Haruo Sotozaki

Japanese anime, film, & video game director

In the history of cinema, Haruo Sotozaki is one of the names that keeps returning.

The record lists Haruo Sotozaki as Japanese anime, film, & video game director.

Haruo Sotozaki was born at Hokkaidō in 1901. His recorded nationality is Japan.

The studio system was at its height in this period: contracts were long, the output was industrial, and a handful of studios decided who worked.

Haruo Sotozaki is credited as animator and anime director.

Cinema keeps its people visible long after the industry that produced them has changed shape.

That the work was made from Japan shaped it: national industries differ in what they finance, who they cast and which audiences they can reach.

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