Toshihiko Masuda
VFX Artist · Director · Production DesignerBorn in 1960, Toshihiko Masuda was one of the major directors at Telecom Animation Film. He joined Telecom in 1980 as a in-between animator and became a director in 1983, taking over Hayao Miyazaki's unit after he left to go work at Topcraft to do Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind. Masuda is known for his wacky and fluid animation, and is the one who set the style in Telecom's western productions in the '80s and '90s. He now works as a freelance animator and storyboard artist working on a plethora of different anime projects.
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Samurai Ballerina -L'étoile de Paris en fleur-
2026
Animation Director
LUPIN THE IIIRD: Zenigata and the Two Lupins
2025
Key Animation
LUPIN THE IIIRD: The Movie - The Immortal Bloodline
2025
Key Animation
The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim
2024
Key Animation
Crayon Shin-chan the Movie: Our Dinosaur Diary
2024
Key Animation
Fuuto PI: The Portrait of Kamen Rider Skull
2024
Key Animation
Black Clover: Sword of the Wizard King
2023
Key Animation
Inu-Oh
2022
Animation Director
Doraemon the Movie: Nobita's Little Star Wars 2021
2022
Key Animation
Crayon Shin-chan the Movie: The Tornado Legend of Ninja Mononoke
2022
Key Animation
Teasing Master Takagi-san: The Movie
2022
Key Animation
Hula Fulla Dance
2021
Key Animation
City Hunter: Shinjuku Private Eyes
2019
Key Animation
Lupin the IIIrd: Fujiko's Lie
2019
Key Animation
Crayon Shin-chan: Burst Serving! Kung Fu Boys ~Ramen Rebellion~
2018
Key Animation
Mary and The Witch's Flower
2017
Key Animation
Napping Princess
2017
Key Animation
Crayon Shin-chan: My Moving Story! Cactus Large Attack!
2015
Key Animation
Lupin the Third: Jigen's Gravestone
2014
Key Animation
Berserk: The Golden Age Arc III - The Advent
2013
Key Animation
Lupin the Third vs. Detective Conan: The Movie
2013
Key Animation
Berserk: The Golden Age Arc I - The Egg of the King
2012
Key Animation
Berserk: The Golden Age Arc II - The Battle for Doldrey
2012
Key Animation
Bleach the Movie: Hell Verse
2010
Key Animation
Anpanman: The Blacknose with Magical Song
2010
Key Animation
Eden of the East Movie II: Paradise Lost
2010
Key Animation
Naruto Shippuden the Movie: The Will of Fire
2009
Key Animation
Detective Conan: The Raven Chaser
2009
Key Animation
Detective Conan: Full Score of Fear
2008
Key Animation
Naruto Shippuden the Movie
2007
Key Animation
Bleach the Movie: The DiamondDust Rebellion
2007
Key Animation
Summer Days with Coo
2007
Key Animation
Detective Conan: Jolly Roger in the Deep Azure
2007
Key Animation
Naruto the Movie: Guardians of the Crescent Moon Kingdom
2006
Key Animation
Crayon Shin-chan: The Legend Called: Dance! Amigo!
2006
Key Animation
Anpanman: Star-Spirited Dollie
2006
Key Animation
Tales from Earthsea
2006
Key Animation
The Girl Who Leapt Through Time
2006
Key Animation
Crayon Shin-chan: The Legend Called Buri Buri: 3 Minutes Charge
2005
Key Animation
Naruto the Movie: Legend of the Stone of Gelel
2005
Key Animation
Space Station No.9
2005
Key Animation
Naruto the Movie: Ninja Clash in the Land of Snow
2004
Key Animation
Howl's Moving Castle
2004
Key Animation
Inuyasha the Movie 2: The Castle Beyond the Looking Glass
2002
Key Animation
Tiny Toon Adventures: How I Spent My Vacation
1992
Animation Director
Uncle Remodelling Course
1990
Key Animation
Akira
1988
Key Animation
Lupin the Third: The Fuma Conspiracy
1987
Key Animation
ART6
Lupin the Third: Italian Game
2016
Storyboard Artist
Road to Ninja: Naruto the Movie
2012
Storyboard Artist
Naruto Shippuden the Movie: The Lost Tower
2010
Storyboard Artist
Naruto Shippuden the Movie: The Will of Fire
2009
Storyboard Artist
Lupin the 3rd: The Elusiveness of the Fog
2007
Storyboard Artist
The Piano Forest
2007
Storyboard Artist
