Shinsuke SATO

佐藤信介


Shinsuke SATO, born in Hiroshima Prefecture in 1970, began his career as a short film director and screenwriter while still studying at Musashino Art University. After distinguishing himself as a screenwriter for films by Jun ICHIKAWA and Isao YUKISADA in the late 1990s, he had his international breakthrough as a director with THE PRINCESS BLADE (2001). Since then, he has gained recognition for the realization of numerous successful live-action adaptations of popular mangas, such as GANTZ (2011 / NC ’11), I AM A HERO (2016 / NC ’17) and DEATH NOTE: LIGHT UP THE NEW WORLD (2016 / NC ’17). He also directed the animated feature OBLIVION ISLAND: HARUKA AND THE MAGIC MIRRORS (2009) which won the NIPPON CINEMA AWARD in 2010.

Films shown at Nippon Connection

Inuyashiki, Japan 2018 (Director) NC19
Death Note - Light Up The New World, Japan 2016 (Director) NC17
I Am A Hero, Japan 2016 (Director) NC17
No Misbehaviour In The Dorm, Japan 1994 (Director) NC13
No Misbehaviour In The Dorm, Japan 1994 (Script) NC13
Gantz, Japan 2011 (Director) NC11
Oblivion Island: Haruka And The Magic Mirror, Japan 2009 (Director) NC10
Oblivion Island: Haruka And The Magic Mirror, Japan 2009 (Script) NC10
Time Of Death, Japan 2006 (Director) NC07
Rock'n'Roll Mishin, Japan 2002 (Script) NC03
The Princess Blade, Japan 2001 (Director) NC02
The Princess Blade, Japan 2001 (Script) NC02

Guest at Nippon Connection

Gantz, NC11

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