Yoshiki Sakurai


Yoshiki Sakurai is a Japanese screenwriter and producer.

Career

Sakurai was born in Tochigi, Japan. He returned there when he was 13, and graduated from University of Tokyo majoring in economics. His theses on Japanese animation and subculture won several awards. While still a college student, he wrote eight episodes of the anime television series Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex. After graduation, he was employed at Production I.G. and wrote for the second series, Ghost in the Shell: S.A.C. 2nd GIG, and for the TV movie Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex – Solid State Society.

Filmography

Anime

Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex Ghost in the Shell: S.A.C. 2nd GIG Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit Blood+ xxxHolic xxxHolic:Kei Otogi Zoshi Real Drive Appleseed XIII Recovery of an MMO Junkie

Feature films

Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex – Solid State Society xxxHolic: A Midsummer Night's Dream Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance Musashi: The Dream of the Last Samurai Redline Giovanni's Island CYBORG009 CALL OF JUSTICE colorful ninja iromaki