Directed credits
0
Emerging
Beginning to build directing work.
Director
Masashi Kishimoto
Writing
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
1.0
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Directed movies: 0Directed series: 0All crew credits: 22
TMDB ID: 89963
IMDb ID: nm1618263
Known for: Writing
Born: November 8, 1974
Age: 51
Place of birth: Nagi, Japan
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 2000 - 2026
Years active: 27
Average TMDB rating: 7.41
Wikidata: Q1993
Frequent jobs
Original Series Creator (10)Author (3)Creator (3)Comic Book (2)Character Designer (1)Executive Producer (1)Story (1)Writer (1)
Biography
Kishimoto Masashi (岸本 斉史) is a Japanese manga artist and author. He is known for being the creator, writer, and artist behind the NARUTO (1999) manga series; he is also the creator/supervisor of its sequel series BORUTO (2016). NARUTO has seen massive success both in Japan and overseas being one of the most sold manga properties in history with an estimated 250 million physical copies in circulation as of May 2019.
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Masashi Kishimoto.
Character Designer
The Last: Naruto the Movie
2014 • Movie
Executive Producer
Boruto: Naruto the Movie
2015 • Movie
Original Series Creator
Naruto Shippuden the Movie
2007 • Movie
Original Series Creator
Naruto Shippuden the Movie: The Will of Fire
2009 • Movie
Story
Road to Ninja: Naruto the Movie
2012 • Movie
Original Series Creator
Naruto OVA 9: Chunin Exam on Fire! and Naruto vs. Konohamaru!
2011 • Movie
Original Series Creator
Naruto the Movie: Ninja Clash in the Land of Snow
2004 • Movie
Original Series Creator
Naruto Shippuden the Movie: Blood Prison
2011 • Movie
Original Series Creator
Naruto: The Lost Story - Mission: Protect the Waterfall Village!
2003 • Movie
Original Series Creator
Naruto the Movie: Guardians of the Crescent Moon Kingdom
2006 • Movie
Original Series Creator
Naruto the Movie: Legend of the Stone of Gelel
2005 • Movie
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Masashi Kishimoto.
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Masashi Kishimoto.
Original Series Creator
Naruto Shippuden the Movie: Blood Prison
2011 • Movie
Story
Road to Ninja: Naruto the Movie
2012 • Movie
Character Designer
The Last: Naruto the Movie
2014 • Movie
Original Series Creator
Naruto Shippuden the Movie
2007 • Movie
Original Series Creator
Naruto Shippuden the Movie: The Will of Fire
2009 • Movie
Executive Producer
Boruto: Naruto the Movie
2015 • Movie
Original Series Creator
Naruto the Movie: Ninja Clash in the Land of Snow
2004 • Movie
Original Series Creator
Naruto the Movie: Legend of the Stone of Gelel
2005 • Movie
Original Series Creator
Naruto: The Lost Story - Mission: Protect the Waterfall Village!
2003 • Movie
Original Series Creator
Naruto OVA 9: Chunin Exam on Fire! and Naruto vs. Konohamaru!
2011 • Movie
Original Series Creator
Naruto the Movie: Guardians of the Crescent Moon Kingdom
2006 • Movie
Author
Naruto OVA 7: Naruto, the Genie, and the Three Wishes, Believe It!
2010 • Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Masashi Kishimoto.
Author • 220 eps
Naruto
2002 • Series
Author • 413 eps
Naruto Shippūden
2007 • Series
Comic Book • 51 eps
NARUTO Spin-Off: Rock Lee & His Ninja Pals
2012 • Series
Original Series Creator • 293 eps
Boruto: Naruto Next Generations
2017 • Series
Creator
火影忍者 - 改
2000 • Series
Creator
Naruto Shippuden Cuarta Guerra Mundial Shinobi
2025 • Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Masashi Kishimoto.
Original Series Creator
Naruto 20th Anniversary - Road of Naruto
2022 • Movie
Comic Book
Live Spectacle NARUTO ~Song of the Akatsuki~
2021 • Movie
Writer
Naruto OVA 12: The Day Naruto Became Hokage
2016 • Movie
Executive Producer
Boruto: Naruto the Movie
2015 • Movie
Character Designer
The Last: Naruto the Movie
2014 • Movie
Story
Road to Ninja: Naruto the Movie
2012 • Movie
Original Series Creator
Naruto Shippuden the Movie: Blood Prison
2011 • Movie
Original Series Creator
Naruto OVA 9: Chunin Exam on Fire! and Naruto vs. Konohamaru!
2011 • Movie
Author
Naruto OVA 7: Naruto, the Genie, and the Three Wishes, Believe It!
2010 • Movie
Original Series Creator
Naruto Shippuden the Movie: The Will of Fire
2009 • Movie
Original Series Creator
Naruto Shippuden the Movie
2007 • Movie
Original Series Creator
Naruto the Movie: Guardians of the Crescent Moon Kingdom
2006 • Movie
Creator
Naruto OVA 4: Finally a Clash! Jounin VS. Genin!! Indiscriminate Grand Melee Tournament!!
2005 • Movie
Original Series Creator
Naruto the Movie: Legend of the Stone of Gelel
2005 • Movie
Original Series Creator
Naruto the Movie: Ninja Clash in the Land of Snow
2004 • Movie
Original Series Creator
Naruto: The Lost Story - Mission: Protect the Waterfall Village!
2003 • Movie
Series
Other Crew Work in Series
Additional series credits for Masashi Kishimoto.
Creator
Naruto Shippuden Cuarta Guerra Mundial Shinobi
2025 • Series
Original Series Creator • 293 eps
Boruto: Naruto Next Generations
2017 • Series
Comic Book • 51 eps
NARUTO Spin-Off: Rock Lee & His Ninja Pals
2012 • Series
Author • 413 eps
Naruto Shippūden
2007 • Series
Author • 220 eps
Naruto
2002 • Series
Creator
火影忍者 - 改
2000 • Series
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Masashi Kishimoto.
