Directed credits
15
Active
Regular directing credits.
Director
Chikara Sakurai
Directing
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
1.4
Low visibility
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Directed movies: 6Directed series: 9All crew credits: 50
TMDB ID: 2154754
IMDb ID: nm2191341
Known for: Directing
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1995 - 2025
Years active: 31
Average TMDB rating: 7.43
Also known as
櫻井 親良
Frequent jobs
Animation Director (6)Director (4)Series Director (2)Supervising Animation Director (2)Key Animation (29)Storyboard Artist (5)Animation (1)
Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Chikara Sakurai.
7.7
COLORFUL STAGE! The Movie: A Miku Who Can't Sing
Second Unit Director
2025 Movie
7.4
Road to Ninja: Naruto the Movie
Animation Director
2012 Movie
7.3
Naruto Shippuden the Movie: Blood Prison
Animation Director
2011 Movie
7.2
Naruto Shippuden the Movie: The Lost Tower
Supervising Animation Director
2010 Movie
7.4
Naruto Shippuden the Movie: The Will of Fire
Supervising Animation Director
2009 Movie
7.1
Naruto the Movie: Guardians of the Crescent Moon Kingdom
Animation Director
2006 Movie
Series
Directed Series
Series directed by Chikara Sakurai.
7.2
Shenmue the Animation
Series Director • 13 eps
2022 Series
8.4
Akashic Records of Bastard Magic Instructor
Director • 1 eps
2017 Series
7.4
Taboo Tattoo
Director • 1 eps
2016 Series
8.4
One-Punch Man
Series Director • 12 eps
2015 Series
7.9
Magimoji Rurumo
Director • 12 eps
2014 Series
6.8
Little Busters!
Director • 4 eps
2012 Series
8.0
Honey and Clover
Animation Director • 1 eps
2005 Series
8.4
Naruto
Animation Director • 8 eps
2002 Series
5.7
Kokoro Library
Animation Director • 1 eps
2001 Series
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Chikara Sakurai.
7.4
Naruto Shippuden the Movie: The Will of Fire
Supervising Animation Director
2009 Movie
7.4
Road to Ninja: Naruto the Movie
Animation Director
2012 Movie
7.3
Naruto Shippuden the Movie: Blood Prison
Animation Director
2011 Movie
7.2
Naruto: The Lost Story - Mission: Protect the Waterfall Village!
Key Animation
2003 Movie
7.2
Naruto Shippuden the Movie: The Lost Tower
Supervising Animation Director
2010 Movie
7.1
Naruto the Movie: Guardians of the Crescent Moon Kingdom
Animation Director
2006 Movie
6.7
The Sky Crawlers
Key Animation
2008 Movie
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Chikara Sakurai.
8.5
Naruto Shippūden
Storyboard Artist • 1 eps
2007 Series
8.4
Naruto
Animation Director • 8 eps
2002 Series
8.4
Akashic Records of Bastard Magic Instructor
Director • 1 eps
2017 Series
8.4
Welcome to the N-H-K
Key Animation • 1 eps
2006 Series
8.4
One-Punch Man
Series Director • 12 eps
2015 Series
8.2
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex
Key Animation • 1 eps
2002 Series
7.8
Wolf's Rain
Key Animation • 2 eps
2003 Series
7.6
Tokyo Mew Mew
Key Animation • 3 eps
2002 Series
7.6
Darker than Black
Key Animation • 1 eps
2007 Series
7.4
Taboo Tattoo
Director • 1 eps
2016 Series
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Chikara Sakurai.
7.4
Naruto Shippuden the Movie: The Will of Fire
Supervising Animation Director
2009 Movie
7.3
Naruto Shippuden the Movie: Blood Prison
Animation Director
2011 Movie
7.7
COLORFUL STAGE! The Movie: A Miku Who Can't Sing
Second Unit Director
2025 Movie
7.2
Naruto Shippuden the Movie: The Lost Tower
Supervising Animation Director
2010 Movie
7.1
Naruto the Movie: Guardians of the Crescent Moon Kingdom
Animation Director
2006 Movie
7.2
Naruto: The Lost Story - Mission: Protect the Waterfall Village!
Key Animation
2003 Movie
4.9
Saiyuki: Requiem
Key Animation
2001 Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Chikara Sakurai.
8.4
Naruto
Animation Director • 8 eps
2002 Series
8.4
One-Punch Man
Series Director • 12 eps
2015 Series
8.5
Naruto Shippūden
Storyboard Artist • 1 eps
2007 Series
7.6
Mobile Suit Gundam SEED
Key Animation • 1 eps
2002 Series
8.2
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex
Key Animation • 1 eps
2002 Series
7.7
Hikaru no Go
Key Animation • 2 eps
2001 Series
7.6
Tokyo Mew Mew
Key Animation • 3 eps
2002 Series
7.5
The Qwaser of Stigmata
Key Animation • 1 eps
2010 Series
6.8
Little Busters!
Director • 4 eps
2012 Series
7.6
Darker than Black
Key Animation • 1 eps
2007 Series
6.6
Noir
Key Animation • 2 eps
2001 Series
8.0
Honey and Clover
Animation Director • 1 eps
2005 Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Chikara Sakurai.
6.7
Blue Thermal
Animation
2022 Movie
3.1
Monster Strike The Movie: To The Place of Beginnings
Key Animation
2016 Movie
6.5
Psychic School Wars
Key Animation
2012 Movie
6.5
Welcome to the Space Show
Key Animation
2010 Movie
6.7
The Sky Crawlers
Key Animation
2008 Movie
7.2
Naruto: The Lost Story - Mission: Protect the Waterfall Village!
Key Animation
2003 Movie
4.9
Saiyuki: Requiem
Key Animation
2001 Movie
5.9
You're Under Arrest: The Motion Picture
Key Animation
1999 Movie
Series
Other Crew Work in Series
Additional series credits for Chikara Sakurai.
6.4
Astro Note
Storyboard Artist • 1 eps
2024 Series
8.2
YOHANE THE PARHELION -SUNSHINE in the MIRROR
Storyboard Artist • 1 eps
2023 Series
7.2
LUPIN ZERO
Storyboard Artist • 1 eps
2022 Series
7.0
The Millionaire Detective – Balance: UNLIMITED
Storyboard Artist • 1 eps
2020 Series
7.5
The Qwaser of Stigmata
Key Animation • 1 eps
2010 Series
7.6
Darker than Black
Key Animation • 1 eps
2007 Series
8.5
Naruto Shippūden
Storyboard Artist • 1 eps
2007 Series
7.8
Innocent Venus
Key Animation • 1 eps
2006 Series
5.2
Chocotto Sister
Key Animation • 1 eps
2006 Series
8.4
Welcome to the N-H-K
Key Animation • 1 eps
2006 Series
7.8
Kamichu!
Key Animation • 3 eps
2005 Series
7.5
Otogi Zoshi: The Legend of Magatama
Key Animation • 1 eps
2004 Series
5.5
Le Portrait de Petite Cossette
Key Animation • 2 eps
2004 Series
7.4
Gungrave
Key Animation • 1 eps
2003 Series
7.8
Wolf's Rain
Key Animation • 2 eps
2003 Series
5.9
Heat Guy J
Key Animation • 1 eps
2002 Series