Eisaku Kawanami

Biography

Personal Facts

Known For

Directing

Gender

male

Known Credits

63

Known For

• 

  A Silent Voice: The Movie
• 

  Free!
• 

  Sound! Euphonium The Movie: May the Melody Reach You!
• 

  Tamako Love Story
• 

  Free! the Final Stroke the Second Volume
• 

  Free! the Final Stroke the First Volume

Credits

• visual effects (21 credits)

  • Detective Conan: Fallen Angel of the Highway

    key animation

    visual effects
    2026
  • Free! the Final Stroke the Second Volume

    key animation

    visual effects
    2022
  • Free! the Final Stroke the First Volume

    key animation

    visual effects
    2021
  • Sound! Euphonium the Movie – Our Promise: A Brand New Day

    key animation

    visual effects
    2019
  • Tsurune

    - Draw of a New Dawn (2023) ... key animation visual effects
    2018
  • Free!: Take Your Marks

    key animation

    visual effects
    2017
  • A Silent Voice: The Movie

    key animation

    visual effects
    2016
  • Sound! Euphonium The Movie: Welcome to the Kitauji High School Concert Band

    key animation

    visual effects
    2016
  • Myriad Colors Phantom World

    - Schrödinger's Cat Mansion (2016) ... key animation visual effects
    2016
  • High☆Speed!: Free! Starting Days

    key animation

    visual effects
    2015
  • Amagi Brilliant Park

    - Can't Build Any Teamwork! (2014) ... key animation visual effects

    - The Plan Isn't Working! (2014) ... key animation visual effects
    2014
  • Free!

    opening/ending animation

    visual effects

    - Dive to the Future! (2018) ... opening/ending animation visual effects

    - Streamline of Unity! (2018) ... opening/ending animation visual effects

    - The Grab Start of Hope! (2018) ... opening/ending animation visual effects

    - Interval in the Evening Calm! (2018) ... opening/ending animation visual effects

    - Metamorphosis of the Soul! (2018) ... opening/ending animation visual effects
    2013
  • Tamako Market

    opening/ending animation

    visual effects

    - Another Year Ends (2013) ... opening/ending animation visual effects

    - Who Knew She'd Be a Princess? (2013) ... opening/ending animation visual effects

    - A Flower Blooms on Her Baton (2013) ... opening/ending animation visual effects

    - Singing a Love Song (2013) ... opening/ending animation visual effects

    - Don't Call Me a Chicken (2013) ... opening/ending animation visual effects
    2013
  • Beyond the Boundary

    - Silver Bamboo (2013) ... key animation visual effects
    2013
  • K-ON! The Movie

    animation

    visual effects
    2011
  • Nichijou: My Ordinary Life

    opening/ending animation

    visual effects

    - Episode 26 (2011) ... opening/ending animation visual effects

    - Episode 25 (2011) ... opening/ending animation visual effects

    - Episode 24 (2011) ... opening/ending animation visual effects

    - Episode 23 (2011) ... opening/ending animation visual effects

    - Episode 22 (2011) ... opening/ending animation visual effects
    2011
  • The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya

    key animation

    visual effects
    2010
  • K-ON!

    - Light Music! (2009) ... opening/ending animation visual effects

    - Crisis! (2009) ... opening/ending animation visual effects

    - Another Training Camp! (2009) ... opening/ending animation visual effects

    - New Club Member! (2009) ... opening/ending animation visual effects

    - Freshman Reception! (2009) ... opening/ending animation visual effects
    2009
  • Lucky Star

    opening/ending animation

    visual effects

    - To Be Announced (2007) ... opening/ending animation visual effects

    - A Delicate Line (2007) ... opening/ending animation visual effects

    - The Yonder Here (2007) ... opening/ending animation visual effects

    - Pandora's Box (2007) ... opening/ending animation visual effects

    - Ways for Spending Summer (2007) ... opening/ending animation visual effects
    2007
  • The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya

    - Live Alive (2006) ... key animation visual effects

    - The Day of Sagittarius (2006) ... key animation visual effects

    - Remote Island Syndrome (2) (2006) ... key animation visual effects

    - Remote Island Syndrome (1) (2006) ... key animation visual effects

    - The Boredom of Haruhi Suzumiya (2006) ... key animation visual effects
    2006
  • Munto 2: Beyond the Walls of Time

    key animation

    visual effects
    2005

• writing (2 credits)

  • Free! the Final Stroke the Second Volume

    series composition

    writing
    2022
  • Free! the Final Stroke the First Volume

    screenplay

    writing
    2021

• directing (23 credits)

