Hiroshi Hamasaki

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Hiroshi Hamasaki

Born 1959-12-30 · 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. 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.

Acting credits

Behind the camera

Steins;Gate: The Movie - Load Region of Déjà Vu poster
7.6

One year after the events of the anime, Rintarou begins to feel the repercussions of extensive time travel, and eventually completely fades from reality. Kurisu, being the only companion to remember him, now must find a way to bring him back.

Steins;Gate: The Movie - Load Region of Déjà Vu

2013

Iron Man: Rise of Technovore poster
6.2

Iron Man enlists the help of ruthless vigilante the Punisher to track down War Machine's murderer. All the while, he's being pursued by S.H.I.E.L.D. agents Black Widow and Hawkeye, who suspect his involvement in a recent terrorist plot.

Iron Man: Rise of Technovore

2013

Upon the Interface of the Missing Link -Open the Missing Link- poster
7.5

“Upon the Interface of the Missing Link -Open the Missing Link-” is an alternative version of the episode 23 of Steins;Gate.

Upon the Interface of the Missing Link -Open the Missing Link-

2015

Kawaguchi Kaiji's 9 Love Stories poster
4.8

An OVA based on the work of Kawaguchi Kaiji consisting of nine independent stories, each animated by a different director. With Beatles music involved, somewhere.

Kawaguchi Kaiji's 9 Love Stories

1993

Robotech: Love Live Alive poster
7.9

It is the year 2031, as the spores of the Flower of Life spread over the remains of the SDF-1 and SDF-2, the Invid land out of Hyperspace, on a head-on collision with the Earth. They crash on the spot, quickly turning it into their massive hive, later to be called Reflex Point. In a matter of moments, the Invid take control of the devastated planet.

Robotech: Love Live Alive

2013

Orange: Future poster
7.5

Twenty-six-year-old Hiroto Suwa; his wife, Naho; and their old high school classmates—Takako Chino, Azusa Murasaka, and Saku Hagita—visit Mt. Koubou to view the cherry blossoms together. While watching the setting sun, they reminisce about Kakeru Naruse, their friend who died 10 years ago. Mourning for him, they decide to visit Kakeru's old home, where they learn the secret of his death from his grandmother.

Orange: Future

2016

Hisashi Eguchi's It Will All Work Out! poster
5.0

Adapted from the manga of the same name by Hisashi Eguchi, and directed by Minoru Kawasaki and Rintaro, this is a series of random skits featuring anime, live action, and puppet show segments, exploring love, sex, death and many other sometimes controversial subjects.

Hisashi Eguchi's It Will All Work Out!

1990