Directed credits
16
Established
Strong directing catalog.
Director
Ko Matsuo
Directing
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
0.8
Low visibility
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Directed movies: 6Directed series: 10All crew credits: 43
TMDB ID: 1481538
IMDb ID: nm2179963
Known for: Directing
Born: July 13, 1968
Age: 57
Place of birth: Gifu, Japan
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1998 - 2025
Years active: 28
Average TMDB rating: 7.43
Wikidata: Q11529700
Also known as
Мацуо Ко • まつおこう • Kō Matsuo • 松尾 衡
Frequent jobs
Director (11)Series Director (2)Co-Director (1)Second Unit Director (1)Storyboard Artist (22)Screenplay (2)Writer (2)Script (1)
Biography
Ko Matsuo (松尾 衡, Matsuo Kō, July 13, 1968) is a Japanese anime director and storyboard artist born in Gifu. He is now a freelancer, formerly he was at Madhouse.
Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Ko Matsuo.
7.5
Gundam Reconguista in G Movie V: Beyond the Peril of Death
Director
2022 Movie
7.2
Mobile Suit Gundam Hathaway
Second Unit Director
2021 Movie
6.0
Mobile Suit Gundam G40
Director
2020 Movie
6.0
Mobile Suit Gundam Battlefield Record: Avant-Title
Director
2009 Movie
4.8
Dead Girls
Director
2007 Movie
7.8
Millennium Actress
Co-Director
2002 Movie
Series
Directed Series
Series directed by Ko Matsuo.
7.2
Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun
Sound Director • 12 eps
2014 Series
6.6
Valvrave the Liberator
Series Director • 24 eps
2013 Series
7.5
Model Suit Gunpla Builders Beginning G
Series Director • 3 eps
2010 Series
6.2
Yozakura Quartet
Director • 2 eps
2008 Series
4.0
Red Garden
Director • 2 eps
2006 Series
8.1
Gintama
Director • 4 eps
2006 Series
7.9
Rozen Maiden
Director • 24 eps
2004 Series
7.4
Gungrave
Director • 3 eps
2003 Series
7.1
Master Keaton
Director • 2 eps
1998 Series
8.1
TRIGUN
Director • 1 eps
1998 Series
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Ko Matsuo.
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Ko Matsuo.
8.6
My Hero Academia
Storyboard Artist • 8 eps
2016 Series
8.3
Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon
Storyboard Artist • 1 eps
2020 Series
8.1
Gintama
Director • 4 eps
2006 Series
8.1
TRIGUN
Director • 1 eps
1998 Series
8.0
Orange
Storyboard Artist • 2 eps
2016 Series
8.0
Initial D
Storyboard Artist • 1 eps
1998 Series
7.9
Rozen Maiden
Director • 24 eps
2004 Series
7.9
PLUTO
Storyboard Artist • 1 eps
2023 Series
7.8
Terror in Resonance
Storyboard Artist • 1 eps
2014 Series
7.7
Durarara!!
Storyboard Artist • 1 eps
2010 Series
7.6
Ergo Proxy
Storyboard Artist • 2 eps
2006 Series
7.5
Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury
Storyboard Artist • 1 eps
2022 Series
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Ko Matsuo.
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Ko Matsuo.
8.0
Initial D
Storyboard Artist • 1 eps
1998 Series
7.7
Durarara!!
Storyboard Artist • 1 eps
2010 Series
8.6
My Hero Academia
Storyboard Artist • 8 eps
2016 Series
7.5
Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury
Storyboard Artist • 1 eps
2022 Series
7.9
PLUTO
Storyboard Artist • 1 eps
2023 Series
8.1
TRIGUN
Director • 1 eps
1998 Series
8.3
Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon
Storyboard Artist • 1 eps
2020 Series
7.2
CAROLE & TUESDAY
Storyboard Artist • 1 eps
2019 Series
7.6
Ergo Proxy
Storyboard Artist • 2 eps
2006 Series
7.1
Master Keaton
Director • 2 eps
1998 Series
8.1
Gintama
Director • 4 eps
2006 Series
8.0
Orange
Storyboard Artist • 2 eps
2016 Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Ko Matsuo.
Series
Other Crew Work in Series
Additional series credits for Ko Matsuo.
6.1
Grisaia: Phantom Trigger
Storyboard Artist • 1 eps
2025 Series
7.9
PLUTO
Storyboard Artist • 1 eps
2023 Series
4.0
KAWAGOE BOYS SING -Now or Never-
Storyboard Artist • 1 eps
2023 Series
6.3
Spy Classroom
Storyboard Artist • 1 eps
2023 Series
7.5
Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury
Storyboard Artist • 1 eps
2022 Series
6.8
Koikimo
Storyboard Artist • 1 eps
2021 Series
8.3
Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon
Storyboard Artist • 1 eps
2020 Series
7.2
CAROLE & TUESDAY
Storyboard Artist • 1 eps
2019 Series
7.2
We Rent Tsukumogami
Storyboard Artist • 1 eps
2018 Series
7.0
DRAGON PILOT: Hisone and Masotan
Storyboard Artist • 1 eps
2018 Series
8.0
Orange
Storyboard Artist • 2 eps
2016 Series
8.6
My Hero Academia
Storyboard Artist • 8 eps
2016 Series
8.0
Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt
Script • 8 eps
2015 Series
7.8
Terror in Resonance
Storyboard Artist • 1 eps
2014 Series
5.5
Amnesia
Storyboard Artist • 2 eps
2013 Series
6.4
Natsuyuki Rendezvous
Screenplay • 11 eps
2012 Series
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Ko Matsuo.
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Ko Matsuo.