Ichiro Itano (b. 1959)
Born:
March 11, 1959
A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Born:
March 11, 1959
Action Director:
1985 Megazone 23
Animation:
1982 Space Runaway Ideon: Be Invoked
1982 Space Runaway Ideon: Contact
1983 Crusher Joe
1985 Megazone 23
1988 April Ghost Story
2001 Rayca
2014 Yoshikazu Yasuhiko & Ichiro Itano: Collection of KeyAnimation Films
Animation Director:
1981 DAICON III Opening Animation
1982 Space Runaway Ideon: Be Invoked
1982 Space Runaway Ideon: Contact
1983 Crusher Joe
1983 DAICON IV Opening Animation
1984 Macross: Do You Remember Love?
1985 Megazone 23
1988 April Ghost Story
2001 Rayca
2014 Yoshikazu Yasuhiko & Ichiro Itano: Collection of KeyAnimation Films
Assistant Director:
1981 DAICON III Opening Animation
1982 Space Runaway Ideon: Be Invoked
1982 Space Runaway Ideon: Contact
1983 Crusher Joe
1983 DAICON IV Opening Animation
1984 Macross: Do You Remember Love?
1985 Megazone 23
1988 April Ghost Story
2001 Rayca
2014 Yoshikazu Yasuhiko & Ichiro Itano: Collection of KeyAnimation Films
CGI Director:
1981 DAICON III Opening Animation
1982 Space Runaway Ideon: Be Invoked
1982 Space Runaway Ideon: Contact
1983 Crusher Joe
1983 DAICON IV Opening Animation
1984 Macross: Do You Remember Love?
1985 Megazone 23
1988 April Ghost Story
2001 Rayca
2006 Ultraman Mebius & Ultra Brothers
2014 Yoshikazu Yasuhiko & Ichiro Itano: Collection of KeyAnimation Films
Creature Design:
1981 DAICON III Opening Animation
1982 Space Runaway Ideon: Be Invoked
1982 Space Runaway Ideon: Contact
1983 Crusher Joe
1983 DAICON IV Opening Animation
1984 Macross: Do You Remember Love?
1985 Megazone 23
1988 April Ghost Story
2001 Rayca
2006 Ultraman Mebius & Ultra Brothers
2014 Yoshikazu Yasuhiko & Ichiro Itano: Collection of KeyAnimation Films
2023 SSSS.GRIDMAN Grand Episode
Director:
1981 DAICON III Opening Animation
1982 Space Runaway Ideon: Be Invoked
1982 Space Runaway Ideon: Contact
1983 Crusher Joe
1983 DAICON IV Opening Animation
1984 Macross: Do You Remember Love?
1985 Megazone 23
1986 Megazone 23 II
1987 Battle Royale High School
1988 April Ghost Story
1988 Violence Jack: Evil Town
1989 Angel Cop
1992 Star Dust
2001 Rayca
2006 Ultraman Mebius & Ultra Brothers
2014 Yoshikazu Yasuhiko & Ichiro Itano: Collection of KeyAnimation Films
2023 SSSS.GRIDMAN Grand Episode
Key Animation:
1981 DAICON III Opening Animation
1982 Space Runaway Ideon: Be Invoked
1982 Space Runaway Ideon: Contact
1983 Crusher Joe
1983 DAICON IV Opening Animation
1984 Macross: Do You Remember Love?
1984 Urusei Yatsura: Beautiful Dreamer
1985 Megazone 23
1986 Megazone 23 II
1987 Battle Royale High School
1987 Royal Space Force - The Wings of Honneamise
1988 April Ghost Story
1988 Violence Jack: Evil Town
1989 Angel Cop
1992 Star Dust
1994 Plastic Little: The Adventures of Captain Tita
1995 Macross 7: The Galaxy is Calling Me
1995 Macross Plus: The Movie
1996 Spring and Chaos
1998 Spriggan
2001 Cowboy Bebop: The Movie
2001 Digimon Tamers: Battle of Adventurers
2001 Rayca
2006 Ultraman Mebius & Ultra Brothers
2014 Yoshikazu Yasuhiko & Ichiro Itano: Collection of KeyAnimation Films
2023 SSSS.GRIDMAN Grand Episode
Original Concept:
