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Naoki Sato (b. 1970)

Alias:
Naoki Satoh
Naoki Satou
Naoki Satô
Naoki Satō
佐藤 直紀

Birthplace:
Chiba, Japan

Born:
May 2, 1970

Biography from TheMovieDB

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.

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Film Production

Music:
1998  Catnapped!
2001  X: An Omen
2004  Renai Shousetsu
2004  Sea Monkey
2004  Water Boys 2
2005  Always - Sunset on Third Street
2006  Limit of Love: Umizaru
2006  Simsons
2006  The Letters
2007  Always: Sunset on Third Street 2
2007  Kisaragi
2008  K-20: The Fiend with Twenty Faces
2008  The Glorious Team Batista
2009  Ballad
2009  Oppai Volleyball
2009  The Triumphant Return of General Rouge
2009  The Vulture
2011  Dog × Police: The K-9 Force
2012  Always: Sunset on Third Street '64
2012  Blood-C: The Last Dark
2012  Brave Hearts: Umizaru
2012  Rurouni Kenshin Part I: Origins
2014  A Bolt from the Blue
2014  Kano
2014  Parasyte: Part 1
2014  Rurouni Kenshin Part II: Kyoto Inferno
2014  The Sunset Sky
2015  Parasyte: Part 2
2015  Persona Non Grata
2016  Fueled: The Man They Called "Pirate"
2016  Koro-sensei Q!
2016  Rudolf the Black Cat
2017  Honnouji Hotel
2018  Code Blue: The Movie
2021  Godzilla the Ride
2021  The End of the Tiny World
2023  Ultraman the Ride
2024  The Yin-Yang Master Zero

Original Music Composer:
1998  Catnapped!
2001  X: An Omen
2004  Renai Shousetsu
2004  Sea Monkey
2004  Water Boys 2
2005  Always - Sunset on Third Street
2005  Futari wa Precure Max Heart Movie 2: Friend of Yukizora
2005  Futari wa Precure Max Heart: The Movie
2005  Lorelei: The Witch of the Pacific Ocean
2006  Futari wa Precure Splash☆Star Tic-Tac Crisis Hanging by a Thin Thread!
2006  Limit of Love: Umizaru
2006  Simsons
2006  The Letters
2007  Always: Sunset on Third Street 2
2007  Black Belt
2007  For Those We Love
2007  Kisaragi
2007  Little DJ
2007  Sword of the Stranger
2008  K-20: The Fiend with Twenty Faces
2008  The Glorious Team Batista
2008  The Last Princess
2008  Yes! Precure 5 Go Go! Movie: Happy Birthday in the Land of Sweets
2009  Ballad
2009  Oppai Volleyball
2009  Pretty Cure All Stars DX: Everyone Is a Friend - A Miracle All Pretty Cures Together
2009  Psalms of Planets Eureka Seven: Good Night, Sleep Tight, Young Lovers
2009  The Triumphant Return of General Rouge
2009  The Vulture
2010  Space Battleship Yamato
2011  Dog × Police: The K-9 Force
2011  Friends: Naki on Monster Island
2011  Girls' Compass
2011  Peak: The Rescuers
2012  Always: Sunset on Third Street '64
2012  Blood-C: The Last Dark
2012  Brave Hearts: Umizaru
2012  Rurouni Kenshin Part I: Origins
2012  Until the Break of Dawn
2013  The Fighter Pilot
2014  A Bolt from the Blue
2014  Kano
2014  Parasyte: Part 1
2014  Rurouni Kenshin Part II: Kyoto Inferno
2014  Rurouni Kenshin Part III: The Legend Ends
2014  Stand by Me Doraemon
2014  The Sunset Sky
2015  Assassination Classroom
2015  Parasyte: Part 2
2015  Persona Non Grata
2016  Assassination Classroom: Graduation
2016  Fueled: The Man They Called "Pirate"
2016  Koro-sensei Q!
2016  Rudolf the Black Cat
2016  The Top Secret: Murder in Mind
2017  Destiny: The Tale of Kamakura
2017  Eureka Seven Hi-Evolution
2017  Honnouji Hotel
2018  Anemone: Eureka Seven Hi-Evolution
2018  Code Blue: The Movie
2018  Over Drive
2019  Masquerade Hotel
2019  The Great War of Archimedes
2020  Stand by Me Doraemon 2
2021  Eureka: Eureka Seven Hi-Evolution
2021  Godzilla the Ride
2021  Rurouni Kenshin: The Beginning
2021  Rurouni Kenshin: The Final
2021  The End of the Tiny World
2022  Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero
2023  Godzilla Minus One
2023  THE LEGEND & BUTTERFLY
2023  Ultraman the Ride
2024  The Yin-Yang Master Zero

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TV Production

Music:
2001  X
2003  Mouse
2003  Water Boys
2004  Fire Boys
2004  Orange Days
2005  H2: The Days with You
2007  Barefoot Gen
2007  ハゲタカ
2008  Code Blue
2008  Pandora
2011  Carnation
2012  Hyper Speed Transforming Gyrozetter
2012  Priceless
2015  Assassination Classroom
2017  A Life
2021  Re: The End of the Tiny World - Half a Year Later

Original Music Composer:
2001  X
2003  Mouse
2003  Water Boys
2004  Fire Boys
2004  Orange Days
2005  H2: The Days with You
2006  Mammals Vs. Dinos
2006  Pretty Cure Splash Star
2007  Barefoot Gen
2007  Heroic Age
2007  ハゲタカ
2008  Code Blue
2008  Pandora
2011  Blood-C
2011  Carnation
2012  Hyper Speed Transforming Gyrozetter
2012  Priceless
2013  Onna to Otoko no Nettai
2015  Assassination Classroom
2016  Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit
2017  A Life
2019  Crescent Moon
2021  Re: The End of the Tiny World - Half a Year Later
2023  Kazama Kimichika: Kyojo Zero
2023  Power of Hope ~Precure Full Bloom~
2024  Blue Moment

Sound:
2001  X
2003  Mouse
2003  Water Boys
2004  Fire Boys
2004  Orange Days
2005  H2: The Days with You
2006  Mammals Vs. Dinos
2006  Pretty Cure Splash Star
2007  Barefoot Gen
2007  Heroic Age
2007  ハゲタカ
2008  Code Blue
2008  Pandora
2011  Blood-C
2011  Carnation
2012  Hyper Speed Transforming Gyrozetter
2012  Priceless
2013  Onna to Otoko no Nettai
2015  Assassination Classroom
2016  Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit
2017  A Life
2019  Crescent Moon
2019  Mistress
2021  Re: The End of the Tiny World - Half a Year Later
2023  Kazama Kimichika: Kyojo Zero
2023  Power of Hope ~Precure Full Bloom~
2024  Blue Moment

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