Hiroyuki Kakudō

Template:Short description Template:BLP sources Template:Nihongo is a Japanese anime director from Kitakyūshū, Fukuoka Prefecture. He graduated from Toyo University's Faculty of Letters. In 1978, while in college, he was a founding member of Group Ebisen, an independent animation production and screening group. He began working for Toei Animation in 1983, where he trained under Yugo Serikawa. He is best known for directing the first two Digimon series.

Works

Television

Year	Title	Series Director	Episode Director	Storyboard	Notes
1984	Wing-Man		Template:Yes
1986	Maple Town		Template:Yes	Template:Yes
1986	Okubyo na Venus		Template:Yes	Template:Yes	OVA
1987	New Maple Town Stories: Palm Town Chapter		Template:Yes	Template:Yes
1988	Bikkuriman		Template:Yes	Template:Yes
1989	Shin Bikkuriman		Template:Yes	Template:Yes
1990	Be-Bop High School		Template:Yes	Template:Yes	OVA
1990	RPG Densetsu Hepoi			Template:Yes
1990	Magical Taruruto		Template:Yes	Template:Yes
1991	Genji Tsūshin Agedama			Template:Yes
1991	Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai		Template:Yes	Template:Yes
1992	Super Bikkuriman		Template:Yes	Template:Yes
1993	NG Knight Ramune & 40 DX	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	OVA
1993	Slam Dunk		Template:Yes	Template:Yes
1993	Aoki Densetsu Shoot!		Template:Yes	Template:Yes
1993	Orguss 02		Template:Yes	Template:Yes	OVA
1993	Mega Man: Upon a Star			Template:Yes	OVA
1994	Sailor Moon S		Template:Yes	Template:Yes	OP and ED only
1994	The Legend of Snow White			Template:Yes
1994	Blue Seed			Template:Yes
1994	DNA²			Template:Yes
1995	Ninku			Template:Yes
1995	3×3 Eyes: Legend of the Divine Demon			Template:Yes	OVA
1995	The Silent Service			Template:Yes	TV Special
1996	GeGeGe no Kitarō	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Yes
1996	Bakusō Kyōdai Let's & Go!!			Template:Yes
1996	Rurouni Kenshin			Template:Yes
1996	Dragon Ball GT		Template:Yes	Template:Yes
1996	Jigoku Sensei Nūbē		Template:Yes	Template:Yes
1996	Saber Marionette J			Template:Yes
1997	Cutie Honey Flash		Template:Yes	Template:Yes
1997	Pokémon			Template:Yes
1997	Slayers Try			Template:Yes
1997	あずみマンマ・ミーア		Template:Yes	Template:Yes
1997	Master of Mosquiton			Template:Yes
1997	Berserk			Template:Yes
1998	春庭家の3人目		Template:Yes	Template:Yes
1998	Lost Universe			Template:Yes
1998	Yu-Gi-Oh!	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Yes
1998	Himitsu no Akko-chan		Template:Yes	Template:Yes
1998	Serial Experiments Lain			Template:Yes
1998	Sorcerous Stabber Orphen			Template:Yes
1998	Gakko no Kaidan G				TV Special, credited for animation
1998	Gasaraki			Template:Yes
1998	Saber Marionette J to X			Template:Yes
1999	Digimon Adventure	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Yes
1999	Turn A Gundam			Template:Yes
1999	Magic User's Club				CG Animation (Avant Title)
1999	One Piece		Template:Yes	Template:Yes
2000	Boogiepop Phantom			Template:Yes
2000	Digimon Adventure 02	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Yes
2000	Argento Soma			Template:Yes
2000	Invincible King Tri-Zenon			Template:Yes
2001	Angelic Layer			Template:Yes
2001	Digimon Tamers		Template:Yes	Template:Yes
2001	Hellsing			Template:Yes
2002	Kanon		Template:Yes	Template:Yes
2002	Digimon Frontier		Template:Yes	Template:Yes
2002	Wild 7: Another			Template:Yes