1981 DAICON III Opening Animation
1982 Space Runaway Ideon: Be Invoked
1982 Space Runaway Ideon: Contact
1983 Crusher Joe
1983 DAICON IV Opening Animation
1984 Macross: Do You Remember Love?
1984 Urusei Yatsura: Beautiful Dreamer
1985 Megazone 23
1986 Megazone 23 II
1987 Battle Royale High School
1987 Royal Space Force - The Wings of Honneamise
1988 April Ghost Story
1988 Violence Jack: Evil Town
1989 Angel Cop
1992 Star Dust
1994 Plastic Little: The Adventures of Captain Tita
1995 Macross 7: The Galaxy is Calling Me
1995 Macross Plus: The Movie
1996 Spring and Chaos
1998 Spriggan
2001 Cowboy Bebop: The Movie
2001 Digimon Tamers: Battle of Adventurers
2001 Rayca
2006 Ultraman Mebius & Ultra Brothers
2014 Yoshikazu Yasuhiko & Ichiro Itano: Collection of KeyAnimation Films
2023 SSSS.GRIDMAN Grand Episode
Original Story:
1981 DAICON III Opening Animation
1982 Space Runaway Ideon: Be Invoked
1982 Space Runaway Ideon: Contact
1983 Crusher Joe
1983 DAICON IV Opening Animation
1984 Macross: Do You Remember Love?
1984 Urusei Yatsura: Beautiful Dreamer
1985 Megazone 23
1986 Megazone 23 II
1987 Battle Royale High School
1987 Good Morning Althea
1987 Royal Space Force - The Wings of Honneamise
1988 April Ghost Story
1988 Violence Jack: Evil Town
1989 Angel Cop
1992 Star Dust
1994 Plastic Little: The Adventures of Captain Tita
1995 Macross 7: The Galaxy is Calling Me
1995 Macross Plus: The Movie
1996 Spring and Chaos
1998 Spriggan
2001 Cowboy Bebop: The Movie
2001 Digimon Tamers: Battle of Adventurers
2001 Rayca
2006 Ultraman Mebius & Ultra Brothers
2014 Yoshikazu Yasuhiko & Ichiro Itano: Collection of KeyAnimation Films
2023 SSSS.GRIDMAN Grand Episode
Screenplay:
1981 DAICON III Opening Animation
1982 Space Runaway Ideon: Be Invoked
1982 Space Runaway Ideon: Contact
1983 Crusher Joe
1983 DAICON IV Opening Animation
1984 Macross: Do You Remember Love?
1984 Urusei Yatsura: Beautiful Dreamer
1985 Megazone 23
1986 Megazone 23 II
1987 Battle Royale High School
1987 Good Morning Althea
1987 Royal Space Force - The Wings of Honneamise
1988 April Ghost Story
1988 Violence Jack: Evil Town
1989 Angel Cop
1992 Star Dust
1994 Plastic Little: The Adventures of Captain Tita
1995 Macross 7: The Galaxy is Calling Me
1995 Macross Plus: The Movie
1996 Spring and Chaos
1998 Spriggan
2001 Cowboy Bebop: The Movie
2001 Digimon Tamers: Battle of Adventurers
2001 Rayca
2006 Ultraman Mebius & Ultra Brothers
2014 Yoshikazu Yasuhiko & Ichiro Itano: Collection of KeyAnimation Films
2023 SSSS.GRIDMAN Grand Episode
Screenstory:
1981 DAICON III Opening Animation
1982 Space Runaway Ideon: Be Invoked
1982 Space Runaway Ideon: Contact
1983 Crusher Joe
1983 DAICON IV Opening Animation
1984 Macross: Do You Remember Love?
1984 Urusei Yatsura: Beautiful Dreamer
1985 Megazone 23
1986 Megazone 23 II
1987 Battle Royale High School
1987 Good Morning Althea
1987 Royal Space Force - The Wings of Honneamise
1988 April Ghost Story
1988 Violence Jack: Evil Town
1989 Angel Cop
1992 Star Dust
1994 Plastic Little: The Adventures of Captain Tita
1995 Macross 7: The Galaxy is Calling Me
1995 Macross Plus: The Movie
1996 Spring and Chaos
1998 Spriggan
2001 Cowboy Bebop: The Movie
2001 Digimon Tamers: Battle of Adventurers
2001 Rayca
2006 Ultraman Mebius & Ultra Brothers
2014 Yoshikazu Yasuhiko & Ichiro Itano: Collection of KeyAnimation Films
2023 SSSS.GRIDMAN Grand Episode
Second Unit Director:
