Ippei Kuri

Biography

Career Overview

Ippei Kuri has 20 screen credits in a career dating back to 1967. Signature works include Judo Boy, Undersea Encounter, The Car Acrobatic Team Saga. 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

20

Birth Date

1940-01-01 00:00:00

Birth Place

Kyoto, Japan

Known For

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  Judo Boy
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  Undersea Encounter
• 

  The Car Acrobatic Team Saga
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  The Adventures of Pinocchio
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  Macross: Boobytrap
• 

  Speed Racer: The Great Plan

Frequent Collaborators

• Ikuo Nishikawa (1 collaborations)
• Azumato Kenbo (1 collaborations)
• Kenji Utsumi (1 collaborations)
• Hiroshi Otake (1 collaborations)
• Junichi Inoue (1 collaborations)
• Masatô Ibu (1 collaborations)
• Ryô Kurosawa (1 collaborations)
• Peter Fernandez (1 collaborations)
• Corinne Orr (1 collaborations)
• Jack Curtis (1 collaborations)

Credits

• directing (6 credits)

  • The Car Acrobatic Team Saga

    director

    directing
    2024
  • The Adventures of Pinocchio

    co-director

    directing
    1984
  • Macross: Boobytrap

    director

    directing
    1984
  • Undersea Encounter

    director

    directing
    1981
  • Judo Boy

    director

    directing

    - Beautiful Girl with a Hidden Sword (1969) ... director directing

    - Wolf Man Death Arts (1969) ... director directing

    - Landslide in Paradise (1969) ... director directing

    - Sanshiro in a Desperate Situation (1969) ... director directing

    - Magma Style Assassination Technique (1969) ... director directing
    1969
  • Speed Racer: The Great Plan

    director

    directing
    1967

• visual effects (3 credits)

  • The Car Acrobatic Team Saga

    animation director

    visual effects
    2024
  • Tale of the Earth

    animation director

    visual effects
    1984
  • Lupin the Thief: Enigma of the 813

    character designer

    visual effects
    1979

• writing (6 credits)

  • Tekkaman Blade: Missing Link

    writer

    writing
    1999
  • Robin Hood IV, King's Return

    author

    writing
    1991
  • Robin Hood III: Enemies Forever

    author

    writing
    1991
  • Robin Hood & the Invincible Knight

    author

    writing
    1991
  • Robin Hood

    author

    writing
    1991
  • Undersea Encounter

    storyboard

    writing
    1981

• production (5 credits)

  • Hurricane Polymar: Holy Blood

    executive producer

    production
    1996
  • GATCHAMAN

    executive producer

    production
    1994
  • Legend of Heavenly Sphere Shurato: The Secret Feud of Creation

    producer

    production

    - Eternal Recurrence (1992) ... producer production

    - Demon's Binding (1992) ... producer production

    - Demon Ascension (1991) ... producer production

    - Gathering of Saints (1991) ... producer production

    - Water of Amnesia (1991) ... producer production
    1991
  • Shurato

    producer

    production

    - Be Forever, Shura-Oh (1990) ... producer production

    - The Shadow that Attacks Tenkuukai: Shoot the Charm-water (1990) ... producer production

    - Urgent Meeting: The Last Battle! (1989) ... producer production

    - The Future! Through the Deep Darkness (1989) ... producer production

    - The Last Battle! The Fist of Hatred (1989) ... producer production
    1989
  • Daddy Long Legs

    producer

    production
    1979