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''. After directing other television series, he debuted as a film director with '' Words Bubble Up Like Soda Pop''.

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 '' Wandering Son'', ''

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'', and '' My Little Monster''. In 2013, Ishiguro married character designer Yukiko Aikei. In 2014, Ishiguro made his full directorial debut with the anime adaptation of Naoshi Arakawa's '' Your Lie in April''., which won the 2016 Sugoi Japan Award in the anime category. Following ''Your Lie in April''s success, Ishiguro directed the anime adaptation of '' Lance N' Masques''. He also later directed the television series adaptations of ''

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'' and '' Children of the Whales''. In 2021, Ishiguro made his debut as a film director with '' Words Bubble Up Like Soda Pop''. 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

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'' (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

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