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Yoshiji Kigami(1957-2019)

  • Animation Department
  • Director
  • Art Department
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Yoshiji Kigami was born on 28 December 1957 in Japan. Yoshiji was a director, known for Akira (1988), A Silent Voice: The Movie (2016) and Grave of the Fireflies (1988). Yoshiji died on 18 July 2019 in Kyoto, Japan.
BornDecember 28, 1957
DiedJuly 18, 2019(61)
BornDecember 28, 1957
DiedJuly 18, 2019(61)
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Known for

Akira (1988)
Akira
8.0
  • Animation Department(as Masuji Kigami)
  • 1988
A Silent Voice: The Movie (2016)
A Silent Voice: The Movie
8.2
  • Animation Department(as Fumio Tada)
  • 2016
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 Masuji Kigami)
  • 1988
Tenjôjin to Akutojin: Saigo no tatakai (2009)
Tenjôjin to Akutojin: Saigo no tatakai
6.0
  • Director
  • 2009

Credits

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Animation Department

  • Liz and the Blue Bird (2018)
    Liz and the Blue Bird
    7.2
    • key animator (as Fumio Tada)
    • 2018
  • Violet Evergarden (2018)
    Violet Evergarden
    8.4
    TV Mini Series
    • key animator (as Fumio Tada)
    • 2018
  • Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions the Movie: Take on Me (2018)
    Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions the Movie: Take on Me
    7.4
    • key animator (as Fumio Tada)
    • 2018
  • A Silent Voice: The Movie (2016)
    A Silent Voice: The Movie
    8.2
    • key animator (as Fumio Tada)
    • 2016
  • Hiro Shimono, Saori Hayami, Sumire Uesaka, and Maaya Uchida in Myriad Colors Phantom World (2016)
    Myriad Colors Phantom World
    6.2
    TV Series
    • key animator (as Fumio Tada)
    • 2016
  • High Speed! Free! Starting Summer (2015)
    High Speed! Free! Starting Summer
    7.2
    • key animator (as Fumio Tada)
    • 2015
  • Beyond the Boundary: I'll Be Here - Future (2015)
    Beyond the Boundary: I'll Be Here - Future
    7.3
    • key animator (as Fumio Tada)
    • 2015
  • Amagi Brilliant Park (2014)
    Amagi Brilliant Park
    7.0
    TV Mini Series
    • key animator (as Fumio Tada)
    • 2014
  • Free! (2013)
    Free!
    7.3
    TV Series
    • key animator (as Fumio Tada)
    • 2013–2014
  • Tamako Love Story (2014)
    Tamako Love Story
    7.1
    • key animator (as Fumio Tada)
    • 2014
  • Beyond the Boundary (2013)
    Beyond the Boundary
    7.2
    TV Series
    • key animator (as Fumio Tada)
    • 2013
  • Daisuke Sakaguchi, Yûichi Nakamura, Satomi Satô, and Ai Kayano in Hyouka (2012)
    Hyouka
    7.7
    TV Series
    • key animator (as Fumio Tada)
    • 2012
  • K-On! The Movie (2011)
    K-On! The Movie
    7.7
    • key animator
    • layout supervisor
    • 2011
  • Cassandra Lee Morris, Shelby Lindley, Cristina Valenzuela, and Lili Troncale in K-On! (2009)
    K-On!
    7.9
    TV Series
    • key animator
    • 2009–2010
  • The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya (2010)
    The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya
    8.0
    • key animator
    • layout supervisor
    • 2010

