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Hiroshi Hamasaki
- Born December 30, 1959 in Fukuoka, Fukuoka, Japan
Hiroshi Hamasaki (浜崎 博嗣, Hiroshi Hamasaki, born December 30, 1959) is an animator, character designer, and anime director from Fukuoka, Japan. After finishing high school, he joined the training program of Tatsunoko Production, where he began his career as an animator. His early work included animation duties on Gatchaman II and several other series from the early 1980s.
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By the mid‑1980s he had moved into higher‑level roles such as animation director and character designer on titles like Alpen Rose and Outlanders. He later left Tatsunoko and worked mainly with Madhouse, contributing animation to many of the studio's productions. From the 1990s onward he expanded into storyboarding and direction. His directorial debut came in 2003 with Texhnolyze, followed by directing or supervising roles on Paranoia Agent, BECK, Shigurui, Steins;Gate, Terra Formars, Orange, and Blade of the Immortal. Throughout his career he has alternated between animation, storyboarding, and directing across TV, film, and OVA projects, establishing himself as a versatile figure in the anime industry.
Known for
Attack on Titan2013
Perfect Blue1998
Steins;Gate2011
Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust2001
Ninja Scroll1993
Redline2009
Metropolis2001
Hell's Paradise2023
Filmography
- 2023Hell's ParadiseSeriesStoryboard Artist
- 2019Blade of the ImmortalSeriesDirector, Storyboard Artist
- 2016OrangeSeriesSeries Director, Storyboard Artist, Key Animation
- 2016March Comes In Like a LionSeriesStoryboard Artist, Opening/Ending Animation, Key Animation
- 2016Orange: FutureFilmDirector
- 2015Upon the Interface of the Missing Link -Open the Missing Link-FilmDirector
- 2014Terra FormarsSeriesDirector, Creator
- 2014Space DandySeriesStoryboard Artist, Director, Key Animation
- 2014Blade and SoulSeriesDirector
- 2014Terra Formars: Bugs-2SeriesSeries Director
- 2013Attack on TitanSeriesStoryboard Artist
- 2013Steins;Gate: The Movie - Load Region of Déjà VuFilmKey Animation, Director
- 2013Iron Man: Rise of TechnovoreFilmDirector, Storyboard Artist
- 2013Robotech: Love Live AliveFilmDirector
- 2011Steins;GateSeriesDirector, Storyboard Artist, Key Animation
- 2010Trigun: Badlands RumbleFilmKey Animation
- 2010The Tatami GalaxySeriesStoryboard Artist
- 2009RedlineFilmKey Animation
- 2007ClaymoreSeriesStoryboard Artist
- 2007Highlander: The Search for VengeanceFilmKey Animation, Co-Director
- 2007Shigurui: Death FrenzySeriesSeries Director
- 2007East Meets West: Filmmakers Crossing BordersFilmSelf
- 2004Paranoia AgentSeriesStoryboard Artist, Director, Key Animation
- 2004Beck: Mongolian Chop SquadSeriesDirector, Storyboard Artist
- 2003ProgramFilmKey Animation
- 2003TexhnolyzeSeriesDirector, Storyboard Artist, Key Animation
- 2002Patlabor WXIII the MovieFilmKey Animation
- 2001Vampire Hunter D: BloodlustFilmAnimation Director
- 2001MetropolisFilmKey Animation
- 1998Perfect BlueFilmKey Animation
- 1998SprigganFilmKey Animation
- 1998Blue Submarine No. 6SeriesKey Animation
- 1996XFilmKey Animation
- 1996Birdy the MightySeriesKey Animation, Animation Director
- 1995Bio HunterFilmAnimation Director, Character Designer
- 1994Darkside BluesFilmAnimation, Animation Director, Character Designer
- 1994Bakuen Campus GuardressSeriesKey Animation
- 1993Ninja ScrollFilmKey Animation
- 1993Kawaguchi Kaiji's 9 Love StoriesFilmDirector, Animation Director
- 1990Cyber City Oedo 808SeriesCharacter Designer
- 1990Hisashi Eguchi's It Will All Work Out!FilmStoryboard Artist, Director, Animation
- 1990Nineteen 19FilmKey Animation
- 1990The Enemy's the Pirates!SeriesAnimation Director
- 1989Goku: Midnight EyeFilmCharacter Designer, Animation Director
- 1989Goku II: Midnight EyeFilmCharacter Designer, Animation Director
- 1989Yawara!SeriesKey Animation, Animation Director
- 1988Bride of DeimosFilmKey Animation, Animation Director, Character Designer
- 1987Wicked CityFilmKey Animation
- 1987Junk BoyFilmCharacter Designer
- 1987Junk BoySeriesCharacter Designer, Animation Director, Key Animation
- 1986OutlandersFilmCharacter Designer, Animation Director
- 1986The Legend of StarsSeriesOpening/Ending Animation
- 1984Macross: Do You Remember Love?FilmKey Animation