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Shin Itagaki

  • Director
  • Art Department
  • Animation Department
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Shin Itagaki was born on 28 January 1974 in Nagoya, Japan. Shin is a director, known for Princess Mononoke (1997), Whisper of the Heart (1995) and Basquash! (2009).
BornJanuary 28, 1974
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    Known for

    Claire Danes and Yuriko Ishida in Princess Mononoke (1997)
    Princess Mononoke
    8.3
    Movie
    • Animation Department(Telecom Animation Film)
    • 1997
    Whisper of the Heart (1995)
    Whisper of the Heart
    7.8
    Movie
    • Animation Department(Telecom Animation Film)
    • 1995
    Basquash! (2009)
    Basquash!
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Director
    Gurren Lagann the Movie: Childhood's End (2008)
    Gurren Lagann the Movie: Childhood's End
    7.6
    Movie
    • Director(direction)
    • 2008

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    Director

    • OKITSURA: Fell in Love with an Okinawan Girl, but I Just Wish I Know What She's Saying (2025)
      OKITSURA: Fell in Love with an Okinawan Girl, but I Just Wish I Know What She's Saying
      6.6
      TV Series
      • chief director
      • 2025
    • I Got a Cheat Skill in Another World and Became Unrivaled in the Real World, Too (2023)
      I Got a Cheat Skill in Another World and Became Unrivaled in the Real World, Too
      6.5
      TV Series
      • general director
      • 2023
    • Cop Craft (2019)
      Cop Craft
      6.6
      TV Mini Series
      • Director
      • 2019
    • Ulysses: Jeanne d'Arc and the Alchemist Knight (2018)
      Ulysses: Jeanne d'Arc and the Alchemist Knight
      5.1
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2018
    • Wake Up, Girls! New Chapter (2017)
      Wake Up, Girls! New Chapter
      7.1
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2017–2018
    • Chiwa Saitô, Hiro Shimono, Yôko Hikasa, Kazuyuki Okitsu, Kaoru Mizuhara, Hiroaki Iwanaga, and Toa Yukinari in Berserk (2016)
      Berserk
      6.7
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2016–2017
    • Usakame (2016)
      Usakame
      5.2
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2016
    • Teekyu (2012)
      Teekyu
      6.2
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2012–2016
    • I Am Takamiya Nasuno! (2015)
      I Am Takamiya Nasuno!
      5.6
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2015
    • Cardfight!! Vanguard: The Movie (2014)
      Cardfight!! Vanguard: The Movie
      6.4
      • Director
      • 2014
    • Ark Nine (2013)
      Ark Nine
      Video
      • Director
      • 2013
    • Queen's Blade: Vanquished Queens (2013)
      Queen's Blade: Vanquished Queens
      6.6
      TV Mini Series
      • Director
      • 2013–2014
    • Lupin the Third: The Woman Called Fujiko Mine (2012)
      Lupin the Third: The Woman Called Fujiko Mine
      7.7
      TV Mini Series
      • Director
      • 2012
    • Ben-To (2011)
      Ben-To
      6.6
      TV Mini Series
      • series director
      • 2011
    • Sengoku Basara (2009)
      Sengoku Basara
      6.7
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2010

