is a Japanese anime screenwriter and artist who is well known for his work in the .hack franchise and his writing for the 1995 Ghost in the Shell movie. Itō supervised the writing for the novel, .hack//Another Birth which was written by his student, Miu Kawasaki. He is a member of the artist group known as Headgear. Helen McCarthy in 500 Essential Anime Movies calls him "one of the best screenwriters in anime".
Filmography
Year Work Job 1980s1981Urusei YatsuraScreenplay 1983 Magical Angel Creamy Mami Screenplay1984Nausicaä of the Valley of the WindFirst draft (uncredited)1985Kimagure Orange Road: Shōnen Jump SpecialScreenplay Dirty Pair Screenplay Original Dirty Pair #5: Affair of Nolandia Screenplay 1986 Urusei Yatsura: Ryoko's September Tea Party Screenplay Maison Ikkoku ScreenplayPrefectural Earth Defense ForceScreenplayUrban Square - Kōhaku no tsuigekiScreenplay1987Twilight QScreenplay The Red Spectacles Screenplay1988Patlabor: The Early DaysScreenplay1989Patlabor: The TV SeriesScreenplay Patlabor: The Movie Screenplay 1990s 1990Licca-chan fushigina Yunia monogatariScreenplay1991Licca-chan fushigina mahō no ringScreenplay 1993 Patlabor: The Movie 2 Screenplay Necronomicon Screenplay (part 2) 1995 Ghost in the Shell Screenplay Gamera: Guardian of the Universe Screenplay 1996 Rudra no Hihō Screenplay co-writer Gamera 2: Attack of Legion Screenplay 1999 Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris Script 2000s 2001 Avalon Screenplay Pistol Opera Screenplay 2002 .hack//Sign Screenplay, series planner, soundtrack supervisor .hack OVAs: .hack//Intermezzo, .hack//Unison, .hack//Gift Screenplay .hack//Liminality Screenplay .hack//Infection Story/script .hack//Mutation Story/script .hack//Outbreak Story/script 2003 .hack//Liminality Screenplay .hack//Legend of the Twilight Characters .hack//Quarantine Story/script 2004 .hack//Liminality Screenplay 2005 Absolute Boy Screenplay Digital Monster X-Evolution Screenplay 2006 .hack//G.U. Vol.1//Rebirth Scenario supervisor .hack//Roots Script supervisor .hack//G.U. Vol.2//Reminisce Scenario supervision .hack//G.U. Vol.3//Redemption (USA) Scenario supervision 2011 .hack//The Movie Screenplay2026Patlabor EZYScript and composition
External links
Kazunori Ito at Media Arts Database