Directed credits
5
Emerging
Beginning to build directing work.
Director
Jiro Kanai
Visual Effects
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
0.5
Low visibility
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Directed movies: 5Directed series: 0All crew credits: 61
TMDB ID: 80210
IMDb ID: nm0437036
Known for: Visual Effects
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1987 - 2026
Years active: 40
Average TMDB rating: 7.02
Wikidata: Q110529723
Also known as
Jirou Kanai • Jirō Kanai • 金井 次朗 • 金井次郎
Frequent jobs
Director (4)Animation Director (1)Key Animation (49)Storyboard Artist (7)
Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Jiro Kanai.
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Jiro Kanai.
Key Animation
Akira
1988 • Movie
Key Animation
Detective Conan: The Phantom of Baker Street
2002 • Movie
Key Animation
Mind Game
2004 • Movie
Key Animation
The Second Renaissance Part I
2003 • Movie
Key Animation
Tekkonkinkreet
2006 • Movie
Key Animation
Berserk: The Golden Age Arc II - The Battle for Doldrey
2012 • Movie
Key Animation
Fatal Fury: The Motion Picture
1994 • Movie
Key Animation
Beyond
2003 • Movie
Key Animation
A Detective Story
2003 • Movie
Key Animation
Detective Conan: The Private Eyes' Requiem
2006 • Movie
Key Animation
Detective Conan: Black Iron Submarine
2023 • Movie
Key Animation
Royal Space Force - The Wings of Honneamise
1987 • Movie
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Jiro Kanai.
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Jiro Kanai.
Storyboard Artist
Detective Conan: Fallen Angel of the Highway
2026 • Movie
Key Animation
Akira
1988 • Movie
Key Animation
Detective Conan: The Phantom of Baker Street
2002 • Movie
Key Animation
Detective Conan: Black Iron Submarine
2023 • Movie
Storyboard Artist
Detective Conan: One-Eyed Flashback
2025 • Movie
Key Animation
Detective Conan: The Scarlet Bullet
2021 • Movie
Key Animation
Detective Conan: The Darkest Nightmare
2016 • Movie
Key Animation
Detective Conan: The Private Eyes' Requiem
2006 • Movie
Storyboard Artist
Detective Conan: The Million-Dollar Pentagram
2024 • Movie
Key Animation
Detective Conan: The Bride of Halloween
2022 • Movie
Key Animation
X
1996 • Movie
Key Animation
Case Closed: The Crimson Love Letter
2017 • Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Jiro Kanai.
Storyboard Artist • 1 eps
Attack on Titan
2013 • Series
Key Animation • 1 eps
D.Gray-man
2006 • Series
Key Animation • 1 eps
Ninku
1995 • Series
Key Animation • 1 eps
ThunderCats
2011 • Series
Key Animation • 2 eps
Tenchi Muyo!
1992 • Series
Storyboard Artist • 1 eps
MEGALOBOX
2018 • Series
Key Animation • 3 eps
The Hakkenden: Legend of the Dog Warriors
1990 • Series
Key Animation • 1 eps
El-Hazard: The Magnificent World
1995 • Series
Storyboard Artist • 2 eps
Case Closed: Zero's Tea Time
2022 • Series
Key Animation • 1 eps
New Cutey Honey
1994 • Series
Key Animation • 1 eps
Voogie's Angel
1997 • Series
Key Animation • 1 eps
Macross Zero
2002 • Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Jiro Kanai.
Storyboard Artist
Detective Conan: Fallen Angel of the Highway
2026 • Movie
Storyboard Artist
Detective Conan: One-Eyed Flashback
2025 • Movie
Storyboard Artist
Detective Conan: The Million-Dollar Pentagram
2024 • Movie
Key Animation
Detective Conan: Black Iron Submarine
2023 • Movie
Key Animation
Detective Conan: The Bride of Halloween
2022 • Movie
Key Animation
Detective Conan: The Scarlet Bullet
2021 • Movie
Key Animation
Case Closed: The Fist of Blue Sapphire
2019 • Movie
Key Animation
Case Closed: The Crimson Love Letter
2017 • Movie
Storyboard Artist
Detective Conan: Episode One - The Great Detective Turned Small
2017 • Movie
Key Animation
Monster Strike The Movie: To The Place of Beginnings
2016 • Movie
Key Animation
Detective Conan: The Darkest Nightmare
2016 • Movie
Key Animation
Harmony
2015 • Movie
Key Animation
Berserk: The Golden Age Arc II - The Battle for Doldrey
2012 • Movie
Key Animation
Fullmetal Alchemist: The Sacred Star of Milos
2011 • Movie
Key Animation
Genius Party
2007 • Movie
Key Animation
Tekkonkinkreet
2006 • Movie
Series
Other Crew Work in Series
Additional series credits for Jiro Kanai.
Storyboard Artist • 2 eps
Case Closed: Zero's Tea Time
2022 • Series
Storyboard Artist • 1 eps
MEGALOBOX
2018 • Series
Storyboard Artist • 1 eps
Attack on Titan
2013 • Series
Key Animation • 1 eps
ThunderCats
2011 • Series
Key Animation • 1 eps
D.Gray-man
2006 • Series
Key Animation • 1 eps
Parasite Dolls
2003 • Series
Key Animation • 1 eps
Macross Zero
2002 • Series
Key Animation • 1 eps
Voogie's Angel
1997 • Series
Key Animation • 1 eps
El-Hazard: The Magnificent World
1995 • Series
Key Animation • 1 eps
Ninku
1995 • Series
Key Animation • 1 eps
New Cutey Honey
1994 • Series
Key Animation • 1 eps
Final Fantasy: Legend of the Crystals
1994 • Series
Key Animation • 2 eps
Tenchi Muyo!
1992 • Series
Key Animation • 3 eps
Genesis Surviver Gaiarth
1992 • Series
Key Animation • 3 eps
The Hakkenden: Legend of the Dog Warriors
1990 • Series
Key Animation • 1 eps
Dragon Century
1988 • Series