Shoichi Masuo
Directing · Special Effects · Key Animation · Storyboard Artist
Born Feb 24, 1960 · Tōkyō, Japan
Active 1981–2017
Shōichi Masuo was a Japanese animator, animation director, and director renowned for his contributions to the anime industry.
Filmography
Akira (1988) — Key AnimationNeon Genesis Evangelion (1995) — Director · Key AnimationNeon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion (1997) — Key AnimationEvangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance (2009) — Key AnimationEvangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone (2007) — Special Effects · Key AnimationPokémon: The First Movie (1998) — Key AnimationEvangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo (2012) — Key AnimationNeon Genesis Evangelion: Death and Rebirth (1997) — Director · Key AnimationPokémon 3: The Movie (2000) — Key AnimationHis and Her Circumstances (1998) — Key AnimationInuyasha the Movie: Affections Touching Across Time (2001) — Key AnimationOrigin: Spirits of the Past (2006) — Key AnimationGunbuster (1988) — Director · Key AnimationPokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea (2006) — Key AnimationRoyal Space Force - The Wings of Honneamise (1987) — Assistant DirectorNadia: The Secret of Blue Water (1990) — Director · Key Animation · Storyboard ArtistEVANGELION: DEATH (TRUE)² (1998) — DirectorRevival of Evangelion (1998) — DirectorStar Blazers: Space Battleship Yamato 2199 (2013) — Key AnimationDirty Pair (1985) — Key AnimationUrusei Yatsura (1981) — Key AnimationBrave Story (2006) — AnimationGiant Robo: The Day the Earth Stood Still (1992) — Key AnimationProject A-Ko (1986) — Key Animation