Kazuchika Kise | |
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黄瀬和哉 | |
Born | Osaka, Japan | March 6, 1965
Occupation(s) | Director, animator, and character designer |
Years active | 1989–present |
Employer | Production I.G |
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Kazuchika Kise (Japanese: 黄瀬和哉, Hepburn: Kise Kazuchika, born March 6, 1965) is a Japanese director, animator, and character designer. He started working in the anime industry in 1989 with Patlabor: The Movie. In 2015, he made his directorial debut with Ghost in the Shell: Arise.
Kazuchika Kise was born in Osaka on March 6, 1965.[1] After graduating from High School, he joined AnimeR and studied under Hiromi Muranaka . Later, he joined Production I.G and was involved in his first project, Patlabor: The Movie.[1] Following the film's release, Kise continued to work with Production I.G and started directing series with Ghost in the Shell: Arise in 2013.[1]
In 2013, Kise did the character designs with Clamp for Blood-C, which won the Reaper Award for best animation that year.[2][3] In 2018, Kise designed the characters for Made in Abyss, which won anime of the year at the Crunchyroll Anime Awards in the same year.[4][5]