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Naoyuki Yoshinaga

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  • Animation Department
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Naoyuki Yoshinaga is known for Patlabor: The Mobile Police (1989), Urusei Yatsura (1981) and Maison Ikkoku (1986).
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    • Known for

    Patlabor: The Mobile Police (1989)
    Patlabor: The Mobile Police
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Director
    Urusei Yatsura (1981)
    Urusei Yatsura
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Director
    Maison Ikkoku (1986)
    Maison Ikkoku
    8.1
    TV Series
    • Director
    The Irresponsible Captain Tylor: OVA (1994)
    The Irresponsible Captain Tylor: OVA
    7.4
    TV Mini Series
    • Director

    Credits

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    Director

    • Parasite Dolls (2003)
      Parasite Dolls
      6.3
      TV Mini Series
      • Director
      • 2003
    • Chou Kidou Densetsu DinaGiga (1998)
      Chou Kidou Densetsu DinaGiga
      TV Mini Series
      • Director
      • 1998
    • The Irresponsible Captain Tylor: OVA (1994)
      The Irresponsible Captain Tylor: OVA
      7.4
      TV Mini Series
      • Director
      • 1995–1996
    • Urufu gai (1992)
      Urufu gai
      5.3
      TV Mini Series
      • Director
      • 1992–1993
    • Patlabor: One Day of Noa (1992)
      Patlabor: One Day of Noa
      5.0
      Short
      • Director
      • 1992
    • Patlabor: The New Files (1990)
      Patlabor: The New Files
      7.5
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1990–1992
    • Kimagure Orange Road OVA (1989)
      Kimagure Orange Road OVA
      7.9
      TV Mini Series
      • Director
      • 1989–1991
    • Patlabor: The Mobile Police (1989)
      Patlabor: The Mobile Police
      7.6
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1989–1990
    • Cleopatra D.C. (1989)
      Cleopatra D.C.
      6.0
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1989
    • Patlabor: Early Days (1988)
      Patlabor: Early Days
      7.3
      TV Mini Series
      • Director
      • 1989
    • Maison Ikkoku (1986)
      Maison Ikkoku
      8.1
      TV Series
      • chief director
      • Director
      • 1986–1988
    • Urusei Yatsura: Ryoko's September Tea Party (1985)
      Urusei Yatsura: Memorial Album
      6.1
      Video
      • episode director: archive footage
      • 1986
    • Kimagure Orange Road (1985)
      Kimagure Orange Road
      7.6
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1985–1988
    • Urusei Yatsura (1981)
      Urusei Yatsura
      7.5
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1983–1985
    • Urusei Yatsura: Ryoko's September Tea Party (1985)
      Urusei Yatsura: Ryoko's September Tea Party
      7.0
      Video
      • episode director: archive footage
      • 1985

    Art Department

    • s.CRY.ed Alteration Kôhen QUAN (2012)
      s.CRY.ed Alteration Kôhen QUAN
      • storyboard artist
      • storyboard artist: TV series
      • 2012
    • Happy Lesson (2002)
      Happy Lesson
      6.7
      TV Series
      • storyboard artist
      • 2002
    • s-CRY-ed (2001)
      s-CRY-ed
      6.9
      TV Series
      • storyboard artist
      • 2001
    • Zone of the Enders: Dolores, i (2001)
      Zone of the Enders: Dolores, i
      7.2
      TV Series
      • storyboard artist
      • 2001
    • Seraphim Call (1999)
      Seraphim Call
      6.7
      TV Series
      • storyboard artist
      • 1999
    • Eden's Bowy (1999)
      Eden's Bowy
      6.5
      TV Series
      • storyboard artist
      • 1999
    • Steam Detectives (1998)
      Steam Detectives
      6.4
      TV Series
      • storyboard artist
      • 1999
    • Oishinbo (1988)
      Oishinbo
      7.5
      TV Series
      • storyboard artist
      • 1989
    • Mashin Hero Wataru (1988)
      Mashin Hero Wataru
      7.4
      TV Series
      • storyboard artist
      • 1988
    • Maison Ikkoku (1986)
      Maison Ikkoku
      8.1
      TV Series
      • storyboard artist
      • 1986–1988
    • Urusei Yatsura: Ryoko's September Tea Party (1985)
      Urusei Yatsura: Memorial Album
      6.1
      Video
      • storyboard artist
      • 1986
    • Urusei Yatsura (1981)
      Urusei Yatsura
      7.5
      TV Series
      • storyboard artist
      • 1983–1985
    • Urusei Yatsura: Ryoko's September Tea Party (1985)
      Urusei Yatsura: Ryoko's September Tea Party
      7.0
      Video
      • storyboard artist
      • 1985
    • Giant Gorg (1984)
      Giant Gorg
      6.9
      TV Series
      • storyboard artist
      • 1984

    Animation Department

    • Urusei Yatsura (1981)
      Urusei Yatsura
      7.5
      TV Series
      • animation director
      • animator
      • 1982–1985
    • Giant Gorg (1984)
      Giant Gorg
      6.9
      TV Series
      • animator
      • 1984
    • Urusei Yatsura 2: Beautiful Dreamer (1984)
      Urusei Yatsura 2: Beautiful Dreamer
      7.4
      • key animator
      • 1984
    • Dallos (1983)
      Dallos
      6.1
      TV Mini Series
      • animator
      • 1983–1984
    • Kiyoshi Kobayashi, Noriko Ohara, Run Sasaki, and Hiraku Takemura in Crusher Joe: The Movie (1983)
      Crusher Joe: The Movie
      7.0
      • animator
      • 1983
    • White Fang Story (1982)
      White Fang Story
      6.5
      TV Movie
      • animation checker
      • 1982
    • Mobile Suit Gundam III: Encounters in Space (1982)
      Mobile Suit Gundam III: Encounters in Space
      7.5
      • animator
      • 1982
    • Tiger Mask (1969)
      Tiger Mask
      7.3
      TV Series
      • animator
      • 1981
    • Mobile Suit Gundam II: Soldiers of Sorrow (1981)
      Mobile Suit Gundam II: Soldiers of Sorrow
      7.1
      • animator
      • 1981
    • Space Runaway Ideon (1980)
      Space Runaway Ideon
      7.2
      TV Series
      • animator
      • 1980
    • Masatô Ibu, Shingo Kanemoto, Masaya Nihei, Sumi Shimamoto, Junpei Takiguchi, Kei Tomiyama, and Kinya Morikawa in The Ultraman (1979)
      The Ultraman
      6.7
      TV Series
      • animator
      • 1979
    • Arrow Emblem: Hawk of the Grand Prix (1977)
      Arrow Emblem: Hawk of the Grand Prix
      7.5
      TV Series
      • animator
      • 1978

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