Kazunori Ito

Kazunori Ito

Known for
Writing
Born
December 24, 1954 (age 71)
Birthplace
Yamagata, Japon

Biography

Kazunori Ito is a Japanese screenwriter well known for his work in the .hack franchise, the Patlabor films and the Ghost in the Shell movie. He is a founding member of Headgear, a group of five main writers and artists that include Masami Yuki, Yutaka Izubuchi, Akemi Takada, and Mamoru Oshii. Ito is also a fan of classic tokusatsu leading to his work on Shusuke Kaneko's Gamera trilogy.

Known For

Filmography

2027
Patlabor EZY File 3 poster

Patlabor EZY File 3

Movie · Screenplay, Series Composition

2026
Patlabor EZY File 1 poster

Patlabor EZY File 1

Movie · Screenplay, Series Composition

2026
Patlabor EZY File 2 poster

Patlabor EZY File 2

Movie · Screenplay, Series Composition

2019
Aircraft Carrier Ibuki poster

Aircraft Carrier Ibuki

Movie · Screenplay

2016
Mobile Police Patlabor Reboot poster

Mobile Police Patlabor Reboot

Movie · Screenplay, Original Story

2015
The Next Generation Patlabor: Tokyo War poster

The Next Generation Patlabor: Tokyo War

Movie · Original Story

2014
The Next Generation: Patlabor poster

The Next Generation: Patlabor

TV · Original Series Creator, Original Story · 13 eps

2012
.hack//The Movie poster

.hack//The Movie

Movie · Screenplay

2010
Nanase futatabi poster

Nanase futatabi

Movie · Screenplay

2010
Monster Magnitude: 9 poster

Monster Magnitude: 9

TV · Writer · 12 eps

2008
Ghost in the Shell 2.0 poster

Ghost in the Shell 2.0

Movie · Screenplay

2005
Digimon X-Evolution poster

Digimon X-Evolution

Movie · Screenplay

2005
Absolute Boy poster

Absolute Boy

TV · Series Composition, Original Story, Writer · 26 eps

2003
.hack//GIFT poster

.hack//GIFT

Movie · Original Story, Writer

2003
.hack//Legend of the Twilight: Let's Meet Offline poster

.hack//Legend of the Twilight: Let's Meet Offline

Movie · Original Story

2002
Patlabor WXIII the Movie poster

Patlabor WXIII the Movie

Movie · Original Story

2002
.hack//Liminality poster

.hack//Liminality

TV · Scenario Writer · 4 eps

2002
.hack poster

.hack

TV · Series Composition, Writer, Screenplay, Original Story · 26 eps

2002
MiniPato poster

MiniPato

TV · Original Series Creator · 3 eps

2001
Pistol Opera poster

Pistol Opera

Movie · Writer

2001
Avalon poster

Avalon

Movie · Screenplay

1999
Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris poster

Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris

Movie · Writer

1998
Visitor poster

Visitor

Movie · Writer

1996
Gamera 2: Advent of Legion poster

Gamera 2: Advent of Legion

Movie · Writer

1995
Ghost in the Shell poster

Ghost in the Shell

Movie · Screenplay

1995
Gamera: The Guardian of the Universe poster

Gamera: The Guardian of the Universe

Movie · Writer

1993
Patlabor 2: The Movie poster

Patlabor 2: The Movie

Movie · Screenplay, Original Story

1993
Necronomicon poster

Necronomicon

Movie · Screenplay

1992
Patlabor: One Day of Noa poster

Patlabor: One Day of Noa

Movie · Original Story, Screenplay

1991
Licca: Mysterious Magical Ring poster

Licca: Mysterious Magical Ring

Movie · Screenplay

1990
Licca: the Mystery Tale of Mysterious Yunia poster

Licca: the Mystery Tale of Mysterious Yunia

Movie · Screenplay

1990
Patlabor: The New Files poster

Patlabor: The New Files

TV · Series Composition, Author, Writer · 16 eps

1989
Patlabor: The Movie poster

Patlabor: The Movie

Movie · Screenplay, Story, Original Story

1989
Patlabor: The TV Series poster

Patlabor: The TV Series

TV · Series Composition, Writer, Author · 47 eps

1988
Patlabor: Early Days poster

Patlabor: Early Days

TV · Writer · 7 eps

1987
Twilight Q poster

Twilight Q

Movie · Screenplay

1987
The Red Spectacles poster

The Red Spectacles

Movie · Screenplay

1987
Twilight Q poster

Twilight Q

TV · Screenplay, Story, Original Story · 1 ep

1986
Urban Square: In Pursuit of Amber poster

Urban Square: In Pursuit of Amber

Movie · Screenplay

1986
Prefectural Earth Defense Force poster

Prefectural Earth Defense Force

Movie · Writer

1986
Maison Ikkoku poster

Maison Ikkoku

TV · Writer · 2 eps

1985
Dirty Pair: Affair on Nolandia poster

Dirty Pair: Affair on Nolandia

Movie · Screenplay

1985
Kimagure Orange Road: Shonen Jump Special poster

Kimagure Orange Road: Shonen Jump Special

Movie · Screenplay

1985
Dirty Pair poster

Dirty Pair

TV · Writer · 2 eps

1984
Creamy Mami: Forever Once More poster

Creamy Mami: Forever Once More

Movie · Writer, Original Story

1983
Magical Angel Creamy Mami poster

Magical Angel Creamy Mami

TV · Writer, Original Story · 5 eps

1982
Nerawareta gakuen

Nerawareta gakuen

TV · Writer · 2 eps

1981
Urusei Yatsura poster

Urusei Yatsura

TV · Writer · 3 eps