Hideki Ito

Biography

Career Overview

Hideki Ito has 64 screen credits in a career dating back to 2000. Their work spans 7 cinematic universes — most prominently Haikara-san Miss Modern Collection with 2 titles. Signature works include The Girl Who Leapt Through Time, Naruto the Movie: Ninja Clash in the Land of Snow, Fullmetal Alchemist the Movie: Conqueror of Shamballa. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For

Visual Effects

Gender

male

Known Credits

64

Known For

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  The Girl Who Leapt Through Time
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  Naruto the Movie: Ninja Clash in the Land of Snow
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  Fullmetal Alchemist the Movie: Conqueror of Shamballa
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  A Letter to Momo
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  Miyori's Forest
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  The Sky Crawlers

Associated Universes

Universe traveler — spans 7 universes

• Haikara-san Miss Modern Collection (2 titles)
• Digimon Tamers Collection (2 titles)
• Natsume's Book of Friends Collection (2 titles)
• Mamoru Hosoda Films (1 titles)
• Fullmetal Alchemist Collection (1 titles)
• Naruto Collection (1 titles)
• Digimon Adventure Collection (1 titles)

Frequent Collaborators

• Riisa Naka (1 collaborations)
• Takuya Ishida (1 collaborations)
• Mitsutaka Itakura (1 collaborations)
• Ayami Kakiuchi (1 collaborations)
• Mitsuki Tanimura (1 collaborations)
• Yuki Sekido (1 collaborations)
• Utawaka Katsura (1 collaborations)
• Midori Ando (1 collaborations)
• Fumihiko Tachiki (1 collaborations)
• Keiko Yamamoto (1 collaborations)

Credits

• visual effects (47 credits)

  • The Obsessed

    animation director

    visual effects
    2025
  • Space Camper Chicchi

    key animation

    visual effects
    2022
  • The Orbital Children

    - A Story Ends (2022) ... animation director visual effects

    - Mist and Darkness (2022) ... animation director visual effects

    - Extraterrestrial Emissaries (2022) ... key animation visual effects
    2022
  • The Wonderland

    key animation

    visual effects
    2019
  • Haikara-san: Here Comes Miss Modern Part 2

    supervising animation director

    visual effects
    2018
  • Haikara-san: Here Comes Miss Modern Part 1

    animation director

    visual effects
    2017
  • The Asterisk War

    - Corrupt Ruler (2016) ... supervising animation director visual effects
    2015
  • Giovanni's Island

    key animation

    visual effects
    2014
  • Barakamon

    - Going Swimming at the Beach (2014) ... animation director visual effects
    2014
  • Haikyu!!

    - The Formidable Ally (2014) ... animation director visual effects
    2014
  • Ping Pong the Animation

    - Smile Is a Robot (2014) ... key animation visual effects

    - Smile Is a Robot (2014) ... animation director visual effects
    2014
  • The Seven Deadly Sins

    - The Sword of the Holy Knight (2014) ... animation director visual effects
    2014
  • The Eccentric Family

    - The Friday Fellows (2013) ... animation director visual effects
    2013
  • Library War: The Wings of Revolution

    key animation

    visual effects
    2012
  • A Letter to Momo

    key animation

    visual effects
    2012
  • Magic Tree House

    key animation

    visual effects
    2012
  • Psycho-Pass

    - Cubism (2019) ... animation director visual effects
    2012
  • Blue Exorcist

    - Secret Garden (2011) ... animation director visual effects

    - A Fun Camping Trip (2011) ... animation director visual effects

    - The Phantom Chef (2011) ... animation director visual effects
    2011
  • Durarara!!

    - Everything Covered in Fog (2010) ... animation director visual effects

    - Dumb Like a Fox (2010) ... animation director visual effects

    - Never Before Seen (2010) ... animation director visual effects
    2010
  • Princess Jellyfish

    - Million-dollar Babies (2010) ... animation director visual effects

    - Enchanted (2010) ... animation director visual effects
    2010
  • Miyori's Forest

    animation director

    visual effects
    2009
  • Eden of the East

    - A Man Too Ephemeral (2009) ... animation director visual effects

    - On the Night of the Late Show (2009) ... animation director visual effects
    2009
  • The Sky Crawlers

    key animation

    visual effects
    2008
  • Natsume's Book of Friends

    - What Matters (2017) ... supervising animation director visual effects

    - The Sealed Room (2017) ... supervising animation director visual effects

    - What Flows (2017) ... supervising animation director visual effects

    - A Day That Will Someday Come (2017) ... supervising animation director visual effects

    - Gomochi's Benefactor (2017) ... supervising animation director visual effects
    2008
  • Soul Eater

    - The Enchanted Sword Masamune - Break the Soul Possession: A Heart Sings in the Rain? (2008) ... animation director visual effects

