Live-Action Movie Gets Director In 'Kingdom's Shinsuke Sato". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on 13 August 2021. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
- ^ Death Note: New Generation (TV Mini Series 2016) - IMDb, retrieved 25 December 2023
- ^ "今際の国のアリス:山崎賢人、土屋太鳳続投でシーズン3制作決定". Mantan-web. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
External links
edit- Shinsuke Sato at IMDb
- Shinsuke Sato at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
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