USEN
Ask AI
Shukou Murase

Directing

Shukou Murase

Born
(age 62)
Birthplace
Japan
Credits
36 titles

Biography

Shuko Murase (村瀬 修功 Murase Shūkō, born May 31, 1964) is a Japanese anime director and animator. A member of Sunrise, he is noted for contributing the character designs and key animation to New Mobile Report Gundam Wing and Argento Soma. In 2000, he contributed the main character designs to Final Fantasy IX. He made his directorial debut in 2002 with Witch Hunter Robin.

Latest project Best work, ranked IMDb

Signature work

Known For

Crew credits 36

YearTitleJob
2026 MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM HATHAWAY The Sorcery of Nymph Circe Film Director, Storyboard Artist, Key Animation
2021 Mobile Suit Gundam Hathaway Film Key Animation, Director, Storyboard Artist
2017 Blade Runner: Black Out 2022 Film Key Animation, Character Designer, Animation Director
2017 Genocidal Organ Film Director, Screenplay, Character Designer, Storyboard Artist, Animation Director, Key Animation
2015 Gangsta. TV Director, Storyboard Artist (12 ep)
2010 King of Thorn Film Key Animation
2010 Dante's Inferno: An Animated Epic Film Director
2008 Michiko & Hatchin TV Director, Key Animation, Animation Director (1 ep)
2008 The Tower of Druaga: The Aegis of Uruk TV Storyboard (12 ep)
2006 Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam - A New Translation III: Love is the Pulse of the Stars Film Key Animation
2006 Ergo Proxy TV Storyboard Artist, Key Animation, Animation Director, Series Director, Original Story, Creator (6 ep)
2005 Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam - A New Translation I: Heirs to the Stars Film Key Animation, Animation Director
2004 Samurai Champloo TV Storyboard Artist, Director (1 ep)
2003 Mobile Suit Gundam Evolve TV Story (15 ep)
2003 Wolf's Rain TV Key Animation (1 ep)
2002 Witch Hunter Robin TV Director, Writer, Storyboard Artist, Original Story, Series Director, Original Concept (5 ep)
2001 Cowboy Bebop: The Movie Film Key Animation
2001 Gundam Evolve Film Director, Story
2000 Argento Soma TV Character Designer (25 ep)
2000 Escaflowne: The Movie Film Key Animation
1998 Gasaraki TV Character Designer (25 ep)
1998 Gundam Wing: The Endless Waltz Film Character Designer
1997 Night Warriors: Darkstalkers' Revenge TV Animation Director (1 ep)
1995 Mobile Suit Gundam Wing TV Character Designer (49 ep)
1994 Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie Film Character Designer
1993 Kawaguchi Kaiji's 9 Love Stories Film Animation Director
1992 Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Afterglow of Zeon Film Key Animation
1992 Mama is a 4th Grader TV Opening/Ending Animation (1 ep)
1991 Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory TV Key Animation (1 ep)
1991 Mobile Suit Gundam F91 Film Key Animation, Animation Director
1990 Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water TV Key Animation (1 ep)
1989 Ronin Warriors: Legend of the Inferno Armor TV Character Designer (4 ep)
1989 City Hunter: .357 Magnum Film Key Animation
1989 Ronin Warriors: Gaiden TV Character Designer (2 ep)
1989 Jushin Liger TV Key Animation (1 ep)
1988 Ronin Warriors TV Key Animation, Animation Director, Opening/Ending Animation (5 ep)
Ask the AI