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Hiroaki Satô(I)

  • Director
  • Writer
  • Animation Department
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Hiroaki Satô is known for Summer Wars (2009), The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (2006) and Key the Metal Idol (1994).
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    Known for

    Summer Wars (2009)
    Summer Wars
    7.4
    • Animation Department(Scan-ya)
    • 2009
    The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (2006)
    The Girl Who Leapt Through Time
    7.7
    • Animation Department(Scan-ya)
    • 2006
    Key the Metal Idol (1994)
    Key the Metal Idol
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Director
    The Boy and the Beast (2015)
    The Boy and the Beast
    7.6
    • Animation Department(Scan-ya)
    • 2015

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    Director

    • Yoshimune (2006)
      Yoshimune
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2006
    • Key the Metal Idol (1994)
      Key the Metal Idol
      6.8
      TV Series
      • series director
      • episode director
      • 1994–1997
    • Shakotan Boogie (1991)
      Shakotan Boogie
      6.7
      TV Mini Series
      • Director
      • 1991
    • Osomatsu-kun (1988)
      Osomatsu-kun
      7.7
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1989
    • Perman (1983)
      Perman
      7.9
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1983–1985
    • Miimu iro iro yume no tabi (1983)
      Miimu iro iro yume no tabi
      8.2
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1985
    • Madame Peppermint (1983)
      Madame Peppermint
      6.9
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1983
    • Jarinko Chie (1981)
      Jarinko Chie
      6.8
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1982

    Writer

    • White Album (2009)
      White Album
      5.6
      TV Series
      • script
      • 2009
    • Yoshimune (2006)
      Yoshimune
      TV Series
      • composition
      • 2006
    • Key the Metal Idol (1994)
      Key the Metal Idol
      6.8
      TV Series
      • concept
      • created by
      • teleplay (creator) ...
      • 1994–1997

    Animation Department

    • Koya no Kotobuki Hikotai (2019)
      Koya no Kotobuki Hikotai
      6.5
      TV Series
      • animation director
      • 2019
    • Atsushi Abe, Daisuke Namikawa, Junko Takeuchi, Noriaki Sugiyama, Yûko Sanpei, Kokoro Kikuchi, Kenshô Ono, and Ryûichi Kijima in Boruto: Naruto the Movie (2015)
      Boruto: Naruto the Movie
      7.7
      • background scanning: Scan-ya
      • 2015
    • The Boy and the Beast (2015)
      The Boy and the Beast
      7.6
      • background scanning: Scan-ya
      • 2015
    • The Last: Naruto the Movie (2014)
      The Last: Naruto the Movie
      7.6
      • layout background scanning: Scan-ya
      • 2014
    • Gekijôban Hakuôki: Dainishô shikon sôkyû (2014)
      Gekijôban Hakuôki: Dainishô shikon sôkyû
      6.7
      • inbetween artist: AIC Plus
      • 2014
    • Persona 3 the Movie: #1 Spring of Birth (2013)
      Persona 3 the Movie: #1 Spring of Birth
      6.6
      • inbetween animator: AIC
      • 2013
    • Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie Part III: The Rebellion Story (2013)
      Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie Part III: The Rebellion Story
      7.8
      • background scanning
      • 2013
    • High School DxD (2012)
      High School DxD
      7.5
      TV Series
      • inbetween artist
      • 2013
    • Tomokazu Sugita, Rie Kugimiya, and Daisuke Sakaguchi in Gintama the Movie: The Final Chapter - Be Forever Yorozuya (2013)
      Gintama the Movie: The Final Chapter - Be Forever Yorozuya
      8.3
      • background scanning: Scan-ya
      • 2013
    • Aura: Koga Maryuin's Last War (2013)
      Aura: Koga Maryuin's Last War
      6.4
      • inbetween artist: Anime International Company
      • 2013
    • Hunter X Hunter: Phantom Rouge (2013)
      Hunter X Hunter: Phantom Rouge
      6.6
      • background scanning: Scan-ya
      • 2013
    • Road to Ninja - Naruto the Movie (2012)
      Road to Ninja - Naruto the Movie
      7.6
      • background scanning: Scan-ya
      • 2012
    • Mahou tsukai nara miso o kue (2012)
      Mahou tsukai nara miso o kue
      TV Short
      • inbetween artist: AIC Classic
      • 2012
    • Strike Witches the Movie (2012)
      Strike Witches the Movie
      6.6
      • inbetween artist: AIC
      • 2012
    • Steins;Gate (2011)
      Steins;Gate
      8.8
      TV Series
      • key animator
      • animation direction in cooperation with
      • secondary key animator ...
      • 2011–2012

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