Hiroyuki Okiura

Hiroyuki Okiura

Known for
Visual Effects
Born
October 13, 1966 (age 60)
Birthplace
Katano, Osaka, Japan

Biography

Hiroyuki Okiura (沖浦 啓之, Okiura Hiroyuki, born October 13, 1966 in Katano, Osaka) is a Japanese animation director and animator working for Production I.G. Okiura left high school at the age of 16 and went into the animation industry as a member of the studio Anime R, where he studied under Moriyasu Taniguchi and which Taniguchi superintended. He is known for his detailed effects animation in, for example, the chopper attack scene in Patlabor 2: The Movie and his highly realistic character animation in works such as the opening credits to Cowboy Bebop: The Movie and several Production I.G features. His debut work as a director, Jin-Roh, completed in 1998, was the recipient of the Minami Toshiko Award at the 11th Yubari International Fantastic Film Festival in February 2000. Okiura's next written and directed feature film, A Letter to Momo, premiered at the 2011 Toronto International Film Festival, about 11 years after his first film. It was in development for seven years.

Known For

Filmography

2026
MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM HATHAWAY The Sorcery of Nymph Circe poster

MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM HATHAWAY The Sorcery of Nymph Circe

Movie · Animation Director

2026
ZAN (pilot movie) poster

ZAN (pilot movie)

Movie · Key Animation

2022
Gundam Reconguista in G Movie IV: Love That Cries Out in Battle poster

Gundam Reconguista in G Movie IV: Love That Cries Out in Battle

Movie · Key Animation

2022
Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury poster

Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury

TV · Key Animation · 2 eps

2021
Mobile Suit Gundam Hathaway poster

Mobile Suit Gundam Hathaway

Movie · Key Animation

2018
Modest Heroes poster

Modest Heroes

Movie · Key Animation

2018
Pokémon the Movie: The Power of Us poster

Pokémon the Movie: The Power of Us

Movie · Key Animation

2017
Blade Runner: Black Out 2022 poster

Blade Runner: Black Out 2022

Movie · Key Animation

2016
Your Name. poster

Your Name.

Movie · Key Animation

2015
Robot on the Road poster

Robot on the Road

Movie · Animation Director, Key Animation

2014
Tomcat's Big Adventure poster

Tomcat's Big Adventure

Movie · Key Animation

2014
When Marnie Was There poster

When Marnie Was There

Movie · Key Animation

2014
20min Walk from Nishi-Ogikubo Station, 2 Bedrooms, Living Room, Dining Room, Kitchen, 2mos Deposit, No Pets Allowed poster

20min Walk from Nishi-Ogikubo Station, 2 Bedrooms, Living Room, Dining Room, Kitchen, 2mos Deposit, No Pets Allowed

Movie · Key Animation

2014
Japan Animator Expo poster

Japan Animator Expo

TV · Animation Director, Character Designer, Key Animation · 1 ep

2013
Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border 1: Ghost Pain poster

Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border 1: Ghost Pain

Movie · Key Animation

2013
Peaceful Times (F02) Petit Film poster

Peaceful Times (F02) Petit Film

Movie · Key Animation

2012
Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo poster

Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo

Movie · Key Animation

2012
A Letter to Momo poster

A Letter to Momo

Movie · Character Designer

2011
Usagi Drop poster

Usagi Drop

TV · Key Animation · 1 ep

2006
Paprika poster

Paprika

Movie · Key Animation

2005
Naruto the Movie: Legend of the Stone of Gelel poster

Naruto the Movie: Legend of the Stone of Gelel

Movie · Key Animation

2005
The Prince of Tennis: Two Samurais, The First Game poster

The Prince of Tennis: Two Samurais, The First Game

Movie · Key Animation

2005
xxxHOLiC The Movie: A Midsummer Night's Dream poster

xxxHOLiC The Movie: A Midsummer Night's Dream

Movie · Key Animation

2005
IGPX: Immortal Grand Prix poster

IGPX: Immortal Grand Prix

TV · Key Animation · 3 eps

2004
Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence poster

Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence

Movie · Animation Director, Character Designer, Key Animation

2004
Paranoia Agent poster

Paranoia Agent

TV · Key Animation · 2 eps

2002
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex poster

Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex

TV · Key Animation · 1 ep

2001
Cowboy Bebop: The Movie poster

Cowboy Bebop: The Movie

Movie · Opening/Ending Animation

2001
Metropolis poster

Metropolis

Movie · Key Animation

2001
The Daichis Earth's Defense Family poster

The Daichis Earth's Defense Family

TV · Key Animation · 1 ep

2000
Blood: The Last Vampire poster

Blood: The Last Vampire

Movie · Key Animation

1999
Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade poster

Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade

Movie · Character Designer, Key Animation

1998
Catnapped! poster

Catnapped!

Movie · Key Animation

1998
Cowboy Bebop poster

Cowboy Bebop

TV · Opening/Ending Animation · 26 eps

1998
Popolocrois Monogatari poster

Popolocrois Monogatari

TV · Key Animation · 1 ep

1995
Ghost in the Shell poster

Ghost in the Shell

Movie · Character Designer, Animation Director, Animation Supervisor, Key Animation

1993
Patlabor 2: The Movie poster

Patlabor 2: The Movie

Movie · Key Animation

1993
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure poster

JoJo's Bizarre Adventure

TV · Key Animation · 2 eps

1992
Run, Melos! poster

Run, Melos!

Movie · Character Designer, Animation Director

1991
Roujin Z poster

Roujin Z

Movie · Key Animation

1990
Devilman - Volume 2: Demon Bird poster

Devilman - Volume 2: Demon Bird

Movie · Key Animation

1990
Record of Lodoss War poster

Record of Lodoss War

TV · Animation Director · 1 ep

1990
The Hakkenden: Legend of the Dog Warriors poster

The Hakkenden: Legend of the Dog Warriors

TV · Key Animation · 1 ep

1990
Idol Angel Yokoso Yoko poster

Idol Angel Yokoso Yoko

TV · Key Animation · 2 eps

1989
Hyper Psychic Geo Garaga poster

Hyper Psychic Geo Garaga

Movie · Key Animation

1989
Venus Wars poster

Venus Wars

Movie · Key Animation

1989
Patlabor: The Movie poster

Patlabor: The Movie

Movie · Key Animation

1989
The Adventures of Peter Pan poster

The Adventures of Peter Pan

TV · Key Animation, Animation Director · 5 eps

1989
Legendary Idol Eriko poster

Legendary Idol Eriko

TV · Key Animation · 1 ep

1988
Akira poster

Akira

Movie · Key Animation

1988
Armor Hunter Merowlink poster

Armor Hunter Merowlink

TV · Key Animation · 1 ep

1987
Black Magic M-66 poster

Black Magic M-66

Movie · Animation Director

1987
Captain Power and the Soldiers of the Future: Bio Dread Strike Mission poster

Captain Power and the Soldiers of the Future: Bio Dread Strike Mission

Movie · Animation

1987
Zillion poster

Zillion

TV · Animation Director, Key Animation, Character Designer · 4 eps

1986
Blue Comet SPT Layzner: Act-III Seal 2000 poster

Blue Comet SPT Layzner: Act-III Seal 2000

Movie · Key Animation

1985
Ninja Robots poster

Ninja Robots

TV · Key Animation · 1 ep

1985
Blue Comet SPT Layzner poster

Blue Comet SPT Layzner

TV · Animation Director, Key Animation · 1 ep

1985
Dream Hunter Rem poster

Dream Hunter Rem

TV · Key Animation · 1 ep