Gisaburō Sugii

Gisaburō Sugii (杉井ギサブロー or 杉井儀三郎, Sugii Gisaburō, born August 20, 1940 in Numazu, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan) is an anime director and Nihonga artist. He is currently a member of the anime studio Group TAC, and is most well known for his work as director of the Touch series and the movie Night on the Galactic Railroad. He is a member of the Directors Guild of Japan.

Works

Listed chronologically.

• Astro Boy (1963-1966, production, animation director, key animation)
• New Treasure Island (1965, animation director)
• Gokū no Daibōken (1967, supervising director)
• Dororo (1969, supervising director)
• Lupin III Pilot Film (1969, key animation)
• Kanashimi no Belladonna (1973, animation director)
• Jack and the Beanstalk (1974 film) (1974, director)
• Manga Nippon Mukashi Banashi (1975-1994, episode director, script)
• Son Gokū Silk Road o Tobu!! (1982, character design, production coordination)
• Nine (1983, director)
• Nine 2: Sweetheart Declaration (1983, director)
• Glass Mask (1984, supervising director)
• Nine 3: Final (1984, director)
• Night on the Galactic Railroad (1985, director)
• Touch (1985-1987, supervising director)
• Touch: Sebangō no Nai Ace (1986, director, script)
• Touch 2: Sayonara no Okurimono (1986, supervising director)
• The Tale of Genji (1987, director)
• Hiatari Ryōkō! (1987-1988, director)
• Touch 3: Kimi ga Tōri Sugita Ato ni (1987, supervising director, script)
• Hiatari Ryoko! Ka - su - mi: Yume no Naka ni Kimi ga Ita (1988, supervising director)
• Sweet Spot (1992, director, script)
• Nozomi Witches (1992-1993, director, script)
• Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie (1994, director)
• Soar High! Isami (1995-1996, supervising director)
• Street Fighter II V (1995, director)
• Lupin III: The Secret of Twilight Gemini (1996, director, screenplay)
• Touch: Miss Lonely Yesterday (1998, supervising director)
• Super Doll Licca-chan (1998-1999, director)
• Super Doll Licca-chan: Licca-chan Zettai Zetsumei! Doll Knights no Kiseki (1999, director)
• Hi Damari no Ki (2000, director)
• Captain Tsubasa: Road to 2002 (2001, supervising director)
• Touch: Cross Road (2001, supervising director)
• Hajime no Ippo: The Fighting! (2001, 2nd opening animation storyboards)
• Lament of the Lamb (2003, director)
• Space Pirate Captain Herlock: The Endless Odyssey (2003, storyboards)
• Phoenix (2004, TV series, script, storyboards)
• Arashi no Yoru Ni (2005, screenplay, director)
• Cinnamoroll: The Movie (2007, director)
• Tetsuko no Tabi (2007, opening animation storyboards)
• Gusukōbudori no Denki (release not set, director)

External links

• Gisaburō Sugii at Anime News Network's Encyclopedia
• (Japanese) Japan Movie Database
• (Japanese) Group TAC