Noboru Ishiguro

Career Overview

Noboru Ishiguro has 36 screen credits in a career dating back to 1970. Their work spans 5 cinematic universes — most prominently Megazone 23 Collection with 2 titles. Signature works include Legend of the Galactic Heroes, Astro Boy, Legend of the Galactic Heroes: My Conquest Is the Sea of Stars. 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: 36
Birth Date: 1938-08-24
Birth Place: Токио, Япония

Known For

Associated Universes

Universe traveler — spans 5 universes

Megazone 23 Collection (2 titles)
Legend of the Galactic Heroes Collection (2 titles)
Macross (2 titles)
Locke the Superman Collection (1 titles)
Phoenix Collection (1 titles)

Frequent Collaborators

Katsuji Mori (4 collaborations)
Kei Tomiyama (3 collaborations)
Ryo Horikawa (3 collaborations)
Kazuhiko Inoue (3 collaborations)
Masashi Hironaka (3 collaborations)
Norio Wakamoto (2 collaborations)
Michio Hazama (2 collaborations)
Hirotaka Suzuoki (2 collaborations)
Issei Futamata (2 collaborations)
Mari Iijima (2 collaborations)

Credits

art (9 credits)
- Pattenrai!! - Minami no Shima no Mizu Monogatari
  storyboard artist
  
  art
  
  2008
- Heavy
  storyboard artist
  
  art
  
  1990
- Blue Flames
  storyboard artist
  
  art
  
  1989
- Legend of the Galactic Heroes
  
  - In the Eternal Night (1988) ... storyboard artist art
  
  1988
- Megazone 23
  storyboard artist
  
  art
  
  1985
- A Time Slip of 10,000 Years: Prime Rose
  storyboard artist
  
  art
  
  1983
- Super Dimension Century Orguss
  
  - Space-Time Destruction (1983) ... storyboard artist art
  
  1983
- Future Boy Conan
  
  - Flight (1978) ... storyboard artist art
  
  1978
- Tomorrow's Joe
  
  - The Fierce Sparring (1971) ... storyboard artist art
  
  - The Wandering Ballad (1971) ... storyboard artist art
  
  - Farewell, Rikiishi Toru (1971) ... storyboard artist art
  
  - An Endless Deathmatch (1971) ... storyboard artist art
  
  1970
directing (17 credits)
- Pattenrai!! - Minami no Shima no Mizu Monogatari
  director
  
  directing
  
  2008
- Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Overture to a New War
  director
  
  directing
  
  1993
- Hard & Loose
  director
  
  directing
  
  1992
- Drifter Kings On the Border
  director
  
  directing
  
  1991
- Heavy
  director
  
  directing
  
  1990
- Blue Flames
  director
  
  directing
  
  1989
- Locke the Superman: Lord Leon
  director
  
  directing
  
  1989
- Koiko no Mainichi
  director
  
  directing
  
  1989
- Legend of the Galactic Heroes: My Conquest Is the Sea of Stars
  director
  
  directing
  
  1988
- Legend of the Galactic Heroes
  director
  
  directing
  
  - Dream, I've Seen it to the End (1997) ... director directing
  
  - The Vanishing Flag of the Golden Lion (1997) ... director directing
  
  - The Beautiful Princess Wants Blood! (1997) ... director directing
  
  - The Crimson Star Road (1997) ... director directing
  
  - Schtehibalm Schloss Burns! (1997) ... director directing
  
  1988
- The Super Dimension Fortress Macross: Flash Back 2012
  director
  
  directing
  
  1987
- Robotech: The Movie
  director
  
  directing
  
  1986
- Megazone 23
  director
  
  directing
  
  1985
- Macross: Do You Remember Love?
  director
  
  directing
  
  1984
- Astro Boy
  director
  
  directing
  
  - Astro's First Love (1981) ... director directing
  
  - The Secret of the Mayas (1981) ... director directing
  
  - The World of Odin (1981) ... director directing
  
  - Uran Falls in Love (1981) ... director directing
  
  - The Human-Faced Rock (1981) ... director directing
  
  1980
- Lupin the 3rd
  
  - Farewell My Beloved Lupin (1980) ... series director directing
  
  - The Hexagon's Great Legacy (1980) ... series director directing
  
  - The Bills That Came from God (1980) ... series director directing
  
  - Jigen and a Hat and a Pistol (1980) ... series director directing
  
  - The Arrest Lupin Highway Operation (1980) ... series director directing
  
  1971
- Tomorrow's Joe
  
  - The Fierce Sparring (1971) ... director directing
  
  - Farewell, Rikiishi Toru (1971) ... director directing
  
  - The Aspiring Boxer (1970) ... director directing
  
  - Return to Slum Town (1970) ... director directing
  
  - The Fearsome Liver Blow (1970) ... director directing
  
  1970
actors (1 credits)
- Invasion: Anime
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2002
production (1 credits)
- Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Overture to a New War
  production manager
  
  production
  
  1993
writing (4 credits)
- Hard & Loose
  screenplay
  
  writing
  
  1992
- Megazone 23 III - Part 1 - The Awakening of Eve
  original concept
  
  writing
  
  1989
- Megazone 23 II
  original story
  
  writing
  
  1986
- Megazone 23
  original story
  
  writing
  
  1985
visual effects (4 credits)
- Tottoi
  animation supervisor
  
  visual effects
  
  1992
- Little Wansa
  animation supervisor
  
  visual effects
  
  1989
- Thunderbirds 2086: Cloudburst & Nightmare
  supervising animation director
  
  visual effects
  
  1986
- Phoenix 2772
  animation director
  
  visual effects
  
  1980