Masakazu Obara

Japan

Masakazu Obara (小原正和, Ohara Masakazu) is a Japanese anime director. He is also known as Sakazuki Orihara (織原真盃) and Jin Inai (稲井仁). He joined Sunrise in 1992, where he has directed Mai-HiME, Mai-Otome and Accel World, among others.

Top 10 collaborators

3 collaborations

3 collaborations (as Original Story; Screenplay)

A

3 collaborations (as Director; Opening/Ending Animation; Second Unit Director; Storyboard Artist)

W

3 collaborations (as Animation Director; Key Animation)

K

3 collaborations (as Animation Director; Key Animation)

T

Takeshi Matsuda

3 collaborations (as Animation Director; Key Animation)

T

Teruaki Tokumaru

3 collaborations (as Animation Director; Key Animation)

T

3 collaborations (as Animation Director; Key Animation)

H

Hisashi Higashijima

3 collaborations (as Animation Director; Key Animation; Prop Designer)

Y

3 collaborations (as Animation Director; Key Animation)

Roles

Match

The Spirit Photography: Paranormal Phenomenon (2011)

Narrator (voice)

Crew

Kaguya-sama: Love Is War -The First Kiss That Never Ends- (2022)

Storyboard Artist | Second Unit Director

Sword Art Online the Movie – Progressive – Scherzo of Deep Night (2022)

Storyboard Artist | Second Unit Director

Sword Art Online the Movie – Progressive – Aria of a Starless Night (2021)

Storyboard Artist | Second Unit Director

High School Fleet Movie (2020)

Storyboard Artist

Accel World: Infinite Burst (2016)