Yoshiharu Sato

Yoshiharu Sato

67 (1958-05-15)
Kanagawa, Japan

Yoshiharu Sato (佐藤 好春, Satō Yoshiharu, May 15, 1958) is a Japanese animator and character designer born in Kanagawa, Japan. He is best known for his work for Nippon Animation on the World Masterpiece Theater series. He has alse worked for Studio Ghibli.

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My Neighbor Totoro 1988 (8.1)

Two sisters move to the country with their father in order to be closer to their hospitalized mother, and discover the surrounding trees are inhabited by Totoros, magical spirits of the forest. When the youngest runs away from home, the older sister seeks help from the spirits to find her.
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Kiki's Delivery Service 1989 (7.828)

A young witch, on her mandatory year of independent life, finds fitting into a new community difficult while she supports herself by running an air courier service.
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Porco Rosso 1992 (7.798)

In Italy in the 1930s, sky pirates in biplanes terrorize wealthy cruise ships as they sail the Adriatic Sea. The only pilot brave enough to stop the scourge is the mysterious Porco Rosso, a former World War I flying ace who was somehow turned into a pig during the war. As he prepares to battle the pirate crew's American ace, Porco Rosso enlists the help of spunky girl mechanic Fio Piccolo and his longtime friend Madame Gina.