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Masatoshi Kai

  • Art Director
  • Animation Department
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Masatoshi Kai is known for Ghost in the Shell (1995), Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence (2004) and Akira (1988).
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      • 1 nomination total

    Known for

    Ghost in the Shell (1995)
    Ghost in the Shell
    7.9
    • Animation Department
    • 1995
    Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence (2004)
    Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence
    7.4
    • Animation Department
    • 2004
    Akira (1988)
    Akira
    8.0
    • Animation Department(Studio Fuga)
    • 1988
    Millennium Actress (2001)
    Millennium Actress
    7.8
    • Animation Department
    • 2001

    Credits

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    Art Director

    • Takayuki Kondô, Toshiyuki Toyonaga, 96Neko, Shima, Yu Hayashi, Yûsuke Kobayashi, Ryôta Takeuchi, Ayumu Murase, Natsuki Hanae, Junta Terashima, Tasuku Hatanaka, Shunichi Toki, Shogo Yano, and Gakuto Kajiwara in Paradox Live the Animation (2023)
      Paradox Live the Animation
      5.4
      TV Series
      • Art Director
      • 2023
    • Redo of Healer (2021)
      Redo of Healer
      6.4
      TV Mini Series
      • Art Director
      • 2021
    • Mamoru Miyano in Fate/Grand Order the Movie: Divine Realm of the Round Table: Camelot (2020)
      Fate/Grand Order the Movie: Divine Realm of the Round Table: Camelot
      6.3
      • Art Director
      • 2020
    • Goblin Slayer: Goblin's Crown (2020)
      Goblin Slayer: Goblin's Crown
      6.6
      • Art Director
      • 2020
    • Astra Lost in Space (2019)
      Astra Lost in Space
      7.9
      TV Mini Series
      • Art Director
      • 2019
    • Goblin Slayer (2018)
      Goblin Slayer
      7.4
      TV Series
      • Art Director
      • 2018
    • Peacemaker Kurogane: Omo-michi (2018)
      Peacemaker Kurogane: Omo-michi
      6.8
      • Art Director
      • 2018
    • D.Gray-man Hallow (2016)
      D.Gray-man Hallow
      7.4
      TV Series
      • Art Director
      • 2016
    • Yasuyuki Kase, Ibuki Kido, and Atsumi Tanezaki in The Perfect Insider (2015)
      The Perfect Insider
      6.7
      TV Mini Series
      • Art Director
      • 2015
    • Gangsta. (2015)
      Gangsta.
      7.2
      TV Series
      • Art Director
      • 2015
    • Lord Marksman and Vanadis (2014)
      Lord Marksman and Vanadis
      6.9
      TV Series
      • Art Director
      • 2014
    • Ao no ekusoshisuto: Kuro no iede (2011)
      Ao no ekusoshisuto: Kuro no iede
      6.9
      Video
      • Art Director
      • 2011
    • Blue Exorcist (2011)
      Blue Exorcist
      7.4
      TV Series
      • Art Director
      • 2011
    • Sound of the Sky (2010)
      Sound of the Sky
      6.9
      TV Mini Series
      • Art Director
      • 2010
    • Red Garden: Dead Girls (2007)
      Red Garden: Dead Girls
      5.9
      Video
      • Art Director
      • 2007

    Animation Department

    • Mobile Suit Gundam: Hathaway (2021)
      Mobile Suit Gundam: Hathaway
      6.6
      • background artist: Studio Kaimu
      • lead background artist: Studio Kaimu
      • 2021
    • Eri Sendai and Kana Hanazawa in King of Thorn (2009)
      King of Thorn
      6.3
      • background artist
      • 2009
    • The Sky Crawlers (2008)
      The Sky Crawlers
      6.7
      • background artist
      • 2008
    • Mobile Suit Z Gundam III: A New Translation - Love Is the Pulse of the Stars (2006)
      Mobile Suit Z Gundam III: A New Translation - Love Is the Pulse of the Stars
      6.7
      • background artist
      • harmony
      • 2006
    • Mobile Suit Z Gundam II: A New Translation - Lovers (2005)
      Mobile Suit Z Gundam II: A New Translation - Lovers
      6.5
      • background artist
      • harmony
      • 2005
    • Naruto the Movie 2: Legend of the Stone of Gelel (2005)
      Naruto the Movie 2: Legend of the Stone of Gelel
      6.3
      • background artist
      • 2005
    • Mobile Suit Z Gundam: A New Translation - Heirs to the Stars (2004)
      Mobile Suit Z Gundam: A New Translation - Heirs to the Stars
      6.7
      • background artist
      • 2004
    • Christian Bale, Jean Simmons, Chieko Baishô, and Takuya Kimura in Howl's Moving Castle (2004)
      Howl's Moving Castle
      8.2
      • background artist
      • 2004
    • Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence (2004)
      Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence
      7.4
      • background artist
      • 2004
    • A Tree of Palme (2002)
      A Tree of Palme
      6.5
      • background artist
      • 2002
    • Turn A Gundam: Earth Light (2002)
      Turn A Gundam: Earth Light
      6.6
      • background artist
      • 2002
    • Millennium Actress (2001)
      Millennium Actress
      7.8
      • background artist
      • 2001
    • Metropolis (2001)
      Metropolis
      7.2
      • background artist
      • 2001
    • Cardcaptor Sakura: The Sealed Card (2000)
      Cardcaptor Sakura: The Sealed Card
      7.7
      • background artist: Madhouse
      • 2000
    • Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade (1999)
      Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade
      7.3
      • background artist: Ogura Kôbô
      • 1999

    Art Department

    • My Hero Academia: World Heroes' Mission (2021)
      My Hero Academia: World Heroes' Mission
      7.0
      • artboards
      • 2021
    • Mobile Suit Gundam: Hathaway (2021)
      Mobile Suit Gundam: Hathaway
      6.6
      • artboards: Studio Kaimu
      • 2021
    • Mamoru Miyano in Fate/Grand Order the Movie: Divine Realm of the Round Table: Camelot (2020)
      Fate/Grand Order the Movie: Divine Realm of the Round Table: Camelot
      6.3
      • art director: Studio Kaimu
      • 2020
    • Lightning Trap: Leina and Laika (1990)
      Lightning Trap: Leina and Laika
      5.0
      Video
      • artboards
      • 1990

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