Naoki Satou

Biography

is a Japanese composer who has provided the music for several popular anime series including the first five Pretty Cure series, X, Eureka Seven, Sword of the Stranger, 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.[6] 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.

(2006) Original Music Composer

Acting

Year	Character	Movie/Tv
Year	Character	Movie/Tv

Sound

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2023	Original Music Composer	Godzilla Minus One 2023-11-03 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Power of Hope ~Precure Full Bloom~ 2023-10-07 TV Show
	Music	Ultraman the Ride 2023-07-14 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Kazama Kimichika: Kyojo Zero 2023-04-10 TV Show
	Original Music Composer	THE LEGEND & BUTTERFLY 2023-01-27 Movie
2022	Original Music Composer	Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero 2022-06-11 Movie
2021	Original Music Composer	Eureka: Eureka Seven Hi-Evolution 2021-11-26 Movie
	Music	Godzilla the Ride 2021-07-04 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Rurouni Kenshin: The Beginning 2021-06-04 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Rurouni Kenshin: The Final 2021-04-23 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Re: The End of the Tiny World - Half a Year Later 2021-01-29 TV Show
2020	Original Music Composer	Stand by Me Doraemon 2 2020-11-20 Movie
2019	Original Music Composer	The Great War of Archimedes 2019-07-26 Movie
	Sound	Mistress 2019-04-19 TV Show
	Original Music Composer	Masquerade Hotel 2019-03-21 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Crescent Moon 2019-01-26 TV Show
2018	Original Music Composer	Anemone: Eureka Seven Hi-Evolution 2018-11-10 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Over Drive 2018-06-01 Movie
2017	Original Music Composer	Destiny: The Tale of Kamakura 2017-12-09 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Eureka Seven Hi-Evolution 2017-09-16 Movie
	Music	A Life 2017-01-15 TV Show
	Music	Honnouji Hotel 2017-01-14 Movie
2016	Music	Fueled: The Man They Called "Pirate" 2016-12-11 Movie
	Music	Koro-sensei Q! 2016-11-19 Movie
	Original Music Composer	The Top Secret: Murder in Mind 2016-08-06 Movie
	Music	Rudolf the Black Cat 2016-08-06 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Assassination Classroom: Graduation 2016-03-25 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit 2016-03-19 TV Show
2015	Music	Persona Non Grata 2015-12-05 Movie
	Music	Parasyte: Part 2 2015-04-25 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Assassination Classroom 2015-03-21 Movie
	Music	Assassination Classroom 2015-01-10 TV Show
2014	Music	Parasyte: Part 1 2014-11-29 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Rurouni Kenshin Part III: The Legend Ends 2014-09-13 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Stand by Me Doraemon 2014-08-08 Movie
	Music	Rurouni Kenshin Part II: Kyoto Inferno 2014-08-01 Movie
	Music	The Sunset Sky 2014-06-01 Movie
	Music	A Bolt from the Blue 2014-05-24 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Kano 2014-02-27 Movie
	Music	Kano 2014-02-27 Movie
2013	Original Music Composer	The Fighter Pilot 2013-12-20 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Onna to Otoko no Nettai 2013-01-20 TV Show
2012	Original Music Composer	Until the Break of Dawn 2012-11-10 Movie
	Music	Priceless 2012-10-22 TV Show
	Original Music Composer	Hyper Speed Transforming Gyrozetter 2012-10-02 TV Show
	Music	Hyper Speed Transforming Gyrozetter 2012-10-02 TV Show
	Music	Rurouni Kenshin Part I: Origins 2012-08-25 Movie
	Music	Brave Hearts: Umizaru 2012-07-12 Movie
	Music	Blood-C: The Last Dark 2012-06-02 Movie
	Music	Always: Sunset on Third Street '64 2012-01-21 Movie
2011	Original Music Composer	Friends: Naki on Monster Island 2011-12-17 Movie
	Music	Carnation 2011-10-03 TV Show
	Music	Dog × Police: The K-9 Force 2011-10-01 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Blood-C 2011-07-01 TV Show
	Original Music Composer	Girls' Compass 2011-05-14 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Peak: The Rescuers 2011-05-07 Movie
2010	Original Music Composer	Space Battleship Yamato 2010-12-01 Movie
2009	Music	Ballad 2009-09-05 Movie
	Music	The Vulture 2009-06-06 Movie
	Music	Oppai Volleyball 2009-04-18 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Precure All Stars Movie DX: Everyone Is a Friend - A Miracle All Precures Together 2009-03-20 Movie
	Music	The Triumphant Return of General Rouge 2009-03-07 Movie
2008	Music	K-20: The Fiend with Twenty Faces 2008-12-20 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Yes! Precure 5 Go Go! Movie: Happy Birthday in the Land of Sweets 2008-11-08 Movie
	Music	Code Blue 2008-07-03 TV Show
	Original Music Composer	The Last Princess 2008-05-10 Movie
	Music	Pandora 2008-04-06 TV Show
	Music	The Glorious Team Batista 2008-02-09 Movie
2007	Original Music Composer	Little DJ 2007-12-15 Movie
	Music	Always: Sunset on Third Street 2 2007-11-03 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Black Belt 2007-10-13 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Sword of the Stranger 2007-09-29 Movie
	Music	Barefoot Gen 2007-08-10 TV Show
	Music	Kisaragi 2007-06-16 Movie
	Original Music Composer	For Those We Love 2007-05-12 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Heroic Age 2007-04-01 TV Show
	Music	ハゲタカ 2007-02-17 TV Show
2006	Original Music Composer	Futari wa Precure Splash☆Star Tic-Tac Crisis Hanging by a Thin Thread! 2006-12-09 Movie
	Music	The Letters 2006-11-03 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Mammals Vs. Dinos 2006-07-16 TV Show
	Music	Limit of Love: Umizaru 2006-05-06 Movie
	Music	Simsons 2006-02-17 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Pretty Cure Splash Star 2006-02-05 TV Show
2005	Original Music Composer	Futari wa Precure Max Heart Movie 2: Friend of Yukizora 2005-12-10 Movie
	Music	Always - Sunset on Third Street 2005-11-11 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Futari wa Precure: Max Heart Movie 2005-04-16 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Lorelei: The Witch of the Pacific Ocean 2005-03-05 Movie
	Music	H2: The Days with You 2005-01-13 TV Show
2004	Music	Water Boys 2 2004-07-06 Movie
	Music	Renai Shousetsu 2004-06-19 Movie
	Music	Sea Monkey 2004-06-12 Movie
	Music	Orange Days 2004-04-11 TV Show
	Music	Fire Boys 2004-01-06 TV Show
2003	Music	Water Boys 2003-07-01 TV Show
	Music	Mouse 2003-01-05 TV Show
2001	Music	X 2001-10-03 TV Show
	Music	X: An Omen 2001-08-25 Movie
1998	Music	Catnapped! 1998-05-30 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv