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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 ame pippin. He is the former president of 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. Recognized for his idiosyncratic art style and directorial voice, Yuasa began his career as an animator on the landmark television series Chibi Maruko-chan (1990–1992) and Crayon Shin-chan (1992–present), before moving into directing with the feature film Mind Game (2004) and developing a cult appeal following. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2024). Masaaki Yuasa is the 1,106th most popular film director (down from 991st in 2024), the 1,395th most popular biography from Japan (down from 1,217th in 2019) and the 49th most popular Japanese Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Masaaki Yuasa ranks 1,106 out of 2,041. Before him are Peter Farrelly, Danièle Thompson, Dorothy Arzner, Richard Dembo, August Blom, and John Seale. After him are Doug Liman, Alexei Uchitel, Lloyd Kaufman, Roger Planchon, Tigran Keosayan, and Nina Companeez.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1965, Masaaki Yuasa ranks 260. Before him are Atul Kulkarni, Iginio Straffi, Jean, Count of Paris, Mark Jackson, Sergey Melikov, and Angie Stone. After him are Doug Liman, Pedro Troglio, Eva Ionesco, Saeed Jalili, Megumi Ogata, and Kim Dickens.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Masaaki Yuasa ranks 1,395 out of 6,245. Before him are Takeshi Shudo (1949), Miyamoto Yuriko (1899), Yasuhito Suzuki (1959), Hirohide Adachi (1999), Mamoru Mohri (1948), and Eiji Hanayama (1977). After him are Yoshinobu Akao (1975), Toru Sano (1963), Masaru Furukawa (1936), Tokiharu Abe (1911), Kaoru Nagadome (1973), and Kaori Momoi (1951).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Japan

Among film directors born in Japan, Masaaki Yuasa ranks 49. Before him are Tadashi Imai (1912), Yasushi Akimoto (1958), Sion Sono (1961), Yasuzo Masumura (1924), Kihachi Okamoto (1924), and Kei Kumai (1930). After him are Shunji Iwai (1963), Yōjirō Takita (1955), Akiyuki Shinbo (1961), Naomi Kawase (1969), Takashi Shimizu (1972), and Hiromasa Yonebayashi (1973).

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