Directed credits
5
Emerging
Beginning to build directing work.
Director
Hirotaka Kato
Visual Effects
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
1.0
Low visibility
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Directed movies: 1Directed series: 4All crew credits: 18
TMDB ID: 1717115
IMDb ID: nm5419578
Known for: Visual Effects
Born: January 22, 1977
Age: 49
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1990 - 2025
Years active: 36
Average TMDB rating: 7.35
Wikidata: Q11399157
Also known as
Hirotaka Katô • Hirotaka Katou • かとうひろたか • Hirotaka Katō
Frequent jobs
Animation Director (2)Supervising Animation Director (2)Director (1)Key Animation (8)Character Designer (4)Opening/Ending Animation (1)
Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Hirotaka Kato.
Series
Directed Series
Series directed by Hirotaka Kato.
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Hirotaka Kato.
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Hirotaka Kato.
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Hirotaka Kato.
6.5
Doraemon the Movie: Nobita's Little Star Wars 2021
Key Animation
2022 Movie
6.2
The Empire of Corpses
Key Animation
2015 Movie
7.1
Blood-C: The Last Dark
Key Animation
2012 Movie
6.5
GREAT PRETENDER razbliuto
Character Designer
2024 Movie
7.0
Hal
Animation Director
2013 Movie
6.2
The River's Light
Key Animation
2009 Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Hirotaka Kato.
7.8
KochiKame
Key Animation • 3 eps
1996 Series
8.4
The Ancient Magus' Bride
Character Designer • 48 eps
2017 Series
8.4
Eyeshield 21
Animation Director • 1 eps
2005 Series
7.1
Hozuki's Coolheadedness
Supervising Animation Director • 13 eps
2014 Series
7.5
Great Pretender
Supervising Animation Director • 21 eps
2020 Series
7.3
Guilty Crown
Key Animation • 1 eps
2011 Series
7.2
YAIBA: Samurai Legend
Key Animation • 1 eps
2025 Series
7.4
Den-noh Coil
Key Animation • 1 eps
2007 Series
6.5
Animal Yokocho
Opening/Ending Animation • 102 eps
2005 Series
7.5
The Ancient Magus' Bride: Those Awaiting a Star
Character Designer • 3 eps
2016 Series
7.8
The Ancient Magus' Bride: The Boy from the West and the Knight of the Blue Storm
Character Designer • 3 eps
2021 Series
Graduation
Director • 12 eps
1990 Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Hirotaka Kato.
Series
Other Crew Work in Series
Additional series credits for Hirotaka Kato.
7.2
YAIBA: Samurai Legend
Key Animation • 1 eps
2025 Series
7.8
The Ancient Magus' Bride: The Boy from the West and the Knight of the Blue Storm
Character Designer • 3 eps
2021 Series
8.4
The Ancient Magus' Bride
Character Designer • 48 eps
2017 Series
7.5
The Ancient Magus' Bride: Those Awaiting a Star
Character Designer • 3 eps
2016 Series
7.3
Guilty Crown
Key Animation • 1 eps
2011 Series
7.4
Den-noh Coil
Key Animation • 1 eps
2007 Series
6.5
Animal Yokocho
Opening/Ending Animation • 102 eps
2005 Series
7.8
KochiKame
Key Animation • 3 eps
1996 Series