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Portrait of Shoichi Masuo

Directing

Shoichi Masuo

Career

Active from 1988 to 2006, busiest in 1991 with 5 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score73/100
Highest rated
Poster for Neon Genesis Evangelion
Neon Genesis Evangelion
GoodWatch score85/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 43 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 6.0 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.2 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.0 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.5 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 7.3 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Shoichi Masuo Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.4, average 5.4
  • Crime
    1.7, average 3.6
  • Historical
    0.8, average 2.5
  • Class & Capitalism
    2.5, average 3.3

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Apocalyptic Sci-Fi 3
  • Existential Dread 2
  • Submarine Warfare 2
  • Otaku Culture Satire 2
  • Alien Invasion 2
  • Visceral Action 2
  • Emotional Coming-of-Age 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

35
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2010s

1 title · average score 57
Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo
Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo (2012)
GoodWatch score 57

Key Animation

2000s

12 titles · average score 62
Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance
Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance (2009)
GoodWatch score 72

Key Animation

Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone
Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone (2007)
GoodWatch score 69

Key Animation, Special Effects

Gunbuster: The Movie
Gunbuster: The Movie (2006)

Director

Gunbuster vs Diebuster: Aim for the Top! The GATTAI!! Movie
Gunbuster vs Diebuster: Aim for the Top! The GATTAI!! Movie (2006)

Director

Submarine 707 Revolution
Submarine 707 Revolution (2006)

Director

Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea
Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea (2006)
GoodWatch score 63

Key Animation

Origin: Spirits of the Past
Origin: Spirits of the Past (2006)
GoodWatch score 63

Key Animation

Brave Story
Brave Story (2006)
GoodWatch score 66

Animation

Kishin Houkou Demonbane
Kishin Houkou Demonbane (2004)

Director

A Tree of Palme
A Tree of Palme (2002)
GoodWatch score 54

Key Animation

Inuyasha the Movie: Affections Touching Across Time
Inuyasha the Movie: Affections Touching Across Time (2001)
GoodWatch score 72

Key Animation

Pokémon 3: The Movie
Pokémon 3: The Movie (2000)
GoodWatch score 40

Key Animation

1990s

16 titles · average score 66
EVANGELION: DEATH (TRUE)²
EVANGELION: DEATH (TRUE)² (1998)
GoodWatch score 67

Director

Revival of Evangelion
Revival of Evangelion (1998)
GoodWatch score 78

Director

Pokémon: The First Movie
Pokémon: The First Movie (1998)
GoodWatch score 49

Key Animation

Neon Genesis Evangelion: Death and Rebirth
Neon Genesis Evangelion: Death and Rebirth (1997)
GoodWatch score 74

Director, Key Animation

Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion
Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion (1997)
GoodWatch score 86

Key Animation

Crimson Wolf
Crimson Wolf (1993)

Storyboard Artist, Key Animation

Otaku no Video
Otaku no Video (1991)
GoodWatch score 73

Director

Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water - Nautilus Story I
Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water - Nautilus Story I (1991)

Director

Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water - Nautilus Story II
Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water - Nautilus Story II (1991)

Director

Otaku no Video 1982
Otaku no Video 1982 (1991)

Director

Fantastic Adventure of Yohko: Leda
Fantastic Adventure of Yohko: Leda (1991)
GoodWatch score 65

Animation

Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water - The Motion Picture
Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water - The Motion Picture (1991)
GoodWatch score 46

Key Animation

1980s

6 titles · average score 70
Baoh: The Visitor
Baoh: The Visitor (1989)
GoodWatch score 62

Key Animation

Akira
Akira (1988)
GoodWatch score 80

Key Animation

Project A-Ko 3: Cinderella Rhapsody
Project A-Ko 3: Cinderella Rhapsody (1988)
GoodWatch score 60

Director

Royal Space Force - The Wings of Honneamise
Royal Space Force - The Wings of Honneamise (1987)
GoodWatch score 86

Assistant Director

Project A-Ko
Project A-Ko (1986)
GoodWatch score 68

Key Animation

Urusei Yatsura: Remember My Love
Urusei Yatsura: Remember My Love (1985)
GoodWatch score 64

Key Animation