Directed credits
40
Prolific
Very extensive directing filmography.
Director
Hideaki Anno
Directing
Career Snapshot
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4.4
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Directed movies: 30Directed series: 10All crew credits: 112
TMDB ID: 77921
IMDb ID: nm0030417
Known for: Directing
Born: May 22, 1960
Age: 66
Place of birth: Ube, Yamaguchi, Japan
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1978 - 2026
Years active: 49
Average TMDB rating: 7.23
Wikidata: Q23261
Also known as
庵野 秀明 • 안노 히데아키 • Хидэаки Анно • هيدياكي أنّو • Хідеакі Анно • 庵野秀明 • 空母そ・そ・そ・そ • Anno Hideaki
Frequent jobs
Director (29)Animation Director (5)Second Unit Director (2)Series Director (2)Key Animation (23)Executive Producer (13)Producer (6)Screenplay (5)Writer (5)Original Story (3)Storyboard Artist (3)Animation (2)
Biography
Hideaki Anno (born May 22, 1960 in Ube, Yamaguchi) is a Japanese animation and film director. Anno is best known for his work on the popular anime series Neon Genesis Evangelion. His style has come to be defined by the touches of superflatism and postmodernism that he injects into his work, as well as the thorough portrayal of characters' thoughts and emotions, often through unconventional sequences incorporating psychoanalysis and emotional deconstruction of these characters. He married comics artist Moyoco Anno in 27 April 2002. Anime directed by Anno that have won the Animage Anime Grand Prix award have been Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water in 1990, Neon Genesis Evangelion in 1995 and 1996, and The End of Evangelion in 1997. Description above from the Wikipedia article Hideaki Anno, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Photos
Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Hideaki Anno.
Special Broadcast Movie "Shin Kamen Rider" Premise/Act 1: Kumo-Aug
Director
2023 Movie
Shin Kamen Rider
Director
2023 Movie
EVANGELION:3.0(-120min.)
Director
2023 Movie
MAKING OF EVANGELION: THE PART OF LIVE-ACTION
Director
2015 Movie
Peaceful Times (F02) Petit Film
Director
2013 Movie
Cutie Honey
Director
2004 Movie
Once upon a time returning to my hometown
Director
2003 Movie
Neon Genesis Evangelion: Theatrical Edition #26 Live Action Part (Special Rush Edit Version)
Director
2003 Movie
The Invention of Imaginary Machines of Destruction
Director
2002 Movie
Animation Store Manager
Director
2002 Movie
Ritual
Director
2000 Movie
GAMERA 1999
Director of Photography
1999 Movie
EVANGELION: DEATH (TRUE)²
Director
1998 Movie
Love & Pop
Director
1998 Movie
Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion
Animation Director
1997 Movie
Ano Subarashii Ai Wo Mou Ichido
Director
1997 Movie
Neon Genesis Evangelion: Death and Rebirth
Director
1997 Movie
Neon Genesis Evangelion: Genesis 0:0 - In the Beginning
Director
1995 Movie
Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water - Nautilus Story I
Director
1991 Movie
Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water - Nautilus Story III
Director
1991 Movie
Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water - Nautilus Story II
Director
1991 Movie
Battle Royale High School
Animation Director
1987 Movie
Royal Space Force - The Wings of Honneamise
Animation Director
1987 Movie
Valis: The Fantasm Soldier
Director
1987 Movie
Series
Directed Series
Series directed by Hideaki Anno.
Shin Kamen Rider: Episode Format Version
Director • 5 eps
2024 Series
The Dragon Dentist
Sound Director • 2 eps
2017 Series
Sugar Sugar Rune
Second Unit Director • 51 eps
2005 Series
Re: Cutie Honey
Series Director • 3 eps
2004 Series
Submarine 707R
Second Unit Director • 2 eps
2003 Series
Petite Princess Yucie
Director • 26 eps
2002 Series
FLCL
Animation Director • 1 eps
2000 Series
His and Her Circumstances
Director • 2 eps
1998 Series
Neon Genesis Evangelion: Platinum Edition (Renewal of Evangelion)
Director • 30 eps
1995 Series
Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water
Series Director • 39 eps
1990 Series
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Hideaki Anno.
Grave of the Fireflies
Key Animation
1988 Movie
Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion
Animation Director
1997 Movie
Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time
Key Animation
2021 Movie
Warriors of the Wind
Key Animation
1984 Movie
Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance
Screenplay
2009 Movie
The Wind Rises
as Jiro Horikoshi (voice)
2013 Movie
Sailor Moon R: The Movie - The Promise of the Rose
Key Animation
1993 Movie
Ritual
Director
2000 Movie
Love & Pop
Director
1998 Movie
The Kingdom of Dreams and Madness
as Self
2013 Movie
Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone
Screenplay
2007 Movie
The Taste of Tea
as Kasugabe
2004 Movie
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Hideaki Anno.
Neon Genesis Evangelion
Writer • 9 eps
1995 Series
FLCL
Animation Director • 1 eps
2000 Series
His and Her Circumstances
Director • 2 eps
1998 Series
Gunbuster
Writer • 2 eps
1988 Series
Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water
Series Director • 39 eps
1990 Series
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Hideaki Anno.
