Born in 1960, Toshihiko Masuda is 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.
Known For
Howl's Moving Castle
(2004)
Key Animation
Akira
(1988)
Key Animation
Black Clover: Sword of the Wizard King
(2023)
Key Animation
Naruto Shippuden the Movie: The Will of Fire
(2009)
Key Animation
Naruto Shippuden the Movie
(2007)
Key Animation
Berserk: The Golden Age Arc II - The Battle for Doldrey
(2012)
Key Animation
Berserk: The Golden Age Arc I - The Egg of the King
(2012)
Key Animation
Naruto the Movie: Guardians of the Crescent Moon Kingdom
(2006)
Key Animation
Naruto the Movie: Ninja Clash in the Land of Snow
(2004)
Key Animation
Naruto the Movie: Legend of the Stone of Gelel
(2005)
Key Animation
Mary and The Witch's Flower
(2017)
Key Animation
Berserk: The Golden Age Arc III - The Advent
(2013)
Key Animation
Bleach the Movie: Hell Verse
(2010)
Key Animation
The Girl Who Leapt Through Time
(2006)
Key Animation
Tales from Earthsea
(2006)
Key Animation
Crayon Shin-chan: My Moving Story! Cactus Large Attack!
(2015)
Key Animation
Full Filmography
Visual Effects
Lupin the Third: The Fuma Conspiracy
(1987)
Key Animation
Akira
(1988)
Key Animation
Uncle Remodelling Course
(1990)
Key Animation
Tiny Toon Adventures: How I Spent My Vacation
(1992)
Animation Director
Inuyasha the Movie 2: The Castle Beyond the Looking Glass
(2002)
Key Animation
Howl's Moving Castle
(2004)
Key Animation
Naruto the Movie: Ninja Clash in the Land of Snow
(2004)
Key Animation
Naruto the Movie: Legend of the Stone of Gelel
(2005)
Key Animation
Space Station No.9
(2005)
Key Animation
Crayon Shin-chan: The Legend Called Buri Buri 3 Minutes Charge
(2005)
Key Animation
Tales from Earthsea
(2006)
Key Animation
Naruto the Movie: Guardians of the Crescent Moon Kingdom
(2006)
Key Animation
The Girl Who Leapt Through Time
(2006)
Key Animation
Crayon Shin-chan: The Legend Called: Dance! Amigo!
(2006)
Key Animation
Go! Anpanman: Star-Spirited Dollie
(2006)
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
Detective Conan: Full Score of Fear
(2008)
Key Animation
Naruto Shippuden the Movie: The Will of Fire
(2009)
Key Animation
Detective Conan: The Raven Chaser
(2009)
Key Animation
Bleach the Movie: Hell Verse
(2010)
Key Animation
Go! Anpanman: Blacknose and the Magical Song
(2010)
Key Animation
Eden of the East Movie II: Paradise Lost
(2010)
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
Berserk: The Golden Age Arc III - The Advent
(2013)
Key Animation
Lupin the Third vs. Detective Conan: The Movie
(2013)
Key Animation
Lupin the Third: Jigen's Gravestone
(2014)
Key Animation
Crayon Shin-chan: My Moving Story! Cactus Large Attack!
(2015)
Key Animation
Mary and The Witch's Flower
(2017)
Key Animation
Napping Princess
(2017)
Key Animation
Crayon Shin-chan: Burst Serving! Kung Fu Boys ~Ramen Rebellion~
(2018)
Key Animation
City Hunter: Shinjuku Private Eyes
(2019)
Key Animation
Lupin the Third: Fujiko's Lie
(2019)
Key Animation
Hula Fulla Dance
(2021)
Key Animation
Inu-Oh
(2022)
Animation Director
Doraemon the Movie: Nobita's Little Star Wars 2021
(2022)
Key Animation
Crayon Shin-chan: Mononoke Ninja Chinpūden
(2022)
Key Animation
Teasing Master Takagi-san: The Movie
(2022)
Key Animation
Black Clover: Sword of the Wizard King
(2023)
Key Animation
Directing
The Batman/Superman Movie: World's Finest
(1998)
Director
Lupin the 3rd: The Elusiveness of the Fog
(2007)
Director
Art
The Piano Forest
(2007)
Storyboard Artist
Lupin the 3rd: The Elusiveness of the Fog
(2007)
Storyboard Artist
Naruto Shippuden the Movie: The Will of Fire
(2009)
Storyboard Artist
Naruto Shippuden the Movie: The Lost Tower
(2010)
Storyboard Artist
Road to Ninja: Naruto the Movie
(2012)
Storyboard Artist
Writing