Noboru Ishiguro

Japanese anime director (1938–2012)

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Noboru Ishiguro

石黒 昇

Ishiguro at Otakon 2009

Born| (1938-03-24)24 March 1938

Tokyo, Japan

Died| 20 March 2012(2012-03-20) (aged 73)

Saiwai, Kawasaki, Japan

Occupations|

* Manga artist
* animator
* anime director
* anime producer
* studio executive

Years active| 1958–2012
Known for| Founder of Artland
Notable work| Space Battleship Yamato series, Super Dimension Fortress Macross, Megazone 23 and Legend of the Galactic Heroes series
Spouse| Yumi Ishiguro

Noboru Ishiguro (石黒 昇, Ishiguro Noboru, August 24, 1938 - March 20, 2012) was a Japanese anime director, anime producer, and animator.[1] He was the founder and chairman of the animation studio Artland.[1]

Ishiguro is an anime director who has been active in the Japanese animation industry since the 1970s. His representative works include Space Battleship Yamato, Super Dimension Fortress Macross, Megazone 23 and Legend of the Galactic Heroes.[2][3]

As a director, he did not emphasize his own style, and instead entrusted important positions to talented and motivated people, regardless of their career.[4]

For Super Dimension Fortress Macross and Megazone 23, he selected young artists such as Haruhiko Mikimoto, Ichirō Itano, and Toshihiro Hirano (currently Toshiki Hirano), most of whom were amateurs except for Itano, and placed them at the core of the production to create works of youthful sensibility.[4][5] Hiroyuki Yamaga and Hideaki Anno of later Gainax, who were still in college, also joined as part-time workers.[5] They only gathered at Artland for about three years, but many of them got their break through with Macross, and later became representative of Japanese animation.[5]

Ishiguro became interested in the animation industry after seeing Disney's animated feature film Sleeping Beauty.[6] As an animator, he specializes in effects animation and has made it widely known to the Japanese animation industry that such techniques exist.[6] In Space Battleship Yamato, he worked on many of the effects scenes, which was one of the factors that made the work so special.[6] These techniques were then passed on to Ichiro Itano and Hideaki Anno.[6] Anno refers to himself as a "third generation" in the lineage of Ishiguro and Itano's realism-based effects.[7] These animators, along with Yoshinori Kanada, have led the Japanese animation industry by positioning the effects animator in animation as the F/X or VFX creative director in live action.[7]

Ishiguro was good at music, especially classical music, and was one of the few directors in the anime industry who could read music.[8] His participation in the Space Battleship Yamato project was due to the fact that he was favored by producer Yoshinobu Nishizaki, who had musical experience.[8] He also used classical music as background music for the fleet battle scenes with space battleships in Legend of the Galactic Heroes.[8]

Ishiguro was a science fiction enthusiast, and the success of Space Battleship Yamato was greatly influenced by Ishiguro's sci-fi imagination in terms of visuals.[6]

## Biography[edit]

Ishiguro began drawing manga when he was in elementary school, fascinated by Osamu Tezuka's Shin Takarajima, and debuted as a manga artist for rental manga in his third year of high school (1956).[9] On the other hand, he was also into movies in high school.[10]

In 1957, he entered the Department of Cinema at Nihon University College of Art. He gave up on continuing as a manga artist as rental manga began to decline due to the gekiga boom that occurred around that time.[11] After giving up on his career as a manga artist, he next formed a Hawaiian music band with his friends and began touring cabarets.[11] Around the same time, he was making independent animation on 8 mm film in college with a group of friends.[12] He also began frequenting the Mushi Production of Osamu Tezuka, a man he admired, located near the university. He eventually attended Nihon University for seven years, and upon graduating in 1964 pursued a career as an animator.

