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Hiroyuki Yamashita profile
Director

Hiroyuki Yamashita

Directing

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Directed credits

2

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Beginning to build directing work.

TMDB popularity

0.5

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Directed movies: 2Directed series: 0All crew credits: 23

TMDB ID: 1483924

IMDb ID: nm4738743

Known for: Directing

Place of birth: Japan

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 2004 - 2023

Years active: 20

Average TMDB rating: 7.44

Wikidata: Q17223386

Also known as

마시타 히로유키 • Taro Sato • サトウ太郎 • etc

Frequent jobs

Animation Director (1)Director (1)Key Animation (17)Storyboard Artist (2)Animation (1)Opening/Ending Animation (1)

Biography

Yamashita Hiroyuki 山下宏幸 is an anime director, storyboard artist, animator and animation director. Displaying initial interest in becoming a background artist after viewing Princess Mononoke (1998) in a theater, he later decided on becoming an animator after watching Naruto (2002). Hiroyuki started his career at AIC before joining Studio Pierrot in 2007. Almost immediately after his 'genga' debut, Hiroyuki attracted the attention of Naruto's senior staff, most notably Masaharu Watanabe and Toshiyuki Tsuru. In 2008, Hiroyuki began a mentorship under Tsuru that has translated into him becoming an auteur-like director and animator for the series. In animation, his work involves sharp detailed drawings and animation that is both snappy and fluid; He is known for his well choreographed action animation.

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