Masako Sato

For other uses, see [Sato](/wiki/Sato "Sato").
**Masako Sato**
**Profile**
**Gender:**
Female
**Place of birth:**
Tokyo Metropolis, Japan
**Position:**
Episode directorTechnical director
**Studio:**
[Studio Ghibli](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Studio_Ghibli "wikipedia:Studio Ghibli")
**Years active:**
2001-present
**Website:**
[X Account](https://twitter.com/MaSa10in)
Last name can also be Satou.
**Masako Sato** (佐藤 雅子 ,*Satō Masako*[?](/wiki/Help:Japanese "Help:Japanese")) is a Japanese technical director, animation director, and storyboard artist from Tokyo. As of now, she only did episode directing for *Detective Conan* spin-offs [The Culprit Hanzawa](/wiki/The_Culprit_Hanzawa "The Culprit Hanzawa").
## Contents
* [1 Biography](#Biography)
* [2 Works in Detective Conan](#Works_in_Detective_Conan)
+ [2.1 Spin-offs](#Spin-offs)
- [2.1.1 The Culprit Hanzawa](#The_Culprit_Hanzawa)
* [3 Other notable works](#Other_notable_works)
+ [3.1 Anime](#Anime)
+ [3.2 Movies](#Movies)
* [4 References](#References)
## Biography[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Masako_Sato&action=edit&section=1 "Edit section: Biography")]
Masako Sato belongs to [Studio Ghibli](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Studio_Ghibli "wikipedia:Studio Ghibli") (スタジオジブリ), she usually participates in the production of sports-themed anime, and has been in charge of the episode directing of the anime series *[Haikyu!!](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haikyu!! "wikipedia:Haikyu!!")* (ハイキュー!!) for a while, and became the series director for its fourth season.
Ever since the *Detective Conan* spin-off The Culprit Hanzawa has broadcast, Sato got involved in the production of the animation: sequentially served as an episode director throughout Season 1.
## Works in [Detective Conan](/wiki/Detective_Conan "Detective Conan")[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Masako_Sato&action=edit&section=2 "Edit section: Works in Detective Conan")]
### Spin-offs[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Masako_Sato&action=edit&section=3 "Edit section: Spin-offs")]
#### [The Culprit Hanzawa](/wiki/The_Culprit_Hanzawa "The Culprit Hanzawa")[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Masako_Sato&action=edit&section=4 "Edit section: The Culprit Hanzawa")]
Participation in: **4** episodes
| Jpn# | Episode title | Original broadcast | Role | Note |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | [Along Came A Culprit](/wiki/Along_Came_A_Culprit "Along Came A Culprit") | October 4, 2022 | Episode director |  |
| 2 | [Encountering People is Such A Mysterious Thing](/wiki/Encountering_People_is_Such_A_Mysterious_Thing "Encountering People is Such A Mysterious Thing") | October 11, 2022 | Episode director |  |
| 11 | [Oh! Fortune](/wiki/Oh!_Fortune "Oh! Fortune") | December 13, 2022 | Episode director |  |
| 12 | [The First Target](/wiki/The_First_Target "The First Target") | December 20, 2022 | Episode director |  |
## Other notable works[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Masako_Sato&action=edit&section=5 "Edit section: Other notable works")]
### Anime[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Masako_Sato&action=edit&section=6 "Edit section: Anime")]
* *Haikyu!!*: Storyboard
* *Haikyu!! S2*: Storyboard, Episode Director, 2nd Key Animation, Key Animation
* *Haikyu!! S3*: Storyboard, Episode Director, Unit Director, 2nd Key Animation, Key Animation
* *Haikyu!! To The Top S4*: Director, Storyboard, Episode Director, Unit Director
### Movies[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Masako_Sato&action=edit&section=7 "Edit section: Movies")]
* *Naruto Shippūden*: Background Scan (Scanya)