Noboru Ishiguro

Directing

Noboru Ishiguro

Born — Died

1938-08-24 — 2012-03-20

Place of birth

Токио, Япония

Known for

Directing

Credits

15 titles

Noboru Ishiguro was born on August 24, 1938 in Tokyo, Japan. He is known for his work on Kagaku ninja tai Gatchaman (1972), Chôjikû Yôsai Macross: Ai Oboeteimasuka (1984), Megazone 23 (1985) Tytania (2008). He funded the Studio Artland in 1978. He died on March 20, 2012 in Kawasaki, Kanagawa.

Known for

Megazone 23 poster
6.9

A young biker stumbles onto a prototype motorcycle with a hidden function that has a link to the true nature of his world.

Megazone 23

1985

Macross: Do You Remember Love? poster
7.3

It is A.D. 2009 and the human race is caught in a war between giant humanoids, male Zentrans and female Meltrans. Returning from the edge of our solar system after making a space fold, the SDF-1 Macross makes the long journey back to Earth with survivors of South Ataria Island.

Macross: Do You Remember Love?

1984

The Super Dimension Fortress Macross: Flash Back 2012 poster
6.3

Flash Back 2012 is Minmay's farewell concert. Featuring some of her best songs, the music is performed over various scenes and events taken from the first Macross television series as well as Macross: Do You Remember Love film. Also included is a newly animated closing sequence showing the launch of Misa's colony vessel, the Megaroad-01, into space.

The Super Dimension Fortress Macross: Flash Back 2012

1987

Legend of the Galactic Heroes: My Conquest Is the Sea of Stars poster
7.9

For the past 150 years, humanity’s two greatest nations have been deadlocked in a meaningless war. In what is hoped to be a miraculous victory, the Alliance embarks on a battle to break through the Empire’s frontline. Like many other “decisive” battles, this can only end in disaster; a sentiment shared by Imperial nobleman Reinhard von Lohengramm and Alliance Commodore Yang Wen Li, both of whom realize how to turn the fight in their favor. And while the tides of war may never change, these two men must rise to the occasion, solidifying their place in history as heroes.

Legend of the Galactic Heroes: My Conquest Is the Sea of Stars

1988

Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Overture to a New War poster
8.2

Reinhard von Müsel and Yang Wen-li return to their respective homes, one victorious and the other defeated. While Reinhard earns the new name Lohengramm, while Yang and his friends celebrate some welcome news.

Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Overture to a New War

1993

Robotech: The Movie poster
7.8

In 1999 an alien spaceship crashed onto the earth. Hidden on board were the secrets of a unique science known as Robot technology. Databanks found in the ship were transferred to the Earth Robotech Computer Complex. In 2009, an alien search party arrived from hyper-space to reclaim their lost databank. The united Earth Government was forced into an Inter Galactic war. Earth forces were able to win the first battle... but at a great cost. The planet was virtually destroyed. New population centres grew out of the ashes... It is now 2027, a second armada sent by the aliens is nearing earth, they have come to recapture the secrets of their lost technology and then destroy the Earth.

Robotech: The Movie

1986

Film credits

Behind the camera

Megazone 23 poster
6.9

A young biker stumbles onto a prototype motorcycle with a hidden function that has a link to the true nature of his world.

Megazone 23

1985

Macross: Do You Remember Love? poster
7.3

It is A.D. 2009 and the human race is caught in a war between giant humanoids, male Zentrans and female Meltrans. Returning from the edge of our solar system after making a space fold, the SDF-1 Macross makes the long journey back to Earth with survivors of South Ataria Island.

Macross: Do You Remember Love?

1984

The Super Dimension Fortress Macross: Flash Back 2012 poster
6.3

Flash Back 2012 is Minmay's farewell concert. Featuring some of her best songs, the music is performed over various scenes and events taken from the first Macross television series as well as Macross: Do You Remember Love film. Also included is a newly animated closing sequence showing the launch of Misa's colony vessel, the Megaroad-01, into space.

