🎬 director

Sunao Katabuchi片渕須直

Script and Director on Monster, Black Lagoon and Kiki's Delivery Service.

anime credits: 9; anime credits
most credited as: Script; most credited as
award: 1; award
busiest year (2): 2006; busiest year (2)

Best-known work

Credits per year

Anime Sunao Katabuchi worked on, by premiere year

012

2 in 2006

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Item	Credits
89	1 in 1989
90	0 in 1990
91	0 in 1991
92	0 in 1992
93	0 in 1993
94	0 in 1994
95	1 in 1995
96	0 in 1996
97	0 in 1997
98	1 in 1998
99	0 in 1999
00	0 in 2000
01	0 in 2001
02	1 in 2002
03	0 in 2003
04	1 in 2004
05	0 in 2005
06	2 in 2006
07	0 in 2007
08	0 in 2008
09	0 in 2009
10	1 in 2010
11	0 in 2011
12	0 in 2012
13	0 in 2013
14	0 in 2014
15	0 in 2015
16	1 in 2016

All credits

2016In This Corner of the WorldInsert Song Lyrics, Script, Director, Sound Director
2010Black Lagoon: Roberta's Blood TrailDirector, Episode Director, Script, Series Composition, Storyboard
2006Black LagoonSeries Composition, Script, Episode Director, Director, Storyboard
2006Black Lagoon: The Second BarrageDirector, Script, Storyboard, Episode Director, Series Composition
2004MonsterStoryboard
2002ChobitsStoryboard
1998Cardcaptor SakuraStoryboard, Episode Director
1995MemoriesTechnical Design
1989Kiki's Delivery ServiceAssistant Unit Director

Profile

Birthday: August 10, 1960
Age: 66
Hometown: Hirakata, Osaka Prefecture, Japan
Active since: 1984
Gender: Male

Awards & links

🏆 Blue Ribbon Awards for Best Director

From Wikidata.

About

Twitter While studying at Nihon University, Katabuchi participated in the writing team of Sherlock Hound, which's production also involved Hayao Miyazaki. After graduating, he joined Telecom Animation Film. In 1999, Katabuchi joined Studio 4°C, where he directed Princess Arete. The movie was released in 2001 and won Excellent Works of the Year in the Domestic Feature Film Category at Tokyo International Anime Fair in 2002. He joined Madhouse and worked for various animations including Black Lagoon. In 2016, Katabuchi directed In This Corner of the World which was released on November 12, 2016 in Japan. Married to fellow director Chie Uratani.

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Frequently asked questions

What anime has Sunao Katabuchi worked on?

Sunao Katabuchi's best-known work includes Monster (Storyboard), Black Lagoon (Series Composition), Kiki's Delivery Service (Assistant Unit Director), Black Lagoon: The Second Barrage (Director), Cardcaptor Sakura (Storyboard), Chobits (Storyboard).

What does Sunao Katabuchi do?

Sunao Katabuchi is credited most often as script, director, series composition on anime.

When was Sunao Katabuchi born?

Sunao Katabuchi was born on August 10, 1960 in Hirakata.

What awards has Sunao Katabuchi won?

Blue Ribbon Awards for Best Director.