He joined the animation studio Televi Dōga (currently Fuji Television Enterprises), a subsidiary of Fuji Television.[12] After moving from Televi Dōga to Onishi Productions, he then became an independent and founded the Institute of Moving Image Technology in 1966 and JAB (Japan Art Bureau) in 1969 with his friends. However, both were dissolved. Since then, he has worked as a freelance director and storyboardist.[13]

Ishiguro was the animation director for the TV series Space Battleship Yamato, which began airing in 1974.[2] The work was a huge hit and became an epoch-making work in the history of science fiction animation and Japanese animation, as it was made into a movie and a sequel was also made.[3]

Ishiguro founded the animation studio Artland in September 1978.[3][14] It started when he rented a room for lodging jointly with his fellow animators in case they couldn't go home.[1][5]

Ishiguro was the chief director of the TV series Super Dimension Fortress Macross, which began airing in 1982. Following Yamato, he was to participate in a hit production that would go down in the history of Japanese animation.[3] Macross was a project developed by Studio Nue and adopted by advertising agency Bigwest, which secured broadcast slots for sponsoring companies and commercial TV stations.[15] Nue brought the project to Ishiguro, so he was involved from the planning stage.[2] Since Nue was not capable of producing animation, Ishiguro's company, Artland, was to produce it.[15] However, Artland, which specializes in subcontracting, was deemed insufficient, and Tatsunoko Production was selected as the prime contractor. Artland undertook the work as a subcontractor along with Tatsunoko subsidiary Anime Friend.[15]

In 1985, Ishiguro and Artland produced Megazone 23, featuring the core members of Macross.[5] Although Macross itself was highly popular and acclaimed, Ishiguro and Artland, who did not own the copyright, were out of the loop regarding revenue from royalties.[5] So Ishiguro launched this work as an original project on his own, and it became an unusual hit for an OVA.[5] Since Ishiguro wrote the original story, directed the video, and even wrote the novel version, and Artland was the production contractor, they should have made a substantial profit.[5] However, there were problems with the distribution of profits between affiliated companies, Artland actually earned very little profit.[5] Eventually, the production entity was changed to AIC for the sequel, and only the 2nd studio established with a mechanical specialist group participated from Artland.[5] Despite producing two hit works in a row, Artland found itself in financial difficulties, and Ishiguro felt disappointed with the in-house production.[5] In order to concentrate on management, Ishiguro first separated his staff, which had grown to over 50 people, from the studio and made them independent.[5][a]

In 1988, Artland was offered work on the OVA series Legend of the Galactic Heroes and Ishiguro directed the series.[5] The series gained great popularity and ran for 12 years, making it an exceptionally long-running series for an OVA that is not a TV series.[5][16] In addition, the longer production period of the OVA compared to the TV series allowed Ishiguro to concurrently produce the animation and run the studio, and the regularity of the work improved the business situation at Artland.[5]

Around this time, Artland moved from Ōkubo to Musashi Sakai, renting a four-story building, but in February 2000, the second floor was destroyed by the catch a fire from a neighboring newspaper distributor.[5] Fortunately, since the production had already been digitized, the data could be recovered to some extent. Thanks to this, the studio was spared fatal damage.[5]

In 2005, Artland was contracted to produce the TV series Mushishi.[5] Ishiguro gradually stopped working as a director as he grew tired of the animation industry's increasing emphasis on character business.[5] This work was the first in a long time to spark his passion after he had lost interest in animation for quite some time. He was scheduled to draw a storyboard for one episode, but that was cancelled due to a mistake.[5]

In April 2006, Artland became a subsidiary of Marvelous Entertainment.[5] Ishiguro stayed on as president, but he said he was relieved of the financial and emotional burdens of running a studio.[5] The studio reached its peak since its inception in the fall when it simultaneously produced three TV series as a prime contractor.[5] In addition, the studio has decided to provide social insurance coverage for all employees at the will of Marvelous headquarters.[5][b].

Ishiguro died on 20 March 2012 in Kawasaki City Hospital of a lung infection which was the result of a follow-up surgery procedure to the aneurysm surgery he underwent two years prior.[17][18][19]

