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Hikaru Sato

Director · Born January 1, 1980 (46) · Japan

Hikaru Sato (佐藤 光, Satō Hikaru, born in 1980) is a Japanese anime director.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
January 1, 1980 (46)
From
Japan
Works as
Director
Titles
11 on MovieCove · 13 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Down 16% in 30 days

What are Hikaru Sato's films like?

Across a limited sample of 3 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Society.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
64%
Society
25%
Self
11%
Romantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
3
Absurd
2
Romantic
1
Hopeful
1
Manic
1
Other
1

How their films linger

Feel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Hikaru Sato's films?

As of October 24, 2026, all 11 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Crunchyroll (10).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Hikaru Sato's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

13 credits, 11 with a MovieCove page.

  • Monster Eater (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Show 12 episodes · Series Director

  • The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, REALLY Love You(2023)

    Show 32 episodes · Director · Series Director · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all shows

  • Koikimo(2021)

    Show 1 episode · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all shows

  • Tower of God(2020)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • Dropkick on My Devil!(2018)

    Show 34 episodes · Director · Series Director · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all shows

  • Boruto: Naruto Next Generations(2017)

    Show 4 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows

  • Food Wars: Shokugeki no Soma(2015)

    Show 37 episodes · Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • Love Stage!!(2014)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all shows

  • The World Is Still Beautiful(2014)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows

  • Chronicles of the Going Home Club(2013)

    Show 12 episodes · Director · Series Director

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Bakuman.(2010)

    Show 10 episodes · Director · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • Shangri-La(2009)

    Show 1 episode · Co-Director · Director

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all shows

  • Nodame Cantabile (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

Career shape

A full career of 13 titles from 2007 to 2026.

Highest rated

The World Is Still Beautiful (2014)

Midcredits 62nd

Most popular right now

The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, REALLY Love You (2023)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing9 of 13: 6 only directing, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score47thOther crew7 of 13: 4 only other crew, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score53rd

13 titles, 3 with more than one role — directing and other crew overlap on 3 of them.

By decade

2000s2 · crew2010s7 · crew2020s4 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

Who does Hikaru Sato work with?

People who share at least 2 of Hikaru Sato's MovieCove titles; Ken'ichirô Komaya shares the most, 2.