is a Japanese anime director. He worked at the Tatsunoko Animation Technical Institute before joining Tezuka Productions. He has directed Mokke and Allison & Lillia and drawn storyboards for all episodes. His favorite anime is Haguregumo.
Works Blue Blink (1989–1990; in-between animation) The Three-Eyed One (1990–1991; key animation) Ambassador Magma (1993; key animation) Benkei and Ushiwakamaru (1994; director) Essay on Insects (1995; animation director) Black Jack: Capital Transfer To Heian (1996; character designer) Kimba the White Lion (1997; storyboard, key animation) Saving our Fragile Earth: Unico Special Chapter (2000–2001; director, animation director, key animation) Princess Knight (1999; animation director) Metropolis (2001; key animation) Black Jack (2004; screenplay, production, animation director) Phoenix (2004; character designer) Eyeshield 21 (2005–2008; director) Mokke (2007–2008; director) Allison & Lillia (2008; director, storyboard) Black Jack Final (2011; animation director; episode 12) Grandpa and Grandma Turn Young Again (2024; director) Makina-san's a Love Bot?! (2025; director) My Sword Saint Master Is Too Cute to Live With! (TBA; director)
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