## Works[edit]

Year  | Title  | Format  | Studio  | Role  | Remarks column

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1963  | Gigantor | TV series  | TJC | Inbetweening | Joined as a part-time worker.
1964  | O-sen Hayato [ja] | TV series  | P Productions | Inbetweening  | Joined as a part-time worker.
1965  | Kaitō Pride [ja] | TV series  | Televi Dōga  | Inbetweening, key frame | His professional debut.
1965[c] | Astro Boy | TV series  | Mushi Production | Key frame  |
1966  | Hang On! Marine Kid | TV series  | Televi Dōga  | Key frame, episode director  |
1967-1968  | Golden Bat | TV series  | Dai-ichi Dōga | Episode director  |
1968-1971  | Star of the Giants | TV series  | Tokyo Movie | Key frame  |
1968-1969  | The Monster Kid | TV series  | A Production, Studio Zero | Episode director  |
1968-1969  | Sabu to Ichi Torimono Hikae | TV series  | Mushi Production, Tōei Dōga, Studio Zero  | Episode director  |
1969  | Sobakasu Pucchi | TV series  | Fuji TV Enterprise  | Script  |
1969  | Umeboshi Denka [ja] | TV series  | A Production, Studio Zero  | Episode director  |
1969  | Dororo | TV series  | Mushi Production  | Episode director  |
1969-1970  | Pinch & Punch | TV series  | Fuji TV Enterprise  | Script  |
1969-1970  | Moomin | TV series  | A Production, Mushi Production  | Episode director  |
1970  | Chippo the Mischievous Angel [ja] | TV series  | Dai-ichi Dōga  | Script  |
1970-1971  | Ashita no Joe | TV series  | Mushi Production  | Episode director, storyboards |
1971  | Andersen Monogatari | TV series  | Mushi Production  | Episode director  |
1971 -1972  | Tensai Bakabon | TV series  | A Production  | Storyboards  |
1971-1972  | Kunimatsu-sama no Otoridai! | TV series  | Mushi Production  | Episode director  |
1972  | New Moomin | TV series  | Mushi Production  | Episode director  |
1972-1973  | Akadō Suzunosuke | TV series  | A Production  | Storyboards  |
1972-1974  | The Gutsy Frog | TV series  | A Production  | Storyboards  |
1973  | Jungle Kurobe | TV series  | A Production  | Storyboards  |
1973  | Doraemon | TV series  | Nippon TV Dōga  | Storyboards  |
1973  | Little Wansa | TV series  | Mushi Production  | Episode director, storyboards  |
1973-1974  | Kōya no Shōnen Isamu | TV series  | A Production  | Storyboards  |
1973-1974  | Zero Tester | TV series  | Sunrise | Storyboards  |
1973-1974  | Karate Master | TV series  | A Production  | Storyboards  |
1973-1974  | Aim for the Ace! | TV series  | A Production  | Storyboards  |
1973-1974  | Samurai Giants [ja] | TV series  | A Production  | Storyboards  |
1974-1975  | Vicky the Viking | TV series  | Zuiyo, Nippon Animation | Episode director  |
1974  | Hoshi no Ko Chobin | TV series  | Studio Zero  | Storyboards for all episodes  |
1974–1975  | Tamageta kun [ja] | TV series  | Studio Zero  | Animation director, episode director  |
1974  | Space Battleship Yamato Pilot | Television pilot | Office Academy  | Storyboards[d] |
1974-1975  | Space Battleship Yamato | TV series  | Office Academy  | Animation director, episode director for all episodes, storyboards  | He assisted Leiji Matsumoto, a manga artist who became a director without any experience in actually producing anime, and did the actual direction. He checked all the storyboards and reflected the images of Matsumoto and producer Yoshinobu Nishizaki in the work.[1][20]
1975-1994  | Manga Nihon Mukashi Banashi [ja] | TV series  | Group TAC | Episode director  |
1975-1976  | Arabian Nights: Sinbad's Adventures | TV series  | Nippon Animation  | Storyboards  |
