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Hiroshi Hamasaki

Hiroshi Hamasaki

Born December 30, 1959 · Fukuoka, Fukuoka, Japan

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Biography

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.

Visual effects 38

1990s

  1. 1998

    Blue Submarine No. 6

    Key Animation

    65

  2. Spriggan

    Key Animation

  3. Perfect Blue

    Key Animation

    79
  4. 1996

    X

    Key Animation

    56

  5. Birdy the Mighty

    Key Animation, Animation Director

    69
  6. 1995

    Bio Hunter

    Animation Director, Character Designer

    61
  7. 1994

    Darkside Blues

    Animation, Character Designer, Animation Director

  8. Bakuen Campus Guardress

    Key Animation

  9. 1993

    Ninja Scroll

    Key Animation

    81

  10. Kawaguchi Kaiji's 9 Love Stories

    Animation Director

  11. 1990

    Nineteen 19

    Key Animation

  12. Cyber City Oedo 808

    Character Designer

    75

  13. Hisashi Eguchi's It Will All Work Out!

    Animation

  14. The Enemy's the Pirates!

    Animation Director

1980s

  1. 1989

    Goku II: Midnight Eye

    Character Designer, Animation Director

  2. Yawara!

    Key Animation, Animation Director

  3. Goku: Midnight Eye

    Character Designer, Animation Director

  4. 1988

    Bride of Deimos

    Key Animation, Character Designer, Animation Director

  5. 1987

    Junk Boy

    Character Designer

  6. Junk Boy

    Animation Director, Character Designer, Key Animation

  7. Wicked City

    Key Animation

    67
  8. 1986

    Outlanders

    Animation Director, Character Designer

  9. The Legend of Stars

    Opening/Ending Animation

  10. 1984

    Macross: Do You Remember Love?

    Key Animation

    75

Directed 19

2000s

  1. 2007

    Shigurui: Death Frenzy

    Series Director

  2. Highlander: The Search for Vengeance

    Co-Director

  3. 2004

    Beck: Mongolian Chop Squad

    Director

    81

  4. Paranoia Agent

    Director

    79
  5. 2003

    Texhnolyze

    Director

    74

1990s

  1. 1993

    Kawaguchi Kaiji's 9 Love Stories

    Director

  2. 1990

    Hisashi Eguchi's It Will All Work Out!

    Director

Art department 14

1990s

  1. 1990

    Hisashi Eguchi's It Will All Work Out!

    Storyboard Artist

Created 1