is a Japanese animator, screenwriter,

television director A television director is in charge of the activities involved in making a television program or section of a program. They are generally responsible for decisions about the editorial content and creative style of a program, and ensuring the prod ...

and producer. He also worked as illustrator for some manga like ''

Geobreeders is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Akihiro Ito. It was serialized in Shōnen Gahōsha's ''seinen'' manga magazine '' Young King OURs'' from 1993 to 2009, before entering on hiatus. Its chapters were collected in sixtee ...

''. His directorial work, ''The Mystical Laws'', was submitted for the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature category but was not selected by the jury as one of the final nomineees.

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Gunbuster ''Gunbuster'', known in Japan as , is a Japanese OVA anime series produced by Bandai, Victor, and Gainax and released from 1988 to 1989. It was the directorial debut of Hideaki Anno, best known as the creator and director of ''Neon Genes ...

'' (1988; animation) *'' Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water'' (1990; photography) *'' The Hakkenden'' (1990-1991; photography) *'' Z-Knights'' OVA (1991; mechanical design and mechanic animation director) *''Gekkō no Piasu Yumemi to Gin no Bara Kishidan'' (1991; animation) *''Hong Lang'' (1993; set design, storyboard, animation director and photography) *''

The Irresponsible Captain Tylor is an anime series based on light novel series by Hitoshi Yoshioka, taking the title from its first volume. It was produced by some of Japan's larger studios, including Big West, Tatsunoko Productions, King Records and VAP. '' ...

'' (1993; animation) *'' Nekketsu Saikyō Go-Saurer'' (1993; opening and ending theme animator) *''Oira Uchu no Tankofu'' (1994; mechanical design) *'' Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie'' (1994; visual effect) *''

Street Fighter II V is an anime series produced by Group TAC, loosely based on the 1994 fighting game ''Super Street Fighter II Turbo''. Directed by Gisaburo Sugii (who also directed the earlier '' Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie''), the series first ai ...

'' (1995; visual effect) *'' Neon Genesis Evangelion'' (1995; animation) *''

Ehrgeiz , fully titled ''Ehrgeiz: God Bless the Ring'', is a 3D fighting video game developed by DreamFactory and published by Namco in 1998 for the arcade platform. It was first ported to the PlayStation and published by Square Co. in 1998, then t ...

'' (1997; original design) *'' Neon Genesis Evangelion: Death & Rebirth'' (1997; animation) *'' Awol: Absent Without Leave'' (1998; character design) *''

Getter Robo Armageddon ''Getter Robo Armageddon'', known in Japan as , is an OVA released between August 25, 1998 to May 25, 1999 by Bandai Visual and was animated by Brain's Base and Studio OX. The OVA is based on the manga and anime series ''Getter Robo'', create ...

'' (1998; animation) *'' Twilight of the Dark Master'' (1998; animation) *'' Cowboy Bepop'' (1998; set design) *''

Bomberman B-Daman Bakugaiden , commonly abbreviated as or ''BBB'', is a ''CoroCoro Comic'' series created by Koichi Mikata, based on Bomberman and B-Daman. An animated television series was created and originally broadcast on Nagoya TV and TV Asahi at 17:00. It was al ...

'' (1998; animation) *''The Laws of the Sun'' (2000; setting) *'' Project ARMS'' (2001; storyboard) *'' Cowboy Bebop: The Movie'' (2001; setting and photography) *'' Captain Tsubasa'' (2001; chief director, design, storyboard and production) *''

Cyborg 009 is a Japanese science fiction manga created by Shotaro Ishinomori. It was serialized in many different Japanese magazines, including '' Monthly Shōnen King'', ''Weekly Shōnen Magazine'', '' Shōnen Big Comic'', ''COM'', ' ...

'' (2001; storyboard) *'' InuYasha the Movie: Affections Touching Across Time'' (2001; storyboard) *''

Twin Spica is a Japanese ''seinen'' manga series written and illustrated by Kou Yaginuma. The "realistic, slice-of-life science fiction series" tells the story of a group of Japanese high school students training to become astronauts in the early 21st ...

'' (2003; animation) *''The Golden Laws'' (2003; visual director) *''

Area 88 is a Japanese manga series by Kaoru Shintani serialized between 1979 and 1986. The story is about a young pilot named Shin Kazama and his experiences at Area 88, a mercenary air force base secluded in the desert of a war-torn country. Sh ...

'' (2004; director) *'' Gankutsuou: The Count of Monte Cristo'' (2004; ending theme animation) *'' Otogi-Jūshi Akazukin'' (2006; storyboard) *''The Laws of Eternity'' (2006; director) *'' Kishin Taisen Gigantic Formula'' (2007; storyboard) *'' Zoku Natsume Yūjin-chō'' (2009; storyboard and production) *'' Basquash!'' (2009; storyboard) *''

Kiddy Girl-and is a 2009 Japanese anime television series. It is a sequel to the anime series ''Kiddy Grade'', created by gímik and Satelight and directed by Keiji Gotoh. The manga adaptation , illustrated by Yukari Higa, ran in ''Comp Ace'' and was releas ...

'' (2010; storyboard) *'' Durarara!!'' (2010; storyboard and opening theme animation) *''

My Little Monster is a Japanese manga written and illustrated by Robico about the relationship between a girl named Shizuku Mizutani and a boy named Haru Yoshida. It was serialized in Kodansha's ''Dessert'' magazine from August 23, 2008 to June 24, 2013. An ...

'' (2012; opening theme animation) *''The Mystical Laws'' (2012; director) *'' Amnesia'' (2013; storyboard, animation and ending theme production and animation) *'' My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU'' (2013; storyboard)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Imakake, Isamu Japanese animators Japanese animated film directors Japanese television directors Japanese television producers Japanese illustrators Anime directors People from Kagoshima Prefecture People from Kanoya, Kagoshima 1968 births Living people