Directed credits
11
Active
Regular directing credits.
Director
Masaharu Watanabe
Directing
Career Snapshot
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Directed movies: 4Directed series: 7All crew credits: 40
TMDB ID: 1624751
IMDb ID: nm2491419
Known for: Directing
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 2000 - 2025
Years active: 26
Average TMDB rating: 7.51
Also known as
Gorou Sessha • Sessha Gorou • 拙者 五郎
Frequent jobs
Director (4)Animation Director (3)Series Director (3)Assistant Director (1)Key Animation (21)Storyboard Artist (5)Animation (2)Producer (1)
Biography
Masaharu Watanabe is a Japanese animator , animation director, and animation producer. He known for Re: Zero - Starting Life in Another World (2016), Naruto: Shippuden (2007) and The Last: Naruto the Movie (2014).
Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Masaharu Watanabe.
Director
Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- The Frozen Bond
2019 • Movie
Director
Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- Memory Snow
2018 • Movie
Animation Director
Naruto Shippuden the Movie: The Lost Tower
2010 • Movie
Animation Director
Naruto Shippuden the Movie: The Will of Fire
2009 • Movie
Series
Directed Series
Series directed by Masaharu Watanabe.
Series Director • 12 eps
ZatsuTabi -That's Journey-
2025 • Series
Series Director • 13 eps
GRANBELM
2019 • Series
Director • 13 eps
Re：ゼロから始める異世界生活
2016 • Series
Series Director • 13 eps
Wakaba Girl
2015 • Series
Director • 5 eps
NARUTO Spin-Off: Rock Lee & His Ninja Pals
2012 • Series
Assistant Director • 2 eps
The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya
2006 • Series
Animation Director • 2 eps
Naruto
2002 • Series
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Masaharu Watanabe.
Animation
The Last: Naruto the Movie
2014 • Movie
Director
Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- The Frozen Bond
2019 • Movie
Animation Director
Naruto Shippuden the Movie: The Will of Fire
2009 • Movie
Key Animation
Road to Ninja: Naruto the Movie
2012 • Movie
Key Animation
Naruto Shippuden the Movie: Bonds
2008 • Movie
Director
Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- Memory Snow
2018 • Movie
Animation
Naruto Shippuden the Movie: Blood Prison
2011 • Movie
Animation Director
Naruto Shippuden the Movie: The Lost Tower
2010 • Movie
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Masaharu Watanabe.
Key Animation • 3 eps
InuYasha
2000 • Series
Key Animation • 20 eps
Naruto Shippūden
2007 • Series
Animation Director • 2 eps
Naruto
2002 • Series
Key Animation • 1 eps
Yona of the Dawn
2014 • Series
Key Animation • 1 eps
Akame ga Kill!
2014 • Series
Key Animation • 1 eps
Ping Pong the Animation
2014 • Series
Key Animation • 1 eps
Toradora!
2008 • Series
Storyboard Artist • 6 eps
Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World-
2016 • Series
Assistant Director • 2 eps
The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya
2006 • Series
Key Animation • 1 eps
Terror in Resonance
2014 • Series
Storyboard Artist • 2 eps
Uncle from Another World
2022 • Series
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Masaharu Watanabe.
Animation
The Last: Naruto the Movie
2014 • Movie
Animation
Naruto Shippuden the Movie: Blood Prison
2011 • Movie
Animation Director
Naruto Shippuden the Movie: The Will of Fire
2009 • Movie
Key Animation
Naruto Shippuden the Movie: Bonds
2008 • Movie
Key Animation
Road to Ninja: Naruto the Movie
2012 • Movie
Animation Director
Naruto Shippuden the Movie: The Lost Tower
2010 • Movie
Director
Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- Memory Snow
2018 • Movie
Director
Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- The Frozen Bond
2019 • Movie
Key Animation
Sengoku Basara: The Last Party
2011 • Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Masaharu Watanabe.
Storyboard Artist • 6 eps
Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World-
2016 • Series
Animation Director • 2 eps
Naruto
2002 • Series
Key Animation • 20 eps
Naruto Shippūden
2007 • Series
Assistant Director • 2 eps
The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya
2006 • Series
Key Animation • 3 eps
InuYasha
2000 • Series
Key Animation • 1 eps
Akame ga Kill!
2014 • Series
Key Animation • 2 eps
Baby Steps
2014 • Series
Director • 5 eps
NARUTO Spin-Off: Rock Lee & His Ninja Pals
2012 • Series
Key Animation • 1 eps
SHIROBAKO
2014 • Series
Key Animation • 1 eps
Toradora!
2008 • Series
Key Animation • 1 eps
Yona of the Dawn
2014 • Series
Key Animation • 1 eps
PreCure Splash Star
2006 • Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Masaharu Watanabe.
Storyboard Artist
Naruto 20th Anniversary - Road of Naruto
2022 • Movie
Animation
The Last: Naruto the Movie
2014 • Movie
Key Animation
Naruto OVA 11: Sunny Side Battle
2013 • Movie
Key Animation
Road to Ninja: Naruto the Movie
2012 • Movie
Animation
Naruto Shippuden the Movie: Blood Prison
2011 • Movie
Key Animation
Sengoku Basara: The Last Party
2011 • Movie
Key Animation
Naruto Shippuden the Movie: Bonds
2008 • Movie
Producer
Kazuo Umezu's Horror Theater: House of Bugs
2005 • Movie
Key Animation
Munto 2: Beyond the Walls of Time
2005 • Movie
Series
Other Crew Work in Series
Additional series credits for Masaharu Watanabe.
Storyboard Artist • 2 eps
No Longer Allowed in Another World
2024 • Series
Storyboard Artist • 2 eps
Uncle from Another World
2022 • Series
Storyboard Artist • 2 eps
Comic Girls
2018 • Series
Storyboard Artist • 6 eps
Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World-
2016 • Series
Key Animation • 1 eps
SHIROBAKO
2014 • Series
Key Animation • 1 eps
Yona of the Dawn
2014 • Series
Key Animation • 1 eps
Terror in Resonance
2014 • Series
Key Animation • 1 eps
Akame ga Kill!
2014 • Series
Key Animation • 1 eps
Ping Pong the Animation
2014 • Series
Key Animation • 1 eps
The World is Still Beautiful
2014 • Series
Key Animation • 2 eps
Baby Steps
2014 • Series
Key Animation • 1 eps
Yozakura Quartet: Hoshi no Umi
2010 • Series
Key Animation • 1 eps
Sengoku BASARA: Samurai Kings
2009 • Series
Key Animation • 1 eps
Michiko & Hatchin
2008 • Series
Key Animation • 3 eps
Kannagi: Crazy Shrine Maidens
2008 • Series
Key Animation • 1 eps
Toradora!
2008 • Series