Shinsuke Sato

Shinsuke Sato
佐藤 信介
Born (1970-09-16) 16 September 1970 (age 56)
Hiba, Hiroshima, Japan
OccupationsFilm director, screenwriter

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.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Director Writer Notes Ref.
1997 Tokyo Lullaby No Yes
1998 Tadon to chikuwa No Yes Segment "Tadon"
2000 Zawa-zawa Shimokita-sawa No Yes
Sunflower No Yes
2001 The Princess Blade Yes Yes
2002 Rock'n'Roll Mishin No Yes
2003 Seventh Anniversary No Yes
2005 Spring Snow No Yes
All About My Dog Yes Yes
2006 Star Reformer No Yes
2008 Sand Chronicles Yes Yes
2009 Oblivion Island: Haruka and the Magic Mirror Yes No
2011 Gantz Yes No
2013 Library Wars Yes No
2014 All-Round Appraiser Q Yes No
2015 Library Wars: The Last Mission Yes No
2016 I Am a Hero Yes No
Death Note: Light Up the New World Yes No
2018 Bleach Yes Yes
Inuyashiki Yes No
2019 Kingdom Yes Yes
2022 Kingdom 2: Far and Away Yes No
2023 Kingdom 3: The Flame of Destiny Yes No
2024 Kingdom 4: Return of the Great General Yes No
2026 Kingdom 5: The Clash of Souls Yes No
TBA My Hero Academia Yes No American film

Television

Year Title Director Writer Notes Ref.
2016 Death Note: New Generation Yes No 1 season
2020–2025 Alice in Borderland Yes Yes 3 seasons

Video game

Year Game Role
2002 Tekken 4 Character and scenario designer
2005 Red Ninja: End of Honor Collaboration support

References

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  2. ↑ "Library War Live-Action Film's Promo Aired (Updated)". Anime News Network. 11 February 2013. Retrieved 11 February 2012.
  3. ↑ "万能鑑定士Q モナ・リザの瞳". Eiga.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 19 March 2026.
  4. ↑ "図書館戦争 The Last Mission". Eiga.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 19 March 2026.
  5. ↑ "アイアムアヒーロー". www.toho.co.jp (in Japanese). Toho Co., Ltd. Retrieved 9 April 2015.
  6. ↑ "Live-Action Death Note Films Get 2016 Sequel by Gantz Helmer Sato". Anime News Network. 13 September 2015. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
  7. ↑ "BLEACH". Eiga.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 14 June 2024.
  8. ↑ "いぬやしき". Eiga.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 4 January 2023.
  9. ↑ "キングダム". Eiga.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  10. ↑ "キングダム2 遥かなる大地へ". Eiga.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  11. ↑ "キングダム 運命の炎". Eiga.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 13 December 2022.
  12. ↑ "キングダム 大将軍の帰還". Eiga.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 19 March 2026.
  13. ↑ "キングダム 魂の決戦". Eiga.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 19 March 2026.
  14. ↑ 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.
  15. ↑ Death Note: New Generation (TV Mini Series 2016) - IMDb, retrieved 25 December 2023
  16. ↑ "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. 28 September 2023. Retrieved 28 September 2023.