FILM DIRECTOR

Masaaki Yuasa

1965 - Today

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Masaaki Yuasa (湯浅 政明, Yuasa Masaaki, born March 16, 1965) is a Japanese director, screenwriter, and animator affiliated with Science SARU, a Japanese animation studio which he co-founded with producer Eunyoung Choi in 2013. Yuasa previously served as president of Science SARU, but stepped down from this role in 2020. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Masaaki Yuasa has received more than 1,385,407 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Masaaki Yuasa is the 989th most popular film director, the 1,217th most popular biography from Japan and the 44th most popular Japanese Film Director.

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  • 15

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  • 4.72

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  • 1.82

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Masaaki Yuasa ranks 989 out of 2,041. Before him are Harry Beaumont, Pasqualino De Santis, Danièle Thompson, Nick Park, Alex van Warmerdam, and Helmut Dietl. After him are Stuart Gordon, Mary Harron, Sergey Obraztsov, Sergei Solovyov, John M. Stahl, and Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1965, Masaaki Yuasa ranks 205. Before him are Markus Grosskopf, Sylvie Guillem, Pedro Troglio, John Bosman, Alan Cumming, and Caio Júnior. After him are Péricles Chamusca, Akina Nakamori, Hailemariam Desalegn, Trent Reznor, Eva Ionesco, and Guido Marini.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Masaaki Yuasa ranks 1,217 out of 6,245. Before him are Seigō Nakano (1886), Momoe Yamaguchi (1959), Naoemon Shimizu (null), Koji Suzuki (1957), Daisuke Gōri (1952), and Hashimoto Gahō (1835). After him are Shinobu Sekine (1943), Yoko Tawada (1960), Sakutarō Hagiwara (1886), Kansai Yamamoto (1944), Shinya Tsukamoto (1960), and Akina Nakamori (1965).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Japan

Among film directors born in Japan, Masaaki Yuasa ranks 44. Before him are Shinobu Hashimoto (1918), Tadashi Imai (1912), Yasushi Akimoto (1958), Masato Harada (1949), Yoshishige Yoshida (1933), and Hideo Nakata (1961). After him are Shinya Tsukamoto (1960), Kei Kumai (1930), Kihachi Okamoto (1924), Naomi Kawase (1969), Shunji Iwai (1963), and Shinichirō Watanabe (1965).

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Filmography

Adventure Time
Director
Hook up with Finn and Jake as they travel the Land of Ooo searching for adventure. But remember, adventure isn’t always easy. Sometimes you’ve got to battle fire gnomes that torture old ladies, save a smelly hot dog princess from the Ice King, and thaw out a bunch of frozen businessmen. What the cabbage?!
8.5 / 10
DEVILMAN crybaby
Director
Akira Fudo learns from his best friend Ryo Asuka that demons will revive and reclaim the world from humans. With humans hopeless against this threat, Ryo suggests combining with a demon. With this, Akira becomes Devilman, a being with the power of demon but with a human heart.
7.8 / 10
Ride Your Wave
Director
Hinako 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 firefighter, and the two soon fall in love.
Jun 21o 20197.6 / 10