Directed credits
5
Emerging
Beginning to build directing work.
Director
Takahiro Tanaka
Visual Effects
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
1.1
Low visibility
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Directed movies: 2Directed series: 3All crew credits: 62
TMDB ID: 1407174
IMDb ID: nm1985762
Known for: Visual Effects
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1996 - 2025
Years active: 30
Average TMDB rating: 7.24
Also known as
田中 孝弘
Frequent jobs
Director (4)Animation Director (1)Key Animation (50)Character Designer (2)Opening/Ending Animation (2)Animation Supervisor (1)Prop Designer (1)Storyboard Artist (1)
Biography
Takahiro Tanaka (田中 孝弘, Tanaka Takahiro) is a Japanese animator, character designer and director. He is affiliated with studio４℃. His representative works include the character design of Harmony and Utopa. *** Not to be confused with director of the same name but different kanji Takahiro Tanaka (田中貴大).
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Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Takahiro Tanaka.
Series
Directed Series
Series directed by Takahiro Tanaka.
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Takahiro Tanaka.
7.9
A Whisker Away
Key Animation
2020 Movie
7.7
Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust
Key Animation
2001 Movie
7.6
Sword of the Stranger
Key Animation
2007 Movie
7.6
Bleach the Movie: Hell Verse
Storyboard Artist
2010 Movie
7.5
Giovanni's Island
Key Animation
2014 Movie
7.5
One Piece Film: Z
Key Animation
2012 Movie
7.5
The Last: Naruto the Movie
Key Animation
2014 Movie
7.4
Halo Legends
Director
2010 Movie
7.4
Revolutionary Girl Utena: The Movie
Key Animation
1999 Movie
7.3
Tekkonkinkreet
Key Animation
2006 Movie
7.3
A Letter to Momo
Key Animation
2012 Movie
7.2
Fairy Tail: Phoenix Priestess
Key Animation
2012 Movie
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Takahiro Tanaka.
8.5
Naruto Shippūden
Opening/Ending Animation • 1 eps
2007 Series
8.3
Samurai Champloo
Key Animation • 1 eps
2004 Series
8.3
Tokyo Ghoul
Key Animation • 1 eps
2014 Series
8.2
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex
Key Animation • 1 eps
2002 Series
8.2
Usagi Drop
Key Animation • 1 eps
2011 Series
7.9
Paranoia Agent
Key Animation • 1 eps
2004 Series
7.9
His and Her Circumstances
Key Animation • 1 eps
1998 Series
7.9
ThunderCats
Director • 1 eps
2011 Series
7.7
Lazarus
Key Animation • 1 eps
2025 Series
7.6
91 Days
Key Animation • 1 eps
2016 Series
7.3
GANTZ
Animation Director • 1 eps
2004 Series
6.4
Halo Legends
Animation Supervisor • 1 eps
2010 Series
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Takahiro Tanaka.
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Takahiro Tanaka.
8.5
Naruto Shippūden
Opening/Ending Animation • 1 eps
2007 Series
8.3
Tokyo Ghoul
Key Animation • 1 eps
2014 Series
8.2
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex
Key Animation • 1 eps
2002 Series
8.1
Revolutionary Girl Utena
Key Animation • 5 eps
1997 Series
8.3
Samurai Champloo
Key Animation • 1 eps
2004 Series
7.3
GANTZ
Animation Director • 1 eps
2004 Series
7.7
Lazarus
Key Animation • 1 eps
2025 Series
7.1
Master Keaton
Key Animation • 1 eps
1998 Series
7.3
Trinity Blood
Key Animation • 4 eps
2005 Series
6.4
Halo Legends
Animation Supervisor • 1 eps
2010 Series
7.4
Gungrave
Key Animation • 1 eps
2003 Series
8.0
YATAGARASU: The Raven Does Not Choose Its Master
Prop Designer • 20 eps
2024 Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Takahiro Tanaka.
6.6
Scarlet
Key Animation
2025 Movie
8.0
ChaO
Key Animation
2025 Movie
7.9
A Whisker Away
Key Animation
2020 Movie
7.1
Children of the Sea
Key Animation
2019 Movie
6.9
Harmony
Key Animation
2015 Movie
7.5
The Last: Naruto the Movie
Key Animation
2014 Movie
Moonrakers
Character Designer
2014 Movie
7.5
Giovanni's Island
Key Animation
2014 Movie
6.3
Doraemon: Nobita's Secret Gadget Museum
Key Animation
2013 Movie
7.5
One Piece Film: Z
Key Animation
2012 Movie
7.2
Fairy Tail: Phoenix Priestess
Key Animation
2012 Movie
7.3
A Letter to Momo
Key Animation
2012 Movie
6.8
Doraemon: Nobita and the Island of Miracles – Animal Adventure
Key Animation
2012 Movie
7.6
Bleach the Movie: Hell Verse
Storyboard Artist
2010 Movie
7.0
Shoka
Key Animation
2010 Movie
7.6
Sword of the Stranger
Key Animation
2007 Movie
Series
Other Crew Work in Series
Additional series credits for Takahiro Tanaka.
7.7
Lazarus
Key Animation • 1 eps
2025 Series
8.0
YATAGARASU: The Raven Does Not Choose Its Master
Prop Designer • 20 eps
2024 Series
6.5
My Clueless First Friend
Opening/Ending Animation • 13 eps
2023 Series
5.7
PuraOre! ~Pride of Orange~
Key Animation • 1 eps
2021 Series
5.9
Hero Mask
Key Animation • 2 eps
2018 Series
7.6
91 Days
Key Animation • 1 eps
2016 Series
6.7
JOKER GAME
Key Animation • 1 eps
2016 Series
7.1
Japan Animator Expo
Key Animation • 1 eps
2014 Series
8.3
Tokyo Ghoul
Key Animation • 1 eps
2014 Series
8.2
Usagi Drop
Key Animation • 1 eps
2011 Series
7.0
Seikimatsu Occult Academy
Key Animation • 1 eps
2010 Series
6.4
Halo Legends
Animation Supervisor • 1 eps
2010 Series
6.8
Michiko & Hatchin
Key Animation • 1 eps
2008 Series
8.5
Naruto Shippūden
Opening/Ending Animation • 1 eps
2007 Series
7.3
Trinity Blood
Key Animation • 4 eps
2005 Series
7.7
Beck: Mongolian Chop Squad
Key Animation • 1 eps
2004 Series