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{{Short description|Japanese film and television director}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2021}}
{{Infobox person
| name         = Keita Amemiya
| image        = File:Amemiya Keita "Bikuu The Movie" at Opening Ceremony of the 28th Tokyo International Film Festival (22428216165) (cropped).jpg
| caption      = Amemiya in 2015
| birth_date   = {{birth date and age|1959|08|24|df=yes}}
| birth_place  = [[Urayasu, Chiba]], Japan
| death_date   = 
| death_place  = 
| occupation   = {{hlist|[[Film director]]|[[television director]]|[[screenwriter]]|[[character designer]]}}
| years_active = 1986–present
| spouse       = 
| children     = 
}}
{{nihongo|'''Keita Amemiya'''|雨宮 慶太|Amemiya Keita|extra=born 24 August 1959}} is a Japanese [[Film director|film]] and [[television director]], [[screenwriter]] and [[character designer]] from [[Urayasu, Chiba]]. He directed the films ''[[Mirai Ninja (film)|Mirai Ninja]]'' (1988),<ref>{{Citation |last=Keita Amemiya |title=Mirai Ninja: Making of |date=1988 |url=http://archive.org/details/mirai-ninja-making-of |access-date=2024-02-19}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Chute |first=Harrison |date=2023-01-13 |title=Best Video Game Adaptations That Prove They’re Not All Terrible |url=https://collider.com/best-video-game-adaptations/ |access-date=2024-02-19 |website=Collider |language=en}}</ref> ''[[Zeiram]]'' (1991), ''[[Kamen Rider ZO]]'' (1993), and ''[[Kamen Rider J]]'' (1994), and created the ''[[tokusatsu]]'' franchise ''[[Garo (TV series)|Garo]]'' in 2005.

== Biography ==
Born in [[Urayasu, Chiba]], Amemiya graduated from the Asagaya College of Art and Design,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Komatsu |first=Mikikazu |date=2015-01-23 |title=Manga Artist Masakazu Katsura Makes Guest-Voice Appearance in "Garo: The Animation" 15th Episode |url=https://www.crunchyroll.com/news/latest/2015/1/24/manga-artist-masakazu-katsura-makes-guest-voice-appearance-in-garo-the-animation-15th-episode |access-date=2024-02-19 |website=CrunchyRoll}}</ref> after which he joined the Den Film Effect in 1981. As a film director, he made his debut in 1988's ''[[Mirai Ninja (film)|Mirai Ninja: Keigumo Kinin Gaiden]]''. He went on to direct the 1991 science fiction film ''[[Zeiram]]'', and created the ''[[tokusatsu]]'' franchise ''[[Garo (TV series)|Garo]]'' in 2005.

== Selected filmography ==
=== Film ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year
! Film
! width="65"| [[Film director|Director]]
! width="65"| [[Screenwriter]]
! Notes
! class=unsortable | {{Tooltip|Ref(s)|Reference(s)}}
|-
| 1988
| ''[[Mirai Ninja (film)|Mirai Ninja]]''
| {{yes}}
| {{yes|Co-writer}}
|
| style="text-align: center;" | 
|-
| 1991
| ''[[Zeiram]]''
| {{yes}}
| {{yes|Co-writer}}
|
| style="text-align: center;" | 
|-
| 1993
| ''[[Kamen Rider ZO]]''
| {{yes}}
| {{N/A}}
|
| style="text-align: center;" | 
|-
| 1994
| ''[[Kamen Rider J]]''
| {{yes}}
| {{N/A}}
|
| style="text-align: center;" | 
|-
| 1994
| ''[[:ja:ゼイラム2|Zeiram 2]]''
| {{yes}}
| {{N/A}}
|
| style="text-align: center;" | 
|-
| 1995
| ''[[Mechanical Violator Hakaider]]''
| {{yes}}
| {{N/A}}
|
| style="text-align: center;" | 
|-
| 1997
| ''[[Moon Over Tao: Makaraga]]''
| {{yes}}
| {{yes|Co-writer}}
|
| style="text-align: center;" | 
|-
| 2004
| ''Kaidan Shin Mimibukuro: Gekijō-ban''
| {{yes}}
| {{N/A}}
| Segment: "Yakusoku"
| style="text-align: center;" | 
|-
| 2010
| ''[[Garo: Red Requiem]]''
| {{yes}}
| {{yes|Co-writer}}
|
| style="text-align: center;" | 
|-
| 2011
| ''[[Kiba Gaiden]]''
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
|
| style="text-align: center;" | 
|-
| 2013
| ''[[Garo: Soukoku no Maryu]]''
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
|
| style="text-align: center;" | 
|-
| 2013
| ''[[Garo Gaiden: Tōgen no Fue]]''
| {{N/A}}
| {{yes|Co-writer}}
| Also creator
| style="text-align: center;" | 
|-
| 2017
| ''[[Garo: Kami no Kiba]]''
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| Also creator
| style="text-align: center;" | 
|-
| 2019
| ''[[Garo: Under the Moonbow]]''
| {{yes}}
| {{N/A}}
| Also creator
| style="text-align: center;" | 
|-
|}

