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Akio Sakai

  • Producer
  • Animation Department
  • Art Department
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Akio Sakai is known for Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within (2001), Street Fighter (1994) and Grave of the Fireflies (1988).
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    Known for

    Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within (2001)
    Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within
    6.4
    • Producer
    • 2001
    Jean-Claude Van Damme, Raul Julia, Kylie Minogue, Ming-Na Wen, Grand L. Bush, Andrew Bryniarski, Byron Mann, Wes Studi, Jay Tavare, and Peter Navy Tuiasosopo in Street Fighter (1994)
    Street Fighter
    4.1
    • Producer
    • 1994
    Corinne Orr, Ayano Shiraishi, Tsutomu Tatsumi, J. Robert Spencer, Emily Neves, and Adam Gibbs in Grave of the Fireflies (1988)
    Grave of the Fireflies
    8.5
    • Animation Department
    • 1988
    Takeshi Aono, Toshio Furukawa, Tesshô Genda, Keiko Han, Show Hayami, Michio Hazama, Masashi Hironaka, Ryô Horikawa, Kazuhiko Inoue, Yû Mizushima, Katsuji Mori, Keiichi Noda, Yoshiko Sakakibara, Nozomu Sasaki, Kaneto Shiozawa, Hideyuki Tanaka, Kei Tomiyama, Norio Wakamoto, and Keaton Yamada in Legend of the Galactic Heroes (1988)
    Legend of the Galactic Heroes
    9.0
    TV Series
    • Animation Department

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    Producer

    • Strawberry Panic (2006)
      Strawberry Panic
      7.0
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 2006
    • Love Love? (2004)
      Love Love?
      5.0
      TV Mini Series
      • producer
      • 2004
    • Smash Hit! (2004)
      Smash Hit!
      5.5
      TV Mini Series
      • producer
      • 2004
    • Heat (2004)
      Heat
      • producer
      • 2004
    • The Cosmopolitan Prayers (2004)
      The Cosmopolitan Prayers
      2.8
      TV Mini Series
      • producer
      • 2004
    • Tube Slider (2003)
      Tube Slider
      Video Game
      • executive producer
      • 2003
    • Virgin Touch
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 2002
    • Rizerumain (2002)
      Rizerumain
      6.1
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 2002
    • Magical Kanan: Summer Camp
      Video
      • producer
      • 2002
    • Kisaku the Letch
      Video
      • producer
      • 2002
    • Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within (2001)
      Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within
      6.4
      • producer
      • 2001
    • él
      6.2
      TV Mini Series
      • producer
      • 2001
    • Septem Charm Magical Kanan
      Video
      • producer
      • 2000
    • Shu Qi in Extreme Crisis (1998)
      Extreme Crisis
      6.1
      • producer
      • 1998
    • Street Fighter: The Animated Series (1995)
      Street Fighter: The Animated Series
      5.7
      TV Series
      • associate producer
      • 1995–1997

    Animation Department

    • Hatsune Miku: Project Diva F 2nd (2014)
      Hatsune Miku: Project Diva F 2nd
      8.0
      Video Game
      • room/edit animation
      • 2014
    • Rizerumain (2002)
      Rizerumain
      6.1
      TV Series
      • animator
      • 2002
    • Dokyusei 2 Special: Sotsugyosei
      TV Mini Series
      • animation director
      • character designer (1999)
      • 1999
    • Jungle Emperor Leo (1997)
      Jungle Emperor Leo
      6.6
      • key animator
      • 1997
    • Cynthia Cranz, Kan'ichi Kurita, Sonny Strait, Kyle Hebert, Phil Parsons, and Cindy Beall in Lupin III: The Pursuit of Harimao's Treasure (1995)
      Lupin III: The Pursuit of Harimao's Treasure
      6.8
      TV Movie
      • key animator
      • 1995
    • Lupin III: Voyage to Danger (1993)
      Lupin III: Voyage to Danger
      6.8
      TV Movie
      • key animator
      • 1993
    • Record of the Lodoss War (1990)
      Record of the Lodoss War
      7.5
      TV Series
      • animation director
      • key animator
      • 1990
    • Yawara! A Fashionable Judo Girl (1989)
      Yawara! A Fashionable Judo Girl
      7.3
      TV Series
      • animation director
      • 1989
    • Takeshi Aono, Toshio Furukawa, Tesshô Genda, Keiko Han, Show Hayami, Michio Hazama, Masashi Hironaka, Ryô Horikawa, Kazuhiko Inoue, Yû Mizushima, Katsuji Mori, Keiichi Noda, Yoshiko Sakakibara, Nozomu Sasaki, Kaneto Shiozawa, Hideyuki Tanaka, Kei Tomiyama, Norio Wakamoto, and Keaton Yamada in Legend of the Galactic Heroes (1988)
      Legend of the Galactic Heroes
      9.0
      TV Series
      • animation director
      • guest character desginer
      • 1989
    • Demon City Shinjuku (1988)
      Demon City Shinjuku
      6.3
      Video
      • key animator
      • 1988
    • Corinne Orr, Ayano Shiraishi, Tsutomu Tatsumi, J. Robert Spencer, Emily Neves, and Adam Gibbs in Grave of the Fireflies (1988)
      Grave of the Fireflies
      8.5
      • key animator
      • 1988
    • Hi no tori: Uchû-hen (1987)
      Hi no tori: Uchû-hen
      7.0
      Video
      • key animator
      • 1987
    • Twilight of the Cockroaches (1987)
      Twilight of the Cockroaches
      6.5
      • animator
      • 1987
    • Hi no tori: Yamato-hen (1987)
      Hi no tori: Yamato-hen
      6.9
      Video
      • character designer/animation director
      • 1987
    • Wicked City (1987)
      Wicked City
      6.7
      • key animator
      • 1987

    Art Department

    • Sonic the Hedgehog (2006)
      Sonic the Hedgehog
      3.4
      Video Game
      • character artist
      • 2006
    • Panzer Dragoon Orta (2002)
      Panzer Dragoon Orta
      7.8
      Video Game
      • art designer: enemy
      • 2002
    • X (2001)
      X
      7.5
      TV Series
      • storyboard
      • storyboard artist
      • 2001–2002
    • Legend of Basara (1998)
      Legend of Basara
      7.5
      TV Series
      • storyboard artist
      • 1998
    • Cardcaptor Sakura (1998)
      Cardcaptor Sakura
      8.0
      TV Series
      • storyboard artist
      • 1998
    • Red Baron (1994)
      Red Baron
      6.1
      TV Series
      • storyboard artist
      • 1994–1995
    • Boku no Patrasche (1992)
      Boku no Patrasche
      8.3
      TV Series
      • storyboard artist
      • 1992–1993
    • Record of the Lodoss War (1990)
      Record of the Lodoss War
      7.5
      TV Series
      • storyboard artist
      • 1990
    • Yawara! A Fashionable Judo Girl (1989)
      Yawara! A Fashionable Judo Girl
      7.3
      TV Series
      • storyboard artist
      • 1989–1990
    • Takeshi Aono, Toshio Furukawa, Tesshô Genda, Keiko Han, Show Hayami, Michio Hazama, Masashi Hironaka, Ryô Horikawa, Kazuhiko Inoue, Yû Mizushima, Katsuji Mori, Keiichi Noda, Yoshiko Sakakibara, Nozomu Sasaki, Kaneto Shiozawa, Hideyuki Tanaka, Kei Tomiyama, Norio Wakamoto, and Keaton Yamada in Legend of the Galactic Heroes (1988)
      Legend of the Galactic Heroes
      9.0
      TV Series
      • storyboard artist
      • 1989

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