Kantoku
Kantoku (監督) is a Japanese term used to designate the person in charge of the artistic and logistical direction of a production. In film, television, theatre, and animation, the kantoku is the director who oversees the project’s creative vision, pacing, and coordination of departments such as script, casting, design, and post-production. In English-language credits, kantoku is typically translated as "director," though in some contexts such as anime, additional roles like "series director" or "episode director" may be specified separately. Beyond media, the word can also refer to the head coach or manager of a sports team, reflecting its broader sense of directing an overarching project.
Kantoku is also a pseudonym used by a Japanese illustrator and designer known within doujin, anime, and