Directed credits
10
Active
Regular directing credits.
Director
Shukou Murase
Directing
Career Snapshot
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Directed movies: 6Directed series: 4All crew credits: 36
TMDB ID: 1222157
IMDb ID: nm0613562
Known for: Directing
Born: May 31, 1964
Age: 62
Place of birth: Japan
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1988 - 2026
Years active: 39
Average TMDB rating: 7.18
Wikidata: Q640840
Also known as
村瀬 修功 • Shûkô Murase • Shukō Murase • Shuko Murase
Frequent jobs
Director (7)Animation Director (3)Key Animation (14)Character Designer (7)Storyboard Artist (2)Opening/Ending Animation (1)Story (1)Storyboard (1)
Biography
Shuko Murase (村瀬 修功 Murase Shūkō, born May 31, 1964) is a Japanese anime director and animator. A member of Sunrise, he is noted for contributing the character designs and key animation to New Mobile Report Gundam Wing and Argento Soma. In 2000, he contributed the main character designs to Final Fantasy IX. He made his directorial debut in 2002 with Witch Hunter Robin.
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Shukou Murase.
MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM HATHAWAY The Sorcery of Nymph Circe
Director
2026 Movie
Genocidal Organ
Director
2017 Movie
Dante's Inferno: An Animated Epic
Director
2010 Movie
Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam - A New Translation I: Heirs to the Stars
Animation Director
2005 Movie
Gundam Evolve
Director
2001 Movie
Kawaguchi Kaiji's 9 Love Stories
Animation Director
1993 Movie
Directed Series
Series directed by Shukou Murase.
Gangsta.
Director • 12 eps
2015 Series
Michiko & Hatchin
Director • 1 eps
2008 Series
Witch Hunter Robin
Director • 5 eps
2002 Series
Night Warriors: Darkstalkers' Revenge
Animation Director • 1 eps
1997 Series
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Shukou Murase.
Cowboy Bebop: The Movie
Key Animation
2001 Movie
Mobile Suit Gundam Hathaway
Key Animation
2021 Movie
Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie
Character Designer
1994 Movie
Blade Runner: Black Out 2022
Key Animation
2017 Movie
Dante's Inferno: An Animated Epic
Director
2010 Movie
Genocidal Organ
Director
2017 Movie
Escaflowne: The Movie
Key Animation
2000 Movie
King of Thorn
Key Animation
2010 Movie
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Shukou Murase.
Samurai Champloo
Storyboard Artist • 1 eps
2004 Series
Mobile Suit Gundam Wing
Character Designer • 49 eps
1995 Series
Wolf's Rain
Key Animation • 1 eps
2003 Series
Ergo Proxy
Storyboard Artist • 6 eps
2006 Series
Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water
Key Animation • 1 eps
1990 Series
Gangsta.
Director • 12 eps
2015 Series
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Shukou Murase.
Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie
Character Designer
1994 Movie
MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM HATHAWAY The Sorcery of Nymph Circe
Director
2026 Movie
Mobile Suit Gundam Hathaway
Key Animation
2021 Movie
Cowboy Bebop: The Movie
Key Animation
2001 Movie
Mobile Suit Gundam F91
Key Animation
1991 Movie
Gundam Evolve
Director
2001 Movie
Dante's Inferno: An Animated Epic
Director
2010 Movie
Escaflowne: The Movie
Key Animation
2000 Movie
Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Afterglow of Zeon
Key Animation
1992 Movie
King of Thorn
Key Animation
2010 Movie
Genocidal Organ
Director
2017 Movie
Blade Runner: Black Out 2022
Key Animation
2017 Movie
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Shukou Murase.
Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water
Key Animation • 1 eps
1990 Series
Mobile Suit Gundam Wing
Character Designer • 49 eps
1995 Series
Samurai Champloo
Storyboard Artist • 1 eps
2004 Series
Ergo Proxy
Storyboard Artist • 6 eps
2006 Series
Ronin Warriors
Key Animation • 5 eps
1988 Series
Michiko & Hatchin
Director • 1 eps
2008 Series
Wolf's Rain
Key Animation • 1 eps
2003 Series
Witch Hunter Robin
Director • 5 eps
2002 Series
Gangsta.
Director • 12 eps
2015 Series
The Tower of Druaga: The Aegis of Uruk
Storyboard • 12 eps
2008 Series
Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory
Key Animation • 1 eps
1991 Series
Argento Soma
Character Designer • 25 eps
2000 Series
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Shukou Murase.
Mobile Suit Gundam Hathaway
Key Animation
2021 Movie
Blade Runner: Black Out 2022
Key Animation
2017 Movie
King of Thorn
Key Animation
2010 Movie
Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam - A New Translation III: Love is the Pulse of the Stars
Key Animation
2006 Movie
Cowboy Bebop: The Movie
Key Animation
2001 Movie
Escaflowne: The Movie
Key Animation
2000 Movie
Gundam Wing: The Endless Waltz
Character Designer
1998 Movie
Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie
Character Designer
1994 Movie
Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Afterglow of Zeon
Key Animation
1992 Movie
Mobile Suit Gundam F91
Key Animation
1991 Movie
City Hunter: .357 Magnum
Key Animation
1989 Movie
Other Crew Work in Series
Additional series credits for Shukou Murase.
The Tower of Druaga: The Aegis of Uruk
Storyboard • 12 eps
2008 Series
Ergo Proxy
Storyboard Artist • 6 eps
2006 Series
Samurai Champloo
Storyboard Artist • 1 eps
2004 Series
Mobile Suit Gundam Evolve
Story • 15 eps
2003 Series
Wolf's Rain
Key Animation • 1 eps
2003 Series
Argento Soma
Character Designer • 25 eps
2000 Series
Gasaraki
Character Designer • 25 eps
1998 Series
Mobile Suit Gundam Wing
Character Designer • 49 eps
1995 Series
Mama is a 4th Grader
Opening/Ending Animation • 1 eps
1992 Series
Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory
Key Animation • 1 eps
1991 Series
Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water
Key Animation • 1 eps
1990 Series
Ronin Warriors: Legend of the Inferno Armor
Character Designer • 4 eps
1989 Series
Ronin Warriors: Gaiden
Character Designer • 2 eps
1989 Series
Jushin Liger
Key Animation • 1 eps
1989 Series
Ronin Warriors
Key Animation • 5 eps
1988 Series