Toshio Hirata
平田 敏夫
- director
- animator
- character designer
- February 16, 1938
- 1967–2012
56Staff credits
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| Native name | 平田 敏夫 |
|---|---|
| Born | February 16, 1938 |
| Died | August 25, 2014 |
| Occupation | director, animator, character designer |
| Years active | 1967–2012 |
| Notable works | Death Note Hanada Shounen-shi Master Keaton Black Jack (TV) |
Toshio Hirata (平田 敏夫; February 16, 1938 – August 25, 2014) is a director, animator, and character designer. Hirata has worked on 56 anime productions, including Death Note, Hanada Shounen-shi, and Master Keaton.
Staff credits
| Year | Anime | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Furusato Saisei: Nippon no Mukashibanashi | Key Animation |
| 2011 | Blade | Storyboard |
| 2007 | Nezumi Monogatari: George to Gerald no Bouken | Character Design |
| 2006 | Death Note | Storyboard |
| 2004 | Black Jack (TV) | Storyboard |
| 2003 | Astro Boy: Tetsuwan Atom | Storyboard |
| 2002 | Hanada Shounen-shi | Storyboard |
| 2002 | Space Pirate Captain Herlock: Outside Legend - The Endless Odyssey | Storyboard |
| 2001 | Metropolis | Key Animation |
| 2000 | Alexander Senki Movie | Storyboard |
| 1999 | Petshop of Horrors | Director |
| 1998 | Master Keaton | Storyboard |
| 1997 | Hare Tokidoki Buta (TV) | Director |
| 1997 | Kansuke-san to Fushigi na Jitensha | Director |
| 1996 | Santa no Yama Yousei no Mori | Episode Director |
| 1995 | Anne no Nikki | Assistant Director |
| 1995 | Yanbou Ninbou Tonbou | Storyboard |
| 1994 | Hoshizora no Violin | Storyboard |
| 1994 | Bronze: Kouji Nanjo Cathexis | Storyboard |
| 1994 | Osamu to Musashi | Storyboard |
| 1993 | Ninjaboy Rantaro | Storyboard |
| 1993 | Ohoshi-sama no Rail | Director |
| 1993 | Kappa no Sanpei | Director |
| 1993 | Hiroshima ni Ichiban Densha ga Hashitta | Director |
| 1991 | Anime Koukyoushi: Jungle Taitei | Director |
| 1990 | Eguchi Hisashi no Nantoka Narudesho! | Storyboard |
| 1990 | Gokuu no Chosakken Nyuumon | Storyboard |
| 1990 | Umi Da! Funade Da! Nikoniko, Pun | Director |
| 1989 | Yawara! | Storyboard |
| 1989 | Jungle Taitei (1989) | Storyboard |
| 1989 | Easy Cooking Animation: Seishun no Shokutaku | Director |
| 1989 | Gakushuu Animation Nihon Koku Kenpou | Director |
| 1988 | Hare Tokidoki Buta | Director |
| 1988 | Natsufuku no Shoujo-tachi | Animation Director |
| 1988 | Donguri to Yamaneko | Director |
| 1987 | Hi no Tori: Yamato-hen | Director |
| 1987 | Grimm Douwa: Kin no Tori | Director |
| 1987 | Hoero Bunbun (Movie) | Director |
| 1987 | Gokiburi-tachi no Tasogare | Chief Animation Director |
| 1986 | Hadashi no Gen 2 | Director |
| 1986 | Toki no Tabibito: Time Stranger | Storyboard |
| 1985 | Bobby ni Kubittake | Director |
| 1984 | Chiisana Koi no Monogatari: Chichi to Sally Hatsukoi no Shiki | Director |
| 1983 | Spoon Obasan | Storyboard |
| 1983 | Perman (1983) | Storyboard |
| 1981 | Unico | Episode Director |
| 1979 | Animation Kikou: Marco Polo no Bouken | Storyboard |
| 1977 | Chiisana Jumbo | Episode Director |
| 1977 | Bara no Hana to Joe | Key Animation |
| 1971 | Shin Obake no Q-tarou | Storyboard |
| 1971 | Kunimatsu-sama no Otoridai | Episode Director |
| 1969 | Senya Ichiya Monogatari | Key Animation |
| 1968 | Wanpaku Tanteidan | Episode Director |
| 1968 | Fight Da!! Pyuta | Episode Director |
| 1967 | Gokuu no Daibouken | Episode Director |
| 1963 | Wanpaku Ouji no Orochi Taiji | In-Between Animation |
Works by year
196319882012
References
- “Toshio Hirata”. Shikimori. Retrieved October 22, 2026.
- “Toshio Hirata”. MyAnimeList. Retrieved October 22, 2026.
- “Q3532633”. Wikidata. Retrieved October 27, 2026.
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