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Tôru Hishiyama

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  • Art Director
  • Art Department
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Tôru Hishiyama is known for Akira (1988), Grave of the Fireflies (1988) and Lupin III: Farewell to Nostradamus (1995).
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    • Known for

    Akira (1988)
    Akira
    8.0
    • Animation Department(as Toru Hishiyama)
    • 1988
    Corinne Orr, Ayano Shiraishi, Tsutomu Tatsumi, J. Robert Spencer, Emily Neves, and Adam Gibbs in Grave of the Fireflies (1988)
    Grave of the Fireflies
    8.5
    • Animation Department(as Toru Hishiyama)
    • 1988
    Lupin III: Farewell to Nostradamus (1995)
    Lupin III: Farewell to Nostradamus
    6.9
    • Animation Department
    • 1995
    Mind Game (2004)
    Mind Game
    7.7
    • Art Director(as Toru Hishiyama)
    • 2004

    Credits

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    Animation Department

    • Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE (2015)
      Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE
      7.1
      Video Game
      • background artist (as Toru Hishiyama)
      • 2015
    • Cary Elwes, Justin Chambers, Michael B. Jordan, Vanessa Marshall, and Kevin McKidd in Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox (2013)
      Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox
      8.1
      Video
      • background painter: Studio 4°C (as Toru Hishiyama)
      • 2013
    • Berserk: The Golden Age Arc III - The Advent (2013)
      Berserk: The Golden Age Arc III - The Advent
      7.9
      • background artist
      • 2013
    • Christopher Daniel Barnes, Susanne Blakeslee, Corey Burton, Jennifer Hale, Rob Paulsen, Russi Taylor, and Frank Welker in Cinderella II: Dreams Come True (2002)
      Cinderella II: Dreams Come True
      5.0
      Video
      • additional background artist (as Tohru Hishiyama)
      • 2002
    • Ace Combat 04: Shattered Skies (2001)
      Ace Combat 04: Shattered Skies
      8.5
      Video Game
      • background artist: side story unit (as Toru Hishiyama)
      • 2001
    • Princess Arete (2001)
      Princess Arete
      6.5
      • background artist (as Toru Hishiyama)
      • 2001
    • Ultra Nyan 2: Happî Daisakusen (1998)
      Ultra Nyan 2: Happî Daisakusen
      Short
      • background artist
      • 1998
    • Ultra Nyan: Extraordinary Cat who Descended from the Starry Sky (1997)
      Ultra Nyan: Extraordinary Cat who Descended from the Starry Sky
      8.4
      Short
      • background artist
      • 1997
    • Lupin III: Farewell to Nostradamus (1995)
      Lupin III: Farewell to Nostradamus
      6.9
      • background artist
      • 1995
    • Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory (1991)
      Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory
      7.6
      TV Series
      • background artist (as Toru Hishiyama)
      • 1991–1992
    • Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: The Afterglow of Zeon (1992)
      Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: The Afterglow of Zeon
      7.2
      • background artist: Studio Cats (as Toru Hishiyama)
      • 1992
    • Run Melos! (1992)
      Run Melos!
      7.2
      • background artist (as Toru Hishiyama)
      • 1992
    • The Ultimate Esper R (1991)
      The Ultimate Esper R
      7.9
      Video
      • background artist (as Toru Hishiyama)
      • 1991
    • The Adventure of Gamba and the Otter (1991)
      The Adventure of Gamba and the Otter
      6.6
      • background artist (as Toru Hishiyama)
      • 1991
    • Tobé! Kujira no peek (1991)
      Tobé! Kujira no peek
      6.7
      • background artist
      • 1991

    Art Director

    • Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE (2015)
      Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE
      7.1
      Video Game
      • Art Director (as Toru Hishiyama)
      • 2015
    • PES: Drive your Love
      Short
      • Art Director (as Toru Hishiyama)
      • 2012
    • Emmanuelle Chriqui, Dee Bradley Baker, Robin Atkin Downes, Will Friedle, Kevin Michael Richardson, and Madeleine Hall in ThunderCats (2011)
      ThunderCats
      7.8
      TV Series
      • Art Director (as Toru Hishiyama)
      • 2011
    • Street Fighter IV: The Ties That Bind (2009)
      Street Fighter IV: The Ties That Bind
      5.3
      Video
      • Art Director (as Toru Hishiyama)
      • 2009
    • Mind Game (2004)
      Mind Game
      7.7
      • Art Director (as Toru Hishiyama)
      • 2004
    • Assemble Insert (1989)
      Assemble Insert
      6.9
      TV Series
      • Art Director
      • 1989–1990

    Art Department

    • Harmony (2015)
      Harmony
      6.1
      • art setting (as Toru Hishiyama)
      • 2015
    • Kuro no Sumika -Chronus- (2014)
      Kuro no Sumika -Chronus-
      5.9
      Short
      • artboards
      • 2014
    • Berserk: The Golden Age Arc III - The Advent (2013)
      Berserk: The Golden Age Arc III - The Advent
      7.9
      • art setting
      • 2013
    • Obatalian (1990)
      Obatalian
      TV Movie
      • art
      • 1990

    Personal details

    • Alternative names
      • Tohru Hishiyama

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