Shukō Murase(村瀬 修功Murase Shukō, born May 31, 1964) is an anime director and animator. A member of the renowned studio Sunrise, he is noted for contributing the character designs and key animation to New Mobile Report Gundam Wing and Argento Soma. In 2000, he contributed the main character designs to Final Fantasy IX. He made his directorial debut in 2002 with Witch Hunter ROBIN.