Directed credits
4
Emerging
Beginning to build directing work.
Director
Mitsuo Iso
Visual Effects
Career Snapshot
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1.0
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Directed movies: 2Directed series: 2All crew credits: 50
TMDB ID: 1261622
IMDb ID: nm0411378
Known for: Visual Effects
Born: January 1, 1966
Age: 60
Place of birth: Aichi, Japan
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1985 - 2023
Years active: 39
Average TMDB rating: 7.38
Wikidata: Q930385
Also known as
IMAGO
Frequent jobs
Animation Director (1)Director (1)Second Unit Director (1)Series Director (1)Key Animation (36)Screenplay (3)Animation (2)Writer (2)Mechanical Designer (1)Original Story (1)Story (1)
Biography
One of the most important animators in anime history, known for the extreme realism of his animation.
Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Mitsuo Iso.
Extra-Terrestrial Boys & Girls: Part 2
Director
2022 Movie
Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack
Animation Director
1988 Movie
Series
Directed Series
Series directed by Mitsuo Iso.
Do It Yourself!!
Second Unit Director • 1 eps
2022 Series
Den-noh Coil
Series Director • 26 eps
2007 Series
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Mitsuo Iso.
Perfect Blue
Key Animation
1998 Movie
Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion
Key Animation
1997 Movie
Kill Bill: Vol. 1
Animation
2003 Movie
Ghost in the Shell
Key Animation
1995 Movie
Porco Rosso
Key Animation
1992 Movie
Cowboy Bebop: The Movie
Key Animation
2001 Movie
Digimon Adventure
Key Animation
1999 Movie
Giovanni's Island
Key Animation
2014 Movie
Neon Genesis Evangelion: Death and Rebirth
Screenplay
1997 Movie
Only Yesterday
Key Animation
1991 Movie
Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack
Animation Director
1988 Movie
Blade Runner: Black Out 2022
Key Animation
2017 Movie
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Mitsuo Iso.
Neon Genesis Evangelion
Writer • 1 eps
1995 Series
Golden Boy
Key Animation • 1 eps
1995 Series
FLCL
Key Animation • 1 eps
2000 Series
The Orbital Children
Writer • 6 eps
2022 Series
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure
Key Animation • 2 eps
1993 Series
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Mitsuo Iso.
Kill Bill: Vol. 1
Animation
2003 Movie
Perfect Blue
Key Animation
1998 Movie
Ghost in the Shell
Key Animation
1995 Movie
Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion
Key Animation
1997 Movie
Porco Rosso
Key Animation
1992 Movie
Ocean Waves
Key Animation
1993 Movie
Only Yesterday
Key Animation
1991 Movie
Neon Genesis Evangelion: Death and Rebirth
Screenplay
1997 Movie
Revival of Evangelion
Screenplay
1998 Movie
Roujin Z
Mechanical Designer
1991 Movie
Blood: The Last Vampire
Key Animation
2000 Movie
Cowboy Bebop: The Movie
Key Animation
2001 Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Mitsuo Iso.
Neon Genesis Evangelion
Writer • 1 eps
1995 Series
FLCL
Key Animation • 1 eps
2000 Series
RahXephon
Key Animation • 2 eps
2002 Series
Den-noh Coil
Series Director • 26 eps
2007 Series
The Hakkenden: Legend of the Dog Warriors
Key Animation • 1 eps
1990 Series
Dimension W
Key Animation • 1 eps
2016 Series
Do It Yourself!!
Second Unit Director • 1 eps
2022 Series
Golden Boy
Key Animation • 1 eps
1995 Series
Cackling Kitarou
Key Animation • 4 eps
1985 Series
Ninja Robots
Key Animation • 2 eps
1985 Series
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure
Key Animation • 2 eps
1993 Series
Giant Robo: The Day the Earth Stood Still
Key Animation • 1 eps
1992 Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Mitsuo Iso.
HYPERSONIC Music Club
Animation
2023 Movie
Extra-Terrestrial Boys & Girls: Part 1
Story
2022 Movie
Blade Runner: Black Out 2022
Key Animation
2017 Movie
Napping Princess
Key Animation
2017 Movie
Giovanni's Island
Key Animation
2014 Movie
Welcome to the Space Show
Key Animation
2010 Movie
Kill Bill: Vol. 1
Animation
2003 Movie
Cowboy Bebop: The Movie
Key Animation
2001 Movie
Blood: The Last Vampire
Key Animation
2000 Movie
Digimon Adventure
Key Animation
1999 Movie
EVANGELION: DEATH (TRUE)²
Screenplay
1998 Movie
Revival of Evangelion
Screenplay
1998 Movie
Perfect Blue
Key Animation
1998 Movie
Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion
Key Animation
1997 Movie
Neon Genesis Evangelion: Death and Rebirth
Screenplay
1997 Movie
Ghost in the Shell
Key Animation
1995 Movie
Series
Other Crew Work in Series
Additional series credits for Mitsuo Iso.
DIY!!: Do It Yourself
Original Story • 8 eps
2023 Series
The Orbital Children
Writer • 6 eps
2022 Series
Dimension W
Key Animation • 1 eps
2016 Series
The Rolling Girls
Key Animation • 1 eps
2015 Series
RahXephon
Key Animation • 2 eps
2002 Series
FLCL
Key Animation • 1 eps
2000 Series
Blue Submarine No. 6
Key Animation • 1 eps
1998 Series
Voogie's Angel
Key Animation • 1 eps
1997 Series
Golden Boy
Key Animation • 1 eps
1995 Series
Neon Genesis Evangelion
Writer • 1 eps
1995 Series
Mighty Space Miners
Key Animation • 1 eps
1994 Series
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure
Key Animation • 2 eps
1993 Series
Giant Robo: The Day the Earth Stood Still
Key Animation • 1 eps
1992 Series
Doomed Megalopolis
Key Animation • 1 eps
1991 Series
The Hakkenden: Legend of the Dog Warriors
Key Animation • 1 eps
1990 Series
Gosenzo-sama Banbanzai!
Key Animation • 2 eps
1989 Series
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Mitsuo Iso.
Hand-Drawn: Documentary
as Self
Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Mitsuo Iso.
Making Of Mitsuo Iso's Latest Series "The Orbital Children"
as Self • 2 eps
2022 Series