    Art Department

    • Cop Craft (2019)
      Cop Craft
      6.6
      TV Mini Series
      • storyboard artist
      • 2019
    • Chiwa Saitô, Hiro Shimono, Yôko Hikasa, Kazuyuki Okitsu, Kaoru Mizuhara, Hiroaki Iwanaga, and Toa Yukinari in Berserk (2016)
      Berserk
      6.7
      TV Series
      • storyboard artist
      • 2016–2017
    • Cardfight!! Vanguard: The Movie (2014)
      Cardfight!! Vanguard: The Movie
      6.4
      • storyboard artist
      • storyboard artist: live part
      • 2014
    • Wake Up, Girls! (2014)
      Wake Up, Girls!
      6.5
      TV Series
      • storyboard artist
      • 2014
    • Ark Nine (2013)
      Ark Nine
      Video
      • storyboard artist
      • 2013
    • Lupin the Third: The Woman Called Fujiko Mine (2012)
      Lupin the Third: The Woman Called Fujiko Mine
      7.7
      TV Mini Series
      • storyboard artist
      • 2012
    • Ben-To (2011)
      Ben-To
      6.6
      TV Mini Series
      • storyboard artist
      • storyboard artist: opening animation
      • 2011
    • Basquash! (2009)
      Basquash!
      7.0
      TV Series
      • storyboard artist
      • 2009
    • Michiko to Hatchin (2008)
      Michiko to Hatchin
      7.5
      TV Series
      • storyboard artist
      • 2008
    • Rosario + Vampire (2008)
      Rosario + Vampire
      6.8
      TV Series
      • storyboard artist
      • 2008
    • Devil May Cry: The Animated Series (2007)
      Devil May Cry: The Animated Series
      7.0
      TV Mini Series
      • storyboard artist
      • 2007
    • Gurren Lagann (2007)
      Gurren Lagann
      8.3
      TV Series
      • storyboard artist
      • 2007
    • Black Cat (2005)
      Black Cat
      6.9
      TV Series
      • storyboard artist: opening animation
      • storyboard artist
      • 2005–2006
    • Tales of Legendia (2005)
      Tales of Legendia
      7.5
      Video Game
      • illustrator: animated movies
      • 2005
    • Desert Punk (2004)
      Desert Punk
      7.2
      TV Series
      • storyboard artist
      • 2004–2005

    Animation Department

    • Lupin the Third: The Woman Called Fujiko Mine (2012)
      Lupin the Third: The Woman Called Fujiko Mine
      7.7
      TV Mini Series
      • animation director
      • 2012
    • Ben-To (2011)
      Ben-To
      6.6
      TV Mini Series
      • action animation director
      • design works
      • 2011
    • Rosario + Vampire (2008)
      Rosario + Vampire
      6.8
      TV Series
      • animator: eyecatch
      • 2008
    • Red Garden (2006)
      Red Garden
      6.6
      TV Series
      • animator
      • 2006
    • Diebuster the Movie (2006)
      Diebuster the Movie
      5.9
      • key animator
      • 2006
    • This Ugly Yet Beautiful World (2004)
      This Ugly Yet Beautiful World
      6.0
      TV Series
      • key animator
      • animation director
      • 2004
    • Gunbuster 2: Diebuster (2004)
      Gunbuster 2: Diebuster
      6.8
      TV Mini Series
      • animator
      • 2004–2006
    • Yui Horie in Re: Cutie Honey (2004)
      Re: Cutie Honey
      7.3
      TV Mini Series
      • animator: opening sequences
      • key animator
      • 2004
    • Dead Leaves (2004)
      Dead Leaves
      7.1
      • key animator
      • 2004
    • Kaleido Star (2003)
      Kaleido Star
      7.8
      TV Series
      • key animator
      • 2003
    • Captain Tsubasa: Road to 2002 (2001)
      Captain Tsubasa: Road to 2002
      7.7
      TV Series
      • storyboard artist
      • animation director
      • 2001–2002
    • Space Pirate Captain Herlock: Outside Legend - The Endless Odyssey (2002)
      Space Pirate Captain Herlock: Outside Legend - The Endless Odyssey
      7.5
      TV Mini Series
      • key animator
      • 2002
    • WXIII: Patlabor (2001)
      WXIII: Patlabor
      6.6
      • key animator
      • 2001
    • Mark Hamill and Will Friedle in Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker (2000)
      Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker
      7.7
      Video
      • key animator
      • 2000
    • Cybersix (1999)
      Cybersix
      7.6
      TV Series
      • key animator
      • 1999

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      • January 28, 1974
      • Nagoya, Japan

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