Hayato Date
- Directing
- May 22, 1962 · Japan
Biography
Hayato Date (伊達 勇登, Date Hayato, born May 22, 1962) is a Japanese animation director most known for the anime adaptations of Saiyuki and Naruto. After working as a cinematographer and assistant director, he made his first directorial debut (series) in 1999 with Rerere no Genius Bakabon. He has directed the "NARUTO" series, which began broadcasting in 2002, which had become a huge hit both in Japan and overseas. He has been participating in NUNOANI cram school since 2017. Since 2019, he is also in charge of directing promotion courses.
Known for
Filmography
- Magical Sisters LuluttoLilly · Director
- ANIME MANGA EXPLOSION · Self
- Oda Cinnamon Nobunaga · Storyboard Artist, Director
- Ultramarine Magmell · Series Director, Storyboard Artist
- Convenience Store Boy Friends · Series Director, Storyboard Artist
- Road to Ninja: Naruto the Movie · Director, Storyboard Artist
- Naruto OVA 9: Chunin Exam on Fire! and Naruto vs. Konohamaru! · Director
- Naruto Shippūden · Director, Storyboard Artist
- Naruto the Movie: Ninja Clash in the Land of Snow · Animation Supervisor
- Naruto OVA 3: Hidden Leaf Village Grand Sports Festival! · Director
- Naruto: The Lost Story - Mission: Protect the Waterfall Village! · Director
- Naruto · Director, Storyboard Artist
- Saiyuki Interactive · Director
- Tokyo Underground · Director, Series Director
- Kaze no Yojimbo · Director, Series Director
- Saiyuki: Requiem · Director, Second Unit Director
- Saiyuki · Director, Storyboard Artist
- Rerere no Tensai Bakabon · Director, Series Director
- Great Teacher Onizuka · Director, Storyboard Artist
- BuBu ChaCha · Director
- Bubblegum Crisis Tokyo 2040 · Director
- Orphen · Storyboard Artist
- Record of Lodoss War: Chronicles of the Heroic Knight · Director, Storyboard Artist
- Flame of Recca · Director
- Revolutionary Girl Utena · Director
- Hikarian · Storyboard Artist
- Midori no Makibaō · Director