Directed credits
16
Established
Strong directing catalog.
Director
Keiichi Sato
Directing
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
1.4
Low visibility
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Directed movies: 8Directed series: 8All crew credits: 38
TMDB ID: 86978
IMDb ID: nm0766226
Known for: Directing
Born: December 18, 1965
Age: 60
Place of birth: Kagawa, Japan
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1985 - 2024
Years active: 40
Average TMDB rating: 7
Wikidata: Q6383630
Also known as
Keiichi Satou • Kei'ichi Sato
Frequent jobs
Animation Director (6)Director (6)Series Director (4)Key Animation (11)Character Designer (9)Mechanical Designer (1)Storyboard Artist (1)
Biography
Keiichi Sato (さとう けいいち Satō Keiichi) is a mecha and character designer born in the Kagawa Prefecture of Japan in 1965. In 1996, Sato met with Kazuyoshi Katayama to begin work on The Big O. Until then, Sato's work consisted mainly of designing characters and supervising animation for anime series. The Big O is the first based on a concept of his creation and he considers it his magnum opus. Sato's style is influenced by his "love of all things nostalgic. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Keiichi Sato.
7.3
GANTZ:O
Animation Director
2016 Movie
8.0
Shingeki no Bahamut: Genesis Recap
Director
2014 Movie
6.7
Saint Seiya: Legend of Sanctuary
Director
2014 Movie
7.1
Black Butler
Director
2014 Movie
7.2
Asura
Director
2012 Movie
4.3
Karas: The Revelation
Director
2007 Movie
6.1
Karas: The Prophecy
Director
2005 Movie
6.0
Minky Momo in the Bridge Over Dreams
Animation Director
1993 Movie
Series
Directed Series
Series directed by Keiichi Sato.
7.1
Go! Go! Loser Ranger!
Series Director • 24 eps
2024 Series
8.0
INUYASHIKI LAST HERO
Series Director • 11 eps
2017 Series
6.9
TIGER & BUNNY
Series Director • 25 eps
2011 Series
6.7
Karas
Series Director • 6 eps
2005 Series
6.0
Sentimental Journey
Animation Director • 12 eps
1998 Series
6.3
Free Kick Toward Tomorrow
Animation Director • 1 eps
1992 Series
5.0
Getter Robo Go
Animation Director • 1 eps
1991 Series
3.7
1+2=Paradise
Animation Director • 1 eps
1990 Series
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Keiichi Sato.
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Keiichi Sato.
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Keiichi Sato.
6.1
Karas: The Prophecy
Director
2005 Movie
7.3
GANTZ:O
Animation Director
2016 Movie
6.7
Saint Seiya: Legend of Sanctuary
Director
2014 Movie
7.2
Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack
Key Animation
1988 Movie
4.3
Karas: The Revelation
Director
2007 Movie
7.1
Black Butler
Director
2014 Movie
7.3
Fatal Fury: The Motion Picture
Key Animation
1994 Movie
7.2
Asura
Director
2012 Movie
7.2
City Hunter Special: The Death of Vicious Criminal Saeba Ryo
Character Designer
1999 Movie
6.2
City Hunter Special: Goodbye My Sweetheart
Character Designer
1997 Movie
5.7
Ninpuu Sentai Hurricaneger Shushuuto: The Movie
Character Designer
2002 Movie
8.0
Shingeki no Bahamut: Genesis Recap
Director
2014 Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Keiichi Sato.
7.4
Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ
Key Animation • 4 eps
1986 Series
7.7
Rage of Bahamut
Storyboard Artist • 8 eps
2014 Series
7.1
Go! Go! Loser Ranger!
Series Director • 24 eps
2024 Series
8.7
Blue Comet SPT Layzner
Key Animation • 1 eps
1985 Series
6.9
TIGER & BUNNY
Series Director • 25 eps
2011 Series
8.2
Hikonin Sentai Akibaranger
Character Designer • 26 eps
2012 Series
6.9
The Big O
Character Designer • 26 eps
1999 Series
7.9
Transformers: Super-God Masterforce
Key Animation • 2 eps
1988 Series
9.2
Ultraman Max
Character Designer • 39 eps
2005 Series
6.1
Angel Cop
Key Animation • 1 eps
1989 Series
6.4
Mazinkaiser
Mechanical Designer • 8 eps
2001 Series
7.2
Ellcia
Key Animation • 1 eps
1992 Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Keiichi Sato.
5.7
Ninpuu Sentai Hurricaneger Shushuuto: The Movie
Character Designer
2002 Movie
7.2
City Hunter Special: The Death of Vicious Criminal Saeba Ryo
Character Designer
1999 Movie
6.2
City Hunter Special: Goodbye My Sweetheart
Character Designer
1997 Movie
Gin Rei's Blue Eyes
Character Designer
1995 Movie
7.3
Fatal Fury: The Motion Picture
Key Animation
1994 Movie
7.2
Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack
Key Animation
1988 Movie
Series
Other Crew Work in Series
Additional series credits for Keiichi Sato.
6.2
Infini-T Force
Character Designer • 12 eps
2017 Series
7.7
Rage of Bahamut
Storyboard Artist • 8 eps
2014 Series
8.2
Hikonin Sentai Akibaranger
Character Designer • 26 eps
2012 Series
9.2
Ultraman Max
Character Designer • 39 eps
2005 Series
6.4
Mazinkaiser
Mechanical Designer • 8 eps
2001 Series
6.9
The Big O
Character Designer • 26 eps
1999 Series
8.0
Ninja Resurrection
Character Designer • 2 eps
1998 Series
Super Atragon
Key Animation • 1 eps
1995 Series
7.2
Ellcia
Key Animation • 1 eps
1992 Series
9.8
Giant Robo: The Day the Earth Stood Still
Key Animation • 4 eps
1992 Series
6.0
3x3 Eyes
Key Animation • 1 eps
1991 Series
6.0
Ariel Deluxe
Key Animation • 1 eps
1991 Series
6.1
Angel Cop
Key Animation • 1 eps
1989 Series
7.9
Transformers: Super-God Masterforce
Key Animation • 2 eps
1988 Series
7.4
Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ
Key Animation • 4 eps
1986 Series
8.7
Blue Comet SPT Layzner
Key Animation • 1 eps
1985 Series