Directed credits
8
Active
Regular directing credits.
Director
Takashi Sano
Directing
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
1.0
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Directed movies: 2Directed series: 6All crew credits: 57
TMDB ID: 2234439
IMDb ID: nm1636071
Known for: Directing
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1971 - 2025
Years active: 55
Average TMDB rating: 7.56
Also known as
佐野 隆史
Frequent jobs
Director (5)Series Director (2)Animation Director (1)Storyboard Artist (24)Key Animation (22)Mechanical Designer (1)Storyboard Assistant (1)Writer (1)
Biography
Takashi Sano (佐野 隆史, Sano Takashi) is a Japanese animator, storyboard artist and director.
Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Takashi Sano.
Series
Directed Series
Series directed by Takashi Sano.
7.7
Gannibal
Director • 8 eps
2022 Series
8.2
Tower of God
Series Director • 13 eps
2020 Series
8.5
Sengoku BASARA - End of Judgement
Series Director • 12 eps
2014 Series
8.1
Blood+
Director • 2 eps
2005 Series
6.5
Transformers: Energon
Director • 2 eps
2004 Series
7.4
Transformers: Armada
Director • 4 eps
2003 Series
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Takashi Sano.
7.8
Detective Conan: The Phantom of Baker Street
Key Animation
2002 Movie
7.5
Orange: Future
Storyboard Artist
2016 Movie
7.4
Lupin the Third: Jigen's Gravestone
Key Animation
2014 Movie
7.3
Case Closed: Countdown to Heaven
Key Animation
2001 Movie
7.2
Lupin the IIIrd: Fujiko's Lie
Key Animation
2019 Movie
7.1
Detective Conan: Crossroad in the Ancient Capital
Key Animation
2003 Movie
6.9
Lupin the Third vs. Detective Conan: The Movie
Mechanical Designer
2013 Movie
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Takashi Sano.
8.6
Kamisama Kiss
Key Animation • 1 eps
2012 Series
8.6
Neon Genesis Evangelion
Key Animation • 2 eps
1995 Series
8.5
Vinland Saga
Storyboard Artist • 3 eps
2019 Series
8.4
The Ancient Magus' Bride
Storyboard Artist • 4 eps
2017 Series
8.4
The Prince of Tennis
Key Animation • 1 eps
2001 Series
8.3
Date A Live
Storyboard Artist • 1 eps
2013 Series
8.3
Medabots
Key Animation • 3 eps
1999 Series
8.2
Tower of God
Series Director • 13 eps
2020 Series
8.2
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex
Key Animation • 1 eps
2002 Series
8.1
Blood+
Director • 2 eps
2005 Series
8.1
Mieruko-chan
Storyboard Artist • 2 eps
2021 Series
8.1
The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, REALLY Love You
Storyboard Artist • 1 eps
2023 Series
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Takashi Sano.
8.0
Detective Conan
Storyboard Artist • 1 eps
1996 Series
8.0
Lupin the 3rd
Storyboard Artist • 1 eps
1971 Series
8.3
Date A Live
Storyboard Artist • 1 eps
2013 Series
8.4
The Ancient Magus' Bride
Storyboard Artist • 4 eps
2017 Series
8.6
Neon Genesis Evangelion
Key Animation • 2 eps
1995 Series
8.2
Tower of God
Series Director • 13 eps
2020 Series
6.7
Girls und Panzer
Key Animation • 2 eps
2012 Series
8.2
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex
Key Animation • 1 eps
2002 Series
8.4
The Prince of Tennis
Key Animation • 1 eps
2001 Series
8.1
The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, REALLY Love You
Storyboard Artist • 1 eps
2023 Series
8.1
Blood+
Director • 2 eps
2005 Series
8.0
Spice and Wolf: MERCHANT MEETS THE WISE WOLF
Storyboard Artist • 2 eps
2024 Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Takashi Sano.
8.0
LUPIN THE IIIRD: The Movie - The Immortal Bloodline
Key Animation
2025 Movie
8.0
LUPIN THE IIIRD: Zenigata and the Two Lupins
Key Animation
2025 Movie
7.2
Lupin the IIIrd: Fujiko's Lie
Key Animation
2019 Movie
Ancien and the Magic Tablet: Another Story
Storyboard Artist
2017 Movie
7.5
Orange: Future
Storyboard Artist
2016 Movie
7.0
Girls und Panzer der Film
Key Animation
2015 Movie
7.4
Lupin the Third: Jigen's Gravestone
Key Animation
2014 Movie
6.9
Lupin the Third vs. Detective Conan: The Movie
Mechanical Designer
2013 Movie
7.1
Detective Conan: Crossroad in the Ancient Capital
Key Animation
2003 Movie
7.8
Detective Conan: The Phantom of Baker Street
Key Animation
2002 Movie
7.3
Case Closed: Countdown to Heaven
Key Animation
2001 Movie
6.5
Lupin the Third: Dead or Alive
Key Animation
1996 Movie
Series
Other Crew Work in Series
Additional series credits for Takashi Sano.
7.8
A Star Brighter than the Sun
Storyboard Artist • 1 eps
2025 Series
5.1
Rick and Morty: The Anime
Writer • 10 eps
2024 Series
8.0
Spice and Wolf: MERCHANT MEETS THE WISE WOLF
Storyboard Artist • 2 eps
2024 Series
8.1
The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, REALLY Love You
Storyboard Artist • 1 eps
2023 Series
7.2
Harem in the Labyrinth of Another World
Storyboard Artist • 2 eps
2022 Series
7.2
Shenmue the Animation
Storyboard Artist • 2 eps
2022 Series
8.1
Mieruko-chan
Storyboard Artist • 2 eps
2021 Series
7.5
Higurashi: When They Cry - NEW
Storyboard Artist • 6 eps
2020 Series
8.5
Vinland Saga
Storyboard Artist • 3 eps
2019 Series
4.7
Pastel Memories
Storyboard Artist • 1 eps
2019 Series
7.9
MEGALOBOX
Key Animation • 1 eps
2018 Series
8.4
The Ancient Magus' Bride
Storyboard Artist • 4 eps
2017 Series
7.5
Princess Principal
Storyboard Artist • 1 eps
2017 Series
8.0
Orange
Storyboard Artist • 3 eps
2016 Series
7.6
ReLIFE
Storyboard Artist • 2 eps
2016 Series
8.3
Date A Live
Storyboard Artist • 1 eps
2013 Series