Directing

Hideki Takayama

Born

1954-01-28 (72)

Known for

Directing

Credits

8 titles

Hideki Takayama (高山 秀樹, Takayama Hideki, January 28, 1954) is a Japanese anime director and storyboarder. He was working for Toei Animation, but now is freelance.

Known for

Urotsukidōji: Legend of the Overfiend poster
6.0

Legend has it that the human race is not the only dominant civilization living on Earth. Two other races exist in this world: the Makai (a demon race) and the Jujinkai (a half-man, half-beast race). Once every 3,000 years, a supreme being known as the Choujin (Overfiend) will emerge and bring balance to all three realms on Earth. In present-day Japan, after 300 years of endless searching, a Jujinkai named Amano Jyaku has discovered the presence of the Choujin inside high school slacker Tatsuo Nagumo. But now, Amano, along with his sister Megumi and their sidekick Kuroko, must protect Nagumo and his new girlfriend Akemi Ito from the Makai, who believe that Nagumo is not the Choujin, but an evil entity bent on destroying all living beings on Earth.

Urotsukidōji: Legend of the Overfiend

1989

Urotsukidōji II: Legend of the Demon Womb poster
5.8

In this sequel to Urotsukidoji: Legend of the Overfiend, the unbelievable violence of the Overfiend and his cohorts from Hell continues to wreak havoc on the earth. Who can stop this relentless onslaught?

Urotsukidōji II: Legend of the Demon Womb

1991

Urotsukidōji III: Return of the Overfiend poster
6.6

As the Overfiend slumbers, the mad emperor Caesar rises to power, enslaving a new race of demon beasts. Into this cruel existence is born the Lord of Chaos, the Overfiend's nemesis. As the blood-thirsty beasts capture the tyrant's daughter in a brutal coup, the Overfiend must awaken to an apocalyptic battle of the Gods.

Urotsukidōji III: Return of the Overfiend

1993

Urotsukidōji IV: Inferno Road poster
6.2

It is the age of the Overfiend, and flesh-hungry monsters rule the Earth. Immortal half-demon Amano Jyaku travels the wasteland, witness to the rape and torture of the human race. The last hope for humanity is the demonic Lord of Chaos, the Overfiend's natural enemy. Will the world survive their final battle?

Urotsukidōji IV: Inferno Road

1993

Urotsukidōji V: The Final Chapter poster
6.7

Only one episode of this was partially completed, the released version containing numerous examples of animation that is missing in-between frames. The story as such concerned the arrival of the real Chojin as he/she (a hermaphrodite) makes moves to wipe out all life on Earth. Interestingly, the setup for the show was far more heavily connected with the first two, more popular, chapters in the Urotsukidoji saga, with appearances by Nagumo and Akemi (unseen since the early episodes of Part III), and redesigned character models that more closely resembled the earlier episodes. Some of the less popular characters introduced in chapters III and IV, particularly Buju, were nowhere to be seen. Nevertheless, such strategies did little to get this final saga off the ground and the story was shelved.

Urotsukidōji V: The Final Chapter

1996

Age of the Great Dinosaurs poster
5.3

A UFO transports three children back to the prehistoric. Three kids who have heard a mysterious call from advanced beings whom are about to take them in a journey of self discovery through the ages learning from love and friendship but also hate in a world of dinosaurs.

Age of the Great Dinosaurs

1979

Behind the camera

Urotsukidōji: Legend of the Overfiend poster
6.0

Legend has it that the human race is not the only dominant civilization living on Earth. Two other races exist in this world: the Makai (a demon race) and the Jujinkai (a half-man, half-beast race). Once every 3,000 years, a supreme being known as the Choujin (Overfiend) will emerge and bring balance to all three realms on Earth. In present-day Japan, after 300 years of endless searching, a Jujinkai named Amano Jyaku has discovered the presence of the Choujin inside high school slacker Tatsuo Nagumo. But now, Amano, along with his sister Megumi and their sidekick Kuroko, must protect Nagumo and his new girlfriend Akemi Ito from the Makai, who believe that Nagumo is not the Choujin, but an evil entity bent on destroying all living beings on Earth.

Urotsukidōji: Legend of the Overfiend

1989

Urotsukidōji II: Legend of the Demon Womb poster
5.8

In this sequel to Urotsukidoji: Legend of the Overfiend, the unbelievable violence of the Overfiend and his cohorts from Hell continues to wreak havoc on the earth. Who can stop this relentless onslaught?

Urotsukidōji II: Legend of the Demon Womb

1991

Urotsukidōji III: Return of the Overfiend poster
6.6

As the Overfiend slumbers, the mad emperor Caesar rises to power, enslaving a new race of demon beasts. Into this cruel existence is born the Lord of Chaos, the Overfiend's nemesis. As the blood-thirsty beasts capture the tyrant's daughter in a brutal coup, the Overfiend must awaken to an apocalyptic battle of the Gods.

Urotsukidōji III: Return of the Overfiend

1993

Urotsukidōji IV: Inferno Road poster
6.2

It is the age of the Overfiend, and flesh-hungry monsters rule the Earth. Immortal half-demon Amano Jyaku travels the wasteland, witness to the rape and torture of the human race. The last hope for humanity is the demonic Lord of Chaos, the Overfiend's natural enemy. Will the world survive their final battle?

Urotsukidōji IV: Inferno Road

1993

Urotsukidōji V: The Final Chapter poster
6.7

Only one episode of this was partially completed, the released version containing numerous examples of animation that is missing in-between frames. The story as such concerned the arrival of the real Chojin as he/she (a hermaphrodite) makes moves to wipe out all life on Earth. Interestingly, the setup for the show was far more heavily connected with the first two, more popular, chapters in the Urotsukidoji saga, with appearances by Nagumo and Akemi (unseen since the early episodes of Part III), and redesigned character models that more closely resembled the earlier episodes. Some of the less popular characters introduced in chapters III and IV, particularly Buju, were nowhere to be seen. Nevertheless, such strategies did little to get this final saga off the ground and the story was shelved.

Urotsukidōji V: The Final Chapter

1996

Age of the Great Dinosaurs poster
5.3

A UFO transports three children back to the prehistoric. Three kids who have heard a mysterious call from advanced beings whom are about to take them in a journey of self discovery through the ages learning from love and friendship but also hate in a world of dinosaurs.

Age of the Great Dinosaurs

1979

Mystery of Necronomicom poster
NR

Plagued by a string of gruesome occult murders, the inhabitants of an isolated resort turn to one another for comfort. But each hides a shameful past and forbidden desires. Now, a private detective must overturn every secret to fight the evil that stalks them all!

Mystery of Necronomicom

1999

Chôjin densetsu 3: Kanketsu jigoku hen poster
6.4

No synopsis available yet.

Chôjin densetsu 3: Kanketsu jigoku hen

1989