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Koichi Chigira

Name in Native Language: "千明 孝一" (Japanese/JA)
Film Director / Animator / Screenwriter | * 01/01/1959 (65) | Kanagawa
Koichi Chigira (千明 孝一, Chigira Kōichi, born 1959) is a Japanese animator and director who has directed several anime series, usually working with Gonzo and formerly worked at Madhouse. Chigira is best known for directing Full Metal Panic! and Last Exile. ()

Koichi Chigira is an anime director who has directed several series, usually working with Studio GONZO and has begun his career at Madhouse. Chigira is known for directing Full Metal Panic and Last Exile.

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Most frequent genres for this person: Animation | Science-Fiction & Fantasy | Comedies

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Jr. High School Student Wataru and his friends like playing in an abandond building and looking for ghosts. However it seems he is not the only one. Another mysterious student Mitsuru shows Wataru tha ...

Brave Story

Certification unknown

2006 | 3.1/5 | 1h 52min
Animation, Fantasy
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The Sky Pirate Fam and Millia (the princess who Fam rescued as her Turan Kingdom faced devastation) wage a battle against the Ades Federation that reduced Turan to ashes, and aim to establish a revive ...

Last Exile: Ginyoku no Fam Movie - Over the Wishes

Certification unknown

2016 | 5.0/5 | 1h 59min
Animation, Action, Adventure, Science Fiction
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Jubei is a masterless ninja who travels the land alone, lending his services to those with gold—or a worthy cause. His fearsome abilities have served him well, but a plot to overthrow the government ...

Ninja Scroll

R

1993 | 3.9/5 | 1h 34min
Fantasy, Adventure, Animation
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Kaname Chidori’s one of the most popular girls at her high school – unfortunately, it’s her growing popularity off campus she should be worrying about. Unbeknownst to Kaname, terrorists are plot ...

Full Metal Panic!

TV-14

2002 | 3.5/5 | 25min per episode
Animation, Science-Fiction & Fantasy
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Movies with Koichi Chigira as Crew(18)

Directing/Director2022 "Please Describe Yourself in One Word": I'm Bad at the Question.
Directing/Director2018 Full Metal Panic! Movie 2: One Night Stand
Directing/Director2018 Full Metal Panic! Movie 3: Into The Blue
Editing/Editor2018 Full Metal Panic! Movie 3: Into The Blue
Directing/Director2017 Full Metal Panic! Movie 1: Boy Meets Girl
Art/Storyboard Artist2013 A Certain Magical Index: The Miracle of Endymion
Directing/Director2013 Ryo
Art/Storyboard Artist2006 Brave Story
Directing/Director2006 Brave Story
Visual Effects/Key Animation1999 Detective Conan: The Last Wizard of the Century
Visual Effects/Key Animation1995 The Diary of Anne Frank
Visual Effects/Key Animation1993 Ninja Scroll
Visual Effects/Key Animation1991 Urusei Yatsura: Always My Darling
Directing/Director1990 Nineteen 19
Visual Effects/Key Animation1990 A Wind Named Amnesia
Visual Effects/Key Animation1988 Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack
Visual Effects/Key Animation1987 Dirty Pair: Project Eden
Visual Effects/Key Animation1986 Arion

TV Shows/Series with Koichi Chigira as Crew(33)

Art/Storyboard Artist2022 Spriggan
Art/Storyboard Artist2022 Lucifer and the Biscuit Hammer
Directing/Director2022 Urusei Yatsura
Art/Storyboard Artist2022 Urusei Yatsura
Directing/Series Director2020 Cagaster of an Insect Cage
Sound/Sound Director2017 18if
Directing/Director2017 18if
Art/Storyboard Artist2017 18if
Writing/Writer2017 18if
Directing/Director2016 Luck & Logic
Art/Storyboard Artist2011 Chihayafuru
Art/Storyboard Artist2009 Shangri-La
Visual Effects/Key Animation2009 Shangri-La
Directing/Series Director2003 Last Exile
Writing/Series Composition2003 Last Exile
Art/Storyboard Artist2003 Last Exile
Writing/Writer2003 Last Exile
Visual Effects/Key Animation2003 Last Exile
Crew/Script2002 Full Metal Panic!
Writing/Series Composition2002 Full Metal Panic!
Directing/Series Director2002 Full Metal Panic!
Directing/Director2000 Gate Keepers
Art/Storyboard Artist1998 Popolocrois Monogatari
Art/Storyboard Artist1997 Hyper Police
Directing/Director1997 Hyper Police
Visual Effects/Key Animation1994 Magic Knight Rayearth
Directing/Director1994 Phantom Quest Corp.
Writing/Storyboard1994 Phantom Quest Corp.
Art/Storyboard Artist1994 Phantom Quest Corp.
Directing/Director1992 Tokyo Babylon
Visual Effects/Key Animation1985 Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam
Directing/Director1971 Lupin the Third
Writing/Writer1971 Lupin the Third

Additional Information

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Full Name: Kōichi Chigira
Citizenship: Japan
Born: Thursday, 01/01 1959 (January) in Kanagawa (current age: 65 years + 115 days)
Zodiac sign: Capricorn (Chinese zodiac sign: Pig)
Languages: Japanese (JA)
Other names for Koichi Chigira (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Kouichi Chigira"
"千明孝一"
Koichi Chigira frequently works together with these people:
Akio Otsuka (6x, Actor)
Wataru Takagi (6x, Actor)
Yoshimasa Hosoya (6x, Actor)
Yoshiaki Kawajiri (6x, Crew)
Masaya Fukunishi (6x, Actor)
Koji Morimoto (5x, Crew)
Miki Ito (5x, Actress)
Yasuhiro Takemoto (5x, Crew)
Inori Minase (5x, Actress)
Junichi Sakata (5x, Crew)
Kumiko Takahashi (5x, Crew)
Toshiro Fujii (5x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:1305742, Added: 09/03/2019, Last updated: 04/22/2024