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Masaaki Yuasa

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Masaaki Yuasa

Born March 16, 1965 in Fukuoka, Japan12 films

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.

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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. On February 17, 2025, the launch of his second animation studio, ame pippin, was announced.

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Ride Your Wave posterFirst watchRide Your Wave20197.6Hinako is a surf-loving college student who has just moved to a small seaside town. When a sudden fire breaks out at her apartment building, she is rescued by Minato, a handsome…View film

Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
Mind Game poster7.5Mind Game2004Night Is Short, Walk On Girl poster7.4Night Is Short, Walk On Girl2017Inu-Oh poster7.4Inu-Oh2022Lu Over the Wall poster7.0Lu Over the Wall2017Genius Party poster6.5Genius Party2007Kick-Heart poster6.0Kick-Heart2013

Filmography

12 films as director
  1. TBADaisy's LifeDirector
  2. 2022Inu-OhDirector
  3. 2020Japan Sinks: 2020 Theatrical EditionDirector
  4. 2020Pigtails, Li'l Spider Girl, Kick-HeartDirector
  5. 2019Ride Your WaveDirector
  6. 2017Lu Over the WallDirector
  7. 2017Night Is Short, Walk On GirlDirector
  8. 2013Kick-HeartDirector
  9. 2007Genius PartyDirector
  10. 2004Mind GameDirector
  11. 1999Slime Adventures: Yeah! The Sea!Director
  12. 1999Vampiyan KidsDirector