About
Masaaki Endou
Overview
Endou Masaaki is a Japanese animator. After graduating from Tokyo Designers College, Masaaki joined Telecom Animation Film in 1980, and later made his key animation debut in 1982. Following this, he worked for many high profile theatrical productions and has cemented a legacy for being one of the best effects animators in the industry. He is currently freelance but has had ties with Studio Pierrot for over 20 years.
Known for
Directing |
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| 2015 | Boruto: Naruto the Movie | Directing | Layout | 71 Good |
| 2014 | The Last: Naruto the Movie | Directing | Layout | 72 Good |
Art |
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| 2017 | Boruto: Naruto Next Generations | Art | Settings | 78 Good |
| 2015 | Boruto: Naruto the Movie | Art | Art Designer | 71 Good |
| 2015 | Boruto: Naruto the Movie | Art | Storyboard Artist | 71 Good |
| 2014 | The Last: Naruto the Movie | Art | Storyboard Artist | 72 Good |
| 2014 | The Last: Naruto the Movie | Art | Production Design | 72 Good |
| 2005 | Naruto the Movie: Legend of the Stone of Gelel | Art | Conceptual Design | 62 Fair |
| 2004 | Naruto the Movie: Ninja Clash in the Land of Snow | Art | Conceptual Design | 65 Fair |
Visual Effects |
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| 2024 | Doraemon the Movie: Nobita's Earth Symphony | Visual Effects | Key Animation | 59 Average |
| 2023 | Black Clover: Sword of the Wizard King | Visual Effects | Key Animation | 66 Fair |
| 2023 | Doraemon the Movie: Nobita's Sky Utopia | Visual Effects | Key Animation | 59 Average |
| 2022 | Naruto 20th Anniversary - Road of Naruto | Visual Effects | Key Animation | 60 Fair |
| 2022 | Doraemon the Movie: Nobita's Little Star Wars 2021 | Visual Effects | Key Animation | 58 Average |
| 2022 | Doraemon the Movie: Nobita's Little Star Wars 2021 | Visual Effects | Animation Director | 58 Average |
| 2017 | Sword Art Online: The Movie – Ordinal Scale | Visual Effects | Key Animation | 69 Fair |
| 2015 | Boruto: Naruto the Movie | Visual Effects | Key Animation | 71 Good |
| 2015 | Boruto: Naruto the Movie | Visual Effects | Layout Supervisor | 71 Good |
| 2014 | The Last: Naruto the Movie | Visual Effects | Key Animation | 72 Good |
| 2014 | The Last: Naruto the Movie | Visual Effects | Layout Supervisor | 72 Good |
| 2013 | Hunter x Hunter: The Last Mission | Visual Effects | Animation Director | 61 Fair |
| 2013 | The Wind Rises | Visual Effects | Key Animation | 75 Good |
| 2012 | Road to Ninja: Naruto the Movie | Visual Effects | Key Animation | 69 Fair |
| 2012 | Library War: The Wings Of Revolution | Visual Effects | Key Animation | 59 Average |
| 2011 | The Princess and the Pilot | Visual Effects | Key Animation | 62 Fair |
| 2011 | Naruto Shippuden the Movie: Blood Prison | Visual Effects | Key Animation | 66 Fair |
| 2011 | Legend of the Millennium Dragon | Visual Effects | Key Animation | 58 Average |
| 2008 | Genius Party Beyond | Visual Effects | Key Animation | 59 Average |
| 2008 | Naruto Shippuden the Movie: Bonds | Visual Effects | Key Animation | 65 Fair |
| 2007 | Bleach the Movie: The DiamondDust Rebellion | Visual Effects | Key Animation | 61 Fair |
| 2007 | Naruto Shippuden the Movie | Visual Effects | Key Animation | 68 Fair |
| 2006 | Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - Solid State Society | Visual Effects | Key Animation | 64 Fair |
| 2006 | Naruto the Movie: Guardians of the Crescent Moon Kingdom | Visual Effects | Key Animation | 64 Fair |
| 2005 | Naruto the Movie: Legend of the Stone of Gelel | Visual Effects | Key Animation | 62 Fair |
| 2004 | Naruto the Movie: Ninja Clash in the Land of Snow | Visual Effects | Key Animation | 65 Fair |
| 2004 | Steamboy | Visual Effects | Key Animation | 63 Fair |
| 2003 | Nasu: Summer in Andalusia | Visual Effects | Key Animation | 59 Average |
| 2001 | Sakura Wars: The Movie | Visual Effects | Key Animation | 58 Average |
| 2001 | Metropolis | Visual Effects | Key Animation | 64 Fair |
| 2000 | Cardcaptor Sakura: The Sealed Card | Visual Effects | Key Animation | 64 Fair |
| 1998 | Spriggan | Visual Effects | Animation Director | 59 Average |
| 1998 | Spriggan | Visual Effects | Key Animation | 59 Average |
| 1997 | Princess Mononoke | Visual Effects | Animation | 81 Very good |
| 1995 | On Your Mark | Visual Effects | Key Animation | 62 Fair |
| 1995 | Whisper of the Heart | Visual Effects | Key Animation | 75 Good |
| 1995 | Lupin the Third: Farewell to Nostradamus | Visual Effects | Key Animation | 59 Average |
| 1994 | Ocean Waves | Visual Effects | Key Animation | 62 Fair |
| 1994 | Pom Poko | Visual Effects | Key Animation | 67 Fair |
| 1992 | Porco Rosso | Visual Effects | Key Animation | 75 Good |
| 1991 | Only Yesterday | Visual Effects | Key Animation | 69 Fair |
| 1990 | Like the Clouds, Like the Wind | Visual Effects | Key Animation | 59 Average |
| 1989 | Kiki's Delivery Service | Visual Effects | Key Animation | 76 Good |
| 1988 | Akira | Visual Effects | Key Animation | 77 Good |
| 1988 | My Neighbor Totoro | Visual Effects | Animation | 79 Good |
| 1987 | Royal Space Force - The Wings Of Honneamise | Visual Effects | Key Animation | 60 Fair |
| 1986 | Castle in the Sky | Visual Effects | Key Animation | 77 Good |
| 1985 | Angel's Egg | Visual Effects | Key Animation | 67 Fair |
| 1984 | Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind | Visual Effects | Key Animation | 76 Good |
| 1984 | Sherlock Hound: The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle / Treasure Under the Sea | Visual Effects | Key Animation | 59 Average |
| 1982 | Space Adventure Cobra: The Movie | Visual Effects | Animation | 59 Average |