Masatsugu Arakawa (荒川 眞嗣, Arakawa Masatsugu, born March 4, 1964) is a Japanese director, storyboard artist, and animator from Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture. He is also sometimes credited under the name 荒川 真嗣 (same reading).
Known For
Ghost in the Shell
(1995)
Key Animation
Case Closed: The Million-Dollar Pentagram
(2024)
Key Animation
Lu Over the Wall
(2017)
Key Animation
Crayon Shin-chan: The Hidden Treasure of the Buri Buri Kingdom
(1994)
Key Animation
The Wonderland
(2019)
Key Animation
Crayon Shin-chan: Dengeki! Buta no Hizume Daisakusen
(1998)
Key Animation
Patlabor: The Movie
(1989)
Color Designer and Key Animation
Patlabor 2: The Movie
(1993)
Key Animation
WXIII: Patlabor The Movie 3
(2002)
Key Animation
Crayon Shin-chan: Pursuit of the Balls of Darkness
(1997)
Key Animation
Blood: The Last Vampire
(2000)
Key Animation
Crayon Shin-chan: Great Adventure In Henderland
(1996)
Key Animation
Roujin Z
(1991)
Key Animation
Crayon Shin-chan: Explosion! The Hot Spring's Feel Good Final Battle
(1999)
Key Animation
Doraemon: Nobita's Little Star Wars
(1985)
Key Animation
Macross Plus: The Movie
(1995)
Key Animation
Full Filmography
Visual Effects
Doraemon: Nobita's Little Star Wars
(1985)
Key Animation
Patlabor: The Movie
(1989)
Color Designer and Key Animation
Roujin Z
(1991)
Key Animation
Patlabor 2: The Movie
(1993)
Key Animation
Crayon Shin-chan: The Hidden Treasure of the Buri Buri Kingdom
(1994)
Key Animation
Macross Plus: The Movie
(1995)
Key Animation
Ghost in the Shell
(1995)
Key Animation
Crayon Shin-chan: Great Adventure In Henderland
(1996)
Key Animation
Crayon Shin-chan: Pursuit of the Balls of Darkness
(1997)
Key Animation
Crayon Shin-chan: Dengeki! Buta no Hizume Daisakusen
(1998)
Key Animation
Crayon Shin-chan: Explosion! The Hot Spring's Feel Good Final Battle
(1999)
Key Animation
Blood: The Last Vampire
(2000)
Key Animation
WXIII: Patlabor The Movie 3
(2002)
Key Animation
Stormy Night
(2005)
Key Animation
Brave Story
(2006)
Animation
Aria the OVA: Arietta
(2007)
Key Animation
Musashi: The Dream of the Last Samurai
(2009)
Key Animation
Welcome to the Space Show
(2010)
Key Animation
Bodacious Space Pirates: Abyss of Hyperspace
(2014)
Key Animation
Giovanni's Island
(2014)
Key Animation
Lu Over the Wall
(2017)
Key Animation
The Seven Deadly Sins: Prisoners of the Sky
(2018)
Key Animation
Case Closed: The Fist of Blue Sapphire
(2019)
Key Animation
The Wonderland
(2019)
Key Animation
Space Camper Chicchi
(2022)
Mechanical Designer and Key Animation
Case Closed: The Million-Dollar Pentagram
(2024)
Key Animation
Directing
Time Stranger Kyoko: Leave It to Chocola!
(2001)
Director
Colorful Ninja Iromaki
(2016)
Assistant Director
Riku wa Yowakunai
(2021)
Director
Space Camper Chicchi
(2022)
Director
Art