Shinsuke Sato

Shinsuke Sato
佐藤 信介
Born (1970-09-16) 16 September 1970
Hiba, Hiroshima, Japan
Occupation(s)Film director, screenwriter

Shinsuke Sato (佐藤 信介, Satō Shinsuke; born September 16, 1970) is a Japanese film director and screenwriter known for directing live-action adaptations of popular manga and anime.

He has directed and sometimes written the screenplays for many action and fantasy films, including: The Princess Blade (2001), Gantz (2011),[1] I Am a Hero (2016),[2] Death Note: Light Up the New World (2016),[3] Alice in Borderland (2020–present).[4]

He is also set to direct the upcoming American live-action film adaptation of the manga My Hero Academia.[5][6] In addition to film and television, Sato has worked in video games, contributing to the character and scenario design for Tekken 4 (2002).[6]

Works

Film

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
1997 Tokyo Lullaby Screenplay
1998 Tadon to chikuwa (segment "Tadon") Screenplay
2000 Zawa-zawa Shimokita-sawa Screenplay
Sunflower Screenplay
2001 The Princess Blade Director, screenplay
2002 Rock'n'Roll Mishin Screenplay
2003 Seventh Anniversary Screenplay
2005 Spring Snow Screenplay
All About My Dog Screenplay
2006 Star Reformer Screenplay
2008 Sand Chronicles Director, screenplay
2009 Oblivion Island: Haruka and the Magic Mirror Director
2011 Gantz Director [1]
2013 Library Wars Director [7]
2014 All-Round Appraiser Q Director
2015 Library Wars: The Last Mission Director
2016 I Am a Hero Director [2]
Death Note: Light Up the New World Director [3]
2018 Bleach Director, screenplay [8]
Inuyashiki Director [9]
2019 Kingdom Director, screenplay [10]
2022 Kingdom 2: Far and Away Director [11]
2023 Kingdom 3: The Flame of Destiny Director [12]
2024 Kingdom 4: Return of the Great General Director [13]
2026 Kingdom 5 Director [14]
TBA My Hero Academia Director American film [5]

TV Shows

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2016 Death Note: New Generation Director 1 season [15]
2020–present Alice in Borderland Director, screenplay 3 seasons [4]

Video games

Year Game Role
2002 Tekken 4 Character and scenario designer
2005 Red Ninja: End of Honor Collaboration support

References

  1. 1 2 "Gantz Sci-Fi Manga Made into 2 Live-Action Films in 2011 (Update 4)". Anime News Network. 7 October 2009. Retrieved 14 March 2010.
  2. 1 2 "アイアムアヒーロー". www.toho.co.jp (in Japanese). Toho Co., Ltd. Archived from the original on 2 March 2021. Retrieved 9 April 2015.
  3. 1 2 "Live-Action Death Note Films Get 2016 Sequel by Gantz Helmer Sato". Anime News Network. 13 September 2015. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
  4. 1 2 "今際の国のアリス:山崎賢人、土屋太鳳続投でシーズン3制作決定". Mantan-web. 28 September 2023. Retrieved September 28, 2023.
  5. 1 2 Hipes, Patrick (August 13, 2021). "'My Hero Academia' Live-Action Movie Gets Director In 'Kingdom's Shinsuke Sato". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on August 13, 2021. Retrieved August 13, 2021.
  6. 1 2 Russell, Bradley (August 16, 2021). "My Hero Academia live-action movie lands director after three years in development". GamesRadar+. Retrieved 2025-10-03.
  7. ↑ "Library War Live-Action Film's Promo Aired (Updated)". Anime News Network. 11 February 2013. Retrieved 11 February 2012.
  8. ↑ "BLEACH". eiga.com. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
  9. ↑ "いぬやしき". eiga.com. Retrieved January 4, 2023.
  10. ↑ "キングダム". eiga.com. Retrieved January 4, 2022.
  11. ↑ "キングダム2 遥かなる大地へ". eiga.com. Retrieved January 4, 2022.
  12. ↑ "キングダム 運命の炎". eiga.com. Retrieved December 13, 2022.
  13. ↑ "実写『キングダム』4弾公開決定！山崎賢人が発表「続編あります！」". Cinematoday. 12 September 2023. Retrieved September 12, 2023.
  14. ↑ "映画「キングダム」続編が2026年夏に公開決定、今夜の「金ロー」で映像お披露目". Natalie (in Japanese). 11 July 2025. Retrieved 11 July 2025.
  15. ↑ Death Note: New Generation (TV Mini Series 2016) - IMDb, retrieved 2023-12-25
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