2002	Kiddy Grade			Template:Yes
2003	D.N.Angel			Template:Yes
2003	Zatch Bell!		Template:Yes	Template:Yes
2003	Hoop Days		Template:Yes	Template:Yes
2003	Requiem from the Darkness			Template:Yes
2004	Koi Kaze			Template:Yes
2004	Initial D			Template:Yes
2004	Beet the Vandel Buster		Template:Yes	Template:Yes
2004	Rockman EXE Stream			Template:Yes
2004	Black Jack			Template:Yes
2005	Transformers: Cybertron	Template:Yes		Template:Yes
2005	Beet the Vandel Buster: Excellion		Template:Yes	Template:Yes
2006	BakéGyamon			Template:Yes
2006	Higurashi When They Cry			Template:Yes
2006	Kamisama Kazoku		Template:Yes	Template:Yes
2006	Powerpuff Girls Z	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Unaired pilot version only
2006	Super Robot Wars Original Generation: Divine Wars	Template:Yes		Template:Yes
2006	独占取材！私だけが知っている小泉純一郎			Template:Yes	TV Special
2007	GeGeGe no Kitarō		Template:Yes	Template:Yes
2007	Skull Man			Template:Yes
2008	Hakaba Kitarō		Template:Yes	Template:Yes
2008	Negibozu No Asataro		Template:Yes	Template:Yes
2009	Marie & Gali			Template:Yes
2009	Kaidan Restaurant		Template:Yes	Template:Yes
2009	Welcome to Irabu's Office		Template:Yes	Template:Yes
2010	Marie & Gali ver.2.0			Template:Yes
2010	Digimon Xros Wars		Template:Yes	Template:Yes
2011	Toriko		Template:Yes	Template:Yes
2011	Ring ni Kakero (Season 4)		Template:Yes	Template:Yes
2011	C (TV series)			Template:Yes
2012	Saint Seiya Omega		Template:Yes	Template:Yes
2012	Tsuritama			Template:Yes
2012	Tanken Driland			Template:Yes
2013	Saint Seiya Omega (season 2)		Template:Yes	Template:Yes
2013	Gatchaman Crowds			Template:Yes
2013	Kyousougiga		Template:Yes	Template:Yes
2014	Majin Bone		Template:Yes	Template:Yes
2014	Marvel Disk Wars: The Avengers		Template:Yes	Template:Yes
2014	The Kindaichi Case Files R		Template:Yes	Template:Yes
2014	World Trigger		Template:Yes	Template:Yes
2015	Dragon Ball Super			Template:Yes
2015	The Kindaichi Case Files R (season 2)		Template:Yes	Template:Yes
2016	Grimgar of Fantasy and Ash			Template:Yes
2016	Tiger Mask W		Template:Yes	Template:Yes
2017	Kirakira Pretty Cure a la Mode		Template:Yes	Template:Yes
2018	Hug! Pretty Cure		Template:Yes	Template:Yes
2018	GeGeGe no Kitarō		Template:Yes	Template:Yes
2018	Kiratto Pri Chan			Template:Yes
2019	Star Twinkle PreCure		Template:Yes	Template:Yes
2020	Healin' Good Pretty Cure		Template:Yes	Template:Yes
2020	Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai		Template:Yes	Template:Yes
2021	Tropical-Rouge! Pretty Cure		Template:Yes	Template:Yes
2021	Digimon Ghost Game		Template:Yes	Template:Yes
2023	Ippon Again!			Template:Yes
2023	Tōsōchū: The Great Mission		Template:Yes	Template:Yes

Films

Year	Title	Director	Storyboard	Notes
1983	Patalliro! Stardust Keikaku			Production Assistant
1988	Bikkuriman: Taiichiji Seima Taisen	Template:Yes	Template:Yes
1991	Magical Taruruto-kun: Moero! Yūjō no Mahō Taisen	Template:Yes	Template:Yes
1993	Rokudenashi Blues 1993	Template:Yes	Template:Yes
1995	Slam Dunk: Shohoku's Greatest Challenge!	Template:Yes	Template:Yes
2002	Turn A Gundam I: Earth Light		Template:Yes	Compilation Film
2002	WXIII: Patlabor the Movie 3		Template:Yes
2005	Digital Monster X-Evolution	Template:Yes	Template:Yes
2006	Origin: Spirits of the Past		Template:Yes

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