Masahiko Murata

About

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

NarutoAnime • 2002Naruto ShippūdenAnime • 2007To Your EternityAnime • 2021Golden KamuyAnime • 2018SaiyukiAnime • 2000Puzzle & Dragons XAnime • 2016NARUTO Spin-Off: Rock Lee & His Ninja PalsAnime • 2012Baby StepsAnime • 2014Tower of GodAnime • 2020Spy ClassroomAnime • 2023Neo RangaAnime • 1998TouchAnime • 1985Firefighter Daigo: Rescuer in OrangeAnime • 2023Serial Experiments LainAnime • 1998Corpse PrincessAnime • 2008Those Who Hunt ElvesAnime • 1996Attacker You!Anime • 1984CLAMP School DetectivesAnime • 1997Tokyo UndergroundAnime • 2002The Mystic Archives of DantalianAnime • 2011Persia, the Magic FairyAnime • 1984Carried by the Wind: Tsukikage RanAnime • 2000Jinki: ExtendAnime • 2005Naruto Shippuden the Movie: Blood PrisonMovie • 2011