1981 DAICON III Opening Animation
1982 Space Runaway Ideon: Be Invoked
1982 Space Runaway Ideon: Contact
1983 Crusher Joe
1983 DAICON IV Opening Animation
1984 Macross: Do You Remember Love?
1984 Urusei Yatsura: Beautiful Dreamer
1985 Megazone 23
1986 Megazone 23 II
1987 Battle Royale High School
1987 Good Morning Althea
1987 Royal Space Force - The Wings of Honneamise
1988 April Ghost Story
1988 Violence Jack: Evil Town
1989 Angel Cop
1992 Star Dust
1994 Plastic Little: The Adventures of Captain Tita
1995 Macross 7: The Galaxy is Calling Me
1995 Macross Plus: The Movie
1996 Spring and Chaos
1998 Spriggan
2001 Cowboy Bebop: The Movie
2001 Digimon Tamers: Battle of Adventurers
2001 Rayca
2006 Ultraman Mebius & Ultra Brothers
2014 Yoshikazu Yasuhiko & Ichiro Itano: Collection of KeyAnimation Films
2015 Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin I - Blue-Eyed Casval
2023 SSSS.GRIDMAN Grand Episode
Storyboard:
1981 DAICON III Opening Animation
1982 Space Runaway Ideon: Be Invoked
1982 Space Runaway Ideon: Contact
1983 Crusher Joe
1983 DAICON IV Opening Animation
1984 Macross: Do You Remember Love?
1984 Urusei Yatsura: Beautiful Dreamer
1985 Megazone 23
1986 Megazone 23 II
1987 Battle Royale High School
1987 Good Morning Althea
1987 Royal Space Force - The Wings of Honneamise
1988 April Ghost Story
1988 Violence Jack: Evil Town
1989 Angel Cop
1992 Star Dust
1994 Plastic Little: The Adventures of Captain Tita
1995 Macross 7: The Galaxy is Calling Me
1995 Macross Plus: The Movie
1996 Spring and Chaos
1998 Spriggan
2001 Cowboy Bebop: The Movie
2001 Digimon Tamers: Battle of Adventurers
2001 Rayca
2006 Ultraman Mebius & Ultra Brothers
2014 Yoshikazu Yasuhiko & Ichiro Itano: Collection of KeyAnimation Films
2015 Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin I - Blue-Eyed Casval
2023 SSSS.GRIDMAN Grand Episode
Storyboard Artist:
1981 DAICON III Opening Animation
1982 Space Runaway Ideon: Be Invoked
1982 Space Runaway Ideon: Contact
1983 Crusher Joe
1983 DAICON IV Opening Animation
1984 Macross: Do You Remember Love?
1984 Urusei Yatsura: Beautiful Dreamer
1985 Megazone 23
1986 Megazone 23 II
1987 Battle Royale High School
1987 Good Morning Althea
1987 Royal Space Force - The Wings of Honneamise
1988 April Ghost Story
1988 Violence Jack: Evil Town
1989 Angel Cop
1992 Star Dust
1994 Plastic Little: The Adventures of Captain Tita
1995 Macross 7: The Galaxy is Calling Me
1995 Macross Plus: The Movie
1996 Spring and Chaos
1998 Spriggan
2001 Cowboy Bebop: The Movie
2001 Digimon Tamers: Battle of Adventurers
2001 Rayca
2006 Ultraman Mebius & Ultra Brothers
2014 Yoshikazu Yasuhiko & Ichiro Itano: Collection of KeyAnimation Films
2015 Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin I - Blue-Eyed Casval
2023 SSSS.GRIDMAN Grand Episode
Writer:
