Haruo Sotozaki

is a Japanese anime and film director. He made his full directorial debut in 2004 with the anime adaptation of Ninja Nonsense. In 2019, he directed the anime adaptation of ', as well as its film, ' in 2020, which has earned numerous awards.

Works

TV series

• X (2002–2003) (episode director)
• (2004) (director)
• (2007–2012) (director)
• (2016–2017) (director)
• (2019–2024) (director)

Films

• (2020) (director)
• (2025) (director)

Video games

• (2006) (animation part director, character designer, scenarist, cinematographer, animation director, opening animator)

Awards and nominations