Hiroyuki Kakudō
Japanese anime director (born 1959)
Hiroyuki Kakudō (角銅博之, Kakudō Hiroyuki, born September 28, 1959) is a Japanese anime director from Kitakyūshū, Fukuoka Prefecture. He graduated from Toyo University's Faculty of Letters.[1]In 1978, while in college, he was a founding member of Group Ebisen, an independent animation production and screening group.[2] He began working for Toei Animation in 1983, where he trained under Yugo Serikawa.[3] He is best known for directing the first two Digimon series.[4]
Works
Television
| Year | Title | Series Director | Episode Director | Storyboard | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Wing-Man | Yes | |||
| 1986 | Maple Town | Yes | Yes | ||
| 1986 | Okubyo na Venus | Yes | Yes | OVA | |
| 1987 | New Maple Town Stories: Palm Town Chapter | Yes | Yes | ||
| 1988 | Bikkuriman | Yes | Yes | ||
| 1989 | Shin Bikkuriman | Yes | Yes | ||
| 1990 | Be-Bop High School | Yes | Yes | OVA | |
| 1990 | RPG Densetsu Hepoi | Yes | |||
| 1990 | Magical Taruruto | Yes | Yes | ||
| 1991 | Genji Tsūshin Agedama | Yes | |||
| 1991 | Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai | Yes | Yes | ||
| 1992 | Super Bikkuriman | Yes | Yes | ||
| 1993 | NG Knight Lamune & 40 DX | Yes | Yes | Yes | OVA |
| 1993 | Slam Dunk | Yes | Yes | ||
| 1993 | Aoki Densetsu Shoot! | Yes | Yes | ||
| 1993 | Orguss 02 | Yes | Yes | OVA | |
| 1993 | Mega Man: Upon a Star | Yes | OVA | ||
| 1994 | Sailor Moon S | Yes | Yes | OP and ED only | |
| 1994 | The Legend of Snow White | Yes | |||
| 1994 | Blue Seed | Yes | |||
| 1994 | DNA² | Yes | |||
| 1995 | Ninku | Yes | |||
| 1995 | 3×3 Eyes: Legend of the Divine Demon | Yes | OVA | ||
| 1995 | The Silent Service | Yes | TV Special | ||
| 1996 | GeGeGe no Kitarō | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| 1996 | Bakusō Kyōdai Let's & Go!! | Yes | |||
| 1996 | Rurouni Kenshin | Yes | |||
| 1996 | Dragon Ball GT | Yes | Yes | ||
| 1996 | Jigoku Sensei Nūbē | Yes | Yes | ||
| 1996 | Saber Marionette J | Yes | |||
| 1997 | Cutie Honey Flash | Yes | Yes | ||
| 1997 | Pokémon | Yes | |||
| 1997 | Slayers Try | Yes | |||
| 1997 | あずみマンマ・ミーア | Yes | Yes | ||
| 1997 | Master of Mosquiton | Yes | |||
| 1997 | Berserk | Yes | |||
| 1998 | 春庭家の3人目 | Yes | Yes | ||
| 1998 | Lost Universe | Yes | |||
| 1998 | Yu-Gi-Oh! | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| 1998 | Himitsu no Akko-chan | Yes | Yes | ||
| 1998 | Serial Experiments Lain | Yes | |||
| 1998 | Sorcerous Stabber Orphen | Yes | |||
| 1998 | Gakko no Kaidan G | TV Special, credited for animation | |||
| 1998 | Gasaraki | Yes | |||
| 1998 | Saber Marionette J to X | Yes | |||
| 1999 | Digimon Adventure | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| 1999 | Turn A Gundam | Yes | |||
| 1999 | Magic User's Club | CG Animation (Avant Title) | |||
| 1999 | One Piece | Yes | Yes | ||
| 2000 | Boogiepop Phantom | Yes | |||
| 2000 | Digimon Adventure 02 | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| 2000 | Argento Soma | Yes | |||
| 2000 | Invincible King Tri-Zenon | Yes | |||
| 2001 | Angelic Layer | Yes | |||
| 2001 | Digimon Tamers | Yes | Yes | ||
| 2001 | Hellsing | Yes | |||
| 2002 | Kanon | Yes | Yes | ||
| 2002 | Digimon Frontier | Yes | Yes | ||
| 2002 | Wild 7: Another | Yes | |||
| 2002 | Kiddy Grade | Yes | |||
| 2003 | D.N.Angel | Yes | |||
| 2003 | Zatch Bell! | Yes | Yes | ||
| 2003 | Hoop Days | Yes | Yes | ||
| 2003 | Requiem from the Darkness | Yes | |||
