Taiki Sakurai

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Taiki Sakurai

Born June 9, 1977 · Tochigi, Japan (age 49)

Taiki Sakurai is Netflix's chief anime producer.

Known For

Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) AloneEvangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone · 2007
Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone
★ 7.62007
MovieAnimationScience Fiction
After the Second Impact, Tokyo-3 is being attacked by giant monsters called Angels that seek to eradicate humankind. The child Shinji’s objective is to fight the Angels by piloting one of the mysterious Evangelion mecha units. A remake of the first six episodes of GAINAX’s famous 1996 anime series. The film was retitled “Evangelion: 1.01” for its DVD release and “Evangelion: 1.11” for a release with additional scenes.
Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) AdvanceEvangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance · 2009
Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance
★ 7.82009
MovieAnimationScience Fiction
Under constant attack by monstrous creatures called Angels that seek to eradicate humankind, U.N. Special Agency NERV introduces two new EVA pilots to help defend the city of Tokyo-3: the mysterious Makinami Mari Illustrous and the intense Asuka Langley Shikinami. Meanwhile, Gendo Ikari and SEELE proceed with a secret project that involves both Rei and Shinji.
RedlineRedline · 2009
Redline
★ 7.62009
MovieAnimationAction
A daredevil driver is determined to compete in Redline, the most popular race in the galaxy. The race only occurs every five years, but in order to participate he must overcome the mafia, the government and even love.
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - The Laughing ManGhost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - The Laughing Man · 2005
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - The Laughing Man
★ 7.72005
MovieScience FictionAnimation
The year is 2030 and six years have passed since a criminal known only as "The Laughing Man" swept through top medical nanotechnology firms committing acts of cyber-terrorism, kidnapping, and espionage leaving no known suspects. New information is revealed, as Section 9 enters the hunt for a suspect capable of unfathomable actions in this compilation of Stand Alone Complex content.
Giovanni's IslandGiovanni's Island · 2014
Giovanni's Island
★ 7.52014
MovieAnimationDrama
In the aftermath of the most devastating conflict mankind had ever experienced, the tiny island of Shikotan became part of the Sakhalin Oblast... and on the unhealed border in this remote corner of the world, friendship among children from two different countries timidly blossomed, striving to overcome language barriers and the waves of history. Inspired by true events.
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - Solid State SocietyGhost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - Solid State Society · 2007
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - Solid State Society
★ 7.52007
MovieAnimationAction
The story takes place in the year 2034, two years after the events in Ghost in the Shell: S.A.C. 2nd GIG. Female cyborg Major Motoko Kusanagi has left Public Security Section 9, an elite counter-terrorist and anti-crime unit specializing in cyber-warfare, which has expanded to a team of 20 field operatives with Togusa acting as the field lead.
Napping PrincessNapping Princess · 2017
Napping Princess
★ 6.72017
MovieFantasyAdventure
Japan, 2020, a few days before the opening of the Tokyo Olympics. Although she should be studying for her final exams, Kokone, a schoolgirl who lives in a small town with her widowed father, a mysterious and talented mechanic, falls asleep often, anywhere, anytime, entering, over and over, a dream-world where a squad of fantastic motorized contraptions fights against magic, a world close to reality where she will find out the keys of her true past.
xxxHOLiC The Movie: A Midsummer Night's DreamxxxHOLiC The Movie: A Midsummer Night's Dream · 2005
xxxHOLiC The Movie: A Midsummer Night's Dream
★ 6.62005
MovieAnimationComedy
Invited to a wealthy client's mansion, time-traveling witch Yuko and her companions arrive to find a group of collectors assembled to participate in a mysterious auction. And the mystery only deepens when the collectors go missing one by one. As more guests disappear and strange occurrences abound, Yuko and her friends realize they must solve the mystery before they vanish as well.

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20001 An Earth Odyssey20001 An Earth Odyssey · 2026
20001 An Earth Odyssey
★ 7.02026
MovieAnimationComedy
In the year 20001, three aliens arrive on the ruins of Earth to investigate the extinct human race. Revering humanity as a highly intelligent civilization, they wildly misinterpret the artifacts left behind: mistaking playgrounds for sacred places, umbrellas for communication devices, and graveyards for farmland. The team consists of a warm-hearted yet misguided captain, a highly logical but often inaccurate analyst, and their innocent, instinctive young member. While the two adults obsessively analyze human civilization through logic and theory, the youngest slowly begins to understand humanity through emotion, contradiction, and empathy, discovering that what science cannot decode, the heart just might.

Producer

Real DriveReal Drive · 2008
Real Drive
★ 7.12008
SeriesAnimationAction & Adventure
The story takes place in 2061, 50 years after humanity developed the "Net society" that depended on information networks despite their security issues. To improve security, a new network called Meta Real Network — or "Metal" for short — was developed. People's personal memories are reduced to information and placed within "protected virtual stand-alone organic cyber enclaves" called bubble shells online. The result was a virtual "explosion" of creative freedom as people felt safe enough to explore instincts and desires on Metal that they would not otherwise explore in real life. This "friction" between the Metal's alluring lack of restrictions and rules-bound reality led to trouble and incidents that investigators known as "cyber divers" must handle. Masamichi Haru is one such cyber diver.

Writer

Otogi Zoshi: The Legend of MagatamaOtogi Zoshi: The Legend of Magatama · 2004
Otogi Zoshi: The Legend of Magatama
★ 7.62004
SeriesAnimationAction & Adventure
The time is 972 A.D. in Kyoto, the capital of ancient Japan. Kyoto is becoming a corrupt and run-down city; selfish samurai and onmyoji, who care only about gaining political power are everywhere. To make matters worse the city is suffering from famine and widespread disease. Unable to ignore the condition of the city any longer, the Imperial Court decides to send Minamoto no Raiko, a famous samurai well-known for his archery skills, to recover a legendary gem said to hold mysterious power to save the world. However Raiko also falls ill to disease. Instead his youngest sister, Hikaru, decides secretely to make the journey in his place. Hikaru meets many people, and has many adventures while on her trip for the legendary gem.

Series Composition