Hayato Date

{{Short description|Japanese animation director}}

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| name = Hayato Date

| native_name = 伊達 勇登

| native_name_lang = ja

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1962|05|22|mf=y}}

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| birth_place = Japan

| nationality = Japanese

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| occupation = Anime director

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| known_for = Gensomaden Saiyuki
Naruto

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{{Nihongo|Hayato Date|伊達 勇登|Date Hayato|born May 22, 1962}} is a Japanese animation director{{cite web |url= http://www.allcinema.net/prog/show_p.php?num_p=237478|title= 伊達勇登 だて・はやと|accessdate= January 17, 2015|work= allcinema.net|publisher= Stingray|language= Japanese}} most known for the anime adaptations of Saiyuki and Naruto.