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Masato Nakazono

  • Director
  • Art Department
  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
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Masato Nakazono is known for Jujutsu Kaisen 0 (2021), Darling in the Franxx (2018) and Chainsaw Man (2022).
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    Megumi Ogata, Tomokazu Seki, Yûichi Nakamura, Kôki Uchiyama, Satoshi Hino, Kana Hanazawa, and Mikako Komatsu in Jujutsu Kaisen 0 (2021)
    Jujutsu Kaisen 0
    7.8
    • Animation Department
    • 2021
    Darling in the Franxx (2018)
    Darling in the Franxx
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Director
    Chainsaw Man (2022)
    Chainsaw Man
    8.3
    TV Series
    • Director
    Yûichi Nakamura, Asami Seto, Yuma Uchida, and Jun'ya Enoki in Jujutsu Kaisen (2020)
    Jujutsu Kaisen
    8.5
    TV Series
    • Art Department

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    Director

    • Oblivion Battery (2024)
      Oblivion Battery
      7.3
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2024
    • Chainsaw Man (2022)
      Chainsaw Man
      8.3
      TV Series
      • chief director
      • 2022
    • A3! (2020)
      A3!
      6.8
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2020
    • Aoi Yûki in Boogiepop and Others (2019)
      Boogiepop and Others
      6.4
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2019
    • Katsuyuki Konishi, Hikaru Midorikawa, Masaya Matsukaze, Ken'ichi Suzumura, Ryôsuke Takahashi, Yume Miyamoto, Aoi Yûki, Reina Ueda, Sôma Saitô, and Yûya Hirose in SSSS.Gridman (2018)
      SSSS.Gridman
      7.0
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2018
    • Darling in the Franxx (2018)
      Darling in the Franxx
      7.3
      TV Series
      • episode director
      • 2018
    • Little Witch Academia (2017)
      Little Witch Academia
      7.8
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2017

    Art Department

    • Oblivion Battery (2024)
      Oblivion Battery
      7.3
      TV Series
      • storyboard artist
      • 2024
    • Chainsaw Man (2022)
      Chainsaw Man
      8.3
      TV Series
      • storyboard artist
      • 2022
    • Yûichi Nakamura, Asami Seto, Yuma Uchida, and Jun'ya Enoki in Jujutsu Kaisen (2020)
      Jujutsu Kaisen
      8.5
      TV Series
      • storyboard artist
      • 2021
    • A3! (2020)
      A3!
      6.8
      TV Series
      • storyboard artist
      • 2020
    • Aoi Yûki in Boogiepop and Others (2019)
      Boogiepop and Others
      6.4
      TV Series
      • storyboard artist
      • 2019
    • Katsuyuki Konishi, Hikaru Midorikawa, Masaya Matsukaze, Ken'ichi Suzumura, Ryôsuke Takahashi, Yume Miyamoto, Aoi Yûki, Reina Ueda, Sôma Saitô, and Yûya Hirose in SSSS.Gridman (2018)
      SSSS.Gridman
      7.0
      TV Series
      • storyboard artist
      • 2018
    • Little Witch Academia (2017)
      Little Witch Academia
      7.8
      TV Series
      • storyboard assistant
      • 2017
    • Hanayamata (2014)
      Hanayamata
      7.2
      TV Series
      • storyboard artist
      • 2014

    Second Unit or Assistant Director

    • Chainsaw Man - The Movie: Reze Arc
      • assistant director
      • Post-production
      • 2025
    • Chainsaw Man (2022)
      Chainsaw Man
      8.3
      TV Series
      • assistant director
      • 2022
    • Star Wars: Visions (2021)
      Star Wars: Visions
      7.0
      TV Series
      • assistant technical director
      • 2021
    • Little Witch Academia (2017)
      Little Witch Academia
      7.8
      TV Series
      • assistant director
      • 2017
    • Kiznaiver (2016)
      Kiznaiver
      6.9
      TV Mini Series
      • assistant director
      • 2016

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