Satoshi Kuwabara

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Satoshi Kuwabara

Satoshi Kuwabara (桑原 智, Kuwabara Satoshi) is a Japanese anime director and storyboard artist. He is a visiting associate professor at Digital Hollywood University.

Known For

The Quintessential Quintuplets MovieThe Quintessential Quintuplets Movie · 2022
The Quintessential Quintuplets Movie
8.32022
MovieAnimationComedy
When five lovely young girls who hate studying hire part-time tutor Futaro, he guides not only their education but also their hearts. Time spent has brought them all closer, with feelings growing within the girls and Futaro. As they finish their third year of high school and their last school festival approaches, they set their sights on what’s next. Is there a future with one of them and Futaro?
Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Dark Side of DimensionsYu-Gi-Oh!: The Dark Side of Dimensions · 2016
Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Dark Side of Dimensions
7.62016
MovieAdventureAnimation
Having faced each other on countless occasions, Yugi and Kaiba again put their pride and experience to the test in a duel that transcends dimensions.
Neo FaustNeo Faust · 1999
Neo Faust
1999
MovieAnimationFantasy
Short anime adaption of the Osamu Tezuka manga Neo Faust.
Jungle Emperor: Courage Changes the FutureJungle Emperor: Courage Changes the Future · 2009
Jungle Emperor: Courage Changes the Future
4.52009
MovieAnimationAdventure
Because of non-stop environmental destruction, the United Nations commission a private company, "Eternal Earth", to create an artificial jungle to be a nature preserve and to protect animals. Leo, son of Panja, is born in this artificial world. The story starts when Leo and Kenichi, the son of the Eternal Earth company's CEO, meet. Kenichi has the ability to understand and talk to the animals.
Black Jack: The Two Doctors in BlackBlack Jack: The Two Doctors in Black · 2005
Black Jack: The Two Doctors in Black
6.02005
MovieAnimationDrama
The mega-corporate Daedalus Group is under attack by a small group of activists known as the Ghost of Icarus. While taking care of some of the victims of the bombing, Black Jack encounters Dr. Kiriko, also known as Death Incarnate, who just like him, asks his patients huge sums of money but instead of saving them, he offers them a painless death. When the activist group requests both doctors’ collaboration, Black Jack finds himself caught in a spiral of life, death and treason while trying to save his patients' lives and avoid the breaking of a biological war that could destroy humanity.
The Birth of Neo Astro BoyThe Birth of Neo Astro Boy · 2025
The Birth of Neo Astro Boy
2025
Movie
In the short, Astro Boy gives his life to save a densely populated space colony from a collision with the sun. The doctor Black Jack saves him, reborn to a new identity as Neo Astro Boy.
Astro Boy: Volume of the Blue KnightAstro Boy: Volume of the Blue Knight · 1999
Astro Boy: Volume of the Blue Knight
1999
MovieAnimationScience Fiction
The film begins with the Phoenix retelling the tales and hopes of Astro Boy. Many of the visual being directly taken from the 1980s TV series as it recaps some of his adventures. Following this recap, Astro Boy confronts Blue Bon and tries to convince him to change his mind about the humans. But Blue Bon misunderstands, assuming that if Astro Boy does not agree then he is an enemy. Blue Bon hates humans because they broke apart his family (Maria and Tonto). A battle begins between the two after Astro Boy fails to convince Blue Bon that they aren't each others' enemy.
Osamu Tezuka's Last Mystery of the 20th CenturyOsamu Tezuka's Last Mystery of the 20th Century · 2000
Osamu Tezuka's Last Mystery of the 20th Century
5.02000
MovieMysteryAnimation
Osamu Tezuka is going to a 21st Century new year's party with all the characters he made. One thing leads to another and he ends up missing! It's up to his most popular characters to find out what happened to him and get him back safely before the rest of the guests show up.

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Phoenix: Robe of FeathersPhoenix: Robe of Feathers · 2004
Phoenix: Robe of Feathers
2004
MovieAnimationDrama
Abandoned as a child, Zuku has become a brigand to survive. One night after committing a robbery, he is approached by a strange little girl who prompts him to visit the pine grove beach nearby. Upon arriving there, Zuku is surprised to discover an unconscious young woman covered in a sparkling veil. Enticed by its splendid material, he snatches the fabric and attempts to flee. But its owner unexpectedly awakens, begging him to return the precious accessory. With no other memory save for the veil's importance, the woman refuses to let Zuku leave without recovering it. Showing no remorse, the bandit violently renounces her plea—but little does he know, this unusual encounter will change his life forever.

Storyboard Artist