Hiroshi Hamasaki
Hiroshi Hamasaki (浜崎 博嗣, Hiroshi Hamasaki, born December 30, 1959) is an animator, character designer, and anime director from Fukuoka, Japan. After finishing high school, he joined the training program of Tatsunoko Production, where he began his career as an animator. His early work included animation duties on Gatchaman II and several other series from the early 1980s.
By the mid‑1980s he had moved into higher‑level roles such as animation director and character designer on titles like Alpen Rose and Outlanders. He later left Tatsunoko and worked mainly with Madhouse, contributing animation to many of the studio's productions.
From the 1990s onward he expanded into storyboarding and direction. His directorial debut came in 2003 with Texhnolyze, followed by directing or supervising roles on Paranoia Agent, BECK, Shigurui, Steins;Gate, Terra Formars, Orange, and Blade of the Immortal. Throughout his career he has alternated between animation, storyboarding, and directing across TV, film, and OVA projects, establishing himself as a versatile figure in the anime industry.
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Movies (29)
Orange: Future
2016 · Director
Upon the Interface of the Missing Link -Open the Missing Link-
2015 · Director
Robotech: El amor sigue vivo
2013 · Director
Iron Man: Rise of Technovore
2013 · Director, Storyboard Artist
Steins;Gate: The Movie - Load Region of Déjà Vu
2013 · Key Animation, Director
Trigun: Badlands Rumble
2010 · Key Animation
Redline
2009 · Key Animation
Los Inmortales. En busca de la venganza
2007 · Key Animation, Co-Director
East Meets West: Filmmakers Crossing Borders
2007 · Self
Program
2003 · Key Animation
Patlabor WXIII the Movie
2002 · Key Animation
Metropolis
2001 · Key Animation
Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust
2001 · Animation Director
Spriggan
1998 · Key Animation
Perfect Blue
1998 · Key Animation
X
1996 · Key Animation
Bio Hunter
1995 · Animation Director, Character Designer
Darkside Blues
1994 · Animation, Animation Director, Character Designer
Ninja Scroll
1993 · Key Animation
Kawaguchi Kaiji's 9 Love Stories
1993 · Director, Animation Director
Nineteen 19
1990 · Key Animation
Hisashi Eguchi's It Will All Work Out!
1990 · Storyboard Artist, Director, Animation
Goku II: Midnight Eye
1989 · Character Designer, Animation Director
Goku: Midnight Eye
1989 · Character Designer, Animation Director
Bride of Deimos
1988 · Key Animation, Animation Director, Character Designer
Junk Boy
1987 · Character Designer
Wicked City
1987 · Key Animation
Outlanders
1986 · Character Designer, Animation Director
Macross: Do You Remember Love?
1984 · Key Animation
TV shows (23)
Hell's Paradise
2023 · Storyboard Artist
Blade of the Immortal
2019 · Director, Storyboard Artist
March Comes In Like a Lion
2016 · Storyboard Artist, Opening/Ending Animation, Key Animation
Orange
2016 · Series Director, Storyboard Artist, Key Animation
Terra Formars
2014 · Director, Creator
Terra Formars: Bugs-2
2014 · Series Director
Blade and Soul
2014 · Director
Space Dandy
2014 · Storyboard Artist, Director, Key Animation
Attack on Titan
2013 · Storyboard Artist
Steins Gate
2011 · Director, Storyboard Artist, Key Animation
The Tatami Galaxy
2010 · Storyboard Artist
Shigurui: Death Frenzy
2007 · Series Director
Claymore
2007 · Storyboard Artist
Beck: Mongolian Chop Squad
2004 · Director, Storyboard Artist
Paranoia Agent
2004 · Storyboard Artist, Director, Key Animation
Texhnolyze
2003 · Director, Storyboard Artist, Key Animation
Blue Submarine No. 6
1998 · Key Animation
Birdy the Mighty
1996 · Key Animation, Animation Director
Bakuen Campus Guardress
1994 · Key Animation
Cyber City Oedo 808
1990 · Character Designer
The Enemy's the Pirates!
1990 · Animation Director
Yawara!
1989 · Key Animation, Animation Director
The Legend of Stars
1986 · Opening/Ending Animation