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Naoki Sato

Name in Native Language: "佐藤直紀" (Japanese/JA)
Composer | * 05/02/1970 (53) | Chiba, Chiba Prefecture (Japan)
Naoki Satō (佐藤 直紀, Satō Naoki, born May 2, 1970 in Chiba, Japan) is a Japanese composer. He has provided the music for several popular anime series and films, including the first five Pretty Cure series, X, Eureka Seven, Sword of the Stranger, and Blood-C. He graduated from the Tokyo College of Music in 1993. At the 29th Japan Academy Prize in 2006, he won the Best Music prize for his work on the film Always Sanchōme no Yūhi (Always Sunset on Third Street). He also composed music for anime films such as Pretty Cure All Stars DX trilogy, Stand by Me Doraemon. In live-action dramas, he provided music and soundtracks for TV dramas Good Luck!! Water Boys, H2: Kimi to Ita Hibi and Ryōmaden. He provided the music for the Space Battleship Yamato film, as well as the Rurouni Kenshin and Parasyte live-action film series. For the 38th Japan Academy Prize in 2015, he was nomina... ()
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Naoki Sato (佐藤 直紀 Satō Naoki) is a Japanese composer who has provided the music for several popular anime series including the first five Pretty Cure series, X, Eureka Seven, Sword of the Stranger, and Blood-C. He graduated from the Tokyo College of Music in 1993. At the 29th Japan Academy Prize in 2006, he won the Best Music prize for his work on the film  Always Sanchōme no Yūhi (Always Sunset on Third Street). He also composed music for anime films such as Pretty Cure All Stars DX trilogy, Stand By Me Doraemon. In live-action dramas, he provided music and soundtracks for TV dramas Good Luck!! Water Boys, H2: Kimi to Ita Hibi and Ryōmaden. He provided the music for the Space Battleship Yamato film, as well as the Rurouni Kenshin and Parasyte live-action film series. For the 38th Japan Academy Prize in 2015, he was nominated in the Best Score category for his work in The Eternal Zero.[6] While he did not win the award, The Eternal Zero won several awards including Best Picture, and Stand by Me Doraemon won for Best Animated Film.

Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Action | Animation

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Movies with Naoki Sato as Crew(68)

Sound/Music2023 THE LEGEND & BUTTERFLY
Sound/Original Music Composer2023 THE LEGEND & BUTTERFLY
Sound/Original Music Composer2023 Godzilla Minus One
Sound/Original Music Composer2022 Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero
Sound/Original Music Composer2021 Eureka: Eureka Seven Hi-Evolution
Sound/Original Music Composer2021 Rurouni Kenshin: The Final
Sound/Music2020 Stand by Me Doraemon 2
Sound/Music2019 Masquerade Hotel
Sound/Original Music Composer2018 Anemone: Eureka Seven Hi-Evolution
Sound/Music2018 Over Drive
Sound/Original Music Composer2017 Destiny: The Tale of Kamakura
Sound/Music2017 Honnouji Hotel
Sound/Original Music Composer2017 Eureka Seven Hi-Evolution
Sound/Original Music Composer2016 Assassination Classroom: Graduation
Sound/Music2016 Rudolf the Black Cat
Sound/Music2016 Koro-sensei Q!
Sound/Original Music Composer2016 The Top Secret: Murder in Mind
Sound/Original Music Composer2015 Assassination Classroom
Sound/Music2015 Persona Non Grata
Sound/Music2015 Parasyte: Part 2
Sound/Original Music Composer2014 Kano
Sound/Music2014 Kano
Sound/Original Music Composer2014 Rurouni Kenshin Part III: The Legend Ends
Sound/Original Music Composer2014 Stand by Me Doraemon
Sound/Music2014 The Sunset Sky
Sound/Music2014 Parasyte: Part 1
Sound/Music2014 A Bolt from the Blue
Sound/Original Music Composer2013 The Fighter Pilot
Sound/Original Music Composer2012 Until the Break of Dawn
Sound/Music2012 Blood-C: The Last Dark
Sound/Music2012 Brave Hearts: Umizaru
Sound/Original Music Composer2011 Girls' Compass
Sound/Original Music Composer2011 Peak: The Rescuers
Sound/Original Music Composer2010 Space Battleship Yamato
Sound/Music2009 Ballad
Sound/Music2009 Oppai Volleyball
Sound/Music2009 The Vulture
Sound/Original Music Composer2008 The Last Princess
Sound/Original Music Composer2007 For Those We Love
Sound/Music2007 Kisaragi
Sound/Original Music Composer2007 Little DJ
Sound/Music2007 Black Belt
Sound/Original Music Composer2007 Sword of the Stranger
Sound/Music2006 The Letters
Sound/Music2006 Limit of Love: Umizaru
Sound/Music2006 Simsons
Sound/Original Music Composer2005 Lorelei: The Witch of the Pacific Ocean
Sound/Original Music Composer2005 Futari wa Precure: Max Heart Movie
Sound/Music2004 Sea Monkey
Sound/Music2004 Renai Shousetsu
Sound/Music2001 X: An Omen
Sound/Music1998 Catnapped!

TV Shows/Series with Naoki Sato as Crew(23)

Sound/Original Music Composer2023 Power of Hope ~Precure Full Bloom~
Sound/Original Music Composer2021 Re: The End of the Tiny World - Half a Year Later
Sound/Original Music Composer2019 Crescent Moon
Sound/Sound2019 Mistress
Sound/Music2017 A Life
Sound/Original Music Composer2016 Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit
Sound/Music2015 Assassination Classroom
Sound/Original Music Composer2013 Onna to Otoko no Nettai
Sound/Music2012 Priceless
Sound/Original Music Composer2012 Hyper Speed Transforming Gyrozetter
Sound/Music2011 Carnation
Sound/Original Music Composer2011 Blood-C
Sound/Music2008 Code Blue
Sound/Music2008 Pandora
Sound/Original Music Composer2007 Heroic Age
Sound/Music2007 Barefoot Gen
Sound/Music2007 ハゲタカ
Sound/Original Music Composer2006 Pretty Cure Splash Star
Sound/Music2005 H2: The Days with You
Sound/Music2004 Orange Days
Sound/Music2003 Mouse
Sound/Music2001 X

Additional Information

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Full Name: Naoki Satō
Citizenship: Japan
Born: Saturday, 05/02 1970 (May) in Chiba, Chiba Prefecture (Japan) (current age: 53 years + 331 days)
Zodiac sign: Taurus (Chinese zodiac sign: Dog)
Languages: Japanese (JA)
Educated at: Tokyo College of Music
Other names for Naoki Sato (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Naoki Satô"
"Naoki Satō"
"佐藤 直紀"
"Naoki Satou"
"Naoki Satoh"
"さとう なおき" (Kana/Japanese)
Naoki Sato frequently works together with these people:
Takashi Yamazaki (37x, Crew)
Keishi Ōtomo (13x, Crew)
Jun Kunimura (11x, Actor)
Yasushi Muraki (10x, Crew)
Shinichi Tsutsumi (8x, Actor)
Shuji Abe (7x, Crew)
Pierre Taki (7x, Actor)
Kenji Tanigaki (7x, Crew)
Shuichi Kaneko (7x, Crew)
So Hashimoto (7x, Crew)
Eiichiro Hasumi (7x, Crew)
Nanase Ohkawa (5x, Crew)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:80995, Added: 05/26/2018, Last updated: 03/23/2024