1981 DAICON III Opening Animation
1982 Space Runaway Ideon: Be Invoked
1982 Space Runaway Ideon: Contact
1983 Crusher Joe
1983 DAICON IV Opening Animation
1984 Macross: Do You Remember Love?
1984 Urusei Yatsura: Beautiful Dreamer
1985 Megazone 23
1986 Megazone 23 II
1987 Battle Royale High School
1987 Good Morning Althea
1987 Royal Space Force - The Wings of Honneamise
1988 April Ghost Story
1988 Violence Jack: Evil Town
1989 Angel Cop
1992 Star Dust
1994 Plastic Little: The Adventures of Captain Tita
1995 Macross 7: The Galaxy is Calling Me
1995 Macross Plus: The Movie
1996 Spring and Chaos
1998 Spriggan
2001 Cowboy Bebop: The Movie
2001 Digimon Tamers: Battle of Adventurers
2001 Rayca
2006 Ultraman Mebius & Ultra Brothers
2014 Yoshikazu Yasuhiko & Ichiro Itano: Collection of KeyAnimation Films
2015 Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin I - Blue-Eyed Casval
2023 SSSS.GRIDMAN Grand Episode
Animation:
1979 Mobile Suit Gundam
2001 Earth Maiden Arjuna
Animation Director:
1979 Mobile Suit Gundam
1993 Slam Dunk
2001 Earth Maiden Arjuna
CG Supervisor:
1979 Mobile Suit Gundam
1993 Slam Dunk
2001 Earth Maiden Arjuna
2004 Ultraman Nexus
CGI Director:
1979 Mobile Suit Gundam
1993 Slam Dunk
2001 Earth Maiden Arjuna
2004 Ultraman Nexus
2005 Ultraman Max
Character Designer:
1979 Mobile Suit Gundam
1993 Slam Dunk
2001 Earth Maiden Arjuna
2004 Ultraman Nexus
2005 Ultraman Max
Creator:
1979 Mobile Suit Gundam
1989 Angel Cop
1993 Slam Dunk
2001 Earth Maiden Arjuna
2004 Ultraman Nexus
2005 Ultraman Max
Creature Design:
1979 Mobile Suit Gundam
1989 Angel Cop
1993 Slam Dunk
2001 Earth Maiden Arjuna
2004 Ultraman Nexus
2005 Ultraman Max
2018 SSSS.GRIDMAN
2021 SSSS.DYNAZENON
Director:
1979 Mobile Suit Gundam
1988 Patlabor: The Mobile Police
1988 Spirit Warrior
1989 Angel Cop
1993 Slam Dunk
2001 Earth Maiden Arjuna
2004 Ultraman Nexus
2005 Ultraman Max
2008 Blassreiter
2018 SSSS.GRIDMAN
2021 SSSS.DYNAZENON
Key Animation:
1979 Mobile Suit Gundam
1981 Dr. Slump
1982 Super Dimension Fortress Macross
1986 Spaceship Sagittarius
1988 Patlabor: The Mobile Police
1988 Spirit Warrior
1989 Angel Cop
1991 Legend of the Dragon Kings
1993 Slam Dunk
1998 Popolocrois Monogatari
2001 Earth Maiden Arjuna
2001 The Daichis Earth's Defense Family
2002 Macross Zero
2004 Ultraman Nexus
2005 Ultraman Max
2008 Blassreiter
2014 Japan Animator Expo
2018 SSSS.GRIDMAN
2021 SSSS.DYNAZENON
Layout:
1979 Mobile Suit Gundam
1981 Dr. Slump
1982 Super Dimension Fortress Macross
1986 Spaceship Sagittarius
1988 Patlabor: The Mobile Police
1988 Spirit Warrior
1989 Angel Cop
1991 Legend of the Dragon Kings
1993 Slam Dunk
1998 Popolocrois Monogatari
2001 Earth Maiden Arjuna
2001 The Daichis Earth's Defense Family
2002 Macross Zero
2004 Ultraman Nexus
2005 Ultraman Max
2008 Blassreiter
2014 Japan Animator Expo
2018 SSSS.GRIDMAN
2021 SSSS.DYNAZENON
Mechanical Designer:
1979 Mobile Suit Gundam
1981 Dr. Slump
1982 Super Dimension Fortress Macross
1986 Spaceship Sagittarius
1988 Patlabor: The Mobile Police
1988 Spirit Warrior
1989 Angel Cop
1991 Legend of the Dragon Kings
1993 Slam Dunk
1998 Popolocrois Monogatari
2001 Earth Maiden Arjuna
2001 The Daichis Earth's Defense Family
2002 Macross Zero
2004 Ultraman Nexus
2005 Ultraman Max
2008 Blassreiter
2014 Japan Animator Expo
2018 SSSS.GRIDMAN
2021 SSSS.DYNAZENON
Original Story:
