🎬 director

Toshio Hirata平田敏夫

Director and Storyboard on Death Note, Space Dandy and Tomorrow's Joe.

anime credits: 16; anime credits
most credited as: Director; most credited as
busiest year (3): 2002; busiest year (3)

Best-known work

Credits per year

Anime Toshio Hirata worked on, by premiere year

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3 in 2002

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Item	Credits
85	0 in 1985
86	1 in 1986
87	0 in 1987
88	0 in 1988
89	1 in 1989
90	0 in 1990
91	0 in 1991
92	0 in 1992
93	0 in 1993
94	0 in 1994
95	1 in 1995
96	0 in 1996
97	0 in 1997
98	1 in 1998
99	1 in 1999
00	0 in 2000
01	1 in 2001
02	3 in 2002
03	1 in 2003
04	0 in 2004
05	0 in 2005
06	1 in 2006
07	0 in 2007
08	0 in 2008
09	0 in 2009
10	0 in 2010
11	1 in 2011
12	0 in 2012
13	0 in 2013
14	1 in 2014

All credits

2014Space DandyStoryboard
2011BladeStoryboard
2006Death NoteStoryboard
2003Astro Boy (2003)Episode Director, Storyboard
2002Hanada Shounen-shiStoryboard, Design Works
2002Mirage of BlazeSupervisor, Storyboard
2002SPACE PIRATE CAPTAIN HERLOCK: OUTSIDE LEGEND - The Endless OdysseyStoryboard
2001MetropolisAssistant Animation Director, Key Animation
1999Petshop of HorrorsDirector, Storyboard
1998MASTER KeatonStoryboard
1995The Diary of Anne FrankStoryboard, Assistant Unit Director
1989YAWARA! a fashionable judo girl!Storyboard, Episode Director
1986Barefoot Gen 2Director
1983Barefoot GenAssistant Unit Director
1981Fantastic Adventures of UnicoUnit Director, Director
1970Tomorrow's JoeEpisode Director

Frequently asked questions

What anime has Toshio Hirata worked on?

Toshio Hirata's best-known work includes Death Note (Storyboard), Space Dandy (Storyboard), Tomorrow's Joe (Episode Director), Metropolis (Assistant Animation Director), Petshop of Horrors (Director), Barefoot Gen (Assistant Unit Director).

What does Toshio Hirata do?

Toshio Hirata is credited most often as director, storyboard, episode director on anime.

When was Toshio Hirata born?

Toshio Hirata was born on February 16, 1938 in Tendō-shi.