Directed credits
25
Established
Strong directing catalog.
Director
Shinsuke Sato
Directing
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
2.1
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Directed movies: 22Directed series: 3All crew credits: 35
TMDB ID: 144536
IMDb ID: nm0766263
Known for: Directing
Born: September 16, 1970
Age: 56
Place of birth: Hiroshima, Japan
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1996 - 2026
Years active: 31
Average TMDB rating: 6.84
Wikidata: Q7497770
Frequent jobs
Director (24)Director of Photography (1)Screenplay (8)Writer (2)
Biography
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.
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Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Shinsuke Sato.
Kingdom 5: The Clash of Souls
Director
2026 Movie
Kingdom: Return of the Great General
Director
2024 Movie
Kingdom III: The Flame of Destiny
Director
2023 Movie
Kingdom 2: Far and Away
Director
2022 Movie
Bleach
Director
2018 Movie
Inuyashiki
Director
2018 Movie
Death Note: Light Up the NEW World
Director
2016 Movie
Death Note: Genius of the Counterattack
Director
2016 Movie
I Am a Hero
Director
2016 Movie
Everest: The Summit of the Gods
Director
2016 Movie
Library Wars: The Last Mission
Director
2015 Movie
Library Wars: Book Of Memories
Director
2015 Movie
All-Round Appraiser Q: The Eyes of Mona Lisa
Director
2014 Movie
Library Wars
Director
2013 Movie
Gantz: Perfect Answer
Director
2011 Movie
Another Gantz
Director
2011 Movie
Gantz
Director
2010 Movie
Oblivion Island: Haruka and the Magic Mirror
Director
2009 Movie
All About My Dog
Director
2005 Movie
Cosmic Rescue -The Moonlight Generations-
Director
2003 Movie
The Princess Blade
Director
2001 Movie
Ryōuchi genshuku
Director of Photography
1996 Movie
Series
Directed Series
Series directed by Shinsuke Sato.
Alice in Borderland
Director • 22 eps
2020 Series
Death Note: New Generation
Director • 3 eps
2016 Series
Lucky Seven
Director • 10 eps
2012 Series
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Shinsuke Sato.
Inuyashiki
Director
2018 Movie
Kingdom III: The Flame of Destiny
Director
2023 Movie
I Am a Hero
Director
2016 Movie
Kingdom
Screenplay
2019 Movie
Kingdom 2: Far and Away
Director
2022 Movie
Kingdom: Return of the Great General
Director
2024 Movie
Gantz: Perfect Answer
Director
2011 Movie
Gantz
Director
2010 Movie
Bleach
Director
2018 Movie
Death Note: Light Up the NEW World
Director
2016 Movie
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Shinsuke Sato.
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Shinsuke Sato.
Kingdom 5: The Clash of Souls
Director
2026 Movie
Death Note: Light Up the NEW World
Director
2016 Movie
Gantz
Director
2010 Movie
I Am a Hero
Director
2016 Movie
Kingdom
Screenplay
2019 Movie
Bleach
Director
2018 Movie
Gantz: Perfect Answer
Director
2011 Movie
Kingdom III: The Flame of Destiny
Director
2023 Movie
Kingdom: Return of the Great General
Director
2024 Movie
Inuyashiki
Director
2018 Movie
Kingdom 2: Far and Away
Director
2022 Movie
Oblivion Island: Haruka and the Magic Mirror
Director
2009 Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Shinsuke Sato.
Alice in Borderland
Director • 22 eps
2020 Series
Lucky Seven
Director • 10 eps
2012 Series
Death Note: New Generation
Director • 3 eps
2016 Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Shinsuke Sato.
Kingdom
Screenplay
2019 Movie
Sand Chronicles
Screenplay
2008 Movie
Star Reformer
Screenplay
2006 Movie
Spring Snow
Screenplay
2005 Movie
Rock'n'Roll Mishin
Screenplay
2002 Movie
LOVE SONG
Writer
2001 Movie
Sunflower
Screenplay
2000 Movie
The Whispered City
Screenplay
2000 Movie
Tadon and Chikuwa
Screenplay
1998 Movie
Tokyo Lullaby
Writer
1997 Movie