About

Known credits:
54
Birthday:
1960-04-14
Place of birth:
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Toshihiko Masuda

Overview

Born in 1960, Toshihiko Masuda is one of the major directors at Telecom Animation Film. He joined Telecom in 1980 as a in-between animator and became a director in 1983, taking over Hayao Miyazaki's unit after he left to go work at Topcraft to do NausicaƤ of the Valley of the Wind. Masuda is known for his wacky and fluid animation, and is the one who set the style in Telecom's western productions in the '80s and '90s.

Known for

Directing

2007 Lupin the 3rd: The Elusiveness of the Fog Directing Director 59
Average
1997 The Batman/Superman Movie: World's Finest Directing Director 63
Fair

Writing

2015 Lupin the Third: Non-Stop Rendezvous Writing Storyboard N/A
N/A
2015 Lupin the Third: Venice of the Dead Writing Storyboard N/A
N/A

Art

2012 Road to Ninja: Naruto the Movie Art Storyboard Artist 69
Fair
2010 Naruto Shippuden the Movie: The Lost Tower Art Storyboard Artist 64
Fair
2009 Naruto Shippuden the Movie: The Will of Fire Art Storyboard Artist 65
Fair
2007 Lupin the 3rd: The Elusiveness of the Fog Art Storyboard Artist 59
Average
2007 The Piano Forest Art Storyboard Artist 61
Fair

Visual Effects

2023 Black Clover: Sword of the Wizard King Visual Effects Key Animation 66
Fair
2022 Teasing Master Takagi-san: The Movie Visual Effects Key Animation 64
Fair
2022 Inu-Oh Visual Effects Animation Director 61
Fair
2022 Crayon Shinchan the Movie: The Tornado Legend of Ninja Mononoke Visual Effects Key Animation 59
Average
2022 Doraemon the Movie: Nobita's Little Star Wars 2021 Visual Effects Key Animation 58
Average
2021 Hula Fulla Dance Visual Effects Key Animation 59
Average
2019 Lupin the Third: Fujiko's Lie Visual Effects Key Animation 60
Fair
2019 City Hunter: Shinjuku Private Eyes Visual Effects Key Animation 59
Average
2018 Crayon Shin-chan: Burst Serving! Kung Fu Boys ~Ramen Rebellion~ Visual Effects Key Animation 59
Average
2017 Mary and The Witch's Flower Visual Effects Key Animation 66
Fair
2017 Napping Princess Visual Effects Key Animation 60
Fair
2015 Crayon Shin-chan: My Moving Story! Cactus Large Attack! Visual Effects Key Animation 59
Average
2014 Lupin the Third: Jigen's Gravestone Visual Effects Key Animation 62
Fair
2013 Lupin the Third vs. Detective Conan: The Movie Visual Effects Key Animation 61
Fair
2013 Berserk: The Golden Age Arc III - The Advent Visual Effects Key Animation 66
Fair
2012 Berserk: The Golden Age Arc II - The Battle for Doldrey Visual Effects Key Animation 65
Fair
2012 Berserk: The Golden Age Arc I - The Egg of the King Visual Effects Key Animation 65
Fair
2010 Bleach the Movie: Hell Verse Visual Effects Key Animation 63
Fair
2010 Go! Anpanman: Blacknose and the Magical Song Visual Effects Key Animation 59
Average
2010 Eden of the East Movie II: Paradise Lost Visual Effects Key Animation 60
Fair
2009 Naruto Shippuden the Movie: The Will of Fire Visual Effects Key Animation 65
Fair
2009 Detective Conan: The Raven Chaser Visual Effects Key Animation 62
Fair
2008 Detective Conan: Full Score of Fear Visual Effects Key Animation 61
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
2007 Summer Days with Coo Visual Effects Key Animation 62
Fair
2007 Detective Conan: Jolly Roger in the Deep Azure Visual Effects Key Animation 60
Fair
2006 Pururun! Shizuku-chan Visual Effects Supervising Animation Director N/A
N/A
2006 Pururun! Shizuku-chan Visual Effects Character Designer N/A
N/A
2006 Naruto the Movie: Guardians of the Crescent Moon Kingdom Visual Effects Key Animation 64
Fair
2006 Tales from Earthsea Visual Effects Key Animation 63
Fair
2006 The Girl Who Leapt Through Time Visual Effects Key Animation 74
Good
2006 Go! Anpanman: Star-Spirited Dollie Visual Effects Key Animation 59
Average
2006 Crayon Shin-chan: The Legend Called: Dance! Amigo! Visual Effects Key Animation 59
Average
2005 Naruto the Movie: Legend of the Stone of Gelel Visual Effects Key Animation 62
Fair
2005 Space Station No.9 Visual Effects Key Animation 58
Average
2005 Crayon Shin-chan: The Legend Called Buri Buri 3 Minutes Charge Visual Effects Key Animation 59
Average
2004 Howl's Moving Castle Visual Effects Key Animation 82
Very good
2004 Naruto the Movie: Ninja Clash in the Land of Snow Visual Effects Key Animation 65
Fair
2004 Mankatsu Visual Effects Character Designer 69
Fair
2002 Inuyasha the Movie 2: The Castle Beyond the Looking Glass Visual Effects Key Animation 62
Fair
1992 Tiny Toon Adventures: How I Spent My Vacation Visual Effects Animation Director 59
Average
1990 Uncle Remodelling Course Visual Effects Key Animation N/A
N/A
1988 Akira Visual Effects Key Animation 77
Good
1987 Lupin the Third: The Fuma Conspiracy Visual Effects Key Animation 59
Average