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Naoki Satō

Naoki Satō (佐藤 直紀, Satō Naoki; born May 2, 1970 in Chiba, Japan)[1] is a Japanese composer. He has provided the music for several popular anime series and films, including the first five Pretty Cure series, X, Eureka Seven, Sword of the Stranger, Assassination Classroom, and Blood-C.

Naoki Satō
佐藤 直紀
Born (1970-05-02) May 2, 1970 (age 56)
Chiba, Japan
Alma materTokyo College of Music
OccupationComposer

He graduated from the Tokyo College of Music in 1993.[1] At the 29th Japan Academy Prize in 2006, he won the Best Music prize for his work on the film Always Sanchōme no Yūhi (Always Sunset on Third Street).[2] He also composed music for anime films such as Pretty Cure All Stars DX trilogy, Stand By Me Doraemon. In live-action dramas, he provided music and soundtracks for TV dramas Good Luck!! Water Boys, H2: Kimi to Ita Hibi and Ryōmaden. He provided the music for the Space Battleship Yamato film, as well as the Rurouni Kenshin[3][4] and Parasyte live-action film series.[5] For the 38th Japan Academy Prize in 2015, he was nominated in the Best Score category for his work in The Eternal Zero.[6] While he did not win the award, The Eternal Zero won several awards including Best Picture, and Stand By Me Doraemon won for Best Animated Film.[7] He composed the music for victory ceremonies at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo.[8]

Filmography

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Anime

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Year Title Crew role Notes Source[9][1]
2001–02XMusicOVA and TV[2][10][11]
2003Machine Robo RescueMusic
2004–05Pretty CureMusic[12]
2005SukishoMusic
2005–06Eureka SevenMusic[13][2]
2005–06Pretty Cure Max HeartMusic[12]
2005Pretty Cure Max Heart the MovieMusicFeature film
Pretty Cure Max Heart the Movie 2: Friends of the Snow-Laden Sky
2006–07PreCure Splash StarMusic[12]
2006PreCure Splash Star the Move: Tick-Tock Crisis Hanging by a Thin Thread!MusicFeature film
2007Heroic AgeMusic
2007Sword of the StrangerMusic[2]
2007MoyashimonMusic
2007–08Yes! PreCure 5Music[12]
2007Yes! PreCure 5 the Movie: Great Miraculous Adventure in the Mirror Kingdom!MusicFeature film
2008–09Yes! PreCure 5 GoGo!Music[12]
2008Yes! PreCure 5 GoGo! the Movie: Happy Birthday in the Sweets KingdomMusicFeature film
2009Pretty Cure All Stars DX: Everyone's Friends - The Collection of Miracles!MusicFeature film
Co-composed with Yasuharu Takanashi
2009–11Eureka Seven: good night, sleep tight, young loversMusic
2010Pretty Cure All Stars DX2: Light of Hope - Protect the Rainbow Jewel!MusicFeature film
Co-composed with Yasuharu Takanashi
2011Blood-CMusic[14][15]
2011Pretty Cure All Stars DX3: Deliver the Future! The Rainbow-Colored Flower That Connects the WorldMusicFeature film
2011Friends: Mononoke Shima no NakiMusicFeature film
2012Blood-C: The Last DarkMusicFeature film
2012Chōsoku Henkei GyrozetterMusic[12]
2014Stand By Me DoraemonMusic
2015Assassination ClassroomMusicAlso Episode 0 preview in 2014
2020Stand by Me Doraemon 2Music
2022Dragon Ball Super: Super HeroMusicFeature film[16]
2023Power of Hope: PreCure Full BloomMusic[17]

Live-action

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Year Title Crew role Notes Source[9][1]
2003Good Luck!!MusicTV drama
2003Water BoysMusicTV drama
Also 2 and 2005 Natsu
2004Orange DaysMusic
2005Lorelei: The Witch of the Pacific OceanMusic
2005H2: Kimi to Ita HibiMusicTV drama
2005Always Sanchōme no YūhiMusicfilm
28th Japan Academy Prize for Best Score		[2][18][19]
2006Limit of Love: UmizaruMusic[20]
2007Barefoot GenMusicTV drama
2007Black Belt (Kuro Obi)MusicFilm directed by Shunichi Nagasaki
2008Kakushi Toride no San-Akunin: The Last Princess Music2008 remake[21]
2008428: Shibuya ScrambleMusicFMV video game
Co-composed with Hideki Sakamoto
2009Ballad: Namonaki Koi no UtaMusiclive-action film
2010RyōmadenMusicTV drama (Taiga drama)
2010Space Battleship YamatoMusic
2012Rurouni KenshinMusic[3][4][5]
2012Brave Hearts: UmizaruMusic
2013The Eternal ZeroMusicNominated – 38th Japan Academy Prize for Best Score[6]
2014Rurouni Kenshin: Kyoto InfernoMusic[22]
2014Rurouni Kenshin: The Legend EndsMusic[23]
2014Parasyte: Part 1Music[5]
2015Parasyte: Part 2Music[5]
2016Fueled: The Man They Called PirateMusic[24]
2017Destiny: The Tale of KamakuraMusic[25]
2018Over DriveMusic[26]
2019The Great War of ArchimedesMusic[27]
2019Masquerade HotelMusic[28]
2021Reach Beyond the Blue SkyMusicTV drama (Taiga drama)
2021Rurouni Kenshin: The FinalMusic[29]
2021Rurouni Kenshin: The BeginningMusic[30]
2023YudōMusic[31]
2023The Legend and ButterflyMusic[32]
2023Godzilla Minus OneMusicNominated – 47th Japan Academy Film Prize for Best Score[33]
20246 Lying University StudentsMusic[34]
2025Black ShowmanMusic[35]
2026Godzilla Minus ZeroMusic[36]

