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Masaaki Yuasa

Japanese anime artist
Person human Q1385540

Facts

21 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[17]
Date of birth
March 16, 1965
Place of birth
Fukuoka
Country of citizenship
Japan[8]
Occupation
screenwriter, animator, film director, character designer, director
Educated at
Kyushu Sangyo University[10]
Award received
Medal with Purple Ribbon, Japan Movie Critics Award for Best Animation Director[15][16]
Notable work
Kaiba, The Tatami Galaxy, Ping Pong, Devilman Crybaby[11][12][13][14]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Japanese[20]
Copyright status as a creator
works protected by copyrights
Family name
Yuasa[18]
Given name
Masaaki[19]
Name in kana
ゆあさ まさあき[23]
Name in native language
湯浅政明[22]
Native language
Japanese[9]
P14419
101621
P14588
76211
P14750
206F-BBC3-B8DF-93BC-1553
Start of work period
1987[24]
Topic has template
Template:Masaaki Yuasa[21]
🏷️ Also known as
en Masaaki Yuasa ar ماساكي يواسا de Yuasa Masaaki fa ماساکی یواسا fa ماساکی یوآسا fr Masâki Yuasa fr Masāki Yuasa he מסאקי יואסה hu Juasza Maszáki ja 湯浅政明 ko 유아사 마사아키 ru Масааки Юаса ru Юаса, Масааки uk Юаса Масаакі zh 湯淺政明 zh-hans 汤浅政明
🔖 Identifiers · 103
ISNI
0000000117399933
VIAF cluster ID
7208583
Library of Congress authority ID
no2008111824
GND ID
139015779
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Masaaki Yuasa at Anime Expo 2013.jpg ↗
AllMovie person ID
p437069
Allcinema person ID
133608
AlloCiné person ID
177007
AniDB person ID
49
AniList staff ID
100068
Anime News Network person ID
6940
AnimeClick author ID
2724
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Apple Music artist ID
1038179278
BFI Films, TV and people ID
4ce2bd2a34b54
BIBSYS ID
1507616671706
BabelNet ID
01543286n
Bgm.tv person ID
2280
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
165727508
CANTIC ID
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CINE21 person ID
55103
CiNii Research ID
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CineMagia person ID
47767
Decine21 person ID
137299
Discogs artist ID
7138383
Douban movie celebrity ID
1274339
Douban personage ID
27489143
Doujinshi.org author ID
79206
Eiga.com person ID
75203
Elonet person ID
1573134
Encyclopedia of Science Fiction ID
yuasa_masaaki
Europeana entity
agent/base/155791
FanCons.com guest ID
4539
Fandom article ID
adventuretime:Masaaki_Yuasa, kaiba:Masaaki_Yuasa
Film.ru person ID
masaaki-yuasa
FilmAffinity person and company ID
552989852
FilmTv.it person ID
268921
Filmow ID
a149565
Filmweb.pl person ID
374345
Freebase ID
/m/06yj75
Genius artist ID
Masaaki-yuasa
Goodreads author ID
18611449
Google News topics ID
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HKCAN ID
9811485315403406
IMDb ID
nm1482702
IPI name number
00624024782
IdRef ID
143344889
Instagram username
yuasa1965
Ivi person ID
masaaki-yuasa
KINENOTE person ID
135180
Kinobaza person ID
masaaki-yuasa
Kinobox person ID
567159
Kinopoisk person ID
722674
LUMIERE director ID
28874
Last.fm ID
Masaaki+Yuasa
LdiF person ID
232984
LibraryThing author ID
yuasamasaaki
Listal ID
masaaki-yuasa
MUBI person ID
58132
MYmovies name ID (former scheme)
57210
MYmovies person ID
175806
Media Arts Database ID
C408285
Metacritic ID
person/masaaki-yuasa
Movie Walker Press person ID
127648
MovieMeter person ID
93107
Movieplayer person ID
51837
Mtime people ID
1188464
MusicBrainz artist ID
406d1795-514f-46f4-9a62-9621c7ebee9b
MyAnimeList people ID
5068
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA17314422
NDL Authority ID
01216712
National Library of Israel ID (old)
005156749
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007414525305171
National Library of Korea ID
KAC201808346
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID (BNE v1.0)
XX4922469
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
314902317
NicoNicoPedia ID
湯浅政明
Open Media Database person ID
179292
PORT person ID
471297
Pixiv Encyclopedia ID
湯浅政明
Plex person key
5d77684ff59e58002189b797
Prisma ID
15083942
Quora topic ID
Masaaki-Yuasa
RERO ID (legacy)
A027774570
Rate Your Music artist ID
湯浅政明
Reddit topic ID
masaaki_yuasa
Rotten Tomatoes ID
celebrity/masaaki_yuasa
Shazam artist ID
1038179278
Sinemalar person ID
825219
TMDB person ID
93107
TV Guide person ID (former scheme)
192219
TV Tropes ID
Creator/MasaakiYuasa
TV.com ID
people/masaaki-yuasa
Tabakalera ID
121681
The Numbers person ID
938270401
Threads username
yuasa1965
VGMdb artist ID
50885
Wolfram Language entity code
Entity["Person", "MasaakiYuasa::j82vb"]
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJcGhpJYYv9hQKjjHfxFKd
X (Twitter) username
masaakiyuasa
Yale LUX ID
person/e7092ceb-bc46-4a11-ad0e-7ebba4f405dd
YouTube channel ID
UC-Ga-Cq85seaNmIqwh0NM5A
YouTube handle
masaakiyuasa7709
ČSFD person ID
22399