Director

  • Baja's Studio: Baja and the Sea (2020)
    Baja's Studio: Baja and the Sea
    7.0
    TV Movie
    • Director (as Ichirou Miyoshi)
    • 2020
  • Violet Evergarden (2018)
    Violet Evergarden
    8.4
    TV Mini Series
    • Director (as Ichirou Miyoshi)
    • 2018
  • Baja's Studio (2017)
    Baja's Studio
    7.5
    Short
    • Director
    • 2017
  • Maria Naganawa, Yûki Kuwahara, Minami Takahashi, and Yûki Takada in Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid (2017)
    Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Director (as Ichirou Miyoshi)
    • 2017
  • Sound! Euphonium (2015)
    Sound! Euphonium
    8.0
    TV Series
    • Director (as Ichirou Miyoshi)
    • 2015–2016
  • Hiro Shimono, Saori Hayami, Sumire Uesaka, and Maaya Uchida in Myriad Colors Phantom World (2016)
    Myriad Colors Phantom World
    6.2
    TV Series
    • Director (as Ichirou Miyoshi)
    • 2016
  • Beyond the Boundary (2013)
    Beyond the Boundary
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Director (as Ichirou Miyoshi)
    • 2013
  • Free! (2013)
    Free!
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Director (as Ichirou Miyoshi)
    • 2013
  • Tamako Market (2013)
    Tamako Market
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Director (as Ichirou Miyoshi)
    • 2013
  • Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions (2012)
    Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Director
    • episode director (as Ichirou Miyoshi, as Ichirou Miyoshi)
    • 2012
  • Daisuke Sakaguchi, Yûichi Nakamura, Satomi Satô, and Ai Kayano in Hyouka (2012)
    Hyouka
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Director (as Ichirou Miyoshi)
    • 2012
  • Hassou Hen (2012)
    Hassou Hen
    Video
    • Director (as Ichirou Miyoshi)
    • 2012
  • Hiromi Konno and Shizuka Furuya in Nichijou: My Ordinary Life (2011)
    Nichijou: My Ordinary Life
    8.3
    TV Series
    • episode director
    • 2011
  • Cassandra Lee Morris, Shelby Lindley, Cristina Valenzuela, and Lili Troncale in K-On! (2009)
    K-On!
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Director (as Ichirou Miyoshi)
    • 2010
  • Tenjôjin to Akutojin: Saigo no tatakai (2009)
    Tenjôjin to Akutojin: Saigo no tatakai
    6.0
    • Director
    • 2009

Art Department

  • Violet Evergarden (2018)
    Violet Evergarden
    8.4
    TV Mini Series
    • storyboard artist (as Ichirou Miyoshi)
    • 2018
  • Maria Naganawa, Yûki Kuwahara, Minami Takahashi, and Yûki Takada in Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid (2017)
    Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid
    7.7
    TV Series
    • storyboard artist (as Ichirou Miyoshi)
    • 2017
  • Sound! Euphonium (2015)
    Sound! Euphonium
    8.0
    TV Series
    • storyboard artist (as Ichirou Miyoshi)
    • 2015–2016
  • A Silent Voice: The Movie (2016)
    A Silent Voice: The Movie
    8.2
    • storyboard artist (as Ichirou Miyoshi)
    • 2016
  • Sound! Euphonium: The Movie - Welcome to the Kitauji High School Concert Band (2016)
    Sound! Euphonium: The Movie - Welcome to the Kitauji High School Concert Band
    6.8
    • storyboard artist (as Ichirô Miyoshi)
    • 2016
  • Beyond the Boundary (2013)
    Beyond the Boundary
    7.2
    TV Series
    • storyboard artist (as Ichirou Miyoshi)
    • 2013
  • Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions the Movie: Rikka Takanashi Revision (2013)
    Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions the Movie: Rikka Takanashi Revision
    6.4
    • storyboard artist: TV series
    • 2013
  • Tamako Market (2013)
    Tamako Market
    6.9
    TV Series
    • storyboard artist (as Ichirou Miyoshi)
    • 2013
  • Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions (2012)
    Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions
    7.4
    TV Series
    • storyboard artist (as Ichirou Miyoshi)
    • 2012
  • Daisuke Sakaguchi, Yûichi Nakamura, Satomi Satô, and Ai Kayano in Hyouka (2012)
    Hyouka
    7.7
    TV Series
    • storyboard artist (as Ichirou Miyoshi)
    • 2012
  • Hiromi Konno and Shizuka Furuya in Nichijou: My Ordinary Life (2011)
    Nichijou: My Ordinary Life
    8.3
    TV Series
    • storyboard artist
    • 2011
  • Cassandra Lee Morris, Shelby Lindley, Cristina Valenzuela, and Lili Troncale in K-On! (2009)
    K-On!
    7.9
    TV Series
    • storyboard artist (as Ichirou Miyoshi)
    • 2010
  • Tenjôjin to Akutojin: Saigo no tatakai (2009)
    Tenjôjin to Akutojin: Saigo no tatakai
    6.0
    • storyboard artist
    • 2009
  • Clannad (2007)
    Clannad
    8.2
    TV Series
    • storyboard artist (as Ichirou Miyoshi)
    • 2007
  • Lucky Star (2007)
    Lucky Star
    7.4
    TV Series
    • storyboard artist (as Ichirô Miyoshi)
    • 2007

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Masuji Kigami
  • Born
    • December 28, 1957
    • Japan
  • Died
    • July 18, 2019
    • Kyoto, Japan(homicide)

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