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Masaru Matsumoto(I)

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  • Director
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Masaru Matsumoto is known for Starship Troopers: Traitor of Mars (2017), Death Note: The Last Name (2006) and Kaiju No. 8 (2024).
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    • Known for

    Dina Meyer, Casper Van Dien, and DeRay Davis in Starship Troopers: Traitor of Mars (2017)
    Starship Troopers: Traitor of Mars
    5.5
    • Visual Effects
    • 2017
    Shunji Fujimura, Tatsuya Fujiwara, Takeshi Kaga, Sakura Uehara, Nana Katase, Magy, Ken'ichi Matsuyama, and Erika Toda in Death Note: The Last Name (2006)
    Death Note: The Last Name
    7.2
    • Visual Effects
    • 2006
    Kaiju No. 8 (2024)
    Kaiju No. 8
    8.2
    TV Series
    • Visual Effects
    Mega Monster Battle: Ultra Galaxy Legends - The Movie (2009)
    Mega Monster Battle: Ultra Galaxy Legends - The Movie
    7.0
    • Visual Effects
    • 2009

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    Visual Effects

    • Kaiju No. 8 (2024)
      Kaiju No. 8
      8.2
      TV Series
      • 3d director
      • 2024
    • Final Fantasy XVI (2023)
      Final Fantasy XVI
      8.5
      Video Game
      • cg director: Kassen
      • 2023
    • Dina Meyer, Casper Van Dien, and DeRay Davis in Starship Troopers: Traitor of Mars (2017)
      Starship Troopers: Traitor of Mars
      5.5
      • cgi director
      • 2017
    • Evangelion: Another Impact - Confidential (2015)
      Evangelion: Another Impact - Confidential
      6.6
      Short
      • director: CGI
      • 2015
    • Appleseed Alpha (2014)
      Appleseed Alpha
      6.5
      • cgi director
      • 2014
    • Starship Troopers: Invasion (2012)
      Starship Troopers: Invasion
      5.8
      • compositing supervisor
      • 2012
    • Macross Frontier: The Wings of Farewell (2011)
      Macross Frontier: The Wings of Farewell
      7.1
      • cgi designer: GEMBA
      • 2011
    • Mega Monster Battle: Ultra Galaxy Legends - The Movie (2009)
      Mega Monster Battle: Ultra Galaxy Legends - The Movie
      7.0
      • cg director: Gemba
      • 2009
    • Emily Bauer, Dan Green, Ikue Ôtani, Tom Wayland, Carrie Keranen, Michele Knotz, and Sarah Natochenny in Pokémon: Arceus and the Jewel of Life (2009)
      Pokémon: Arceus and the Jewel of Life
      6.3
      • cgi assistance: GEMBA
      • 2009
    • Shunji Fujimura, Tatsuya Fujiwara, Takeshi Kaga, Sakura Uehara, Nana Katase, Magy, Ken'ichi Matsuyama, and Erika Toda in Death Note: The Last Name (2006)
      Death Note: The Last Name
      7.2
      • cg designer: GEMBA
      • 2006
    • Clock Tower 3 (2002)
      Clock Tower 3
      7.1
      Video Game
      • CGI designer: Digital Frontier Inc.
      • 2002

    Director

    • The Great Yokai Battle of Akihabara (2021)
      The Great Yokai Battle of Akihabara
      5.9
      Short
      • Director
      • 2021
    • Sound & Fury (2019)
      Sound & Fury
      6.4
      Short
      • Director
      • 2019
    • Dina Meyer, Casper Van Dien, and DeRay Davis in Starship Troopers: Traitor of Mars (2017)
      Starship Troopers: Traitor of Mars
      5.5
      • directed by
      • 2017
    • Castlevania: Judgment (2008)
      Castlevania: Judgment
      5.5
      Video Game
      • director: Gemba Inc.
      • 2008

    Animation Department

    • Dina Meyer, Casper Van Dien, and DeRay Davis in Starship Troopers: Traitor of Mars (2017)
      Starship Troopers: Traitor of Mars
      5.5
      • compositing supervisor
      • storyboard artist
      • 2017
    • Galerians: Ash (2002)
      Galerians: Ash
      6.5
      Video Game
      • character model: movie staff
      • 2002
    • Onimusha: Warlords (2001)
      Onimusha: Warlords
      8.2
      Video Game
      • animator: computer graphics
      • 2001

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