Haruo Sotozaki

Visual EffectsDirectorArtDirectingActor Muroran, Hokkaido, Japan 1996–2025 (29 year career)

7.6 avg rating

Biography

Haruo Sotozaki is a Japanese anime and film director best known for his work on the Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba series. He began his career in the animation industry in the mid-1990s, contributing as a key animator and storyboard artist on various projects. Sotozaki made his full directorial debut with the anime adaptation of Ninja Nonsense (2004). In 2019, he directed the critically acclaimed Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba television series, followed by the record-breaking film Demon Slayer:…

Known For

Film

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba

Animation Director

Film

Naruto

Animation Director

Film

Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Movie: Mugen Train

Animation Director

Film

Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood

Key Animation

Film

Rurouni Kenshin

Key Animation

Film

Cowboy Bebop: The Movie

Key Animation

Film

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle

Animation Director

Film

Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex

Key Animation

Filmography

Acting (1)

Television (1)

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as 导演

Crew (75)

Movies (35)

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle

2025

Animation Director

7.7

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle

2025

Director

7.7

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle

2025

Storyboard Artist

7.7

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Special Edition Hashira Training Arc Part 2

2025

Director

10.0

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Entertainment District Infiltration Arc

2025

Director

10.0

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Special Edition Hashira Training Arc Part 1

2025

Director

10.0

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Special Edition Swordsmith Village Arc Part 1

2025

Director

10.0

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Special Edition Swordsmith Village Arc Part 2

2025

Director

10.0

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba -To the Hashira Training-

2024

Director

6.5

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba -To the Swordsmith Village-

2023

Director

7.3

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - Entertainment District Decisive Battle Arc

2023

Director

9.2

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - Tsuzumi Mansion Arc

2022

Director

7.4

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - Asakusa Arc

2022

Director

7.7

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - The Hashira Meeting Arc

2021

Director

7.0

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Mt. Natagumo Arc

2021

Director

7.8

Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Movie: Mugen Train

2020

Animation Director

8.2

Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Movie: Mugen Train

2020

Director

8.2

Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Movie: Mugen Train

2020

Second Unit Director

8.2

Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Movie: Mugen Train

2020

Storyboard Artist

8.2

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - Sibling's Bond

2019

Director

7.9

Tales of Zestiria: The Shepherd's Advent

2014

Second Unit Director

7.4

Magical Sisters Yoyo & Nene

2013

Animation Director

6.7

Eden of the East Movie II: Paradise Lost

2010

Key Animation

6.8

Tales of Vesperia: The First Strike

2009

Key Animation

6.4

Naruto the Movie: Legend of the Stone of Gelel

2005

Key Animation

6.8

Lupin the Third: Swallowtail Tattoo

2004

Animation Director

6.6

New Fist of the North Star: The Cursed City

Animation Director

eX-Driver the Movie

Key Animation

Cowboy Bebop: The Movie

2001

Key Animation

7.7

Initial D: Third Stage

2001

Animation Director

6.8

Initial D: Third Stage

2001

Key Animation

6.8

Digimon Adventure 02: Revenge of Diaboromon

2001

Key Animation

6.9

You're Under Arrest: The Motion Picture

1999

Key Animation

5.9

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - Infinity Castle 2

Director

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - Infinity Castle 3

Director