=== Television ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year
! Film
! width="65"| [[Film director|Director]]
! width="65"| [[Screenwriter]]
! width="135"| [[Character designer|Character / monster designer]]
! Notes
! class=unsortable | {{Tooltip|Ref(s)|Reference(s)}}
|-
| 1986
| ''[[Red Crow and the Ghost Ship]]''
| {{yes}}
| {{N/A}}
| {{N/A}}
| [[Television film]]
| style="text-align: center;" | 
|-
| 1989
| ''[[The Mobile Cop Jiban]]''
| {{yes}}
| {{N/A}}
| {{N/A}}
|
| style="text-align: center;" | 
|-
| 1991–1992
| ''[[Chōjin Sentai Jetman]]''
| {{yes}}
| {{N/A}}
| {{yes}}
|
| style="text-align: center;" | 
|-
| 1991–1994
| ''[[Iria: Zeiram the Animation]]''
| {{N/A}}
| {{N/A}}
| {{N/A}}
| [[Original video animation|OVA]]; original concept
| style="text-align: center;" | 
|-
| 1992
| ''[[Kyōryū Sentai Zyuranger]]''
| {{yes}}
| {{N/A}}
| {{N/A}}
| 2 episodes
| style="text-align: center;" | 
|-
| 1993
| ''[[Ultraman vs. Kamen Rider]]''
| {{yes}}
| {{N/A}}
| {{N/A}}
| Television special
| style="text-align: center;" | 
|-
| 2000–2001
| ''[[Tekkōki Mikazuki]]''
| {{yes}}
| {{N/A}}
| {{N/A}}
| Also creator
| style="text-align: center;" | 
|-
| 2004-2005
| ''[[Tweeny Witches]]''
| {{N/A}}
| {{N/A}}
| {{N/A}}
| Original creator
| style="text-align: center;" | 
|-
| 2005–2006
| ''[[Garo (TV series)|Garo]]''
| {{yes}}
| {{N/A}}
| {{yes}}
| Also creator
| style="text-align: center;" | 
|-
| 2006
| ''G-9''
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{N/A}}
|
| style="text-align: center;" | 
|-
| 2006
| ''[[Garo Special: Beast of the Demon Night]]''
| {{yes}}
| {{N/A}}
| {{N/A}}
| Also creator
| style="text-align: center;" | 
|-
| 2011–2012
| ''[[Garo: Makai Senki]]''
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{N/A}}
| Also creator
| style="text-align: center;" | 
|-
| 2013
| ''[[Garo: Yami o Terasu Mono]]''
| {{N/A}}
| {{N/A}}
| {{N/A}}
| Also creator
| style="text-align: center;" | 
|-
| 2014
| ''[[Zero: Black Blood]]''
| {{yes}}
| {{N/A}}
| {{N/A}}
| Also creator
| style="text-align: center;" | 
|-
| 2014
| ''[[Garo: Makai no Hana]]''
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| Also creator
| style="text-align: center;" | 
|-
| 2015
| ''[[Garo: Gold Storm Sho]]''
| {{yes}}
| {{N/A}}
| {{N/A}}
| Also creator
| style="text-align: center;" | 
|-
| 2016
| ''[[Garo: Makai Retsuden]]''
| {{N/A}}
| {{yes}}
| {{N/A}}
| Also creator
| style="text-align: center;" | 
|-
| 2018
| ''[[Kami no Kiba: Jinga]]''
| {{N/A}}
| {{N/A}}
| {{N/A}}
| Also creator
| style="text-align: center;" | 
|-
|}

=== Video games ===
* ''[[Clock Tower 3]]'': character designs
* ''[[Dual Heroes]]'': character designs
* ''[[Final Fantasy XIV]]'': ''Return to Ivalice'' boss designs.
* ''[[Genji: Days of the Blade]]'': art direction
* ''[[Hagane: The Final Conflict]]'': character designs
* ''[[Nanatsu Kaze no Shima Monogatari]]'': character designs
* ''[[Onimusha 2: Samurai's Destiny]]'': character designs
* ''[[Onimusha 3: Demon Siege]]'': character designs from ''Onimusha 2''
* ''[[Rudra no Hihō]]'': character designs and director
* ''[[Shin Megami Tensei IV]]'': demon designs

=== Other ===
*Convention appearances (one time): [[Anime Expo]] (1993-07-02 to 1993-07-04)

==References==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
*{{IMDb name|0023859}}
* {{Official website|http://www.crowdinc.com/|CROWD - official website}}
* {{jmdb name|id=0039680|name=Keita Amemiya}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20060715205438/http://amemiyakeitafan.jp/ Keita Amemiya fansite]

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