Directed credits
16
Established
Strong directing catalog.
Director
Taichi Ishidate
Directing
Career Snapshot
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Directed movies: 5Directed series: 11All crew credits: 40
TMDB ID: 1484773
IMDb ID: nm2518118
Known for: Directing
Born: December 20, 1979
Age: 46
Place of birth: Japan
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 2000 - 2026
Years active: 27
Average TMDB rating: 7.69
Wikidata: Q16264057
Also known as
石立 太一
Frequent jobs
Director (10)Second Unit Director (3)Series Director (2)Assistant Director (1)Key Animation (13)Storyboard Artist (7)Opening/Ending Animation (3)Lead Animator (1)
Biography
Taichi Ishidate (石立 太一, Ishidate Taichi) was born in 1979. He is a Kyoto Animation animator and one of the teachers of the studio's animation school. One of the best action animators of the studio with notable use of effects, with equal skill with character animation. Learned a lot from Yoshiji Kigami while working under him on multiple projects. In the last few years, Ishidate focused more on directing rather than animating, directing some of the studio's main projects such as Violet Evergarden.
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Taichi Ishidate.
Violet Evergarden: Recollections
Director
2021 Movie
Sound! Euphonium The Movie: May the Melody Reach You!
Second Unit Director
2017 Movie
High☆Speed!: Free! Starting Days
Second Unit Director
2015 Movie
Beyond the Boundary: I'll Be Here – Past
Second Unit Director
2015 Movie
Nichijou: My Ordinary Life Episode 0
Director
2011 Movie
Directed Series
Series directed by Taichi Ishidate.
Sparks of Tomorrow
Director • 1 eps
2026 Series
CITY THE ANIMATION
Series Director • 13 eps
2025 Series
Violet Evergarden
Series Director • 13 eps
2018 Series
Beyond the Boundary
Director • 2 eps
2013 Series
Tamako Market
Director • 1 eps
2013 Series
Nichijou: My Ordinary Life
Assistant Director • 26 eps
2011 Series
K-ON!
Director • 6 eps
2009 Series
Lucky Star
Director • 4 eps
2007 Series
Kanon
Director • 4 eps
2006 Series
The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya
Director • 4 eps
2006 Series
Full Metal Panic!
Director • 1 eps
2002 Series
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Taichi Ishidate.
A Silent Voice: The Movie
Lead Animator
2016 Movie
Violet Evergarden: Recollections
Director
2021 Movie
Violet Evergarden: The Movie
Storyboard Artist
2020 Movie
The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya
Key Animation
2010 Movie
K-ON! The Movie
Key Animation
2011 Movie
Beyond the Boundary: I'll Be Here – Future
Key Animation
2015 Movie
Tamako Love Story
Key Animation
2014 Movie
Beyond the Boundary: I'll Be Here – Past
Second Unit Director
2015 Movie
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Taichi Ishidate.
InuYasha
Key Animation • 3 eps
2000 Series
Violet Evergarden
Series Director • 13 eps
2018 Series
Nichijou: My Ordinary Life
Assistant Director • 26 eps
2011 Series
Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid
Opening/Ending Animation • 12 eps
2017 Series
Clannad
Storyboard Artist • 7 eps
2007 Series
Free!
Opening/Ending Animation • 25 eps
2013 Series
Hyouka
Storyboard Artist • 2 eps
2012 Series
Beyond the Boundary
Director • 2 eps
2013 Series
Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions!
Storyboard Artist • 2 eps
2012 Series
K-ON!
Director • 6 eps
2009 Series
Sound! Euphonium
Key Animation • 1 eps
2015 Series
The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya
Director • 4 eps
2006 Series
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Taichi Ishidate.
A Silent Voice: The Movie
Lead Animator
2016 Movie
Violet Evergarden: The Movie
Storyboard Artist
2020 Movie
Tamako Love Story
Key Animation
2014 Movie
High☆Speed!: Free! Starting Days
Second Unit Director
2015 Movie
Beyond the Boundary: I'll Be Here – Future
Key Animation
2015 Movie
K-ON! The Movie
Key Animation
2011 Movie
Free! the Final Stroke the First Volume
Key Animation
2021 Movie
The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya
Key Animation
2010 Movie
Beyond the Boundary: I'll Be Here – Past
Second Unit Director
2015 Movie
Violet Evergarden: Recollections
Director
2021 Movie
Free! the Final Stroke the Second Volume
Key Animation
2022 Movie
Sound! Euphonium The Movie: Welcome to the Kitauji High School Concert Band
Key Animation
2016 Movie
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Taichi Ishidate.
InuYasha
Key Animation • 3 eps
2000 Series
Clannad
Storyboard Artist • 7 eps
2007 Series
Sound! Euphonium
Key Animation • 1 eps
2015 Series
K-ON!
Director • 6 eps
2009 Series
Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid
Opening/Ending Animation • 12 eps
2017 Series
Full Metal Panic!
Director • 1 eps
2002 Series
Free!
Opening/Ending Animation • 25 eps
2013 Series
Violet Evergarden
Series Director • 13 eps
2018 Series
Sparks of Tomorrow
Director • 1 eps
2026 Series
Lucky Star
Director • 4 eps
2007 Series
Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions!
Storyboard Artist • 2 eps
2012 Series
The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya
Director • 4 eps
2006 Series
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Taichi Ishidate.
Sound! Euphonium: The Final Movie, Part 1
Storyboard Artist
2026 Movie
Tsurune the Movie: The First Shot
Key Animation
2022 Movie
Free! the Final Stroke the Second Volume
Key Animation
2022 Movie
Free! the Final Stroke the First Volume
Key Animation
2021 Movie
Violet Evergarden: The Movie
Storyboard Artist
2020 Movie
A Silent Voice: The Movie
Lead Animator
2016 Movie
Sound! Euphonium The Movie: Welcome to the Kitauji High School Concert Band
Key Animation
2016 Movie
Beyond the Boundary: I'll Be Here – Future
Key Animation
2015 Movie
Tamako Love Story
Key Animation
2014 Movie
K-ON! The Movie
Key Animation
2011 Movie
The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya
Key Animation
2010 Movie
Munto 2: Beyond the Walls of Time
Key Animation
2005 Movie
Munto
Key Animation
2003 Movie
Other Crew Work in Series
Additional series credits for Taichi Ishidate.
Tsurune
Storyboard Artist • 2 eps
2018 Series
Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid
Opening/Ending Animation • 12 eps
2017 Series
Myriad Colors Phantom World
Storyboard Artist • 2 eps
2016 Series
Sound! Euphonium
Key Animation • 1 eps
2015 Series
Amagi Brilliant Park
Opening/Ending Animation • 13 eps
2014 Series
Free!
Opening/Ending Animation • 25 eps
2013 Series
Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions!
Storyboard Artist • 2 eps
2012 Series
Hyouka
Storyboard Artist • 2 eps
2012 Series
Clannad
Storyboard Artist • 7 eps
2007 Series
Air
Key Animation • 2 eps
2005 Series
InuYasha
Key Animation • 3 eps
2000 Series