Rie Matsumoto

is a Japanese anime director and storyboard artist.

Career Matsumoto has risen to prominence for being one of the youngest anime directors and one of the few women directors in the industry. She first began working as assistant and episode director for several anime based on the Pretty Cure franchise in the late 2000s. In 2010, she directed the film HeartCatch PreCure The Movie: Fashion Show in the Flower Capital... Really?!, her first work as head director. She directed the ONA Kyōsōgiga in 2012, which was well received. More recently, her direction of 2015's Blood Blockade Battlefront earned her praise.

Filmography Year Title Role Notes 2006 Futari wa Pretty Cure Splash Star Assistant director (18 episodes) Television series 2007 Yes! PreCure 5 Episode director (2 episodes), assistant episode director (9 episodes) Television seriesYes! PreCure 5 The Movie: Great Miraculous Adventure in the Mirror Kingdom! Assistant director Film 2008 Yes! PreCure 5 GoGo! Episode director (7 episodes), storyboard (4 episodes) Television series2009 Fresh Pretty Cure! Episode director, storyboard, and unit director (5 episodes) Television series Marie & Gali Episode director and storyboard (1 episode) Television series2010 Pretty Cure All Stars DX2: Light of Hope☆Protect the Rainbow Jewel! Storyboard, unit director Film HeartCatch PreCure The Movie: Fashion Show in the Flower Capital... Really?! Director Film2011 Pretty Cure All Stars DX3: Deliver the Future! The Rainbow-Colored Flower That Connects the World Storyboard, unit director Film Kyōsōgiga Director ONA 2012 Kyōsōgiga Dainidan Series director, episode director (2 episodes), storyboard (3 episodes) ONA Saint Seiya Omega Episode director and storyboard (2 episodes) Television series 2013 Kyōsōgiga Series director, episode director and script (3 episodes), storyboard (7 episodes), series composition Television series 2015 Blood Blockade Battlefront Series director, episode director (1 episode), storyboard (12 episodes, OP/ED), sound director Television series 2016 Blood Blockade Battlefront: King of the Restaurant of Kings Director, screenplay, storyboard OVA 2017 Blood Blockade Battlefront & Beyond Storyboard (ED), episode director (ED) Television series 2018 "Baby I Love You Daze" Director Music video 2020 "Gotcha!" Director Music video 2027 Fate Rewinder Series director Television series