is a Japanese

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director. He debuted in 2009, and after doing the

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s for three series, he was given the full directorial role in the anime adaptation of ''

Your Lie in April is a Japanese romantic drama manga series that was written and illustrated by Naoshi Arakawa, and has been adapted into an anime television series, a Your Lie in April (film), live-action movie, a light novel, and multiple stage produc ...

''. After directing other television series, he debuted as a film director with ''

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''.

Biography

Kyōhei Ishiguro was born in

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on April 2, 1980. After working for

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, he made his directorial debut with the eighth episode of ''

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''. He also did

ing for ''

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'', ''

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'', and ''

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''. In 2013, Ishiguro married character designer Yukiko Aikei. In 2014, Ishiguro made his full directorial debut with the anime adaptation of Naoshi Arakawa's ''

''., which won the 2016

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in the anime category. Following ''Your Lie in April''s success, Ishiguro directed the anime adaptation of ''

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''. He also later directed the television series adaptations of ''

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'' and ''

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''. In 2021, Ishiguro made his debut as a film director with ''

''. It was nominated for the

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in the same year. He also directed the 2021 film '' Bright: Samurai Soul''.

Works

TV series

* ''

'' (2009) (episode 8 director) * (2011) (storyboards) * (2012) (storyboards) * (2012) (storyboards) * ''

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'' (2012) (episode 9 director) * (2014–2015) (director) * (2015) (director) * (2016) (director) * (2017) (director)

Films

* (2021) (director) * '' Bright: Samurai Soul'' (2021) (director)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ishiguro, Kyōhei 1980 births Anime directors Japanese film directors Japanese storyboard artists Japanese television directors Living people People from Hadano, Kanagawa