Katsuhito Ishii

Personal Info

Know For

Directing

Gender

Male

Birthday

1966-12-31 (59 years old)

Place of Birth

Niigata, Japan

Katsuhito Ishii

Biography

Katsuhito Ishii is a Japanese film director. After graduating from Musashino Art University, Katsuhito Ishii got a job at Tohokushinsha Film and began directing commercials in 1992, receiving numerous awards in this field. His first short film The Promise of August, shot in 1995, went on to receive the Japanese Film Grand Prix in the Fantastic Video Section of the 1995 Yubari International Fantastic Film Festival. He made his feature debut with Shark Skin Man and Peach Hip Girl, based on the visual novel by cult manga artist Minetaro Mochizuki and starring regular collaborator Tadanobu Asano. Ishii quickly followed his success with another...

Acting

Production

2000

Party 7

as Director

2004

The Taste of Tea

as Director

2004

2001

Smap Short Films

as Director

2011

Smuggler

as Director

2002

Frog River

as Story

2014

Hello! Junichi

as Director

2008

Sorasoi

as Director

2003

Kill Bill: Vol. 1

as Animation Director

2009

Redline

as Background Designer

1995

1995

2022

Norioka Workshop

as Director

2004

2022

2000

Party 7

as Writer

2015

Gamera

as Director

2011

Smuggler

as Screenplay

2013

GAMBO

as Creative Director

2013

GAMBO

as Screenplay

2009

Redline

as Original Story

2013

Short Peace

as Screenplay

2013

Short Peace

as Original Story

2013

GAMBO

as Original Story

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