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Kunihiko Ikuhara

Name in Native Language: "幾原邦彦" (Japanese/JA)
Film Director / Novelist / Director Of Audiography / Animator / Animation Director / Lyricist / Radio Personality | * 12/21/1964 (59) | Komatsushima, Tokushima (Japan)
Kunihiko Ikuhara (幾原 邦彦, Ikuhara Kunihiko, born December 21, 1964), also known by the nickname Ikuni, is a Japanese director, writer, artist, and music producer. He has created and collaborated on several notable anime and manga series, including Sailor Moon, Revolutionary Girl Utena, Penguindrum, Yurikuma Arashi, and Sarazanmai. ()
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Kunihiko Ikuhara (幾原 邦彦 Ikuhara Kunihiko, born December 21, 1964), also known as Ikuni, is a Japanese creative artist who has collaborated on several famous anime and manga series. He is best known for his early work on Sailor Moon and Revolutionary Girl Utena, and for his later work on Mawaru Penguindrum, Yurikuma Arashi, and Sarazanmai.

Most frequent genres for this person: Animation | Drama | Comedies

Known for these Movies & Shows

In a loose retelling of the Revolutionary Girl Utena TV series, Utena Tenjou arrives at Ohtori Academy, only to be immediately swept up in a series of duels for the hand of her classmate Anthy Himemiy ...

Revolutionary Girl Utena: The Adolescence of Utena

Certification unknown

1999 | 3.8/5 | 1h 27min
Animation, Fantasy, Action, Romance / Love
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What would you do to save someone you love? All brothers Shoma and Kanba know is that, after collapsing in an aquarium and apparently dying, their terminally ill sister Himari was somehow revived by a ...

RE:cycle of the PENGUINDRUM Part 2: I Love You

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2022 | 5.0/5 | 2h 23min
Animation, Drama, Comedy, Science Fiction, Mystery
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The main character is Utena Tenjou, a tomboyish teenage girl who was so impressed by a kind prince in her childhood that she decided to become a prince herself. She attends Ohtori Academy, where she m ...

Revolutionary Girl Utena

TV-14

1997 | 4.2/5 | 24min per episode
Animation, Drama, Mystery, Science-Fiction & Fantasy
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A terminally ill girl named Himari Takakura is miraculously saved from death by a strange spirit who resides in a penguin-shaped hat. However, in exchange for extending her life, the spirit tasks Hima ...

Penguindrum

TV-14

2011 | 4.1/5 | 24min per episode
Mystery, Animation, Drama, Comedy, Crime, Science-Fiction & Fantasy
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TV Shows/Series with Kunihiko Ikuhara as Actor(1)

as Circle-Kero Clerk2019 Sarazanmai

Movies with Kunihiko Ikuhara as Crew(10)

Writing/Screenplay2022 RE:cycle of the PENGUINDRUM Part 2: I Love You
Directing/Director2022 RE:cycle of the PENGUINDRUM Part 2: I Love You
Sound/Sound Director2022 RE:cycle of the PENGUINDRUM Part 2: I Love You
Directing/Director2022 RE:cycle of the PENGUINDRUM Part 1: Your Train Is the Survival Tactic
Sound/Sound Director2022 RE:cycle of the PENGUINDRUM Part 1: Your Train Is the Survival Tactic
Writing/Screenplay2022 RE:cycle of the PENGUINDRUM Part 1: Your Train Is the Survival Tactic
Art/Storyboard Artist1999 Revolutionary Girl Utena: The Adolescence of Utena
Directing/Director1999 Revolutionary Girl Utena: The Adolescence of Utena
Writing/Story1999 Revolutionary Girl Utena: The Adolescence of Utena
Directing/Director1993 Sailor Moon R: The Movie

TV Shows/Series with Kunihiko Ikuhara as Crew(27)

Writing/Writer2019 Sarazanmai
Writing/Storyboard2019 Sarazanmai
Directing/Director2019 Sarazanmai
Directing/Series Director2019 Sarazanmai
Writing/Series Composition2019 Sarazanmai
Sound/Sound Director2019 Sarazanmai
Writing/Original Series Creator2019 Sarazanmai
Directing/Series Director2015 Yurikuma Arashi
Writing/Series Composition2015 Yurikuma Arashi
Directing/Director2015 Yurikuma Arashi
Writing/Writer2015 Yurikuma Arashi
Art/Storyboard Artist2015 Yurikuma Arashi
Writing/Original Series Creator2015 Yurikuma Arashi
Writing/Writer2011 Penguindrum
Directing/Series Director2011 Penguindrum
Sound/Sound Director2011 Penguindrum
Directing/Director2011 Penguindrum
Creator/Creator2011 Penguindrum
Writing/Series Composition2011 Penguindrum
Writing/Original Series Creator2011 Penguindrum
Crew/Script1997 Revolutionary Girl Utena
Directing/Series Director1997 Revolutionary Girl Utena
Directing/Director1997 Revolutionary Girl Utena
Creator/Creator1997 Revolutionary Girl Utena
Writing/Original Series Creator1997 Revolutionary Girl Utena
Directing/Series Director1992 Sailor Moon
Directing/Director1991 Goldfish Warning!

Additional Information

Official websites:
ikuni.net
Instagram
Twitter
Full Name: Kunihiko Ikuhara
Citizenship: Japan
Born: Monday, 12/21 1964 (December) in Komatsushima, Tokushima (Japan) (current age: 59 years + 121 days)
Zodiac sign: Sagittarius (Chinese zodiac sign: Dragon)
Languages: Japanese (JA, native language)
Educated at: Kyoto College of Art
Employer: Toei Animation
Member of: Directors Guild of Japan
Other names for Kunihiko Ikuhara (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Ikuni"
"几原邦彦"
"幾原 邦彦"
"幾原邦彦"
"いくはら くにひこ" (Kana/Japanese)
Kunihiko Ikuhara frequently works together with these people:
Nobuyuki Takeuchi (8x, Crew)
Shingo Kaneko (8x, Crew)
Yukari Hashimoto (7x, Crew)
Ryo Kato (6x, Actor)
Takayo Ikami (5x, Crew)
Tomohiro Furukawa (5x, Crew)
Yutaka Koizumi (4x, Actor)
Junichi Sato (4x, Crew)
Maimu Matsushima (4x, Crew)
Kayoko Ishikawa (4x, Crew)
Chieko Nakamura (3x, Crew)
Shinya Hasegawa (3x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:501849, Added: 10/04/2018, Last updated: 04/13/2024