1979 Mobile Suit Gundam
1981 Dr. Slump
1982 Super Dimension Fortress Macross
1986 Spaceship Sagittarius
1988 Patlabor: The Mobile Police
1988 Spirit Warrior
1989 Angel Cop
1991 Legend of the Dragon Kings
1993 Slam Dunk
1998 Popolocrois Monogatari
2001 Earth Maiden Arjuna
2001 The Daichis Earth's Defense Family
2002 Macross Zero
2004 Ultraman Nexus
2005 Ultraman Max
2008 Blassreiter
2014 Japan Animator Expo
2018 SSSS.GRIDMAN
2021 SSSS.DYNAZENON
Screenplay:
1979 Mobile Suit Gundam
1981 Dr. Slump
1982 Super Dimension Fortress Macross
1986 Spaceship Sagittarius
1988 Patlabor: The Mobile Police
1988 Spirit Warrior
1989 Angel Cop
1991 Legend of the Dragon Kings
1993 Slam Dunk
1998 Popolocrois Monogatari
2001 Earth Maiden Arjuna
2001 The Daichis Earth's Defense Family
2002 Macross Zero
2004 Ultraman Nexus
2005 Ultraman Max
2008 Blassreiter
2014 Japan Animator Expo
2018 SSSS.GRIDMAN
2021 SSSS.DYNAZENON
Series Composition:
1979 Mobile Suit Gundam
1981 Dr. Slump
1982 Super Dimension Fortress Macross
1986 Spaceship Sagittarius
1988 Patlabor: The Mobile Police
1988 Spirit Warrior
1989 Angel Cop
1991 Legend of the Dragon Kings
1993 Slam Dunk
1998 Popolocrois Monogatari
2001 Earth Maiden Arjuna
2001 The Daichis Earth's Defense Family
2002 Macross Zero
2004 Ultraman Nexus
2005 Ultraman Max
2008 Blassreiter
2014 Japan Animator Expo
2018 SSSS.GRIDMAN
2021 SSSS.DYNAZENON
Series Director:
1979 Mobile Suit Gundam
1981 Dr. Slump
1982 Super Dimension Fortress Macross
1986 Spaceship Sagittarius
1988 Patlabor: The Mobile Police
1988 Spirit Warrior
1989 Angel Cop
1991 Legend of the Dragon Kings
1993 Slam Dunk
1998 Popolocrois Monogatari
2001 Earth Maiden Arjuna
2001 The Daichis Earth's Defense Family
2002 Macross Zero
2004 GANTZ
2004 Ultraman Nexus
2005 Ultraman Max
2008 Blassreiter
2014 Japan Animator Expo
2018 SSSS.GRIDMAN
2021 SSSS.DYNAZENON
Special Effects Supervisor:
1979 Mobile Suit Gundam
1981 Dr. Slump
1982 Super Dimension Fortress Macross
1986 Spaceship Sagittarius
1988 Patlabor: The Mobile Police
1988 Spirit Warrior
1989 Angel Cop
1991 Legend of the Dragon Kings
1993 Slam Dunk
1998 Popolocrois Monogatari
2001 Earth Maiden Arjuna
2001 The Daichis Earth's Defense Family
2002 Macross Zero
2004 GANTZ
2004 Ultraman Nexus
2005 Ultraman Max
2008 Blassreiter
2014 Japan Animator Expo
2018 SSSS.GRIDMAN
2021 SSSS.DYNAZENON
Storyboard Artist:
1979 Mobile Suit Gundam
1981 Dr. Slump
1982 Super Dimension Fortress Macross
1986 Spaceship Sagittarius
1988 Patlabor: The Mobile Police
1988 Spirit Warrior
1989 Angel Cop
1991 Legend of the Dragon Kings
1993 Slam Dunk
1998 Popolocrois Monogatari
2001 Earth Maiden Arjuna
2001 The Daichis Earth's Defense Family
2002 Macross Zero
2004 GANTZ
2004 Ultraman Nexus
2005 Ultraman Max
2008 Blassreiter
2014 Japan Animator Expo
2018 SSSS.GRIDMAN
2021 SSSS.DYNAZENON
2025 ZENSHU
Writer:
1979 Mobile Suit Gundam
1981 Dr. Slump
1982 Super Dimension Fortress Macross
1986 Spaceship Sagittarius
1988 Patlabor: The Mobile Police
1988 Spirit Warrior
1989 Angel Cop
1991 Legend of the Dragon Kings
1993 Slam Dunk
1998 Popolocrois Monogatari
2001 Earth Maiden Arjuna
2001 The Daichis Earth's Defense Family
2002 Macross Zero
2004 GANTZ
2004 Ultraman Nexus
2005 Ultraman Max
2008 Blassreiter
2014 Japan Animator Expo
2018 SSSS.GRIDMAN
2021 SSSS.DYNAZENON
2025 ZENSHU
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