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Masatsugu Arakawa
- Titles
- 32movies55TV shows
- Career
Active from 1991 to 2022, with a break from 2004 to 2013, busiest in 2002 with 2 main titles.
- Directed
- 9titles as director
- Average score
78/100
- Highest rated
Ping Pong the Animation83/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 65 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Fantasy4.7average 1.7
- Coming of Age5.5average 3.0
- Wonder6.0average 3.4
- Futuristic3.0average 1.0
- Tech & Humanity3.4average 1.6
- Wholesome4.5average 3.3
- Adrenaline5.7average 4.9
- Catharsis5.7average 5.1
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism3.0, average 5.3
- Historical1.2, average 2.6
- Class & Capitalism2.2, average 3.3
- Crime2.6, average 3.7
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Coming-of-Age Story 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Movies and TV shows
32Type
2020s
4 titles · average score 71
The Obsessed (2025)
Character Designer, Animation Director
Space Camper Chicchi (2022)
Mechanical Designer, Director
Riku wa Yowakunai (2021)
Director
2010s
9 titles · average score 70
82
The Wonderland (2019)
Key Animation
62
Case Closed: The Fist of Blue Sapphire (2019)
Key Animation
72
The Seven Deadly Sins: Prisoners of the Sky (2018)
Key Animation
69
Lu Over the Wall (2017)
Key Animation
64
Lupin the Third: Italian Game (2016)
Key Animation
Colorful Ninja Iromaki (2016)
Assistant Director
73
Giovanni's Island (2014)
Key Animation
Bodacious Space Pirates: Abyss of Hyperspace (2014)
Key Animation
65
Welcome to the Space Show (2010)
Key Animation
2000s
7 titles · average score 61
60
Musashi: The Dream of the Last Samurai (2009)
Key Animation
Aria the OVA: Arietta (2007)
Key Animation
65
Brave Story (2006)
Animation
70
Stormy Night (2005)
Key Animation
51
Patlabor WXIII the Movie (2002)
Key Animation
58
Blood: The Last Vampire (2000)
Key Animation
1990s
10 titles · average score 71
84
Ghost in the Shell (1995)
Key Animation
78
Macross Plus: The Movie (1995)
Key Animation
77
Patlabor 2: The Movie (1993)
Key Animation
67
Roujin Z (1991)
Key Animation
Little Polar Bear: Shirokuma-kun, fune ni noru (1991)
Writer, Director
1980s
2 titles · average score 73
73
Patlabor: The Movie (1989)
Color Designer, Key Animation
72
Doraemon: Nobita's Little Star Wars (1985)
Key Animation