Masaaki Sakurai

Masaaki Sakurai
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Gender:	Male
Date of birth:	1948
Date of death:	February 20, 2010 (aged 68)
Place of birth:	Tokyo, Japan

Masaaki Sakurai (桜井 正明 ,Sakurai Masaaki), born in 1948, was a Japanese screenplay writer from Tokyo, Japan. He passed away on February 20, 2010 due to lung cancer developped from alcohol abuse.

Officer Sakurai from episode 296 is named after him.

Scenarios Written

Number of case scenarios written : 3 (3 episodes)

• A Honey Cocktail Murder Case (Episode 120)
• The Streetcar's Sudden Stopping Case (Episode 148)
• Houseboat Fishing Shock along with Masataka Tsukimawashi (Episode 296)

Other notable works

Anime

• Aesop's World: Screenplay
• Cinderella Monogatari: Series Composition
• Dokkan! Robotendon: Series Composition
• Gekito! Crush Gear Turbo: Screenplay
• Hime-chan's Ribbon: Screenplay
• Kyofu Shinbun: Screenplay
• Manmaru the Ninja Penguin: Screenplay
• Monchichi, the Twins: Screenplay
• Muteki Kojin Daitarn 3: Screenplay
• Muu no Hakugei: Screenplay
• New Gigantor: Screenplay
• Ohayo! Spank (movie): Screenplay
• Ohayo! Spank: Screenplay
• Shirayuki Hime no Densetsu: Screenplay
• Speed Racer X: Screenplay
• Tanoshii Moomin Ikka: Bōken Nikki: Screenplay
• Three Little Ghosts: Screenplay
• Time Bokan: Screenplay
• Voltron: Scenario

References

1. 桜井正明 - Wikipedia (Japanese)