Yoko Taro

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Yoko Taro

Writing 56 June 6, 1970

Nagoya, Aichi, Japan

Yoko Taro is a Japanese video game director and scenario writer. Starting his career at the now-defunct game company Cavia, his best-known work was on the action role-playing vid…

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NieR:Automata Ver1.1a

NieR:Automata Ver1.1a

8.1 2023 TV Show
KamiErabi GOD.app

KamiErabi GOD.app

5.4 2023 TV Show
YoRHa Ver.1.3aa

YoRHa Ver.1.3aa

2020 Movie
NieR Music Concert: The Memories of Puppets

NieR Music Concert: The Memories of Puppets

10.0 2017 Movie
NieR: Theatrical Orchestra 12020

NieR: Theatrical Orchestra 12020

8.0 2020 Movie
NieR Music Concert & Talk Live

NieR Music Concert & Talk Live

2016 Movie
YoRHa Ver.1.3a

YoRHa Ver.1.3a

2019 Movie
YoRHa Ver.1.0

YoRHa Ver.1.0

2014 Movie
SINoALICE CoNCERT: The Delightful Music Festival of Parrah and Noya

SINoALICE CoNCERT: The Delightful Music Festival of Parrah and Noya

2018 Movie
NieR: Theatrical Orchestra 12020

NieR: Theatrical Orchestra 12020

10.0 2020 Movie
NieR: Orchestra Concert 12018

NieR: Orchestra Concert 12018

8.0 2019 Movie
YoRHa Ver.1.1

YoRHa Ver.1.1

2015 Movie

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Yoko Taro is a Japanese video game director and scenario writer. Starting his career at the now-defunct game company Cavia, his best-known work was on the action role-playing video game series Drakengard, and its spin-offs, NieR and NieR:Automata.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2026
    Bakuken: Honnoji Temple Annihilation Chronicles

    Movie Original Story

  2. 2026
    NieR:Orchestra Concert 12026 [YoRHa]

    Movie Director

  3. 2025
    Bakuken: Blades of Doubt of the Shinsengumi

    Movie Original Story

  4. 2024
    Bakuken: Imperial Fantasy Corps

    Movie Original Story

  5. 2024
    SINoALICE: The Very Last Story

    Movie Original Story

  6. 2024
    NieR:Orchestra Concert 12024 [ the end of data ]

    Movie Producer

  7. 2023
    KamiErabi GOD.app

    TV show Original Concept

  8. 2023
    Bakuken: The Genpei Final Battle

    Movie Original Story

  9. 2023
    Bakuken: Tokyo Resurrection Deathmatch - Rematch

    Movie Original Story

  10. 2023
    NieR:Automata Ver1.1a

    TV show Engels (voice)

  11. 2022
    NieR:Automata FAN FESTIVAL 12022: Voices from the Verge

    Movie Writer

  12. 2022
    Bakuken: Tokyo Resurrection Deathmatch

    Movie Original Story

  13. 2021
    YoRHa Girls Ver.1.1a

    Movie Screenplay

  14. 2021
    Bakuken: Shogun Imperial Match

    Movie Original Story

  15. 2020
    YoRHa Ver.1.3aa

    Movie Creator

  16. 2020
    NieR: Theatrical Orchestra 12020

    Movie Creator

More credits
  1. 2020
    NieR: Theatrical Orchestra 12020

    Movie Creator

  2. 2019
    YoRHa Ver.1.3a

    Movie Original Story

  3. 2019
    NieR: Orchestra Concert 12018

    Movie Director

  4. 2018
    Thou Shalt Not Die: Zero_KAI

    Movie Original Story

  5. 2018
    SINoALICE CoNCERT: The Delightful Music Festival of Parrah and Noya

    Movie Creative Director

  6. 2018
    YoRHa Ver.1.2 Musical

    Movie Creator

  7. 2018
    YoRHa Boys Ver.1.0

    Movie Writer

  8. 2017
    NieR Music Concert: The Memories of Puppets

    Movie Writer

  9. 2016
    NieR Music Concert & Talk Live

    Movie Self

  10. 2015
    YoRHa Ver.1.1

    Movie Original Concept

  11. 2014
    YoRHa Ver.1.0

    Movie Writer

  12. —
    Untitled Evangelion Series

    TV show Series Composition