Tatsuo Sato
Directing · Screenplay · Director · Storyboard Artist
Born Jul 7, 1964 · Oiso, Kanagawa, Japan
Active 1990–2026 · Awards: Seiun Awards, Anime Grand Prix, Fantasia International Film Festival, Japan Media Arts Festival Animation Division, Seiun Awards
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 ArtistHelck (2023) — Series DirectorMARS RED (2021) — Storyboard ArtistBNA (2020) — Storyboard ArtistAtom: The Beginning (2017) — Storyboard · Director · Storyboard ArtistLord Marksman and Vanadis (2014) — Series Composition · Opening/Ending AnimationBodacious Space Pirates: Abyss of Hyperspace (2014) — Director · ScreenplayArgevollen (2014) — Writer · Series CompositionBodacious Space Pirates (2012) — Director · Writer · Storyboard ArtistBasquash! (2009) — WriterShigofumi: Letters from the Departed (2008) — DirectorTOKYO TRIBE 2 (2006) — Series Composition · Director · Screenplay · Writer · Storyboard ArtistParanoia Agent (2004) — Storyboard ArtistThis Ugly Yet Beautiful World (2004) — WriterNinja Scroll: The Series (2003) — Director · Series Director · CreatorStellvia of the Universe (2003) — Director · Storyboard Artist · Series Composition · Writer · Series DirectorAzumanga Daioh (2002) — ProducerMagical Shopping Arcade Abenobashi (2002) — Storyboard ArtistCat Soup (2001) — Screenplay · Director · Scenario WriterShingu: Secret of the Stellar Wars (2001) — Storyboard Artist · Writer · Original Story · Director · ScreenplayHis and Her Circumstances (1998) — WriterMartian Successor Nadesico: The Motion Picture - Prince of Darkness (1998) — Director · Screenplay · Storyboard ArtistMartian Successor Nadesico (1996) — Director · Series DirectorSoar High! Isami (1995) — Director