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🔗 Connections
Films directed 10
Devilman Crybaby, Inu-Oh, Ride Your Wave, Night Is Short, Walk On Girl, Mind Game, Kaiba, Lu over the Wall, Genius Party +2 more
Films written 4
Mind Game, Kaiba, Cat Soup, Kick-Heart
Notable work 4
Devilman Crybaby, The Tatami Galaxy, Ping Pong, Kaiba
Occupation 4
film director, screenwriter, animator, character designer
Country of citizenship 1
Japan
Educated at 1
Kyushu Sangyo University
Founded entities 1
Science Saru
Given name 1
Masaaki
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
Japanese
Native language 1
Japanese
Place of birth 1
Fukuoka
Sex or gender 1
male
Topic has template 1
Template:Masaaki Yuasa
Works by author 1
Lu over the Wall
← Creator 1
Kaiba
← Template has topic 1
Template:Masaaki Yuasa
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Summary

Masaaki Yuasa was born on March 16, 1965[1], in Fukuoka[2]. He has worked as a screenwriter[3], animator[4], film director[5], character designer[6], and director[7].

Why It Matters

Works attributed to Masaaki Yuasa include Lu over the Wall[25], an animated film[26], written by Reiko Yoshida[27].

FAQs

Where was Masaaki Yuasa born?

Masaaki Yuasa's place of birth was Fukuoka[2].

What did Masaaki Yuasa do for work?

Masaaki Yuasa worked as a screenwriter[3], animator[4], film director[5], character designer[6], and director[7].

Where did Masaaki Yuasa go to school?

Masaaki Yuasa was educated at Kyushu Sangyo University[10].

What awards did Masaaki Yuasa receive?

Honors received include Medal with Purple Ribbon[15] and Japan Movie Critics Award for Best Animation Director[16].

Related Entities

Japan Kyushu Sangyo University

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [17] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] ↑ . LUMIERE. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [1] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [26] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [27] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. 8d ago · Kooma · 2026-10-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Elonet person ID → 1573134
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  2. 4w ago · ~2026-53739-05 · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Notable work → Kaiba, The Tatami Galaxy, Ping Pong +1
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  3. 7w ago · MsMorale · 2026-09-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Kinobaza person ID → masaaki-yuasa
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  4. 9w ago · MsMorale · 2026-09-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  7. 16w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-07-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  9. 24w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → screenwriter, animator, film director +2
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  10. 25w ago · デステニーワールド · 2026-05-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Award received → Medal with Purple Ribbon, Japan Movie Critics Award for Best Animation Director
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  11. 26w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Copyright status as a creator → works protected by copyrights
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    CANTIC ID → 981061055374706706
    Notable work → Kaiba, The Tatami Galaxy, Ping Pong +1
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