Ko Matsuo
Directing Born Jul 13, 1968 Gifu, Japan 68 credits
Biography
Ko Matsuo works in directing. Born July 13, 1968 in Gifu, Japan. Archytele tracks 68 screen credits across canonical film and television databases.
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Frequent co-stars
Career timeline
Grisaia: Phantom Trigger · Storyboard Artist
PLUTO · Storyboard ArtistSpy Classroom · Storyboard ArtistKAWAGOE BOYS SING -Now or Never- · Storyboard Artist
Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury · Storyboard ArtistGundam Reconguista in G Movie V: Beyond the Peril of Death · Director
Koikimo · Storyboard ArtistMobile Suit Gundam Hathaway · Second Unit Director
Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon · Storyboard ArtistMobile Suit Gundam G40 · Director
CAROLE & TUESDAY · Storyboard Artist
DRAGON PILOT: Hisone and Masotan · Storyboard ArtistWe Rent Tsukumogami · Storyboard Artist
Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt: Bandit Flower · WriterMobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt: Bandit Flower · DirectorRoad to You · Creator
Orange · Storyboard ArtistMy Hero Academia · Storyboard ArtistMobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt: December Sky · ScreenplayMobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt: December Sky · Director
Concrete Revolutio · Storyboard ArtistMobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt · DirectorMobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt · ScriptMobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt · Series DirectorMobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt · Series Composition
Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun · Sound DirectorTerror in Resonance · Storyboard Artist
Valvrave the Liberator · Series DirectorValvrave the Liberator · Series WriterValvrave the Liberator · DirectorAmnesia · Storyboard Artist
Kids on the Slope · Storyboard ArtistNatsuyuki Rendezvous · ScreenplayNatsuyuki Rendezvous · Series Director
Durarara!! · Storyboard ArtistModel Suit Gunpla Builders Beginning G · DirectorModel Suit Gunpla Builders Beginning G · Storyboard ArtistModel Suit Gunpla Builders Beginning G · Series Director
Mobile Suit Gundam Battlefield Record: Avant-Title · Director
Yozakura Quartet · DirectorYozakura Quartet · Storyboard ArtistKure-nai · WriterKure-nai · DirectorKure-nai · Storyboard Artist
Sola · Storyboard ArtistDead Girls · Director
Ergo Proxy · Storyboard ArtistGintama · DirectorRed Garden · DirectorRed Garden · Storyboard ArtistRed Garden · Series Director
Zoids: Genesis · Storyboard Artist
Rozen MaidenRozen Maiden · Director
Texhnolyze · Storyboard ArtistTexhnolyze · DirectorGungrave · DirectorGungrave · Storyboard Artist
Witch Hunter Robin · Storyboard ArtistMillennium Actress · Co-Director
Initial D · Storyboard ArtistMaster Keaton · Storyboard ArtistMaster Keaton · DirectorTRIGUN · DirectorTRIGUN · Storyboard Artist
Full Filmography
68 titles- Grisaia: Phantom Trigger (2025) Storyboard Artist
- PLUTO (2023) Storyboard Artist
- Spy Classroom (2023) Storyboard Artist
- KAWAGOE BOYS SING -Now or Never- (2023) Storyboard Artist
- Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury (2022) Storyboard Artist
- Gundam Reconguista in G Movie V: Beyond the Peril of Death (2022) Director
- Koikimo (2021) Storyboard Artist
- Mobile Suit Gundam Hathaway (2021) Second Unit Director
- Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon (2020) Storyboard Artist
- Mobile Suit Gundam G40 (2020) Director
- CAROLE & TUESDAY (2019) Storyboard Artist
- DRAGON PILOT: Hisone and Masotan (2018) Storyboard Artist
- We Rent Tsukumogami (2018) Storyboard Artist
- Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt: Bandit Flower (2017) Writer
- Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt: Bandit Flower (2017) Director
- Road to You (2017) Creator
- Orange (2016) Storyboard Artist
- My Hero Academia (2016) Storyboard Artist
- Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt: December Sky (2016) Screenplay
- Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt: December Sky (2016) Director
- Concrete Revolutio (2015) Storyboard Artist
- Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt (2015) Director
- Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt (2015) Script
- Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt (2015) Series Director
- Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt (2015) Series Composition
- Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun (2014) Sound Director
- Terror in Resonance (2014) Storyboard Artist
- Valvrave the Liberator (2013) Series Director
- Valvrave the Liberator (2013) Series Writer
- Valvrave the Liberator (2013) Director
- Amnesia (2013) Storyboard Artist
- Kids on the Slope (2012) Storyboard Artist
- Natsuyuki Rendezvous (2012) Screenplay
- Natsuyuki Rendezvous (2012) Series Director
- Durarara!! (2010) Storyboard Artist
- Model Suit Gunpla Builders Beginning G (2010) Director
- Model Suit Gunpla Builders Beginning G (2010) Storyboard Artist
- Model Suit Gunpla Builders Beginning G (2010) Series Director
- Mobile Suit Gundam Battlefield Record: Avant-Title (2009) Director
- Yozakura Quartet (2008) Director
- Yozakura Quartet (2008) Storyboard Artist
- Kure-nai (2008) Writer
- Kure-nai (2008) Director
- Kure-nai (2008) Storyboard Artist
- Kure-nai (2008) Series Director
- Kure-nai (2008) Series Composition
- Sola (2007) Storyboard Artist
- Dead Girls (2007) Director
- Ergo Proxy (2006) Storyboard Artist
- Gintama (2006) Director
- Red Garden (2006) Director
- Red Garden (2006) Storyboard Artist
- Red Garden (2006) Series Director
- Zoids: Genesis (2005) Storyboard Artist
- Rozen Maiden (2004) as 監督
- Rozen Maiden (2004) Director
- Texhnolyze (2003) Storyboard Artist
- Texhnolyze (2003) Director
- Gungrave (2003) Director
- Gungrave (2003) Storyboard Artist
- Witch Hunter Robin (2002) Storyboard Artist
- Millennium Actress (2002) Co-Director
- Initial D (1998) Storyboard Artist
- Master Keaton (1998) Storyboard Artist
- Master Keaton (1998) Director
- TRIGUN (1998) Director
- TRIGUN (1998) Storyboard Artist
- Into the Blue - Perfect Blue Relay Interview File (1998) as Self
Frequently Asked Questions
What movies or TV shows is Ko Matsuo best known for?
Ko Matsuo is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including Grisaia: Phantom Trigger (2025), PLUTO (2023), Spy Classroom (2023), Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury (2022).
When and where was Ko Matsuo born?
Ko Matsuo was born on July 13, 1968 in Gifu, Japan.
How many credits does Ko Matsuo have?
Ko Matsuo has accumulated over 68 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1998 to 2025.
What is Ko Matsuo's background in cinema and television?
Ko Matsuo (松尾 衡, Matsuo Kō, July 13, 1968) is a Japanese anime director and storyboard artist born in Gifu. He is now a freelancer, formerly he was at Madhouse.
Ko Matsuo by the numbers
68credits
11films
57TV series
1998–2025active years
Age in their best-rated roles
- Rozen Maiden (2004) as 監督 — aged about 35
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