References

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  1. 1 2 3 4 "佐藤直紀 / Naoki Sato". Face Music (in Japanese). Japan. Archived from the original on April 17, 2010. Retrieved January 13, 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Sword of the Stranger to Begin LA/NYC Run on July 18". Anime News Network. July 11, 2008. Archived from the original on March 7, 2016. Retrieved January 13, 2016.
  3. 1 2 "CDJapan : "Ruroni Kenshin" Original Soundtrack Original Soundtrack (Music by Naoki Sato) CD Album". CDJapan. Archived from the original on February 2, 2016. Retrieved January 13, 2016.
  4. 1 2 Young, Deborah (October 6, 2012). "Rurouni Kenshin: Busan Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on October 9, 2012. Retrieved December 10, 2012.
  5. 1 2 3 4 "Bump of Chicken to Perform Last Live-Action Parasyte Film's Ending Song". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on March 10, 2016. Retrieved January 13, 2016.
  6. 1 2 "日本アカデミー賞公式サイト". japan-academy-prize.jp. Retrieved January 13, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  7. ↑ "'The Eternal Zero' scoops Japanese Academy Awards, 'Frozen' recognized". Yahoo News. February 27, 2015. Archived from the original on December 14, 2015. Retrieved January 13, 2016.
  8. ↑ "SATO Naoki: Meet the composer of the Tokyo 2020 Games victory ceremony music". Archived from the original on June 4, 2021. Retrieved June 4, 2021.
  9. 1 2 "アニメ / メディア芸術データベース – 佐藤直紀" [Anime / Media Arts Database (search results) – Naoki Sato]. Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Japan: Agency for Cultural Affairs. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved January 12, 2016.
  10. ↑ "Live - Sound Decision - Anime News Network". Anime News Network. January 29, 2004. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved January 13, 2016.
  11. ↑ "X #2 - Sound Decision - Anime News Network". Anime News Network. January 29, 2004. Archived from the original on December 12, 2015. Retrieved January 13, 2016.
  12. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Square Enix's Gyrozetter Card Game Gets 2012 TV Anime". Anime News Network. December 1, 2011. Archived from the original on March 10, 2016. Retrieved January 13, 2016.
  13. ↑ Shida, Hidekuni et al. "Eureka Seven". (January 2007) Newtype USA. pp. 36-39.
  14. ↑ "CLAMP's Blood-C to Be Made as Both TV Series & Film". Anime News Network. April 8, 2011. Archived from the original on April 5, 2016. Retrieved January 13, 2016.
  15. ↑ "Blood-C's Promo Streamed, Premiere Date Announced". Anime News Network. May 18, 2011. Archived from the original on March 9, 2016. Retrieved January 13, 2016.
  16. ↑ "ドラゴンボール超 スーパーヒーロー：神谷浩史、宮野真守がガンマ1号、2号の声優に 2022年4月22日公開". Mantan Web (in Japanese). December 18, 2021. Archived from the original on December 18, 2021. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
  17. ↑ Cayanan, Joanna (March 21, 2023). "Kibō no Chikara ~Otona Precure 23~ Anime Reveals Staff, Key Visual, Main Cast". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 21, 2023.
  18. ↑ "Always: Sunset on Third Street Gets 3rd Film in 3D". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on June 14, 2017. Retrieved January 13, 2016.
  19. ↑ Galbraith 2008, p. 439
  20. ↑ Galbraith 2008, p. 442
  21. ↑ "HIDDEN FORTRESS: THE LAST PRINCESS". SciFi Japan. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved January 13, 2016.
  22. ↑ "O.S.T.(NAOKI SATO) - RUROUNI KENSHIN KYOTO TAIKA HEN ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK - Amazon.com Music". amazon.com. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved January 13, 2016.
  23. ↑ "CDJapan : Rurouni Kenshin: The Legend Ends (Densetsu no Saigo Hen) Original Soundtrack Original Soundtrack CD Album". CDJapan. Archived from the original on January 30, 2016. Retrieved January 13, 2016.
  24. ↑ 海賊とよばれた男. eiga.com (in Japanese). Archived from the original on December 26, 2016. Retrieved December 24, 2016.
  25. ↑ "DESTINY 鎌倉ものがたり". eiga.com (in Japanese). Archived from the original on December 16, 2017. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
  26. ↑ "Over Drive". eiga.com (in Japanese). Retrieved April 17, 2026.
  27. ↑ "アルキメデスの大戦". eiga.com (in Japanese). Retrieved April 17, 2026.
  28. ↑ "マスカレード・ホテル". eiga.com (in Japanese). Retrieved April 17, 2026.
  29. ↑ "るろうに剣心 最終章 The Final". eiga.com (in Japanese). Retrieved April 17, 2026.
  30. ↑ "るろうに剣心 最終章 The Beginning". eiga.com (in Japanese). Retrieved April 17, 2026.
  31. ↑ "湯道". eiga.com (in Japanese). Retrieved September 7, 2022.
  32. ↑ "レジェンド＆バタフライ". eiga.com (in Japanese). Retrieved December 1, 2022.
  33. ↑ "ゴジラ-1.0 : 作品情報". Eiga.com (in Japanese). Retrieved September 8, 2023.
  34. ↑ "六人の嘘つきな大学生". eiga.com (in Japanese). Retrieved September 4, 2024.
  35. ↑ "ブラック・ショーマン". eiga.com (in Japanese). Retrieved May 22, 2025.
  36. ↑ "ゴジラ－0.0". eiga.com (in Japanese). Retrieved April 17, 2026.
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