Haruo Sotozaki

Haruo Sotozaki
外崎春雄
NationalityJapanese
OccupationAnime director
Years active1994–present
Known forDemon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba

Haruo Sotozaki (Japanese: 外崎春雄, Hepburn: Sotozaki Haruo) 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 Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, as well as its film, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Mugen Train in 2020, which has earned numerous awards.