1975-1977  | Grendizer | TV series  | Tōei Dōga  | Storyboards  |
1976-1977  | Chōdenji Robo Combattler V | TV series  | Tohokushinsha, Soeisha | Storyboards  |
1976-1977  | Little Lulu and Her Little Friends | TV series  | Nippon Animation  | Storyboards  |
1976-1979  | Dokaben | TV series  | Nippon Animation  | Storyboards  |
1976-1979  | Manga Sekai Mukashi Banashi | TV series  | Madhouse | Episode director  |
1976-1977  | Robokko Beaton [ja] | TV series  | Soeisha  | Episode director, storyboards  |
1977-1979  | Yatterman | TV series  | Tatsunoko Production | Episode director  |
1977  | Jetter Mars | TV series  | Tōei Dōga, Madhouse  | Episode director  |
1977  | Space Battleship Yamato | Feature film | Office Academy  | Animation director | Toshio Masuda, the director of the live-action film, who was credited as a supervisor in the TV series but was not involved in the production, edited the footage from the TV series and was credited as the film director.[e]
1977  | Glacier Warrior Gaislugger [ja] | TV series  | Tokyo Movie  | Chief Director, Episode Director  |
1977-1978  | Temple the Balloonist | TV series  | Tatsunoko Production  | Episode director  |
1977-1980  | Lupin the 3rd Part II | TV series  | Tokyo Movie  | Episode director, storyboards  |
1977–1978  | Manga Nihon Emaki [ja] | TV series  | World Television  | Supervising director  |
1978  | Future Boy Conan | TV series  | Nippon Animation  | Storyboards  |
1978  | Farewell to Space Battleship Yamato | Feature film  | Tōei Dōga  | Technical director | Unlike the previous film, Masuda actively participated in the production by directing and writing the script, while Ishiguro assisted him in the animation process.
1978–1979  | Space Battleship Yamato II | TV series  | Academy Seisaku  | Animation director, episode director for all episodes, storyboards  | As in the previous work, he assisted Matsumoto. Matsumoto, who was very busy, could hardly participate in the production, and Ishiguro played the role of acting director or assistant director.[1]
1978-1981  | Galaxy Express 999 | TV series  | Tōei Dōga  | OP key frame  |
1978-1979  | Captain Future | TV series  | Tōei Dōga  | Storyboards  |
1979-1980  | The Ultraman | TV series  | Sunrise | Storyboards  |
1979  | Yamato: The New Voyage | Television film | Artland | Technical director | He assisted producer Nishizaki, who had replaced Matsumoto as director himself.
1980  | Ganbare Gonbe [ja] | TV series  | Tsuchida Production | Storyboards  |
1980  | Phoenix 2772 | Feature film  | Tezuka Productions | Animation director[f] |
1980–1981  | Astro Boy | TV series  | Tezuka Productions  | Director, script, storyboards  |
1981-1987  | Ninja Hattori-kun | TV series  | Shin-Ei Animation | Script, storyboards  |
1982  | Thunderbirds 2086 | TV series  | Green Box, AIC | Supervisor, Script  |
1982–1983  | Super Dimension Fortress Macross | TV series  | Tatsunoko Production, Anime Friend, Artland  | Chief Director, script, episode director, storyboards, voice actor[g])  |
1982-1983  | Tokimeki Tonight | TV series  | Group TAC  | Storyboards  |
1983–1984  | Super Dimension Century Orguss | TV series  | Tokyo Movie Shinsha | Chief Director[h], episode director, storyboards  |
1983  | Prime Rose [ja] | Television film  | Tezuka Productions  | Storyboards  |
1984  | Noozles | TV series  | Nippon Animation  | Episode director, storyboards  |
1984  | Macross: Do You Remember Love? | Feature film  | Tatsunoko Production, Anime Friend, Yū Entertainment  | Director[i] |
