Masahiko Murata

Masahiko Murata むらた 雅彦 Murata Masahiko born August 8 is an animator animation director director and storyboard artist from Saitama Prefecture His real name and former stage name are Masahiko Murata 村田 雅彦 Murata Masahiko Masahiko joined Shaft in early 80s and left the company in late 90s to become a freelancer He was the first director of OVA Mazinkaiser His main works as anime film director include Naruto Shippuden the Movie The Will of Fire Naruto Shippuden the Movie The Lost Tower and Naruto Shippuden the Movie Blood Prison As for anime TV series he was the director in Gilgamesh Corpse Princess Aka Corpse Princess Kuro NARUTO SpinOff Rock Lee His Ninja Pals and To Your Eternity first season among others