    - The Perfect Boy - Death the Kid's Magnificent Mission? (2008) ... animation director visual effects
    2008
  • The Piano Forest

    key animation

    visual effects
    2007
  • Darker than Black

    - Twinkling Sun on a Summer Day... (2009) ... animation director visual effects
    2007
  • The Girl Who Leapt Through Time

    key animation

    visual effects
    2006
  • Death Note

    - Justice (2007) ... animation director visual effects
    2006
  • Ergo Proxy

    - Deus Ex Machina (2006) ... key animation visual effects

    - Life After God (2006) ... animation director visual effects

    - Cytotropism (2006) ... animation director visual effects

    - Futu-risk (2006) ... animation director visual effects
    2006
  • Fullmetal Alchemist the Movie: Conqueror of Shamballa

    key animation

    visual effects
    2005
  • Eureka Seven

    - Substance Abuse (2005) ... key animation visual effects

    - Human Behavior (2005) ... animation director visual effects

    - Absolute Defeat (2005) ... animation director visual effects
    2005
  • Basilisk

    - Remembrance (2005) ... animation director visual effects
    2005
  • Naruto the Movie: Ninja Clash in the Land of Snow

    key animation

    visual effects
    2004
  • Otogi Zoshi: The Legend of Magatama

    - Shuten (2004) ... key animation visual effects
    2004
  • RahXephon: Pluralitas Concentio

    key animation

    visual effects
    2003
  • Fullmetal Alchemist

    - Laws and Promises (2004) ... key animation visual effects

    - Sealing the Homunculus (2004) ... animation director visual effects

    - Sealing the Homunculus (2004) ... key animation visual effects

    - The Other Brothers Elric (1) (2003) ... animation director visual effects
    2003
  • Wolf's Rain

    - Vanishing Point (2003) ... key animation visual effects

    - The Successors (2003) ... key animation visual effects
    2003
  • Digimon: Island of Lost Digimon

    key animation

    visual effects
    2002
  • Digimon Tamers: Runaway Locomon

    key animation

    visual effects
    2002
  • Duel Masters

    - Showdown! Kirumi!! (2010) ... character designer visual effects

    - Mimi's Determination (2010) ... character designer visual effects

    - Never (2010) ... character designer visual effects

    - Bruise (2010) ... character designer visual effects

    - Unrest (2010) ... character designer visual effects
    2002
  • Overman King Gainer

    - The Apparition, Dominator (2002) ... key animation visual effects
    2002
  • Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex

    - SA: Public Security Section 9; SECTION-9 (2002) ... key animation visual effects
    2002
  • Digimon Tamers: Battle of Adventurers

    key animation

    visual effects
    2001
  • Digimon Adventure 02: Revenge of Diaboromon

    key animation

    visual effects
    2001
  • The Prince of Tennis

    - Kikumaru was Read by Niou (2004) ... animation director visual effects

    - Samurai Junior (2001) ... key animation visual effects
    2001
  • Hurricane Touchdown

    key animation

    visual effects
    2000

• directing (12 credits)

  • The Orbital Children

    - A Story Ends (2022) ... director directing

    - Mist and Darkness (2022) ... director directing
    2022
  • The House of the Lost on the Cape

    second unit director

    directing
    2021
  • Shabake

    director

    directing
    2021
  • Natsume's Book of Friends: The Waking Rock and the Strange Visitor

    director

    directing
    2021
  • Natsume's Book of Friends the Movie: Ephemeral Bond

    director

    directing
    2018
  • The Seven Deadly Sins

    - The Sword of the Holy Knight (2014) ... director directing
    2014
  • Ping Pong the Animation

    - Smile Is a Robot (2014) ... director directing
    2014
  • The Eccentric Family

    - The Friday Fellows (2013) ... director directing
    2013
  • Natsume's Book of Friends

    series director

    directing

    - From the Path of Dreams (2024) ... series director directing

    - Tell Me Your Name (2024) ... series director directing

    - The House Where a Promise Remains (2024) ... series director directing

    - That Which Blocks the Ceremony (2024) ... series director directing

    - Natsume on the Moonlit Night (2024) ... series director directing
    2008
  • Darker than Black

    - Twinkling Sun on a Summer Day... (2009) ... director directing
    2007
  • Death Note

    - Justice (2007) ... director directing
    2006
  • Eureka Seven

    - Absolute Defeat (2005) ... director directing
    2005

• art (5 credits)

  • Natsume's Book of Friends: The Waking Rock and the Strange Visitor

    storyboard artist

    art
    2021
  • Natsume's Book of Friends the Movie: Ephemeral Bond

    storyboard artist

    art
    2018
  • Miyori's Forest

    storyboard artist

    art
    2009
  • Natsume's Book of Friends

    - From the Path of Dreams (2024) ... storyboard artist art

    - Tell Me Your Name (2024) ... storyboard artist art

    - Someday's Garden (2024) ... storyboard artist art

    - The Fragment's Lament (2024) ... storyboard artist art

    - To the Ephemeral Ones (2016) ... storyboard artist art
    2008
  • The Prince of Tennis

    - Kikumaru was Read by Niou (2004) ... storyboard artist art
    2001