Visual Effects
Hisashi Abe
Kamo, Niigata Prefecture, Japan
Hisashi Abe (阿部 恒, Abe Hisashi) is a Japanese animator, character designer and anime director from Kamo City, Niigata Prefecture.
Acting credits
10.0A behind the scenes look at the making of Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust.
Making Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust
2001
Short documentary included in the Highlander: The Search for Vengeance DVD. An interesting look at the process of bringing this American franchise over to Japan and gives a good idea at what it took to see it through to completion. Along the same lines there is an interview with Director Yoshiaki Kawajiri where he talks about his experience with working on the picture.
East Meets West: Filmmakers Crossing Borders
2007
Behind the camera
8.5Yohko trains to become a good devil hunter. Nearby a local construction site destroys a forest in which sleeping spirits lie. The spirits are disturbed by this and start harassing the construction workers. Azusa Kanzaki, a Devil Hunter in training, is introduced. Azusa came to become an apprentice to Yohko. The two team up to fight against the spirits that are harassing the workers.
Devil Hunter Yohko 2
1992
8.0Yohko has a dream about a man named Master Biryu. Yohko is transported to another dimension and learns that Biryu has been imprisoned. Yohko learns that she must save Master Biryu (although she develops a crush on him). Meanwhile, Azusa saw Yohko disappear and attempts to get Yohko back with Yohko's friend, Chi. They manage to get to where Yohko is, but fail and manage to get themselves back where they started. She must fight the demon holding Master Biryu captive in order to free him.
Devil Hunter Yohko 3
1993
7.0A tribute to Devil Hunter Yohko, with a collection of music videos. These videos feature songs from the series (including three new songs), put to scenes from the anime, colored manga picture, an original animated video featuring chibified versions of Yohko and Azusa, and two live videos.
Devil Hunter Yohko 4-Ever
1993