🎬 animator
Michiyo Sakurai櫻井美知代
Animation Director and Director on Grave of the Fireflies, Castle in the Sky and Fist of the North Star.
- anime credits
- 20
- anime credits
- most credited as
- Animation Director
- most credited as
- busiest year (2)
- 1986
- busiest year (2)

Best-known work
Grave of the FirefliesKey Animation · 1988
Castle in the SkyKey Animation · 1986
Fist of the North StarKey Animation · 1984
Anne of Green GablesScene Composition · 1979
Night on the Galactic RailroadKey Animation · 1985
Heidi, Girl of the AlpsAnimation · 1974
Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha StrikerSStoryboard · 2007
Blue Comet SPT LayznerAnimation Director · 1985
The Adventures of Tom SawyerAnimation Director · 1980
Maya the BeeStoryboard · 1975
Flanders no InuKey Animation · 1975
Perrine MonogatariAnimation Director · 1978
Credits per year
Anime Michiyo Sakurai worked on, by premiere year
012
2 in 1986
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Show as table
| Item | Credits |
|---|---|
| 78 | 1 in 1978 |
| 79 | 1 in 1979 |
| 80 | 1 in 1980 |
| 81 | 0 in 1981 |
| 82 | 0 in 1982 |
| 83 | 0 in 1983 |
| 84 | 1 in 1984 |
| 85 | 2 in 1985 |
| 86 | 2 in 1986 |
| 87 | 0 in 1987 |
| 88 | 1 in 1988 |
| 89 | 0 in 1989 |
| 90 | 1 in 1990 |
| 91 | 0 in 1991 |
| 92 | 1 in 1992 |
| 93 | 0 in 1993 |
| 94 | 0 in 1994 |
| 95 | 0 in 1995 |
| 96 | 1 in 1996 |
| 97 | 0 in 1997 |
| 98 | 1 in 1998 |
| 99 | 0 in 1999 |
| 00 | 0 in 2000 |
| 01 | 0 in 2001 |
| 02 | 0 in 2002 |
| 03 | 0 in 2003 |
| 04 | 0 in 2004 |
| 05 | 0 in 2005 |
| 06 | 0 in 2006 |
| 07 | 2 in 2007 |
All credits
- 2007
Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha StrikerSStoryboard - 2007
Happy Happy CloverStoryboard - 1998
DT EightronStoryboard - 1996
Fly HighStoryboard - 1992
Christopher ColumbusStoryboard - 1990
Fukuyama Gekijou: Natsu no HimitsuKey Animation, Director, Storyboard, Producer - 1988
Grave of the FirefliesKey Animation - 1986
Castle in the SkyKey Animation - 1986
Toki no Tabibito: Time StrangerKey Animation - 1985
Night on the Galactic RailroadKey Animation - 1985
Blue Comet SPT LayznerAnimation Director - 1984
Fist of the North StarKey Animation - 1980
The Adventures of Tom SawyerAnimation Director - 1979
Anne of Green GablesScene Composition, Animation - 1978
Perrine MonogatariAnimation Director - 1977
Raccoon RascalAnimation Director, Animation - 1975
Maya the BeeStoryboard - 1975
Flanders no InuKey Animation - 1974
Heidi, Girl of the AlpsAnimation - 1973
Fables of the Green ForestKey Animation
Frequently asked questions
What anime has Michiyo Sakurai worked on?
Michiyo Sakurai's best-known work includes Grave of the Fireflies (Key Animation), Castle in the Sky (Key Animation), Fist of the North Star (Key Animation), Anne of Green Gables (Scene Composition), Night on the Galactic Railroad (Key Animation), Heidi, Girl of the Alps (Animation).
What does Michiyo Sakurai do?
Michiyo Sakurai is credited most often as animation director, director, key animation on anime.