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Atsuko Ishizuka
Okazaki, Aichi, Japan
During her education at art school, Ishizuka made a number of short animated films for her own enjoyment, often set to music. One of these films, Gravitation, which was later feat…
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During her education at art school, Ishizuka made a number of short animated films for her own enjoyment, often set to music. One of these films, Gravitation, which was later featured at the 2005 Tehran International Short Film Festival, caught the attention of both the Japanese broadcasting giant NHK and Madhouse. NHK quickly contacted Atsuko with an offer to have her animate a music video segment for the popular and long running short film program Minna no Uta (Everyone's Songs), which was designed to highlight upcoming independent animators and musicians. However, by this time Ishizuka had already been hired by Madhouse as a production assistant, and feeling that it would not be right to accept freelance work outside of the studio, she turned them down. However, the Minna no Uta staff was unwilling to give up, and they requested that Madhouse take on the music video project with Ishizuka as director. The studio agreed, and in 2004, Atsuko rose through the ranks for her first professional film, The Moon Waltz.
Filmography
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2023
ANIME MANGA EXPLOSION
TV show Self - Director
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2022
Goodbye, Don Glees!
Movie Storyboard Artist
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2018
A Place Further than the Universe
TV show Series Director
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2017
No Game No Life: Zero
Movie Second Unit Director
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2016
Prince of Stride: Alternative
TV show Director
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2014
HaNaYaMaTa
TV show Director
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2014
No Game No Life
TV show Director
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2012
The Pet Girl of Sakurasou
TV show Series Director
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2011
Chihayafuru
TV show Storyboard Artist
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2011
Supernatural: The Anime Series
TV show Director
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2009
Aoi Bungaku Series
TV show Writer
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2008
Top Secret: The Revelation
TV show Storyboard Artist
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2007
The Piano Forest
Movie Assistant Director
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2006
NANA
TV show Key Animation
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2005
Gravitation
Movie Director
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2004
The Moon Waltz
Movie Director
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2004
Monster
TV show Storyboard Artist
