Directing · Muroran, Hokkaido, Japan
Haruo Sotozaki is a Japanese anime and film director best known for his work on the Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba series. He began his career in the animation industry in the mid-1990s, contributing as a key animator and storyboard artist on various projects. Sotozaki made his full directorial debut with the anime adaptation of Ninja Nonsense (2004). In 2019, he directed the critically acclaimed Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba television series, followed by the record-breaking film Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Mugen Train (2020). His direction is noted for its dynamic action sequences and faithful adaptation of source material.
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - Infinity Castle 3
Director · Date TBA
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - Infinity Castle 2
Director · Date TBA
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba
Series Director · 2019
Naruto
Key Animation · 2002
Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Movie: Mugen Train
Director · 2020
Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood
Key Animation · 2009
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle
Director · 2025
Cowboy Bebop: The Movie
Key Animation · 2001
Rurouni Kenshin
Key Animation · 1996
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba -To the Hashira Training-
Director · 2024
Naruto the Movie: Legend of the Stone of Gelel
Key Animation · 2005
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba -To the Swordsmith Village-
Director · 2023
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - The Hashira Meeting Arc
Director · 2021
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - Sibling's Bond
Director · 2019
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Mt. Natagumo Arc
Director · 2021
Hunter x Hunter
Key Animation · 1999
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - Tsuzumi Mansion Arc
Director · 2022
X
Director · 2001
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - Asakusa Arc
Director · 2022
Fruits Basket
Animation Director · 2001
Eden of the East Movie II: Paradise Lost
Key Animation · 2010
Initial D: Third Stage
Animation Director · 2001
Digimon Adventure 02: Revenge of Diaboromon
Key Animation · 2001
Tales of Zestiria the X
Series Director · 2016
Tales of Vesperia: The First Strike
Key Animation · 2009
New Fist of the North Star: The Cursed City
Animation Director · 2003
