Masahiko Murata
- Directing
- Saitama, Japan
Biography
Masahiko Murata (むらた 雅彦, Murata Masahiko, born August 8) is an animator, animation director, director and storyboard artist from Saitama Prefecture. His real name and former stage name are Masahiko Murata (村田 雅彦, Murata Masahiko). Masahiko joined Shaft in early 80's and left the company in late 90's to become a freelancer. He was the first director of OVA “Mazinkaiser”. His main works as anime film director include “Naruto Shippuden the Movie: The Will of Fire”, “Naruto Shippuden the Movie: The Lost Tower, and “Naruto Shippuden the Movie: Blood Prison”. As for anime TV series, he was the director in “Gilgamesh”, “Corpse Princess: Aka”, “Corpse Princess: Kuro”, “NARUTO Spin-Off: Rock Lee & His Ninja Pals”, and To Your Eternity (first season), among others.
Known for
Filmography
- KAWAGOE BOYS SING -Now or Never- · Storyboard Artist
- Firefighter Daigo: Rescuer in Orange · Series Director, Storyboard Artist
- Spy Classroom · Storyboard Artist
- To Your Eternity · Series Director, Director
- Tower of God · Animation Director, Key Animation
- We Rent Tsukumogami · Series Director, Director
- Golden Kamuy · Storyboard Artist
- Puzzle & Dragons X · Director, Storyboard Artist
- Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border 5: Pyrophoric Cult · Director, Storyboard Artist
- Baby Steps · Series Director, Director
- Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border 1: Ghost Pain · Director, Storyboard Artist
- NARUTO Spin-Off: Rock Lee & His Ninja Pals · Director, Key Animation
- Naruto Shippuden the Movie: Blood Prison · Storyboard Artist, Key Animation
- The Mystic Archives of Dantalian · Storyboard Artist, Director
- Naruto Shippuden the Movie: The Lost Tower · Director, Storyboard Artist
- Naruto Shippuden the Movie: The Will of Fire · Director, Storyboard Artist
- Corpse Princess · Storyboard Artist, Director
- Naruto Shippūden · Director, Storyboard Artist
- GR -GIANT ROBO- · Series Director
- NIGHT HEAD GENESIS · Storyboard Artist
- Growlanser IV: Wayfarer of Time · Director, Storyboard Artist
- Ultimate Girls · Director
- Jinki: Extend · Storyboard Artist, Director
- Naruto: The Lost Story - Mission: Protect the Waterfall Village! · Storyboard Artist, Director
- Gilgamesh · Series Director, Storyboard Artist
- Mazinkaiser vs Great Darkness General · Director
- Naruto · Storyboard Artist, Director
- Tokyo Underground · Storyboard Artist, Director
- Mazinkaiser · Director
- Saiyuki: Requiem · Second Unit Director
- The Boy Who Saw the Wind · Animation Director
- Saiyuki · Storyboard Artist, Director
- Carried by the Wind: Tsukikage Ran · Director
- Rerere no Tensai Bakabon · Storyboard Artist, Director
- Space Pirate Mito · Storyboard Artist, Director
- Eat-Man '98 · Director
- Serial Experiments Lain · Storyboard Artist, Director
- Neo Ranga · Director, Storyboard Artist
- AWOL -Absent Without Leave- · Director
- Next War Chronicle Ehrgeiz · Director
- Tenchi the Movie 2: The Daughter of Darkness · Key Animation
- Tokyo Pig · Animation Director
- CLAMP School Detectives · Key Animation
- Hareluya II Boy · Animation Director
- Those Who Hunt Elves · Key Animation
- Lupin the Third: The Secret of Twilight Gemini · Key Animation
- Lupin the Third: Dead or Alive · Animation Director
- Hajime Ningen Gon · Director
- Twelve Warrior Explosive Eto Rangers · Animation Director, Director
- Bonobono · Key Animation
- Tama from 3rd Street, please! Find Momochan! · Character Designer, Animation Director
- Madonna · Key Animation
- Touch: The Ace Without a Number · Key Animation
- Touch · Key Animation
- Persia, the Magic Fairy · Key Animation
- Attacker You! · Key Animation