Shinsuke Sato
Known for directing · Born 16 September 1970 · 56 · Hiroshima, Japan
36 credits
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.
Known for
Alice in Borderland
2020
Kingdom: Return of the Great General
2024
Bleach
2018
I Am a Hero
2016
Gantz
2010
Gantz: Perfect Answer
2011
Inuyashiki
2018
Death Note: Light Up the NEW World
2016
Kingdom
2019
Kingdom III: The Flame of Destiny
2023
Kingdom 2: Far and Away
2022
Another Gantz
2011
Directing (26)
2026Kingdom 5: The Clash of SoulsDirectorFilm
2024Kingdom: Return of the Great GeneralDirectorFilm
2023Kingdom III: The Flame of DestinyDirectorFilm
2022Kingdom 2: Far and AwayDirectorFilm
2020Alice in BorderlandDirector, WriterSeries
2018BleachDirector, ScreenplayFilm
2018InuyashikiDirectorFilm
2016I Am a HeroDirectorFilm
2016Death Note: Light Up the NEW WorldDirectorFilm
2016Everest: The Summit of the GodsDirectorFilm
2016Death Note: New GenerationDirectorSeries
2016Death Note: Genius of the CounterattackDirectorFilm
2015Library Wars: The Last MissionDirectorFilm
2015Library Wars: Book Of MemoriesDirectorFilm
2014All-Round Appraiser Q: The Eyes of Mona LisaDirectorFilm
2013Library WarsDirectorFilm
2012Lucky SevenDirector, Series CompositionSeries
2011Gantz: Perfect AnswerDirectorFilm
2011Another GantzDirectorFilm
2010GantzDirectorFilm
2009Oblivion Island: Haruka and the Magic MirrorDirector, ScreenplayFilm
2005All About My DogDirectorFilm
2003Cosmic Rescue -The Moonlight Generations-Director, WriterFilm
2001The Princess BladeDirector, WriterFilm
2001LOVE SONGDirector, WriterFilm
—My Hero AcademiaDirector, Executive ProducerFilm
Writing (10)
2019KingdomScreenplay, DirectorFilm
2008Sand ChroniclesScreenplay, DirectorFilm
2006Star ReformerScreenplayFilm
2005Spring SnowScreenplayFilm
2002Rock'n'Roll MishinScreenplayFilm
2000SunflowerScreenplayFilm
2000The Whispered CityScreenplayFilm
1998Tadon and ChikuwaScreenplayFilm
1997Tokyo LullabyWriterFilm
1996Ryōuchi genshukuScreenplay, Director of Photography, ProducerFilm