| 2004 | Koi Kaze | Yes | |||
| 2004 | Initial D | Yes | |||
| 2004 | Beet the Vandel Buster | Yes | Yes | ||
| 2004 | Rockman EXE Stream | Yes | |||
| 2004 | Black Jack | Yes | |||
| 2005 | Transformers: Cybertron | Yes | Yes | ||
| 2005 | Beet the Vandel Buster: Excellion | Yes | Yes | ||
| 2006 | BakéGyamon | Yes | |||
| 2006 | Higurashi When They Cry | Yes | |||
| 2006 | Kamisama Kazoku | Yes | Yes | ||
| 2006 | Powerpuff Girls Z | Yes | Yes | Yes | Unaired pilot version only |
| 2006 | Super Robot Wars Original Generation: Divine Wars | Yes | Yes | ||
| 2006 | 独占取材！私だけが知っている小泉純一郎 | Yes | TV Special | ||
| 2007 | GeGeGe no Kitarō | Yes | Yes | ||
| 2007 | Skull Man | Yes | |||
| 2008 | Hakaba Kitarō | Yes | Yes | ||
| 2008 | Negibozu No Asataro | Yes | Yes | ||
| 2009 | Marie & Gali | Yes | |||
| 2009 | Kaidan Restaurant | Yes | Yes | ||
| 2009 | Welcome to Irabu's Office | Yes | Yes | ||
| 2010 | Marie & Gali ver.2.0 | Yes | |||
| 2010 | Digimon Xros Wars | Yes | Yes | ||
| 2011 | Toriko | Yes | Yes | ||
| 2011 | Ring ni Kakero (Season 4) | Yes | Yes | ||
| 2011 | C (TV series) | Yes | |||
| 2012 | Saint Seiya Omega | Yes | Yes | ||
| 2012 | Tsuritama | Yes | |||
| 2012 | Tanken Driland | Yes | |||
| 2013 | Saint Seiya Omega (season 2) | Yes | Yes | ||
| 2013 | Gatchaman Crowds | Yes | |||
| 2013 | Kyousougiga | Yes | Yes | ||
| 2014 | Majin Bone | Yes | Yes | ||
| 2014 | Marvel Disk Wars: The Avengers | Yes | Yes | ||
| 2014 | The Kindaichi Case Files R | Yes | Yes | ||
| 2014 | World Trigger | Yes | Yes | ||
| 2015 | Dragon Ball Super | Yes | |||
| 2015 | The Kindaichi Case Files R (season 2) | Yes | Yes | ||
| 2016 | Grimgar of Fantasy and Ash | Yes | |||
| 2016 | Tiger Mask W | Yes | Yes | ||
| 2017 | Kirakira Pretty Cure a la Mode | Yes | Yes | ||
| 2018 | Hug! Pretty Cure | Yes | Yes | ||
| 2018 | GeGeGe no Kitarō | Yes | Yes | ||
| 2018 | Kiratto Pri Chan | Yes | |||
| 2019 | Star Twinkle PreCure | Yes | Yes | ||
| 2020 | Healin' Good Pretty Cure | Yes | Yes | ||
| 2020 | Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai | Yes | Yes | ||
| 2021 | Tropical-Rouge! Pretty Cure | Yes | Yes | ||
| 2021 | Digimon Ghost Game | Yes | Yes | ||
| 2023 | Ippon Again! | Yes | |||
| 2023 | Tōsōchū: The Great Mission | Yes | Yes |
Films
| Year | Title | Director | Storyboard | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Patalliro! Stardust Keikaku | Production Assistant | ||
| 1988 | Bikkuriman: Taiichiji Seima Taisen | Yes | Yes | |
| 1991 | Magical Taruruto-kun: Moero! Yūjō no Mahō Taisen | Yes | Yes | |
| 1993 | Rokudenashi Blues 1993 | Yes | Yes | |
| 1995 | Slam Dunk: Shohoku's Greatest Challenge! | Yes | Yes | |
| 2002 | Turn A Gundam I: Earth Light | Yes | ||
| 2002 | WXIII: Patlabor the Movie 3 | Yes | ||
| 2005 | Digital Monster X-Evolution | Yes | Yes | |
| 2006 | Origin: Spirits of the Past | Yes |
References
- ^ "Digimon Adventure Novelization Author Profile". HMV&BOOKS (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-03-27.
- ^ "ショートフィルム研究会【2/19】のお知らせ". Japan Society of Image Arts and Sciences (JASIAS) (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-09-28.
- ^ "Laputa School Lecturer Profile". laputa-jp.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 2008-08-21.
- ^ "Digimon Adventure Anime Influenced Upcoming Digimon Survive Game, According To New Dev Diary". GameSpot. Retrieved 2021-06-03.
External links
- Hiroyuki Kakudō at IMDb
- Hiroyuki Kakudō at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