Warriors of the Wind
Key Animation
1984 Movie
Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion
Animation Director
1997 Movie
Shin Godzilla
Storyboard
2016 Movie
Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time
Key Animation
2021 Movie
The Wind Rises
as Jiro Horikoshi (voice)
2013 Movie
Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone
Screenplay
2007 Movie
Mary and The Witch's Flower
Executive Producer
2017 Movie
Urusei Yatsura: Remember My Love
Key Animation
1985 Movie
EVANGELION:3.0(-46h)
Original Story
2023 Movie
Neon Genesis Evangelion: Death and Rebirth
Director
1997 Movie
Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance
Screenplay
2009 Movie
Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo
Key Animation
2012 Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Hideaki Anno.
Urusei Yatsura
Key Animation • 1 eps
1981 Series
Neon Genesis Evangelion
Writer • 9 eps
1995 Series
Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water
Series Director • 39 eps
1990 Series
FLCL
Animation Director • 1 eps
2000 Series
His and Her Circumstances
Director • 2 eps
1998 Series
Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX
Other • 12 eps
2025 Series
Japan Animator Expo
Original Story • 2 eps
2014 Series
Gunbuster
Writer • 2 eps
1988 Series
Sugar Sugar Rune
Second Unit Director • 51 eps
2005 Series
Super Dimension Fortress Macross
Key Animation • 2 eps
1982 Series
Magical Emi, the Magic Star
Key Animation • 1 eps
1985 Series
Magical Shopping Arcade Abenobashi
Key Animation • 1 eps
2002 Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Hideaki Anno.
EVANGELION 30th Anniversary Special Screening
Screenplay
2026 Movie
Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX -Beginning-
Storyboard Artist
2025 Movie
Evangelion Beyond
Original Series Creator
2023 Movie
EVANGELION:3.0(-46h)
Original Story
2023 Movie
The・Ultraman: Jackal vs. Ultraman
Producer
2022 Movie
Shin Ultraman
Editor
2022 Movie
Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time
Key Animation
2021 Movie
Mary and The Witch's Flower
Executive Producer
2017 Movie
Shin Godzilla vs. Evangelion Symphony
Executive Producer
2017 Movie
A Good Child's History Anime: The Giant Turnip (Inc.)
Executive Producer
2016 Movie
Mobile Police Patlabor Reboot
Executive Producer
2016 Movie
Shin Godzilla
Storyboard
2016 Movie
Robot on the Road
Executive Producer
2015 Movie
Neon Genesis IMPACTS.
Executive Producer
2015 Movie
Bubu & Bubulina
Executive Producer
2015 Movie
Three Fallen Witnesses
Executive Producer
2015 Movie
Series
Other Crew Work in Series
Additional series credits for Hideaki Anno.
Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX
Other • 12 eps
2025 Series
Japan Animator Expo
Original Story • 2 eps
2014 Series
Ando Lloyd ～A.I. knows LOVE ?～
Original Story • 10 eps
2013 Series
Petit Eva: Evangelion@School
Characters • 24 eps
2007 Series
Diebuster
Producer • 6 eps
2004 Series
Magical Shopping Arcade Abenobashi
Key Animation • 1 eps
2002 Series
Mahoromatic
Storyboard Artist • 12 eps
2001 Series
Oruchuban Ebichu
Producer • 24 eps
1999 Series
Neon Genesis Evangelion
Writer • 9 eps
1995 Series
Macross Plus
Key Animation • 1 eps
1994 Series
Giant Robo: The Day the Earth Stood Still
Key Animation • 4 eps
1992 Series
Blazing Transfer Student
Producer • 2 eps
1991 Series
Gunbuster
Writer • 2 eps
1988 Series
Lemon Angel
Key Animation • 1 eps
1987 Series
Magical Emi, the Magic Star
Key Animation • 1 eps
1985 Series
Cream Lemon
Key Animation • 1 eps
1984 Series
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Hideaki Anno.
THE ORIGIN OF ULTRAMAN
as Self
2026 Movie
Documentary "Shin Kamen Rider" ~Behind the Scenes of the Hero Action Challenge~
as Self
2023 Movie
Ichikei's Crow The Movie
as Judge
2023 Movie
Shin Ultraman
as Ultraman (Motion Capture)
2022 Movie
Hideaki Anno: The Final Challenge of Evangelion
as Self
2021 Movie
Last Letter
as Yuri's Husband
2020 Movie
The Brand New Legend of the Stardust Brothers
2018 Movie
Shin Godzilla
as Bus Driver
2016 Movie
Anno-san and Our Reckless Challenge: Japan Animator Expo
2015 Movie
MAKING OF EVANGELION: THE PART OF LIVE-ACTION
2015 Movie
The Kingdom of Dreams and Madness
as Self
2013 Movie
The Wind Rises
as Jiro Horikoshi (voice)
2013 Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Hideaki Anno.
Hideaki ANNO and Hitoshi MATSUMOTO fireside chat
as Self • 2 eps
2021 Series
10 Years with Hayao Miyazaki
as Self • 4 eps
2019 Series
Monster Magnitude: 9
as Passenger • 1 eps
2010 Series
Professional: Shigoto no ryûgi
1 eps
2006 Series
FLCL
as Miyu Miyu (voice) • 6 eps
2000 Series
Welcome Back For An Extracurricular Lesson, Sempai
as Self • 1 eps
1998 Series