The Super Dimension Fortress Macross: Flash Back 2012

1987

Legend of the Galactic Heroes: My Conquest Is the Sea of Stars poster
7.9

For the past 150 years, humanity’s two greatest nations have been deadlocked in a meaningless war. In what is hoped to be a miraculous victory, the Alliance embarks on a battle to break through the Empire’s frontline. Like many other “decisive” battles, this can only end in disaster; a sentiment shared by Imperial nobleman Reinhard von Lohengramm and Alliance Commodore Yang Wen Li, both of whom realize how to turn the fight in their favor. And while the tides of war may never change, these two men must rise to the occasion, solidifying their place in history as heroes.

Legend of the Galactic Heroes: My Conquest Is the Sea of Stars

1988

Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Overture to a New War poster
8.2

Reinhard von Müsel and Yang Wen-li return to their respective homes, one victorious and the other defeated. While Reinhard earns the new name Lohengramm, while Yang and his friends celebrate some welcome news.

Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Overture to a New War

1993

Robotech: The Movie poster
7.8

In 1999 an alien spaceship crashed onto the earth. Hidden on board were the secrets of a unique science known as Robot technology. Databanks found in the ship were transferred to the Earth Robotech Computer Complex. In 2009, an alien search party arrived from hyper-space to reclaim their lost databank. The united Earth Government was forced into an Inter Galactic war. Earth forces were able to win the first battle... but at a great cost. The planet was virtually destroyed. New population centres grew out of the ashes... It is now 2027, a second armada sent by the aliens is nearing earth, they have come to recapture the secrets of their lost technology and then destroy the Earth.

Robotech: The Movie

1986

Blue Flames poster
3.6

Ryuuichi is a high-school student tired of living in a small town with small people. He's determined to claw his way to the top of Tokyo, and he'll use any woman he can to do it.

Blue Flames

1989

Heavy poster
NR

Guy is a Japanese street-brawler in New York who chooses to train under the famed boxer, Roman, with the hopes that he can raise enough money as a heavyweight to fund a life-saving operation for his father.

Heavy

1990

Locke the Superman: Lord Leon poster
5.7

It is the year 336 of the Space Century on the planet of Sieren, and in the state of Innex, Flora Rain-who is blind-is employed at an elementary school. Flora is adored by her students, the principal of the school, and all the town's people, and enjoys a peaceful life in the town. By chance, she meets a strange youth named Locke. Locke has numerous superpowers, although he is very discreet about them and gives the impression of being an ordinary youth. One day, Locke is visited by a Military man, Major Caliann, who requests Locke's assistance in their investigation of Lordleon. Lordleon and his space pirates have attacked the enterprise Astoria Concern, but the chairman, Great Georg, didn't report the incident to the Union. The Union though this very strange, and decided to investigate Lordleon.

Locke the Superman: Lord Leon

1989

Drifter Kings On the Border poster
2.0

Desperate to stay above the poverty line, a pair of hustlers are recruited by a documentary crew to stoke the fires of a yakuza war.

Drifter Kings On the Border

1991

Hard & Loose poster
NR

Based on the manga by Tsuchiya Garon (aka Marley Carib) and Kawaguchi Kaiji, serialized in Action in the 80s. A detective thriller in which former boxer Shozo is thrown into a web of intrigue when he picks up a ringing phone in a room whose occupant he is supposed to be following.

Hard & Loose

1992

Hard & Loose poster
NR

Based on the manga by Tsuchiya Garon (aka Marley Carib) and Kawaguchi Kaiji, serialized in Action in the 80s. A detective thriller in which former boxer Shozo is thrown into a web of intrigue when he picks up a ringing phone in a room whose occupant he is supposed to be following.

Hard & Loose

1992

Pattenrai!! - Minami no Shima no Mizu Monogatari poster
6.0

The film is based on the true story of Yoichi Hatta (1886-1942), a civil engineer who traveled to Japanese-ruled Taiwan in 1910 to build a complex irrigation system in the barren southwest. Hatta manages to overcome the initial doubts of local farmers, but a tragic tunnel accident eventually halts the project and shakes his confidence.

Pattenrai!! - Minami no Shima no Mizu Monogatari

2008

Koiko no Mainichi poster
6.6

Shinjuku gangster Sabu and his young wife Koiko try to live a normal life, despite the interferences of gang politics and criminal deals. After she saves his life, Sabu's gang-boss, Tominaga, falls in love with Koiko, and sends Sabu into increasing dangerous situations, hoping to cause his arrest, and thus obligate himself to "take care" of Koiko while Sabu is in prison.

Koiko no Mainichi

1989