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Kyōhei Ishiguro

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Kyōhei Ishiguro
イシグロキョウヘイ
Born (1980-04-02) April 2, 1980 (age 44)
Hadano, Kanagawa
NationalityJapanese
OccupationAnime director
Years active2009–present
Known forYour Lie in April
Spouse
Yukiko Aikei
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(m. 2013)​

Kyōhei Ishiguro (Japanese: イシグロキョウヘイ, Hepburn: Ishiguro Kyōhei, born April 2, 1980) is a Japanese anime director. He debuted in 2009, and after doing the storyboards for three series, he was given the full directorial role in the anime adaptation of Your Lie in April. After directing other television series, he debuted as a film director with Words Bubble Up Like Soda Pop.

Biography

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Kyōhei Ishiguro was born in Hadano, Kanagawa on April 2, 1980.[1][2] After working for Sunrise, he made his directorial debut with the eighth episode of Fairy Tail.[1] He also did storyboarding for Wandering Son, Saki Achiga-hen episode of Side-A, and My Little Monster.[1]

In 2013, Ishiguro married character designer Yukiko Aikei.[2] In 2014, Ishiguro made his full directorial debut with the anime adaptation of Naoshi Arakawa's Your Lie in April.,[1] which won the 2016 Sugoi Japan Award in the anime category.[3] Following Your Lie in April's success, Ishiguro directed the anime adaptation of Lance N' Masques.[4] He also later directed the television series adaptations of Occultic;Nine and Children of the Whales.[5][6]

In 2021, Ishiguro made his debut as a film director with Words Bubble Up Like Soda Pop.[7] It was nominated for the Mainichi Film Award for Best Animation Film in the same year.[8] He also directed the 2021 film Bright: Samurai Soul.[9]

Works

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TV series

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Films

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "アニメをもっと楽しもう" (in Japanese). Nerima. December 12, 2014. Retrieved August 4, 2021.
  2. ^ a b "ねりま人098！" (in Japanese). Nerima. December 2, 2014. Archived from the original on July 17, 2015. Retrieved August 25, 2021.
  3. ^ Loveridge, Lynzee (March 22, 2016). "Your Lie in April, One-Punch Man Top Sugoi Japan Awards 2016 Results". Anime News Network. Retrieved August 4, 2021.
  4. ^ a b Ressler, Karen (May 22, 2015). "Lance N' Masques TV Anime to Air this Fall". Anime News Network. Retrieved August 4, 2021.
  5. ^ a b Loo, Egan (August 12, 2016). "Steins;Gate Creator Reveals Occultic;Nine TV Anime's 1st Video, Staff, Songs, October Debut". Anime News Network. Retrieved August 4, 2021.
  6. ^ a b Pineda, Rafael Antonio (March 16, 2017). "Kujira no Kora wa Sajō ni Utau TV Anime's Video Reveals J.C. Staff, October Debut". Anime News Network. Retrieved August 4, 2021.
  7. ^ a b Loo, Egan (February 2, 2019). "Signal MD, Sublimation Make Cider no Yō ni Kotoba ga Wakiagaru Anime Film". Anime News Network. Retrieved August 4, 2021.
  8. ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (December 23, 2020). "Demon Slayer Film, Violet Evergarden Get Mainichi Film Award Animation Nods". Anime News Network. Retrieved August 4, 2021.
  9. ^ a b Mateo, Alex (June 10, 2021). "Netflix Announces Bright: Samurai Soul Anime Film Spinoff of Will Smith's Bright Movie". Anime News Network. Retrieved August 4, 2021.
  10. ^ 第9話「楽園の果実」 (in Japanese). Production I.G.[dead link‍]
  11. ^ Loo, Egan (March 21, 2014). "Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso Manga Gets Noitamina Anime". Anime News Network. Retrieved August 4, 2021.
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