1985  | Megazone 23 - Part I | OVA | Artland  | Original author, director, mecha design[j] |
1985-1986  | Ninja Senshi Tobikage | TV series  | Pierrot | Episode director, storyboards  |
1985  | Yamata no Orochi no Gyakushū | Independent film  | Daicon Film | Provision of equipment  |
1986  | Animated Classics of Japanese Literature (The Harp of Burma)  | TV series  | Nippon Animation, Artland  | Episode director, storyboards  |
1986  | Megazone 23 Part II: Please Give Me Your Secret | OVA  | AIC, Artland  | Original author, general supervisor  |
1988  | Legend of the Galactic Heroes: My Conquest is the Sea of Stars | Feature film  | Kitty Films | Director |
1988  | Topo Gigio | TV series  | Nippon Animation, Trans Arts  | Director[k], script, storyboards  |
1988-1989  | Legend of the Galactic Heroes (Series 1) | OVA  | Kitty Films  | Supervising director, episode director, storyboards  |
1989  | Twin [ja] | OVA  | Lifework  | Supervising director , storyboards  |
1989  | Star Cat Fullhouse [ja] | OVA  | Artland  | Original author, director, lyrics for OP and ED theme songs |
1990  | Koiko's Daily Life [ja] | OVA  | Artland  | Director, storyboards  |
1989  | Megazone 23 Part III | OVA  | AIC  | Original author[l] |
1989  | Locke the Superman: Lord Leon | OVA  | Nippon Animation  | Director |
1989  | Aoki Honō [ja] | OVA  | Artland, Nippon Animation  | Director, storyboards  |
1990  | Heavy | Feature film  | Nippon Animation  | Director, storyboards  |
1991  | Shōnen Ashibe | OVA  | Nippon Animation  | Director |
1991  | Bubblegum Crash | OVA  | Artland  | Supervisor[m] |
1991-1992  | Legend of the Galactic Heroes (Series 2) | OVA  | Kitty Films  | Supervising director, storyboards  |
1991  | Meisō-Ō Border: Shakaifukki-hen [ja] | OVA  | Artland  | Director, storyboards  |
1992  | Hard & Loose: Shiritsu Tantei Toki Shozō Trouble Notes [ja] | OVA  | Artland, Nippon Animation  | Director, script, storyboards  |
1992  | Tottoi | Television film  | Nippon Animation, Artland  | Supervisor  |
1992–1993  | Mikan Enikki | TV series  | Nippon Animation  | Director, storyboards  |
1994  | Kunichan no Ikka Ran Ran | Short film | Nippon Animation  | Director | A short anime included in the omnibus movie Dai 2-kai Kinchan no Cinema Jack [ja].
1994-1995  | Legend of the Galactic Heroes (Series 3) | OVA  | Kitty Films  | Supervising director, storyboards  |
1996  | Bucket de Gohan [ja] | TV series  | Magic Bus | Storyboards  |
1996-1997  | Legend of the Galactic Heroes (Series 4) | OVA  | K Factory  | Supervising director, storyboards  |
1998  | Legend of the Galactic Heroes Gaiden (Series 1) | OVA  | K Factory  | Supervising director , episode director, storyboards  |
1999–2001  | Legend of the Galactic Heroes Gaiden (Series 2) | OVA  | K Factory  | Supervising director , storyboards  |
1999–2002  | 10 Tokyo Warriors | OVA  | Zexcs | Director, episode director, storyboards  |
2005-2006  | Mushi-Shi | TV series  | Artland  | Production management  |
2006  | We Were There | TV series  | Artland  | Production management  |
2006-2010  | Reborn! | TV series  | Artland  | Supervisor  |
2008–2009  | Tytania | TV series  | Artland  | Director, storyboards  |
2008  | Pattenrai!! | Feature film  | Mushi Production | Director, storyboards  |
2014  | Mushi-Shi: The Shadow that Devours the Sun | Television film  | Artland  | Supervisor  |
2014  | Mushi-Shi -Next Passage- | TV series  | Artland  | Supervisor  |
2015  | Mushi-Shi -Next Passage-: Bell Droplets | Feature film  | Animation Studio Artland  | Supervisor  |

