
Directing
Kiyotaka Oshiyama
Born
1982-01-03 (44)
Place of birth
Fukushima, Japan
Known for
Directing
Credits
6 titles
Kiyotaka Oshiyama (押山 清高; born January 3, 1982) is a Japanese animator, director, illustrator and, since 2017, president of his animation studio Studio Durian. He is known for directing Flip Flappers (2016) and Look Back (2024).
Known for
8.2Popular, outgoing Fujino is celebrated by her classmates for her funny comics in the class newspaper. One day, her teacher asks her to share the space with Kyomoto, a truant recluse whose beautiful artwork sparks a competitive fervor in Fujino. What starts as jealousy transforms when Fujino realizes their shared passion for drawing.
Look Back
2024
7.5A gift from the gods of the mountains. Deep in the northern mountains, there are people who have been living with the blessings of the mountains. A boy, who is coming of age, journeys into the mountains for his first hunt. He must find the "Kuroshishi." The mountain is a world where life and death are divided by a paper-thin line. Sometimes, nature will show its fangs...
Shishigari
2019
6.0Short film directed by Kiyotaka Oshiyama to promote the disaster-hit Fukushima prefecture where he was born.
Red Memory
2025
Rare access to animation filmmaker Oshiyama Kiyotaka (Look Back) allows cameras to follow as he dives into creating his latest film. Having honed his skills under legendary titans Miyazaki Hayao and Anno Hideaki, Oshiyama's process astonishes. It is one where he wears many, many hats. Also, interviews with the creators of the Academy Award-winning "Magic Candies", as well as A-list directors from the world-renowned production house MAPPA reveal the current state and concerns for the future of the anime industry.
Innovators of Japan Anime
2025
Film credits
Behind the camera
8.2Popular, outgoing Fujino is celebrated by her classmates for her funny comics in the class newspaper. One day, her teacher asks her to share the space with Kyomoto, a truant recluse whose beautiful artwork sparks a competitive fervor in Fujino. What starts as jealousy transforms when Fujino realizes their shared passion for drawing.
Look Back
2024
8.2Popular, outgoing Fujino is celebrated by her classmates for her funny comics in the class newspaper. One day, her teacher asks her to share the space with Kyomoto, a truant recluse whose beautiful artwork sparks a competitive fervor in Fujino. What starts as jealousy transforms when Fujino realizes their shared passion for drawing.
Look Back
2024
7.5A gift from the gods of the mountains. Deep in the northern mountains, there are people who have been living with the blessings of the mountains. A boy, who is coming of age, journeys into the mountains for his first hunt. He must find the "Kuroshishi." The mountain is a world where life and death are divided by a paper-thin line. Sometimes, nature will show its fangs...
Shishigari
2019
7.5A gift from the gods of the mountains. Deep in the northern mountains, there are people who have been living with the blessings of the mountains. A boy, who is coming of age, journeys into the mountains for his first hunt. He must find the "Kuroshishi." The mountain is a world where life and death are divided by a paper-thin line. Sometimes, nature will show its fangs...
Shishigari
2019
6.0Short film directed by Kiyotaka Oshiyama to promote the disaster-hit Fukushima prefecture where he was born.
Red Memory
2025
