Tatsuo Sato
Directing · Screenplay · Director · Storyboard Artist
Born Jul 7, 1964 · Oiso, Kanagawa, Japan
Active 1990–2026
Tatsuo Sato (佐藤 竜雄, July 7, 1964-April 24, 2026) was a Japanese anime director. He made his solo directorical debut in 1995 with the TV animation series "Soar High! Isami".
Filmography
The Dinner Table Detective (2025) — Storyboard ArtistBNA (2020) — Storyboard ArtistParanoia Agent (2004) — Storyboard ArtistHis and Her Circumstances (1998) — WriterAzumanga Daioh (2002) — ProducerCat Soup (2001) — Screenplay · Director · Scenario WriterNinja Scroll: The Series (2003) — Director · Series Director · CreatorLord Marksman and Vanadis (2014) — Series Composition · Opening/Ending AnimationMagical Shopping Arcade Abenobashi (2002) — Storyboard ArtistMARS RED (2021) — Storyboard ArtistHelck (2023) — Series DirectorMartian Successor Nadesico (1996) — Director · Series DirectorMartian Successor Nadesico: The Motion Picture - Prince of Darkness (1998) — Director · Screenplay · Storyboard ArtistBasquash! (2009) — WriterBodacious Space Pirates (2012) — Director · Writer · Storyboard ArtistSoar High! Isami (1995) — DirectorThis Ugly Yet Beautiful World (2004) — WriterBodacious Space Pirates: Abyss of Hyperspace (2014) — Screenplay · DirectorShingu: Secret of the Stellar Wars (2001) — Storyboard Artist · Writer · Director · Original Story · ScreenplayAtom: The Beginning (2017) — Director · Storyboard · Storyboard ArtistStellvia of the Universe (2003) — Director · Series Director · Series Composition · Writer · Storyboard ArtistShigofumi: Letters from the Departed (2008) — DirectorTOKYO TRIBE 2 (2006) — Director · Series Composition · Screenplay · Storyboard Artist · WriterArgevollen (2014) — Writer · Series Composition