Gisaburō Sugii

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Gisaburō Sugii (杉井ギサブロー or 杉井儀三郎, Sugii Gisaburō, born August 20, 1940) is an anime director and Nihonga artist. Born in Numazu, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, he is a member of the anime studio Group TAC, and is best known for his work as director of the Touch series and the movie Night on the Galactic Railroad. He is a member of the Directors Guild of Japan.

Works

Listed chronologically.

• Astro Boy (1963-1966, production, animation director, key animation)
• New Treasure Island (1965, animation director)
• Gokū no Daibōken (1967, supervising director)
• Dororo (1969, supervising director)
• Lupin III Pilot Film (1969, key animation)
• Kanashimi no Belladonna (1973, animation director)
• Jack and the Beanstalk (1974 film) (1974, director)
• Manga Nippon Mukashi Banashi (1975-1994, episode director, script)
• Son Gokū Silk Road o Tobu!! (1982, character design, production coordination)
• Nine (1983, director)
• Nine 2: Sweetheart Declaration (1983, director)
• Glass Mask (1984, supervising director)
• Nine 3: Final (1984, director)
• Night on the Galactic Railroad (1985, director)
• Touch (1985-1987, supervising director)
• Touch: Sebangō no Nai Ace (1986, director, script)
• Touch 2: Sayonara no Okurimono (1986, supervising director)
• The Tale of Genji (1987, director)
• Hiatari Ryōkō! (1987-1988, director)
• Touch 3: Kimi ga Tōri Sugita Ato ni (1987, supervising director, script)
• Hiatari Ryoko! Ka - su - mi: Yume no Naka ni Kimi ga Ita (1988, supervising director)
• Sweet Spot (1992, director, script)
• Nozomi Witches (1992-1993, director, script)
• Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie (1994, director)
• Soar High! Isami (1995-1996, supervising director)
• Street Fighter II V (1995, director)
• Lupin III: The Secret of Twilight Gemini (1996, director, screenplay)
• Touch: Miss Lonely Yesterday (1998, supervising director)
• Super Doll Licca-chan (1998-1999, director)
• Super Doll Licca-chan: Licca-chan Zettai Zetsumei! Doll Knights no Kiseki (1999, director)
• Hidamari no Ki (2000, director)
• Captain Tsubasa: Road to 2002 (2001, supervising director)
• Touch: Cross Road (2001, supervising director)
• Hajime no Ippo: The Fighting! (2001, 2nd opening animation storyboards)
• Lament of the Lamb (2003, director)
• Space Pirate Captain Herlock: The Endless Odyssey (2003, storyboards)
• Phoenix (2004, TV series, script, storyboards)
• Arashi no Yoru Ni (2005, screenplay, director)
• Cinnamoroll: The Movie (2007, director)
• Tetsuko no Tabi (2007, opening animation storyboards)
• The Life of Guskou Budori (2012, director, writer, storyboards)^[1]

See also

• Biography portal

References

External links

• Gisaburō Sugii at the Internet Movie Database
• Gisaburō Sugii at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
• (Japanese) Japan Movie Database
• (Japanese) Group TAC