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Shinsuke Sato

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Shinsuke Sato

Born September 16, 1970 in Hiroshima, Japan26 films

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.

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Filmography

26 films as director
  1. TBAMy Hero AcademiaDirector
  2. 2026Kingdom 5: The Clash of SoulsDirector
  3. 2024Kingdom: Return of the Great GeneralDirector
  4. 2023Kingdom III: The Flame of DestinyDirector
  5. 2022Kingdom 2: Far and AwayDirector
  6. 2019KingdomDirector
  7. 2018BleachDirector
  8. 2018InuyashikiDirector
  9. 2016Death Note: Light Up the NEW WorldDirector
  10. 2016Death Note: Genius of the CounterattackDirector
  11. 2016I Am a HeroDirector
  12. 2016Everest: The Summit of the GodsDirector
  13. 2015Library Wars: The Last MissionDirector
  14. 2015Library Wars: Book Of MemoriesDirector
  15. 2014All-Round Appraiser Q: The Eyes of Mona LisaDirector
  16. 2013Library WarsDirector
  17. 2011Gantz: Perfect AnswerDirector
  18. 2011Another GantzDirector
  19. 2010GantzDirector
  20. 2009Oblivion Island: Haruka and the Magic MirrorDirector
  21. 2008Sand ChroniclesDirector
  22. 2005All About My DogDirector
  23. 2003Cosmic Rescue -The Moonlight Generations-Director
  24. 2001The Princess BladeDirector
  25. 2001LOVE SONGDirector
  26. 1996Ryōuchi genshukuDirector