Yoshimi Itazu

Career Overview

Yoshimi Itazu has 30 screen credits in a career dating back to 1988. Their work spans 4 cinematic universes — most prominently HAIKYU!! Final Arc Collection with 1 titles. Signature works include The Concierge, Pigtails, The Dream Machine. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For

Directing

Gender

male

Known Credits

30

Birth Date

1980-01-01

Birth Place

Gifu, Japan

Known For

• 

  The Concierge
• 

  Pigtails
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  The Dream Machine
• 

  Pigtails, Li'l Spider Girl, Kick-Heart

Associated Universes

Universe traveler — spans 4 universes

• HAIKYU!! Final Arc Collection (1 titles)
• Studio Ghibli Films (1 titles)
• Gunbuster & Diebuster Collection (1 titles)
• Naruto Collection (1 titles)

Frequent Collaborators

• Kana Hanazawa (2 collaborations)
• Natsumi Kawaida (1 collaborations)
• Takeo Otsuka (1 collaborations)
• Kenjiro Tsuda (1 collaborations)
• Nobuo Tobita (1 collaborations)
• Megumi Han (1 collaborations)
• Natsumi Fujiwara (1 collaborations)
• Eiji Yoshitomi (1 collaborations)
• Jun Fukuyama (1 collaborations)
• Yuichi Nakamura (1 collaborations)

Credits

• visual effects (23 credits)

  • The Dream Machine

    animation director

    visual effects
    2026
  • HAIKYU!! The Dumpster Battle

    key animation

    visual effects
    2024
  • The Boy and the Heron

    key animation

    visual effects
    2023
  • The Deer King

    key animation

    visual effects
    2021
  • Star Wars: Visions

    - The Ninth Jedi: Child of Hope (2025) ... key animation visual effects
    2021
  • The Wonderland

    key animation

    visual effects
    2019
  • Run with the Wind

    - Summer Prank (2019) ... key animation visual effects
    2018
  • The Ancient Magus' Bride

    - Forgive and forget. (2018) ... key animation visual effects
    2017
  • Pop in Q

    key animation

    visual effects
    2016
  • Pigtails

    character designer

    visual effects
    2015
  • Miss Hokusai

    animation director

    visual effects
    2015
  • The Wind Rises

    key animation

    visual effects
    2013
  • Usagi Drop

    - Daikichi Should Stay Daikichi (2011) ... key animation visual effects
    2011
  • Xam'd: Lost Memories

    - Assault: The Zanbani (2008) ... key animation visual effects

    - Assault: The Zanbani (2008) ... animation director visual effects
    2008
  • Den-noh Coil

    supervising animation director

    visual effects

    - Yasako and Isako (2007) ... supervising animation director visual effects

    - The Kanazawa City Hazama Intersection (2007) ... supervising animation director visual effects

    - The Children Who Throw Away Their Glasses (2007) ... supervising animation director visual effects

    - The Granted Wish (2007) ... supervising animation director visual effects

    - The Final COIL (2007) ... supervising animation director visual effects
    2007
  • Paprika

    key animation

    visual effects
    2006
  • Gunbuster vs Diebuster: Aim for the Top! The GATTAI!! Movie

    key animation

    visual effects
    2006
  • Eyeshield 21

    - The Man With The Lightspeed Legs! (2005) ... key animation visual effects
    2005
  • Naruto the Movie: Ninja Clash in the Land of Snow

    key animation

    visual effects
    2004
  • Beck: Mongolian Chop Squad

    - Broadcast in the School (2004) ... key animation visual effects
    2004
  • Fullmetal Alchemist

    - Those Who Challenge the Sun (2003) ... key animation visual effects
    2003
  • KochiKame

    - Episode 315 (2004) ... key animation visual effects

    - Episode 311 (2004) ... key animation visual effects

    - Episode 301 (2003) ... key animation visual effects
    1996
  • Gunbuster

    - I Don't Want to be Your Big Sister! (2005) ... key animation visual effects
    1988

• directing (5 credits)

  • The Dream Machine

    director

    directing
    2026
  • The Concierge

    director

    directing
    2023
  • Pigtails, Li'l Spider Girl, Kick-Heart

    director

    directing
    2020
  • Run with the Wind

    - Summer Prank (2019) ... director directing
    2018
  • Pigtails

    director

    directing
    2015

• art (2 credits)

  • Run with the Wind

    - Summer Prank (2019) ... storyboard artist art
    2018
  • Pigtails

    storyboard artist

    art
    2015