Haruo Sotozaki
Directing · Director · Animation Director · Second Unit Director
Muroran, Hokkaido, Japan
Active 1996–present
Haruo Sotozaki is a Japanese anime and film director best known for his work on the Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba series.
Filmography
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle (2025) — Director · Storyboard Artist · Animation DirectorDemon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - Infinity Castle 2 — DirectorDemon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Entertainment District Infiltration Arc (2025) — DirectorDemon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Special Edition Hashira Training Arc Part 2 (2025) — DirectorDemon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Special Edition Swordsmith Village Arc Part 2 (2025) — DirectorDemon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba (2019) — Series Director · Animation Director · Director · Opening/Ending Animation · Key Animation · Storyboard ArtistNaruto (2002) — Key Animation · Animation DirectorDemon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Movie: Mugen Train (2020) — Director · Animation Director · Storyboard Artist · Second Unit DirectorFullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood (2009) — Key AnimationRurouni Kenshin (1996) — Key AnimationCowboy Bebop: The Movie (2001) — Key AnimationGhost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex (2002) — Key AnimationInazuma Eleven (2008) — Key AnimationHunter x Hunter (1999) — Key AnimationDemon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba -To the Swordsmith Village- (2023) — DirectorDemon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - Sibling's Bond (2019) — DirectorDemon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Mt. Natagumo Arc (2021) — DirectorNaruto the Movie: Legend of the Stone of Gelel (2005) — Key AnimationDemon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba -To the Hashira Training- (2024) — DirectorDemon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - The Hashira Meeting Arc (2021) — DirectorDemon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - Tsuzumi Mansion Arc (2022) — DirectorX (2001) — DirectorDemon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - Asakusa Arc (2022) — DirectorFruits Basket (2001) — Animation Director · Director