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Hideaki Ôba

  • Director
  • Art Department
  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
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Hideaki Ôba is known for Silent Möbius (1998), Fantascience World Gulliver Boy (1995) and Trouble Chocolate (1999).
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    • Known for

    Silent Möbius (1998)
    Silent Möbius
    6.7
    TV Series
    • Director
    Fantascience World Gulliver Boy (1995)
    Fantascience World Gulliver Boy
    TV Series
    • Director
    Trouble Chocolate (1999)
    Trouble Chocolate
    6.7
    TV Series
    • Director
    Love of Kill (2022)
    Love of Kill
    6.8
    TV Mini Series
    • Director
    • 2022

    Credits

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    Director

    • Kunon the Sorcerer Can See (2026)
      Kunon the Sorcerer Can See
      6.2
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2026
    • Classic Stars (2025)
      Classic Stars
      5.4
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2025
    • I'm in Love with the Villainess (2023)
      I'm in Love with the Villainess
      7.2
      TV Mini Series
      • Director
      • 2023
    • Bee & Puppycat: Lazy in Space (2022)
      Bee & Puppycat: Lazy in Space
      8.5
      TV Series
      • episode director
      • 2022
    • Love All Play (2022)
      Love All Play
      6.3
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2022
    • Love of Kill (2022)
      Love of Kill
      6.8
      TV Mini Series
      • Director
      • 2022
    • Dr. Ramune -Mysterious Disease Specialist- (2021)
      Dr. Ramune -Mysterious Disease Specialist-
      6.6
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2021
    • Kana Hanazawa, Yuka Iguchi, Saori Hayami, and Inori Minase in A Place Further Than the Universe (2018)
      A Place Further Than the Universe
      8.1
      TV Mini Series
      • Director
      • 2018
    • Why We Live (2016)
      Why We Live
      5.3
      • Director
      • 2016
    • The Kawai Complex Guide to Manors and Hostel Behavior (2014)
      The Kawai Complex Guide to Manors and Hostel Behavior
      7.2
      TV Series
      • episode director
      • 2014
    • Alice in the Country of Hearts: Wonderful Wonder World (2011)
      Alice in the Country of Hearts: Wonderful Wonder World
      5.4
      • Director
      • 2011
    • Shanna Ballerina (2003)
      Hello Kitty: Ringo no Mori
      8.2
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2006–2008
    • Requiem from the Darkness (2003)
      Requiem from the Darkness
      6.9
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2003
    • Mermaid Forest (2003)
      Mermaid Forest
      7.1
      TV Mini Series
      • Director
      • 2003
    • Ultra Maniac (2002)
      Ultra Maniac
      7.4
      TV Series
      • episode director (as Hideaki Oniwa)
      • 2003

    Art Department

    • Love All Play (2022)
      Love All Play
      6.3
      TV Series
      • storyboard artist
      • 2022
    • Life with an Ordinary Guy Who Reincarnated Into a Total Fantasy Knockout (2022)
      Life with an Ordinary Guy Who Reincarnated Into a Total Fantasy Knockout
      6.6
      TV Series
      • storyboard artist
      • 2022
    • Shinkansen Henkei Robo Shinkarion (2018)
      Shinkansen Henkei Robo Shinkarion
      7.1
      TV Series
      • storyboard artist
      • 2019
    • Gaist Crusher (2013)
      Gaist Crusher
      8.1
      TV Series
      • storyboard artist
      • 2013
    • Alice in the Country of Hearts: Wonderful Wonder World (2011)
      Alice in the Country of Hearts: Wonderful Wonder World
      5.4
      • storyboard artist
      • 2011
    • Pokémon: Hikari, aratanaru tabidachi! (2011)
      Pokémon: Hikari, aratanaru tabidachi!
      TV Special
      • storyboard artist
      • 2011
    • Pokémon (1997)
      Pokémon
      7.6
      TV Series
      • storyboard artist
      • 2010
    • Polyphonica (2007)
      Polyphonica
      6.2
      TV Mini Series
      • storyboard artist
      • 2007
    • Requiem from the Darkness (2003)
      Requiem from the Darkness
      6.9
      TV Series
      • storyboard artist
      • 2003
    • Ultra Maniac (2002)
      Ultra Maniac
      7.4
      TV Series
      • storyboard artist
      • 2003
    • Ask Dr. Rin! (2001)
      Ask Dr. Rin!
      6.1
      TV Series
      • storyboard artist
      • 2001–2002
    • Angel Tales (2001)
      Angel Tales
      7.0
      TV Mini Series
      • storyboard artist
      • 2001
    • Silent Möbius (1998)
      Silent Möbius
      6.7
      TV Series
      • storyboard artist
      • 1998
    • Grander Musashi RV (1998)
      Grander Musashi RV
      6.7
      TV Series
      • storyboard artist
      • 1998
    • Gakkyu-o Yamazaki
      TV Series
      • storyboard artist
      • 1997

    Second Unit or Assistant Director

    • Kan'ichi Kurita in Lupin III vs. Detective Conan: The Movie (2013)
      Lupin III vs. Detective Conan: The Movie
      6.5
      • unit director
      • 2013
    • Hellsing Ultimate (2006)
      Hellsing Ultimate
      8.2
      TV Mini Series
      • assistant director
      • 2012
    • Alice in the Country of Hearts: Wonderful Wonder World (2011)
      Alice in the Country of Hearts: Wonderful Wonder World
      5.4
      • unit director
      • 2011
    • Heart and Yummie (2010)
      Heart and Yummie
      7.4
      • unit director
      • 2010
    • Pokémon (1997)
      Pokémon
      7.6
      TV Series
      • assistant director
      • 2010
    • Lupin III: The Last Job (2010)
      Lupin III: The Last Job
      6.4
      TV Movie
      • assistant director
      • 2010
    • Lupin III vs. Detective Conan (2009)
      Lupin III vs. Detective Conan
      6.7
      TV Movie
      • unit director
      • 2009
    • Sakigake!! Otokojuku (1988)
      Sakigake!! Otokojuku
      7.7
      TV Series
      • assistant episode director
      • 1988
    • Fist of the North Star (1984)
      Fist of the North Star
      8.1
      TV Series
      • assistant episode director
      • 1987–1988

    Personal details

    • Alternative names
      • Hideaki Oba

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