Yuu Kou
Director
Born: January 1, 1960 (66 years old)
Place of birth: Osaka, Japan
Biography
Yuu Kou (紅 優, Kō Yū, born 1960) is a Japanese animator and anime director from Osaka Prefecture. His real name is Shigeru Morikawa (森川 滋, Morikawa Shigeru). In the 1990s, he also used under the name Yumekichi Minatoya (湊屋 夢吉, Minatoya Yumekichi). He has been working as an animation director since the late 1980s.
Filmography (25)
- Chrono Crusade (2003, ★ 7.9)
- Giant Killing (2010, ★ 8.4)
- Blue Exorcist (2011, ★ 7.9)
- The Familiar of Zero (2006, ★ 8.4)
- Naruto Shippūden (2007, ★ 8.5)
- Project A-Ko (1986, ★ 6.7)
- Urusei Yatsura: Terror of Girly-Eyes Measles (1991, ★ 6.4)
- Gankutsuou (2004, ★ 7.3)
- Urusei Yatsura: Catch the Heart (1989, ★ 6.3)
- Fight! Kickers (1986, ★ 6.8)
- Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water (1990, ★ 7.5)
- Uta no Prince-sama (2011, ★ 7.2)
- Blood+ (2005, ★ 8.1)
- Fushigi Yûgi: The Mysterious Play (1995, ★ 7.6)
- Otogi Zoshi: The Legend of Magatama (2004, ★ 7.6)
- Yawara! (1989, ★ 7.1)
- The Law of Ueki (2005, ★ 7.8)
- Cells at Work! (2018, ★ 8.1)
- Oda Cinnamon Nobunaga (2020, ★ 6.5)
- GUILTY GEAR STRIVE: DUAL RULERS (2025, ★ 7.3)
- Kimagure Orange Road (1987, ★ 6.7)
- Saikano (2002, ★ 7.5)
- Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water - The Motion Picture (1991, ★ 5.1)
- Umi Monogatari (2009, ★ 4.6)
- Loveless (2005, ★ 4.9)