Hayato Date

DirectorArtDirectingVisual Effects 1996–2023 (27 year career)

6.9 avg rating

Highest Rated

Naruto Shippūden

2007 · Director

8.5

Naruto Shippūden

2007 · Opening/Ending Animation

8.5

Naruto Shippūden

2007 · Series Director

8.5

Known For

Film

Naruto Shippūden

Director

Film

Naruto

Director

Film

Road to Ninja: Naruto the Movie

Director

Film

Naruto the Movie: Ninja Clash in the Land of Snow

Animation Supervisor

Film

Great Teacher Onizuka

Director

Film

Naruto: The Lost Story - Mission: Protect the Waterfall Village!

Director

Film

Revolutionary Girl Utena

Director

Film

Naruto OVA 9: Chunin Exam on Fire! and Naruto vs. Konohamaru!

Director

Filmography

Acting (1)

Television (1)

ANIME MANGA EXPLOSION

2023

as Self - Director and NUNOANI Juku Instructor

Crew (46)

Movies (11)

Road to Ninja: Naruto the Movie

2012

Director

7.4

Road to Ninja: Naruto the Movie

2012

Storyboard Artist

7.4

Naruto OVA 9: Chunin Exam on Fire! and Naruto vs. Konohamaru!

2011

Director

7.3

Naruto OVA 4: Finally a Clash! Jounin VS. Genin!! Indiscriminate Grand Melee Tournament!!

2005

Director

6.2

Naruto the Movie: Ninja Clash in the Land of Snow

2004

Animation Supervisor

7.3

Naruto OVA 3: Hidden Leaf Village Grand Sports Festival!

2004

Director

7.2

Naruto: The Lost Story - Mission: Protect the Waterfall Village!

Director

Saiyuki Interactive

Director

Saiyuki: Requiem

Director

Saiyuki: Requiem

Second Unit Director

Saiyuki: Requiem

Storyboard Artist

Television (35)

Oda Cinnamon Nobunaga

2020

Director

6.5

Oda Cinnamon Nobunaga

Storyboard Artist

Ultramarine Magmell

Director

Ultramarine Magmell

Series Director

Ultramarine Magmell

Storyboard Artist

Convenience Store Boy Friends

2017

Director

6.6

Convenience Store Boy Friends

2017

Series Director

6.6

Convenience Store Boy Friends

Storyboard Artist

Naruto Shippūden

Director

Naruto Shippūden

Opening/Ending Animation

Naruto Shippūden

Series Director

Naruto Shippūden

Storyboard Artist

Naruto

Director

Naruto

Series Director

Naruto

Storyboard Artist

Tokyo Underground

Director

Tokyo Underground

Series Director

Tokyo Underground

Storyboard Artist

Kaze no Yojimbo

Director

Kaze no Yojimbo

Series Director

Kaze no Yojimbo

Storyboard Artist

Saiyuki

Director

Saiyuki

Storyboard Artist

Great Teacher Onizuka

1999

Director

8.4

Great Teacher Onizuka

Storyboard Artist

BuBu ChaCha

Director

Rerere no Tensai Bakabon

1999

Director

6.0

Record of Lodoss War: Chronicles of the Heroic Knight

1998

Director

7.1

Record of Lodoss War: Chronicles of the Heroic Knight

1998

Storyboard Artist

7.1

Bubblegum Crisis Tokyo 2040

Director

Orphen

Storyboard Artist

Revolutionary Girl Utena

Director

Flame of Recca

Director

Hikarian

Storyboard Artist

Midori no Makibaō

Director