Masaaki Yuasa

Masaaki Yuasa

Personal Info

Masaaki Yuasa

Biography

Masaaki Yuasa is an anime television and film director, screenwriter, storyboard artist and animator known for his wild free form style. He was born on March 16, 1965, in Fukuoka, Japan.

In June 2014, he announced that he, along with his close affiliate Eunyoung Choi, had founded an animation studio by the name of Science SARU. Yuasa retired as the president of Science SARU on March 25, 2020.

Top Movie Cast

The Making of Kick-Heart
The Making of Kick-Hearttrue- Self

2014-08-01

7.0

Top Movie Crew

Mind Game
Mind Gametrue

Directing

2004-08-07

7.5
Cat Soup
Cat Souptrue

Writing

2001-02-21

7.1
Genius Party
Genius Partytrue

Directing

2007-07-07

6.5
Crayon Shin-chan: Pursuit of the Balls of Darkness
Crayon Shin-chan: Pursuit of the Balls of Darknesstrue

Visual Effects

1997-04-19

7.2
Kick-Heart
Kick-Hearttrue

Directing

2013-05-01

6.2
Kick-Heart
Kick-Hearttrue

Writing

2013-05-01

6.2
Crayon Shin-chan: Intense Battle! Robo Dad Strikes Back
Crayon Shin-chan: Intense Battle! Robo Dad Strikes Backtrue

Visual Effects

2014-04-19

7.6
My Neighbors the Yamadas
My Neighbors the Yamadastrue

Visual Effects

1999-07-17

7.0
The Tatami Time Machine Blues
The Tatami Time Machine Bluestrue

Writing

2022-09-30

7.5
Pigtails, Li'l Spider Girl, Kick-Heart
Pigtails, Li'l Spider Girl, Kick-Hearttrue

Directing

2020-07-09

0.0
Noiseman Sound Insect
Noiseman Sound Insecttrue

Visual Effects

1997-11-22

6.8
Noiseman Sound Insect
Noiseman Sound Insecttrue

Visual Effects

1997-11-22

6.8
Noiseman Sound Insect
Noiseman Sound Insecttrue

Visual Effects

1997-11-22

6.8
The Whale Hunt
The Whale Hunttrue

Visual Effects

2001-10-01

7.2
Kick-Heart
Kick-Hearttrue

Writing

2013-05-01

6.2
"Wanwa" The Doggy
"Wanwa" The Doggytrue

Visual Effects

2008-02-15

6.0
Happy Machine
Happy Machinetrue

Directing

2007-07-07

0.0
Crayon Shin-chan: Unkokusai's Ambition
Crayon Shin-chan: Unkokusai's Ambitiontrue

Visual Effects

1995-04-05

6.2
Crayon Shin-chan: Action Mask vs. Leotard Devil
Crayon Shin-chan: Action Mask vs. Leotard Deviltrue

Visual Effects

1993-07-24

7.1
Crayon Shin-chan: Great Adventure In Henderland
Crayon Shin-chan: Great Adventure In Henderlandtrue

Art

1996-04-13

7.2
Crayon Shin-chan: Great Adventure In Henderland
Crayon Shin-chan: Great Adventure In Henderlandtrue

Visual Effects

1996-04-13

7.2
Crayon Shin-chan: Dengeki! Buta no Hizume Daisakusen
Crayon Shin-chan: Dengeki! Buta no Hizume Daisakusentrue

Visual Effects

1998-04-18

6.3
Crayon Shin-chan: Explosion! The Hot Spring's Feel Good Final Battle
Crayon Shin-chan: Explosion! The Hot Spring's Feel Good Final Battletrue

Visual Effects

1999-04-17

6.7
Crayon Shin-chan: A Storm-invoking Jungle
Crayon Shin-chan: A Storm-invoking Jungletrue

Visual Effects

2000-04-22

8.0
Doraemon: Nobita and the Animal Planet
Doraemon: Nobita and the Animal Planettrue

Visual Effects

1990-03-10

7.0
Night Is Short, Walk On Girl
Night Is Short, Walk On Girltrue

Directing

2017-04-07

7.5
Lu Over the Wall
Lu Over the Walltrue

Directing

2017-05-19

7.1
Crayon Shin-chan: Great Adventure In Henderland
Crayon Shin-chan: Great Adventure In Henderlandtrue

Art

1996-04-13

7.2
Lu Over the Wall
Lu Over the Walltrue

Writing

2017-05-19

7.1
Lu Over the Wall
Lu Over the Walltrue

Production

2017-05-19

7.1
Chibi Maruko-chan
Chibi Maruko-chantrue

Visual Effects

1990-12-15

7.0
Cat Soup
Cat Souptrue

Writing

2001-02-21

7.1
Cat Soup
Cat Souptrue

Visual Effects

2001-02-21

7.1
Ride Your Wave
Ride Your Wavetrue

Directing

2019-06-21

7.6
Chibi Maruko-chan: My Favorite Song
Chibi Maruko-chan: My Favorite Songtrue

Visual Effects

1992-12-19

8.0
Happy Machine
Happy Machinetrue

Writing

2007-07-07

0.0
Genius Party
Genius Partytrue

Writing

2007-07-07

6.5
Night Is Short, Walk On Girl
Night Is Short, Walk On Girltrue

Art

2017-04-07

7.5
Inu-Oh
Inu-Ohtrue

Directing

2022-05-28

7.3
Welcome to the Space Show
Welcome to the Space Showtrue

Art

2010-02-18

6.5
Crayon Shin-chan: Action Mask vs. Leotard Devil
Crayon Shin-chan: Action Mask vs. Leotard Deviltrue

Art

1993-07-24

7.1
Junk Town
Junk Towntrue

Visual Effects

2006-07-01

5.9
Mind Game
Mind Gametrue

Writing

2004-08-07

7.5
Slime Adventures - Yeah! The Sea!
Slime Adventures - Yeah! The Sea!true

Directing

1999-07-30

0.0
Japan Sinks 2020 Theatrical Edition: Unsinkable Hope
Japan Sinks 2020 Theatrical Edition: Unsinkable Hopetrue

Directing

2020-11-13

6.0

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