Haruo Sotozaki

Haruo Sotozaki (外崎春雄) is a Japanese anime and film director. He made his full directorial debut in 2004 with the anime adaptation of Ninja Nonsense. In 2019, he directed the anime adaptation of Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, as well as its film, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Mugen Train in 2020, which has earned numerous awards.

TV series

 * X (2002–2003) (episode director)
 * Ninja Nonsense (ニニンがシノブ伝) (2004) (director)
 * Tales of Symphonia: The Animation (テイルズ オブ シンフォニア The Animation) (2007–2012) (director)
 * Tales of Zestiria the X (テイルズ オブ ゼスティリア ザ クロス) (2016–2017) (director)
 * Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba (鬼滅の刃) (2019–present) (director)

Films

 * Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Mugen Train (劇場版「鬼滅の刃」 無限列車編) (2020) (director)

Video games

 * Disgaea 2: Cursed Memories (魔界戦記ディスガイア2) (2006) (animation part director, character designer, scenarist, cinematographer, animation director, opening animator)