Directed credits
15
Active
Regular directing credits.
Director
Chikara Sakurai
Directing
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
0.2
Low visibility
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Directed movies: 6Directed series: 9All crew credits: 50
TMDB ID: 2154754
IMDb ID: nm2191341
Known for: Directing
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1995 - 2025
Years active: 31
Average TMDB rating: 7.45
Also known as
櫻井 親良
Frequent jobs
Animation Director (6)Director (3)Series Director (3)Supervising Animation Director (2)Key Animation (29)Storyboard Artist (5)Animation (1)
Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Chikara Sakurai.
Second Unit Director
COLORFUL STAGE! The Movie: A Miku Who Can't Sing
2025 • Movie
Animation Director
Road to Ninja: Naruto the Movie
2012 • Movie
Animation Director
Naruto Shippuden the Movie: Blood Prison
2011 • Movie
Supervising Animation Director
Naruto Shippuden the Movie: The Lost Tower
2010 • Movie
Supervising Animation Director
Naruto Shippuden the Movie: The Will of Fire
2009 • Movie
Animation Director
Naruto the Movie: Guardians of the Crescent Moon Kingdom
2006 • Movie
Series
Directed Series
Series directed by Chikara Sakurai.
Series Director • 13 eps
Shenmue the Animation
2022 • Series
Director • 1 eps
Akashic Records of Bastard Magic Instructor
2017 • Series
Series Director • 12 eps
One-Punch Man
2015 • Series
Series Director • 12 eps
Magimoji Rurumo
2014 • Series
Director • 4 eps
Little Busters!
2012 • Series
Director • 2 eps
Naruto Shippūden
2007 • Series
Animation Director • 1 eps
Honey and Clover
2005 • Series
Animation Director • 8 eps
Naruto
2002 • Series
Animation Director • 1 eps
Kokoro Library
2001 • Series
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Chikara Sakurai.
Supervising Animation Director
Naruto Shippuden the Movie: The Will of Fire
2009 • Movie
Animation Director
Road to Ninja: Naruto the Movie
2012 • Movie
Animation Director
Naruto Shippuden the Movie: Blood Prison
2011 • Movie
Key Animation
Naruto: The Lost Story - Mission: Protect the Waterfall Village!
2003 • Movie
Supervising Animation Director
Naruto Shippuden the Movie: The Lost Tower
2010 • Movie
Animation Director
Naruto the Movie: Guardians of the Crescent Moon Kingdom
2006 • Movie
Key Animation
The Sky Crawlers
2008 • Movie
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Chikara Sakurai.
Director • 2 eps
Naruto Shippūden
2007 • Series
Series Director • 12 eps
One-Punch Man
2015 • Series
Key Animation • 1 eps
Welcome to the N-H-K
2006 • Series
Animation Director • 8 eps
Naruto
2002 • Series
Director • 1 eps
Akashic Records of Bastard Magic Instructor
2017 • Series
Key Animation • 1 eps
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex
2002 • Series
Key Animation • 2 eps
Wolf's Rain
2003 • Series
Key Animation • 3 eps
Tokyo Mew Mew
2002 • Series
Key Animation • 1 eps
Darker than Black
2007 • Series
Storyboard Artist • 1 eps
Taboo Tattoo
2016 • Series
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Chikara Sakurai.
Animation Director
Naruto Shippuden the Movie: Blood Prison
2011 • Movie
Animation Director
Road to Ninja: Naruto the Movie
2012 • Movie
Second Unit Director
COLORFUL STAGE! The Movie: A Miku Who Can't Sing
2025 • Movie
Supervising Animation Director
Naruto Shippuden the Movie: The Lost Tower
2010 • Movie
Animation Director
Naruto the Movie: Guardians of the Crescent Moon Kingdom
2006 • Movie
Supervising Animation Director
Naruto Shippuden the Movie: The Will of Fire
2009 • Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Chikara Sakurai.
Animation Director • 8 eps
Naruto
2002 • Series
Director • 2 eps
Naruto Shippūden
2007 • Series
Series Director • 12 eps
One-Punch Man
2015 • Series
Key Animation • 1 eps
Mobile Suit Gundam SEED
2002 • Series
Key Animation • 1 eps
The Qwaser of Stigmata
2010 • Series
Key Animation • 2 eps
Hikaru no Go
2001 • Series
Key Animation • 1 eps
Midori no Makibaō
1996 • Series
Key Animation • 1 eps
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex
2002 • Series
Key Animation • 1 eps
Darker than Black
2007 • Series
Director • 4 eps
Little Busters!
2012 • Series
Storyboard Artist • 1 eps
Taboo Tattoo
2016 • Series
Key Animation • 3 eps
Tokyo Mew Mew
2002 • Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Chikara Sakurai.
Animation
Blue Thermal
2022 • Movie
Key Animation
Monster Strike The Movie: To The Place of Beginnings
2016 • Movie
Key Animation
Psychic School Wars
2012 • Movie
Key Animation
Welcome to the Space Show
2010 • Movie
Key Animation
The Sky Crawlers
2008 • Movie
Key Animation
Naruto: The Lost Story - Mission: Protect the Waterfall Village!
2003 • Movie
Key Animation
Saiyuki: Requiem
2001 • Movie
Key Animation
You're Under Arrest: The Motion Picture
1999 • Movie
Series
Other Crew Work in Series
Additional series credits for Chikara Sakurai.
Storyboard Artist • 1 eps
Astro Note
2024 • Series
Storyboard Artist • 1 eps
YOHANE THE PARHELION -SUNSHINE in the MIRROR
2023 • Series
Storyboard Artist • 1 eps
LUPIN ZERO
2022 • Series
Storyboard Artist • 1 eps
The Millionaire Detective – Balance: UNLIMITED
2020 • Series
Storyboard Artist • 1 eps
Taboo Tattoo
2016 • Series
Key Animation • 1 eps
The Qwaser of Stigmata
2010 • Series
Key Animation • 1 eps
Darker than Black
2007 • Series
Key Animation • 1 eps
Innocent Venus
2006 • Series
Key Animation • 1 eps
Chocotto Sister
2006 • Series
Key Animation • 1 eps
Welcome to the N-H-K
2006 • Series
Key Animation • 3 eps
Kamichu!
2005 • Series
Key Animation • 1 eps
Otogi Zoshi: The Legend of Magatama
2004 • Series
Key Animation • 2 eps
Le Portrait de Petite Cossette
2004 • Series
Key Animation • 1 eps
Gungrave
2003 • Series
Key Animation • 2 eps
Wolf's Rain
2003 • Series
Key Animation • 1 eps
Heat Guy J
2002 • Series