Directed credits
20
Established
Strong directing catalog.
Director
Tetsuro Araki
Directing
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
1.1
Low visibility
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Directed movies: 10Directed series: 10All crew credits: 29
TMDB ID: 1148353
IMDb ID: nm2013928
Known for: Directing
Born: November 5, 1976
Age: 49
Place of birth: Sayama, Saitama, Japan
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 2003 - 2025
Years active: 23
Average TMDB rating: 7.6
Wikidata: Q1101038
Also known as
Араки Тэцуро • Tetsuroh Araki • Tetsurou Araki • Tetsurō Araki • あらき てつろう • Saburou Mochizuki • 望月三郎 • 荒木哲朗 • تتسورو آراکی
Frequent jobs
Director (16)Series Director (4)Storyboard Artist (5)Key Animation (2)Screenplay (2)
Biography
Tetsuro Araki (荒木 哲郎, Araki Tetsuro) is a Japanese anime director, best known as the director of the Death Note anime adaptation. He is married to editor Aya Hida. Araki is a graduate at Senshu University and worked with Madhouse before moving with Production I.G and later Wit Studio. His directorial debut was 2005's original video animation Otogi-Jūshi Akazukin. He is best known as the director of the Death Note, Highschool of the Dead and Attack on Titan anime adaptations. He is also the director of two original anime series Guilty Crown and Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress, and the original anime fiilm Bubble. Araki, along with Death Note character designer Masaru Kitao, appeared at Anime Expo 2007.
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Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Tetsuro Araki.
6.5
COLORs
Director
2023 Movie
7.5
Attack on Titan: Chronicle
Director
2020 Movie
8.3
Attack on Titan: The Roar of Awakening
Director
2018 Movie
7.3
Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress: Life That Burns
Director
2017 Movie
7.5
Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress: Light That Gathers
Director
2016 Movie
8.1
Attack on Titan: Wings of Freedom
Director
2015 Movie
8.1
Attack on Titan: Crimson Bow and Arrow
Director
2014 Movie
7.4
High School of the Dead: Drifters of the Dead
Director
2011 Movie
7.9
Death Note Relight 1: Visions of a God
Director
2007 Movie
Otogi-Juushi Akazukin
Director
2005 Movie
Series
Directed Series
Series directed by Tetsuro Araki.
7.5
Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX
Director • 1 eps
2025 Series
6.9
Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress
Series Director • 12 eps
2016 Series
8.7
Attack on Titan
Director • 5 eps
2013 Series
7.3
Guilty Crown
Director • 2 eps
2011 Series
8.0
HIGHSCHOOL OF THE DEAD
Director • 13 eps
2010 Series
8.2
High School of the Dead
Series Director • 12 eps
2010 Series
6.1
Kurozuka
Series Director • 12 eps
2008 Series
8.6
Death Note
Series Director • 37 eps
2006 Series
8.0
Black Lagoon
Director • 4 eps
2006 Series
7.4
Gungrave
Director • 4 eps
2003 Series
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Tetsuro Araki.
8.3
Attack on Titan: The Roar of Awakening
Director
2018 Movie
8.1
Attack on Titan: Wings of Freedom
Director
2015 Movie
8.1
Attack on Titan: Crimson Bow and Arrow
Director
2014 Movie
7.9
Death Note Relight 1: Visions of a God
Director
2007 Movie
7.6
The Garden of Sinners: Paradox Spiral
Key Animation
2008 Movie
7.5
Attack on Titan: Chronicle
Director
2020 Movie
7.4
High School of the Dead: Drifters of the Dead
Director
2011 Movie
7.4
Death Note Relight 2: L's Successors
Screenplay
2009 Movie
7.3
Bubble
Storyboard Artist
2022 Movie
7.1
Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress: The Battle of Unato
Screenplay
2019 Movie
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Tetsuro Araki.
8.7
Attack on Titan
Director • 5 eps
2013 Series
8.6
Death Note
Series Director • 37 eps
2006 Series
8.2
High School of the Dead
Series Director • 12 eps
2010 Series
8.0
Black Lagoon
Director • 4 eps
2006 Series
7.3
Guilty Crown
Director • 2 eps
2011 Series
6.9
Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress
Series Director • 12 eps
2016 Series
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Tetsuro Araki.
7.9
Death Note Relight 1: Visions of a God
Director
2007 Movie
7.4
Death Note Relight 2: L's Successors
Screenplay
2009 Movie
7.4
High School of the Dead: Drifters of the Dead
Director
2011 Movie
Otogi-Juushi Akazukin
Director
2005 Movie
8.1
Attack on Titan: Wings of Freedom
Director
2015 Movie
8.3
Attack on Titan: The Roar of Awakening
Director
2018 Movie
8.1
Attack on Titan: Crimson Bow and Arrow
Director
2014 Movie
7.1
Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress: The Battle of Unato
Screenplay
2019 Movie
7.3
Bubble
Storyboard Artist
2022 Movie
7.5
Attack on Titan: Chronicle
Director
2020 Movie
7.6
The Garden of Sinners: Paradox Spiral
Key Animation
2008 Movie
7.3
Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress: Life That Burns
Director
2017 Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Tetsuro Araki.
8.7
Attack on Titan
Director • 5 eps
2013 Series
8.6
Death Note
Series Director • 37 eps
2006 Series
8.0
Black Lagoon
Director • 4 eps
2006 Series
8.2
High School of the Dead
Series Director • 12 eps
2010 Series
7.3
Guilty Crown
Director • 2 eps
2011 Series
7.5
Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX
Director • 1 eps
2025 Series
5.7
Le Chevalier D'Eon
Storyboard Artist • 1 eps
2006 Series
7.4
Gungrave
Director • 4 eps
2003 Series
6.8
Michiko & Hatchin
Storyboard Artist • 2 eps
2008 Series
6.9
Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress
Series Director • 12 eps
2016 Series
7.1
Moonrise
Storyboard Artist • 1 eps
2025 Series
6.6
Futakoi Alternative
Key Animation • 1 eps
2005 Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Tetsuro Araki.
Series
Other Crew Work in Series
Additional series credits for Tetsuro Araki.
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Tetsuro Araki.
