Hiroshi Hamasaki
- Known for
- Visual Effects
- Born
- December 30, 1959
- Birthplace
- Fukuoka, Fukuoka, Japan
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.
Filmography
Orange: Future 2016
Director
Upon the Interface of the Missing Link -Open the Missing Link- 2015
Director
Robotech: Love Live Alive 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
Highlander: The Search for Vengeance 2007
Key Animation, Co-Director
- East Meets West: Filmmakers Crossing Borders
East Meets West: Filmmakers Crossing Borders 2007
as 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, Animation, Director
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
Animation Director, Character Designer
Macross: Do You Remember Love? 1984
Key Animation
Credits from TMDB.