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Noboru Ishiguro(1938-2012)

  • Director
  • Art Department
  • Animation Department
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Noboru Ishiguro
Noboru Ishiguro was born on 24 August 1938 in Tokyo, Japan. He was a director, known for Hoshi Neko Fullhouse (1989), Megazone 23 (1985) and Macross: Do You Remember Love? (1984). He died on 20 March 2012 in Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan.
BornAugust 24, 1938
DiedMarch 20, 2012(73)
BornAugust 24, 1938
DiedMarch 20, 2012(73)
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Known for

Hoshi Neko Fullhouse (1989)
Hoshi Neko Fullhouse
4.7
TV Mini Series
  • Director
Megazone 23 (1985)
Megazone 23
6.6
Video
  • Director
  • 1985
Arihiro Hase and Mari Iijima in Macross: Do You Remember Love? (1984)
Macross: Do You Remember Love?
7.6
  • Director
  • 1984
Heavy (1990)
Heavy
5.3
  • Director
  • 1990

Credits

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Director

  • Tytania (2008)
    Tytania
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 2008–2009
  • Pattenrai!! - Minami no Shima no Mizu Monogatari (2008)
    Pattenrai!! - Minami no Shima no Mizu Monogatari
    5.8
    • Director
    • 2008
  • Thunderbirds 2086 (1982)
    Thunderbirds 2086
    6.7
    TV Series
    • supervising director
    • 1982–2008
  • Ten Tokyo Warriors (1999)
    Ten Tokyo Warriors
    4.8
    TV Mini Series
    • Director
    • 2001–2002
  • Hozumi Gôda, Masashi Hironaka, and Ryô Horikawa in Legend of the Galactic Heroes Gaiden (1998)
    Legend of the Galactic Heroes Gaiden
    8.3
    TV Series
    • chief director
    • 1998–2000
  • Legend of the Galactic Heroes (1988)
    Legend of the Galactic Heroes
    9.0
    TV Series
    • chief director
    • Director
    • 1988–1997
  • Kei Tomiyama in Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Overture to a New War (1993)
    Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Overture to a New War
    7.9
    • Director
    • 1993
  • Mikan Enikki (1992)
    Mikan Enikki
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1992
  • Shiritsu tantei toki shozo toraburu noto hado & ruzu (1992)
    Shiritsu tantei toki shozo toraburu noto hado & ruzu
    4.8
    Video
    • Director
    • 1992
  • Meisou-Ou Border (1991)
    Meisou-Ou Border
    Video
    • Director
    • 1991
  • Bucchigiri (1989)
    Bucchigiri
    4.3
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1991
  • Heavy (1990)
    Heavy
    5.3
    • Director
    • 1990
  • Koiko no Mainichi (1989)
    Koiko no Mainichi
    TV Mini Series
    • Director
    • 1989–1990
  • Locke the Superman: Lord Leon (1989)
    Locke the Superman: Lord Leon
    5.5
    TV Mini Series
    • Director
    • 1989
  • Hoshi Neko Fullhouse (1989)
    Hoshi Neko Fullhouse
    4.7
    TV Mini Series
    • Director
    • 1989

Art Department

  • Tytania (2008)
    Tytania
    6.8
    TV Series
    • storyboard artist: opening
    • storyboard artist
    • 2008–2009
  • Pattenrai!! - Minami no Shima no Mizu Monogatari (2008)
    Pattenrai!! - Minami no Shima no Mizu Monogatari
    5.8
    • storyboard artist
    • 2008
  • Ten Tokyo Warriors (1999)
    Ten Tokyo Warriors
    4.8
    TV Mini Series
    • storyboard artist
    • 1999–2002
  • Robotech: The Untold Story Animatic (2001)
    Robotech: The Untold Story Animatic
    Video
    • storyboard artist
    • 2001
  • Hozumi Gôda, Masashi Hironaka, and Ryô Horikawa in Legend of the Galactic Heroes Gaiden (1998)
    Legend of the Galactic Heroes Gaiden
    8.3
    TV Series
    • storyboard artist
    • 1998–2000
  • Legend of the Galactic Heroes (1988)
    Legend of the Galactic Heroes
    9.0
    TV Series
    • storyboard artist
    • 1988–1997
  • Baketsu de gohan (1996)
    Baketsu de gohan
    3.3
    TV Series
    • storyboard artist
    • 1996
  • Mikan Enikki (1992)
    Mikan Enikki
    7.2
    TV Series
    • storyboard artist
    • 1992
  • Shiritsu tantei toki shozo toraburu noto hado & ruzu (1992)
    Shiritsu tantei toki shozo toraburu noto hado & ruzu
    4.8
    Video
    • storyboard artist
    • 1992
  • Heavy (1990)
    Heavy
    5.3
    • storyboard artist
    • 1990
  • Aoki Honô (1989)
    Aoki Honô
    4.6
    Video
    • storyboard artist
    • 1989
  • Hoshi Neko Fullhouse (1989)
    Hoshi Neko Fullhouse
    4.7
    TV Mini Series
    • storyboard artist
    • 1989
  • Toppo Jijo (1988)
    Toppo Jijo
    7.2
    TV Series
    • storyboard artist
    • 1988
  • Megazone 23 Part II: Please Give Me Your Secret (1986)
    Present for You
    Video
    • storyboard artist
    • 1986
  • Robotech: The Movie (1986)
    Robotech: The Movie
    6.2
    • storyboard artist
    • 1986

Animation Department

  • Hozumi Gôda, Masashi Hironaka, and Ryô Horikawa in Legend of the Galactic Heroes Gaiden (1998)
    Legend of the Galactic Heroes Gaiden
    8.3
    TV Series
    • animator: ending
    • 1999–2000
  • Super Dimension Fortress Macross (1982)
    Super Dimension Fortress Macross
    8.4
    TV Series
    • mechanical designer
    • 1982–1983
  • Queen Millennia (1982)
    Queen Millennia
    7.3
    • animator
    • 1982
  • Phoenix 2772 (1980)
    Phoenix 2772
    6.8
    • animation director
    • key animator
    • 1980
  • Space Battleship Yamato II (1978)
    Space Battleship Yamato II
    8.0
    TV Series
    • chief animation director
    • 1978–1979
  • Space Battleship Yamato (1977)
    Space Battleship Yamato
    7.1
    • animator
    • chief animation director
    • 1977
  • Little Wansa (1973)
    Little Wansa
    7.6
    TV Series
    • animation supervisor
    • 1973
  • Misuke in the Land of Ice (1970)
    Misuke in the Land of Ice
    Short
    • animator
    • 1970
  • Sabu & Ichi's Arrest Note (1968)
    Sabu & Ichi's Arrest Note
    7.0
    TV Series
    • animation director
    • animator
    • 1969
  • Star of the Giants (1968)
    Star of the Giants
    7.0
    TV Series
    • animator
    • 1968
  • Astro Boy (1963)
    Astro Boy
    7.2
    TV Series
    • key animator
    • animator
    • inbetween artist
    • 1965–1966

Personal details

  • Born
    • August 24, 1938
    • Tokyo, Japan
  • Died
    • March 20, 2012
    • Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan(lung infection)

Did you know

  • Trivia
    In his youth, he was part of a Hawaiian style music band. This gave him valuable musical experience on how to read musical and to get the best use of music for scenes.
  • Quotes
    I love destruction! I may have been the one who started the trend of lavish destruction in anime.

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