  • Free! the Final Stroke the Second Volume

    director

    directing
    2022
  • Free! the Final Stroke the First Volume

    director

    directing
    2021
  • Free! Road to the World - The Dream

    director

    directing
    2019
  • Tsurune

    - Resounding Release (2023) ... director directing

    - Draw of a New Dawn (2023) ... director directing

    - Push and Pull (2023) ... director directing

    - An Unshown Hand (2018) ... director directing
    2018
  • Free!: Take Your Marks

    director

    directing
    2017
  • Sound! Euphonium The Movie: May the Melody Reach You!

    second unit director

    directing
    2017
  • Free!: Timeless Medley - The Promise

    director

    directing
    2017
  • Free!: Timeless Medley - The Bond

    director

    directing
    2017
  • A Silent Voice: The Movie

    second unit director

    directing
    2016
  • Sound! Euphonium The Movie: Welcome to the Kitauji High School Concert Band

    second unit director

    directing
    2016
  • Myriad Colors Phantom World

    - Schrödinger's Cat Mansion (2016) ... director directing

    - I Can't Use My Special Abilities (2016) ... assistant director directing
    2016
  • High☆Speed!: Free! Starting Days

    second unit director

    directing
    2015
  • Beyond the Boundary: I'll Be Here – Future

    second unit director

    directing
    2015
  • Free! OVA: Forbidden All Hard!

    director

    directing
    2015
  • Sound! Euphonium

    - Early-Spring Epilogue (2016) ... director directing

    - Rainy Conductor (2016) ... director directing
    2015
  • Tamako Love Story

    second unit director

    directing
    2014
  • Amagi Brilliant Park

    - Can't Build Any Teamwork! (2014) ... director directing
    2014
  • Free!

    series director

    directing

    - Dive to the Future! (2018) ... series director directing

    - Streamline of Unity! (2018) ... series director directing

    - The Grab Start of Hope! (2018) ... series director directing

    - Interval in the Evening Calm! (2018) ... series director directing

    - Metamorphosis of the Soul! (2018) ... series director directing
    2013
  • Beyond the Boundary

    - Silver Bamboo (2013) ... director directing
    2013
  • Tamako Market

    - I Felt Chills Down My Spine Too (2013) ... director directing
    2013
  • Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions!

    - Resort... Last Resort (2014) ... director directing

    - Magical Devil Girl in Pursuit (2014) ... director directing
    2012
  • Hyouka

    - Credit Roll of Fools (2012) ... director directing

    - The Classic Lit Club's Glorious Days of Yore (2012) ... director directing
    2012
  • Nichijou: My Ordinary Life

    - Episode 21 (2011) ... director directing

    - Episode 10 (2011) ... assistant director directing

    - Episode 4 (2011) ... assistant director directing
    2011

• art (17 credits)

  • Dan Da Dan

    - The Evil Eye (2025) ... storyboard artist art
    2024
  • Free! the Final Stroke the Second Volume

    storyboard artist

    art
    2022
  • Free! the Final Stroke the First Volume

    storyboard artist

    art
    2021
  • Tsurune

    - Draw of a New Dawn (2023) ... storyboard artist art

    - An Unshown Hand (2018) ... storyboard artist art
    2018
  • Violet Evergarden

    - Episode 12 (2018) ... storyboard artist art
    2018
  • Free!: Take Your Marks

    storyboard artist

    art
    2017
  • Sound! Euphonium The Movie: May the Melody Reach You!

    storyboard artist

    art
    2017
  • Sound! Euphonium The Movie: Welcome to the Kitauji High School Concert Band

    storyboard artist

    art
    2016
  • Myriad Colors Phantom World

    - Schrödinger's Cat Mansion (2016) ... storyboard artist art
    2016
  • Sound! Euphonium

    - Early-Spring Epilogue (2016) ... storyboard artist art

    - Rainy Conductor (2016) ... storyboard artist art
    2015
  • Amagi Brilliant Park

    - Can't Build Any Teamwork! (2014) ... storyboard artist art
    2014
  • Free!

    - Dive to the Future! (2018) ... storyboard artist art

    - First Swim in Another Country! (2018) ... storyboard artist art

    - Sprouting Dive Start! (2018) ... storyboard artist art

    - Forming of a Slump! (2014) ... storyboard artist art

    - The Promise's Somersault Turn! (2014) ... storyboard artist art
    2013
  • Beyond the Boundary

    - Silver Bamboo (2013) ... storyboard artist art
    2013
  • Tamako Market

    - I Felt Chills Down My Spine Too (2013) ... storyboard artist art
    2013
  • Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions!

    - Resort... Last Resort (2014) ... storyboard artist art

    - Magical Devil Girl in Pursuit (2014) ... storyboard artist art
    2012
  • Hyouka

    - Credit Roll of Fools (2012) ... storyboard artist art

    - The Classic Lit Club's Glorious Days of Yore (2012) ... storyboard artist art
    2012
  • Nichijou: My Ordinary Life

    - Episode 21 (2011) ... storyboard artist art
    2011