Kazuhiro Furuhashi
Kazuhiro Furuhashi (古橋 一浩 Furuhashi Kazuhiro, born June 9, 1960) is a Japanese anime director and supervisor, born in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture. He is amongst anime's most foremost directors,[1] having directed and helmed the entire Rurouni Kenshin series (including the original television series, and its subsequent much-lauded OVA iterations[2]), the You're Under Arrest series, GetBackers, Hunter x Hunter, Zipang, Le Chevalier D'Eon, Real Drive and most recently, Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn.[1]
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[edit] Early career and biography
He began his career as an animator with the anime adaptation of Rumiko Takahashi's Urusei Yatsura and subsequently into episode direction and as a director with Studio Deen's anime adaptation of another Rumiko Takahashi work, Ranma ½. Furuhashi is particularly well known for realistic portrayals and first person views shown in his directorial and storyboard works[3] and has obtained a good reputation as a director.[3] Furuhashi has often collabored and supervised numerous extensive and high quality anime productions with animators Norio Matsumoto, Atsuko Nakajima and Hirofumi Suzuki.[4] Over the years, he has worked in numerous productions with Studio Deen and began his directorial career with the studio.[4]
[edit] Works
[edit] TV anime
- Urusei Yatsura (1981–1986; animation director)
- Maison Ikkoku (1986–1988; key animation)
- F (1988; key animation)
- Ranma ½ (first series and nettō-hen) (1989; storyboards, episode direction)
- Super Zugan (1994; ending animation)
- Battle Fighters: Garō Densetsu (1992; storyboards, episode direction)
- Battle Fighters: Garō Densetsu 2 (1993; director, episode direction)
- Kuma no Pūtarō (1995–1996; storyboards)
- Rurouni Kenshin: Meiji Kenkyaku Rōmantan (1996–1997; director, storyboards, episode direction)
- Hunter x Hunter (1999–2001; director)
- GetBackers: Dakkan'ya (2002–2003; director, storyboards) - direction assistance by Keitarō Motonaga
- Gunslinger Girl (2004; storyboards of episode 12)
- Genshiken (2004; storyboards of episodes 2 and 4)
- Maria-sama ga Miteru (2004; storyboards)
- Maria-sama ga Miteru ~Haru~ (2004; storyboards, episode direction)
- Kyō Kara Maō! (2004; key animation of episode 2)
- Zipang (2004–2005; director, screenplay)
- Noein: Mō Hitori no Kimi e (2005–2006; storyboards of episode 12)
- Binchō-tan (2006; director, series composition, screenplay, storbyoards, episode director, direction and storyboards of OP and ED)
- Le Chevalier D'Eon (2006–2007; director, storyboards, episode direction)
- Mo No No Ke (2007; storyboards)
- Darker than Black: Kuro no Keiyakusha (2007, storyboards of second opening theme)
- Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kai (2007; storyboards of episode 13)
- Real Drive (2008; director, storyboards, episode direction, OP direction)
- Amatsuki (2008; director, series composition, screenplay, storyboards of episode 1, key animation of episode 13)
- Kimi ni Todoke (2009; storyboard of episode 6)
[edit] OVA
- Chōjin Locke: Lord Reon (1989; storyboards)
- Ranma ½: Nettō Utagassen (1990; director)
- Ranma ½: Kessen Tōgenkyō! Hanayome wo Torimodose!! (1992; director)
- Taiho Shichauzo (1994–1995; director, storyboards, episode direction)
- Rurouni Kenshin: Meiji Kenkyaku Rōmantan: Tsuioku-hen (1999; director)
- Reinō Tantei Miko (2000; director, storyboards)
- Rurouni Kenshin: Meiji Kenkyaku Rōmantan: Seisō-hen (2001; director)
- Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn (2010-; director)
[edit] Games
- Tales of Rebirth (2004; director, storyboards and direction of game OP movie)
- Tales of the Abyss (2005; director and storyboards of game OP movie)
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Les 24 Chevaliers Part XXIV: Kazuhiro Furuhashi (Director) (01)". Production I.G.. http://www.productionig.com/contents/works_sp/44_/s08_/000794.html. Retrieved 2008-11-12.
- ^ "Rurouni Kenshin OAV - Review". Anime News Network. http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/rurouni-kenshin-oav. Retrieved 2008-11-12.
- ^ a b "Les 24 Chevaliers Part XXIV: Kazuhiro Furuhashi (Director) (02)". Production I.G.. http://www.productionig.com/contents/works_sp/44_/s08_/000803.html. Retrieved 2008-11-12.
- ^ a b (Japanese) "古橋一浩". http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/古橋一浩. Retrieved 2008-11-12.
[edit] External links
- Kazuhiro Furuhashi at Anime News Network's Encyclopedia
