Directed credits
7
Active
Regular directing credits.
Director
Takao Sano
Visual Effects
Career Snapshot
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Directed movies: 0Directed series: 7All crew credits: 34
TMDB ID: 1371054
IMDb ID: nm1997340
Known for: Visual Effects
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1996 - 2025
Years active: 30
Average TMDB rating: 7.54
Also known as
Sano Takao • 佐野 隆雄
Frequent jobs
Animation Director (5)Director of Operations (1)Supervising Animation Director (1)Key Animation (21)Character Designer (6)
Series
Directed Series
Series directed by Takao Sano.
Supervising Animation Director • 4 eps
Horimiya: The Missing Pieces
2023 • Series
Animation Director • 1 eps
ORESUKI Are you the only one who loves me?
2019 • Series
Animation Director • 1 eps
We Never Learn: BOKUBEN
2019 • Series
Animation Director • 1 eps
Death March to the Parallel World Rhapsody
2018 • Series
Director of Operations • 54 eps
Strike the Blood
2013 • Series
Animation Director • 328 eps
Fairy Tail
2009 • Series
Animation Director • 1 eps
Anyone You Can Do... I Can Do Better!
2004 • Series
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Takao Sano.
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Takao Sano.
Key Animation • 1 eps
Naruto Shippūden
2007 • Series
Key Animation • 6 eps
SPY x FAMILY
2022 • Series
Animation Director • 1 eps
ORESUKI Are you the only one who loves me?
2019 • Series
Animation Director • 1 eps
We Never Learn: BOKUBEN
2019 • Series
Character Designer • 12 eps
Shomin Sample
2015 • Series
Animation Director • 328 eps
Fairy Tail
2009 • Series
Key Animation • 1 eps
Rosario + Vampire
2008 • Series
Animation Director • 1 eps
Death March to the Parallel World Rhapsody
2018 • Series
Key Animation • 1 eps
Haibane Renmei
2002 • Series
Character Designer • 12 eps
The Unwanted Undead Adventurer
2024 • Series
Director of Operations • 54 eps
Strike the Blood
2013 • Series
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Takao Sano.
Key Animation
Naruto Shippuden the Movie: Blood Prison
2011 • Movie
Key Animation
Naruto Shippuden the Movie: The Will of Fire
2009 • Movie
Key Animation
Naruto the Movie: Guardians of the Crescent Moon Kingdom
2006 • Movie
Key Animation
Doraemon: Nobita and the Galaxy Super-express
1996 • Movie
Key Animation
Case Closed: The Crimson Love Letter
2017 • Movie
Key Animation
Non Non Biyori: Vacation
2018 • Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Takao Sano.
Key Animation • 6 eps
SPY x FAMILY
2022 • Series
Key Animation • 1 eps
Naruto Shippūden
2007 • Series
Animation Director • 328 eps
Fairy Tail
2009 • Series
Director of Operations • 54 eps
Strike the Blood
2013 • Series
Key Animation • 1 eps
Wagnaria!!
2010 • Series
Key Animation • 1 eps
The Twelve Kingdoms
2002 • Series
Supervising Animation Director • 4 eps
Horimiya: The Missing Pieces
2023 • Series
Key Animation • 1 eps
Peacemaker Kurogane
2003 • Series
Key Animation • 13 eps
Gigantic Formula
2007 • Series
Key Animation • 1 eps
Rosario + Vampire
2008 • Series
Animation Director • 1 eps
We Never Learn: BOKUBEN
2019 • Series
Character Designer • 12 eps
Restaurant to Another World
2017 • Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Takao Sano.
Key Animation
Non Non Biyori: Vacation
2018 • Movie
Key Animation
Case Closed: The Crimson Love Letter
2017 • Movie
Key Animation
Naruto Shippuden the Movie: Blood Prison
2011 • Movie
Key Animation
Naruto Shippuden the Movie: The Will of Fire
2009 • Movie
Key Animation
Naruto the Movie: Guardians of the Crescent Moon Kingdom
2006 • Movie
Key Animation
Doraemon: Nobita and the Galaxy Super-express
1996 • Movie
Series
Other Crew Work in Series
Additional series credits for Takao Sano.
Character Designer • 12 eps
The Shy Hero and the Assassin Princesses
2025 • Series
Character Designer • 12 eps
The Unwanted Undead Adventurer
2024 • Series
Key Animation • 1 eps
Ayakashi Triangle
2023 • Series
Key Animation • 6 eps
SPY x FAMILY
2022 • Series
Character Designer • 13 eps
The Honor at Magic High School
2021 • Series
Key Animation • 1 eps
Caligula
2018 • Series
Character Designer • 12 eps
Restaurant to Another World
2017 • Series
Character Designer • 12 eps
Shomin Sample
2015 • Series
Character Designer • 26 eps
Chitose Get You!!
2012 • Series
Key Animation • 2 eps
Occult Academy
2010 • Series
Key Animation • 1 eps
Okami-san and Her Seven Companions
2010 • Series
Key Animation • 1 eps
Wagnaria!!
2010 • Series
Key Animation • 1 eps
Kure-nai
2008 • Series
Key Animation • 1 eps
Rosario + Vampire
2008 • Series
Key Animation • 13 eps
Gigantic Formula
2007 • Series
Key Animation • 1 eps
Naruto Shippūden
2007 • Series