Directed credits
13
Active
Regular directing credits.
Director
Tatsuo Sato
Directing
Career Snapshot
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Directed movies: 3Directed series: 10All crew credits: 27
TMDB ID: 104688
IMDb ID: nm0766273
Known for: Directing
Born: July 7, 1964
Age: 61
Place of birth: Oiso, Kanagawa, Japan
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1990 - 2025
Years active: 36
Average TMDB rating: 7.39
Wikidata: Q7688325
Also known as
Tatsuo Satō • 佐藤 竜雄 • Tatsuo Satou
Frequent jobs
Director (10)Series Director (2)Animation Director (1)Storyboard Artist (7)Writer (3)Screenplay (2)Producer (1)Series Composition (1)
Biography
Tatsuo Sato (佐藤 竜雄, born July 7, 1964) is a Japanese anime director. He made his solo directorical debut in 1995 with the TV animation series "Soar High! Isami". After that, he directed the TV series "Martian Successor Nadesico"(1996) and its sequel feature film "Martian Successor Nadesico: The Motion Picture - Prince Of Darkness"(1998)
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Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Tatsuo Sato.
Series
Directed Series
Series directed by Tatsuo Sato.
4.2
TASUKETSU -Fate of the Majority-
Series Director • 24 eps
2024 Series
6.9
Helck
Series Director • 24 eps
2023 Series
5.4
Atom: The Beginning
Director • 1 eps
2017 Series
6.2
Bodacious Space Pirates
Director • 26 eps
2012 Series
5.5
Shigofumi: Letters from the Departed
Director • 13 eps
2008 Series
5.4
TOKYO TRIBE 2
Director • 13 eps
2006 Series
7.6
Ninja Scroll: The Series
Director • 13 eps
2003 Series
5.6
Stellvia of the Universe
Director • 2 eps
2003 Series
7.5
Martian Successor Nadesico
Director • 26 eps
1996 Series
8.0
Soar High! Isami
Director • 50 eps
1995 Series
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Tatsuo Sato.
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Tatsuo Sato.
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Tatsuo Sato.
7.4
Martian Successor Nadesico: The Motion Picture - Prince of Darkness
Director
1998 Movie
8.0
Bodacious Space Pirates: Abyss of Hyperspace
Screenplay
2014 Movie
6.0
Gekiganger 3 - The Movie
Director
1998 Movie
7.1
Cat Soup
Screenplay
2001 Movie
4.0
Licca the Movie: Licca-chan to Yamaneko Hoshi no Tabi
Animation Director
1994 Movie
Uncle Remodelling Course
Storyboard Artist
1990 Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Tatsuo Sato.
7.5
Martian Successor Nadesico
Director • 26 eps
1996 Series
8.2
BNA
Storyboard Artist • 1 eps
2020 Series
6.9
Helck
Series Director • 24 eps
2023 Series
7.9
His and Her Circumstances
Writer • 1 eps
1998 Series
4.5
Argevollen
Writer • 6 eps
2014 Series
7.9
Azumanga Daioh
Producer • 26 eps
2002 Series
7.3
The Dinner Table Detective
Storyboard Artist • 2 eps
2025 Series
8.0
Soar High! Isami
Director • 50 eps
1995 Series
7.9
Paranoia Agent
Storyboard Artist • 1 eps
2004 Series
6.8
Magical Shopping Arcade Abenobashi
Storyboard Artist • 1 eps
2002 Series
6.7
MARS RED
Storyboard Artist • 1 eps
2021 Series
6.2
Bodacious Space Pirates
Director • 26 eps
2012 Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Tatsuo Sato.
Series
Other Crew Work in Series
Additional series credits for Tatsuo Sato.
7.3
The Dinner Table Detective
Storyboard Artist • 2 eps
2025 Series
6.7
MARS RED
Storyboard Artist • 1 eps
2021 Series
8.2
BNA
Storyboard Artist • 1 eps
2020 Series
6.9
Lord Marksman and Vanadis
Series Composition • 13 eps
2014 Series
4.5
Argevollen
Writer • 6 eps
2014 Series
8.5
Basquash!
Writer • 1 eps
2009 Series
7.9
Paranoia Agent
Storyboard Artist • 1 eps
2004 Series
7.9
Azumanga Daioh
Producer • 26 eps
2002 Series
6.8
Magical Shopping Arcade Abenobashi
Storyboard Artist • 1 eps
2002 Series
7.7
Shingu: Secret of the Stellar Wars
Storyboard Artist • 2 eps
2001 Series
7.9
His and Her Circumstances
Writer • 1 eps
1998 Series