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
Case Closed: The Million-Dollar Pentagram
(2024)
Key Animation
Ghost in the Shell
(1995)
Key Animation
Lu Over the Wall
(2017)
Key Animation
Roujin Z
(1991)
Key Animation
Crayon Shin-chan: The Hidden Treasure of the Buri Buri Kingdom
(1994)
Key Animation
Macross Plus: The Movie
(1995)
Key Animation
Blood: The Last Vampire
(2000)
Key Animation
The Wonderland
(2019)
Key Animation
Welcome to the Space Show
(2010)
Key Animation
Crayon Shin-chan: Pursuit of the Balls of Darkness
(1997)
Key Animation
Patlabor: The Movie
(1989)
Color Designer and Key Animation
Crayon Shin-chan: Explosion! The Hot Spring's Feel Good Final Battle
(1999)
Key Animation
Giovanni's Island
(2014)
Key Animation
Patlabor 2: The Movie
(1993)
Key Animation
Brave Story
(2006)
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
Ghost in the Shell
(1995)
Key Animation
Macross Plus: The Movie
(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