Hiroshi Nagahama

Hiroshi Nagahama
長濱博史
Born	(1970-03-15) March 15, 1970 (age 54) Saiki, Ōita
Nationality	Japanese
Education	Tokyo Designer Gakuin College [ja][1]
Occupations	Animator animation director storyboard artist
Years active	1990–present

Hiroshi Nagahama (Japanese: 長濱 博史, Hepburn: Nagahama Hiroshi, born March 15, 1970) is a Japanese animator and director. He is best known for directing Mushishi.[2][3]

Career

Hiroshi Nagahama started his career at Madhouse Studio as a mechanical designer for The Cockpit, and was also a part of the production staff for Azuki-chan and Yawara!.[4][5] After leaving Madhouse Studio, he became a freelancer and worked on the conceptual design for the Revolutionary Girl Utena series.[6] He has also worked as the storyboard writer and animation director for Sexy Commando Gaiden: Sugoiyo! Masaru-san and Ojarumaru. Nagahama has been involved with the production of Doraemon: Nobita and the Windmasters, Pokémon Heroes, Fruits Basket, Kimi ni Todoke, and X-Men. He directed the highly acclaimed Mushishi, Detroit Metal City, The Flowers of Evil and Hatsune Miku music videos "Downloader" and "Chime".[7][8]

Filmography

As director

• Jubei-chan 2: Siberia Yagyuu no Gyakushuu (2004)
• Mushishi (2005)
• Detroit Metal City (2009)
• The Flowers of Evil (2013)
• Mushishi -Next Passage- (2014)
• Mushishi -Next Passage-: Path of Thorns (2014)
• Mushishi -Next Passage-: Bell Droplets (2015)
• The Reflection (2017)[9]
• Uzumaki (2024, episode 1)[10]

Episode director

• Fruits Basket (2001) (episodes 18 and 25)
• Gag Manga Biyori 2 (2006)
• School Rumble (2004) (episode 3)

References

1. 月刊 熱量と文字数 2015/1/15 テーマ：『定点観測 長濵博史2015春』 [Monthly calorie and number of characters 2015/1/15 Theme: “Fixed-point observation Hiroshi Nagahama 2015 spring”] (in Japanese). Condition Yellow. 15 January 2015. Event occurs at 11:08. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
2. "Hiroshi Nagahama". Otakon. 2019. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
3. Alec (29 July 2019). "Animé Los Angeles welcomes Guest of Honor Hiroshi Nagahama". animelosangeles.org. Anime Los Angeles. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
4. Feindt, Andrew (13 September 2019). "Scenes from Nagahama, Part 1". anigamers.com. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
5. Schley, Matt (20 April 2017). "The Reflection's Hiroshi Nagahama Shares His Love of Superheroes [Interview]". Otaku USA. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
6. Feindt, Andrew (27 September 2019). "Scenes from Nagahama, Part 2". anigamers.com. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
7. Green, Scott (16 October 2012). ""Mushi-shi" Anime Creators Working on New Project - UPDATED". Crunchyroll. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
8. Feindt, Andrew (5 October 2019). "Scenes from Nagahama, Part 3". anigamers.com. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
9. Hodgkins, Crystalyn (24 March 2017). "Stan Lee, Hiroshi Nagahama's The Reflection Wave One Anime Reveals July Premiere, More Staff". Anime News Network. Retrieved 5 April 2017.
10. Mateo, Alex (26 July 2024). "Uzumaki Anime's Trailer Reveals September 28 Premiere on Toonami". Anime News Network. Retrieved 27 July 2024.

External links

• Hiroshi Nagahama at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
• Hiroshi Nagahama at IMDb