is a Japanese composer. He has provided the music for several popular anime series and films, including the first five Pretty Cure series, X, Eureka Seven, Sword of the Stranger, Assassination Classroom, and Blood-C.
He graduated from the Tokyo College of Music in 1993. At the 29th Japan Academy Prize in 2006, he won the Best Music prize for his work on the film Always Sanchōme no Yūhi (Always Sunset on Third Street). He also composed music for anime films such as Pretty Cure All Stars DX trilogy, Stand By Me Doraemon. In live-action dramas, he provided music and soundtracks for TV dramas Good Luck!! Water Boys, H2: Kimi to Ita Hibi and Ryōmaden. He provided the music for the Space Battleship Yamato film, as well as the Rurouni Kenshin and Parasyte live-action film series. For the 38th Japan Academy Prize in 2015, he was nominated in the Best Score category for his work in The Eternal Zero. While he did not win the award, The Eternal Zero won several awards including Best Picture, and Stand By Me Doraemon won for Best Animated Film. He composed the music for victory ceremonies at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo.
Filmography Anime Year Title Crew role Notes Source –02 X Music OVA and TV Machine Robo Rescue Music –05 Pretty Cure Music Sukisho Music –06 Eureka Seven Music Shida, Hidekuni et al. "Eureka Seven". (January 2007) Newtype USA. pp. 36-39. –06 Pretty Cure Max Heart Music Pretty Cure Max Heart the Movie Music Feature film Pretty Cure Max Heart the Movie 2: Friends of the Snow-Laden Sky –07 PreCure Splash Star Music PreCure Splash Star the Move: Tick-Tock Crisis Hanging by a Thin Thread! Music Feature film Heroic Age Music Sword of the Stranger Music Moyashimon Music –08 Yes! PreCure 5 Music Yes! PreCure 5 the Movie: Great Miraculous Adventure in the Mirror Kingdom! Music Feature film –09 Yes! PreCure 5 GoGo! Music Yes! PreCure 5 GoGo! the Movie: Happy Birthday in the Sweets Kingdom Music Feature film Pretty Cure All Stars DX: Everyone's Friends - The Collection of Miracles! Music Feature filmCo-composed with Yasuharu Takanashi –11 Eureka Seven: good night, sleep tight, young lovers Music Pretty Cure All Stars DX2: Light of Hope - Protect the Rainbow Jewel! Music Feature filmCo-composed with Yasuharu Takanashi Blood-C Music Pretty Cure All Stars DX3: Deliver the Future! The Rainbow-Colored Flower That Connects the World Music Feature film Friends: Mononoke Shima no Naki Music Feature film Blood-C: The Last Dark Music Feature film Chōsoku Henkei Gyrozetter Music Stand By Me Doraemon Music Assassination Classroom Music Also Episode 0 preview in 2014 Stand by Me Doraemon 2 Music Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero Music Feature film Power of Hope: PreCure Full Bloom Music
Live-action Year Title Crew role Notes Source Good Luck!! Music TV drama Water Boys Music TV dramaAlso 2 and 2005 Natsu Orange Days Music Lorelei: The Witch of the Pacific Ocean Music H2: Kimi to Ita Hibi Music TV drama Always Sanchōme no Yūhi Music Film28th Japan Academy Prize for Best Score Limit of Love: Umizaru Music Barefoot Gen Music TV drama Black Belt (Kuro Obi) Music Film directed by Shunichi Nagasaki Always Zoku Sanchōme no Yūhi Music Kakushi Toride no San-Akunin: The Last Princess Music 2008 remake 428: Shibuya Scramble Music FMV video gameCo-composed with Hideki Sakamoto Ballad: Namonaki Koi no Uta Music live-action film Ryōmaden Music TV drama (Taiga drama) Space Battleship Yamato Music Always Sanchōme no Yūhi '64 Music Rurouni Kenshin Music Brave Hearts: Umizaru Music The Eternal Zero Music Nominated – 38th Japan Academy Prize for Best Score Rurouni Kenshin: Kyoto Inferno Music Rurouni Kenshin: The Legend Ends Music Parasyte: Part 1 Music Parasyte: Part 2 Music Fueled: The Man They Called Pirate Music Destiny: The Tale of Kamakura Music Over Drive Music The Great War of Archimedes Music Masquerade Hotel Music Reach Beyond the Blue Sky Music TV drama (Taiga drama) Rurouni Kenshin: The Final Music Rurouni Kenshin: The Beginning Music Yudō Music The Legend and Butterfly Music Godzilla Minus One Music Nominated – 47th Japan Academy Film Prize for Best Score 6 Lying University Students Music Black Showman Music 2026 Godzilla Minus Zero Music
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External links Official agency profile at facemusic
Naoki Sato profile at Oricon