Portrait of Haruo Sotozaki

Directing

Haruo Sotozaki

Career

Active from 2001 to 2025, with a break from 2002 to 2013, busiest in 2025 with 6 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score79/100
Highest rated
Poster for Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba
GoodWatch score86/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 41 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 6.6 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.2 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.2 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 7.5 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Haruo Sotozaki Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.1, average 5.4
  • Class & Capitalism
    1.6, average 3.3
  • Social Commentary
    3.3, average 4.9
  • Crime
    2.0, average 3.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • High-Octane Shonen Action 5
  • Visually Stunning 3
  • Shonen Action 3
  • Intense Battles 3
  • Demon Slaying 3
  • Visually Stunning Animation 3
  • Emotional Stakes 2
  • Fantasy Adventure 2
  • Visually Stunning Anime 2
  • Character-Driven Narrative 2
  • Emotional Character Drama 2
  • Shonen Anime 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

29
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

2 titles
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - Infinity Castle 2
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - Infinity Castle 2

Director

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - Infinity Castle 3
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - Infinity Castle 3

Director

2020s

14 titles ยท average score 79
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle (2025)
GoodWatch score 84

Storyboard Artist, Animation Director

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Special Edition Hashira Training Arc Part 1
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Special Edition Hashira Training Arc Part 1 (2025)

Director

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Entertainment District Infiltration Arc
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Entertainment District Infiltration Arc (2025)

Director

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Special Edition Swordsmith Village Arc Part 1
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Special Edition Swordsmith Village Arc Part 1 (2025)

Director

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba -To the Hashira Training-
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba -To the Hashira Training- (2024)
GoodWatch score 79

Director

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba -To the Swordsmith Village-
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba -To the Swordsmith Village- (2023)
GoodWatch score 70

Director

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - Entertainment District Decisive Battle Arc
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - Entertainment District Decisive Battle Arc (2023)

Director

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - Tsuzumi Mansion Arc
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - Tsuzumi Mansion Arc (2022)
GoodWatch score 77

Director

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - Asakusa Arc
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - Asakusa Arc (2022)
GoodWatch score 82

Director

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Mt. Natagumo Arc
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Mt. Natagumo Arc (2021)
GoodWatch score 80

Director

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - The Hashira Meeting Arc
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - The Hashira Meeting Arc (2021)
GoodWatch score 73

Director

Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Movie: Mugen Train
Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Movie: Mugen Train (2020)
GoodWatch score 84

Animation Director, Storyboard Artist

2010s

4 titles ยท average score 71
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - Sibling's Bond
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - Sibling's Bond (2019)
GoodWatch score 80

Director

Tales of Zestiria: The Shepherd's Advent
Tales of Zestiria: The Shepherd's Advent (2014)

Second Unit Director, Key Animation

Magical Sisters Yoyo & Nene
Magical Sisters Yoyo & Nene (2013)
GoodWatch score 66

Animation Director

Eden of the East Movie II: Paradise Lost
Eden of the East Movie II: Paradise Lost (2010)
GoodWatch score 67

Key Animation

2000s

8 titles ยท average score 68
Tales of Vesperia: The First Strike
Tales of Vesperia: The First Strike (2009)
GoodWatch score 68

Key Animation

Naruto the Movie: Legend of the Stone of Gelel
Naruto the Movie: Legend of the Stone of Gelel (2005)
GoodWatch score 62

Key Animation

Lupin the Third: Swallowtail Tattoo
Lupin the Third: Swallowtail Tattoo (2004)
GoodWatch score 66

Animation Director

New Fist of the North Star: The Cursed City
New Fist of the North Star: The Cursed City (2003)
GoodWatch score 64

Animation Director

eX-Driver the Movie
eX-Driver the Movie (2002)

Key Animation

Cowboy Bebop: The Movie
Cowboy Bebop: The Movie (2001)
GoodWatch score 73

Key Animation

Initial D: Third Stage
Initial D: Third Stage (2001)
GoodWatch score 75

Animation Director, Key Animation

Digimon Adventure 02: Revenge of Diaboromon
Digimon Adventure 02: Revenge of Diaboromon (2001)
GoodWatch score 69

Key Animation

1990s

1 title ยท average score 62
You're Under Arrest: The Motion Picture
You're Under Arrest: The Motion Picture (1999)
GoodWatch score 62

Key Animation