## Bibliography[edit]

* Ishiguro, Noboru; Ohara, Noriko (1980). Telebi Anime Saizensen Shisetsu Anime 17nen-shi テレビ・アニメ最前線 私説・アニメ17年史 [TV & Anime Frontline: Personal opinion 17 years of anime history]. Daiwa Shobo.

## Notes[edit]

1. ^ Ichiro Itano and other members of the 2nd studio in Kichijoji became independent as D.A.S.T., and the background art section in Takadanobaba became independent as Atelier Booka.
2. ^ This is rare in the Japanese animation studios, which lacks capital power, and with few exceptions, such as Studio Ghibli, few animation studios offer social insurance. Most animators are not contracted as employees, but as sole proprietors on a per-work or piece-rate basis.
3. ^ The airing period was 1963-1966.
4. ^ With Nobuhiro Okaseko.
5. ^ At the time, animation was regarded as lower in rank than live-action in Japan. Therefore, when compilations of TV series such as Space Battleship Yamato and Hayao Miyazaki's Future Boy Conan were released in movie theaters, live-action film directors were invited in place of TV directors to edit the TV footage, and was credited as a director.
6. ^ With Kazuko Nakamura.
7. ^ He has a cameo role as Shaw Braxton, the director of the film Shao Pai Long, which is a play within a play.
8. ^ With Yasumi Mikamoto.
9. ^ With Shōji Kawamori.
10. ^ With Ichiro Itano, Toshihiro Hirano, and Yasuomi Umezu.
11. ^ With Shigeo Koshi.
12. ^ Co-authored with Toshimitsu Suzuki.
13. ^ With Shinji Aramaki.

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b c d e "Noboru Ishiguro's Yamato 2 Memories". THE OFFICIAL WEBSITE OF THE BLAZERS ANIMATED SERIES. Archived from the original on June 12, 2012. Retrieved May 15, 2024.
2. ^ a b c Hikawa, Ryusuke (March 28, 2012). "Interview 第3回 石黒 昇 (総監督)" [Interview No. 3 Noboru Ishiguro (General Director)]. Legend of the Galactic Heroes on the web (in Japanese). Tokuma Shoten. Retrieved May 15, 2024.
3. ^ a b c d "演出家・石黒昇さん逝去 ヤマト、マクロス、銀河英雄伝説で活躍" [Director Noboru Ishiguro, who was active in Yamato, Macross, and Legend of the Galactic Heroes, passes away]. Anime!Anime! (in Japanese). iid. March 21, 2012. Retrieved May 15, 2024.
4. ^ a b Zusetsu Terebi Anime Zensho 1999, p. 370.
5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x "プロダクション探訪 第2回 アートランド (後編)" [Exploring Production Vol. 2: Artland (Part 2)]. Web Anime Style (in Japanese). Style. January 10, 2007. Retrieved May 15, 2024.
6. ^ a b c d e Hikawa, Ryusuke (March 28, 2012). "『超時空要塞マクロス』の石黒昇監督、ご逝去を悼む" [I mourn the passing of Noboru Ishiguro, director of The Super Dimension Fortress Macross]. Anime!Anime! (in Japanese). iid. Retrieved May 15, 2024.
7. ^ a b Sudo, Tadashi (October 30, 2014). "庵野秀明が自身のキャリアを振り返る! アニメーター編】師匠でもある天才・宮崎駿の仕事を大いに語る! Part2" [Hideaki Anno looks back on his career! Animator Edition] He talks a lot about the work of the genius Hayao Miyazaki, who is also his mentor! Part 2] (in Japanese). Movie Walker. Retrieved May 15, 2024.
8. ^ a b c "【明田川進の「音物語」】第6回 OVA「銀河英雄伝説」のBGMにクラシック音楽を使った意外なきっかけ" [Susumu Aketagawa's "Sound Story" No.6 The Unexpected Reason for Using Classical Music as the BGM for the OVA The Legend of the Galactic Heroes]. Anime Hack (in Japanese). eiga.com. June 13, 2018. Retrieved May 15, 2024.
9. ^ Animation Interview 2018, p. 86.
10. ^ Animation Interview 2018, p. 89.
11. ^ a b Shisetsu Anime 17nen-shi 1980, p. 49.
12. ^ a b Zusetsu Terebi Anime Zensho 1999, p. 355.
13. ^ Zusetsu Terebi Anime Zensho 1999, p. 360.
14. ^ Animage May issue 1983, p. 148.
15. ^ a b c "『マクロス』シリーズの大ヒットはこうして生まれた…「スタジオぬえ」がアニメビジネスで成功をつかむまで" [This is how the "Macross" series became a smash hit... How "Studio Nue" found success in the animation business]. Gendai Business (in Japanese). Kodansha. February 7, 2024. Retrieved May 15, 2024.
16. ^ Sudo, Tadashi (April 18, 2018). "新アニメシリーズに実写映画化も決定! アニメ史に輝く一大叙事詩「銀河英雄伝説」をひも解く!" [The new anime series will also be made into a live-action movie! Unraveling the great epic of anime history, "Legend of the Galactic Heroes"!] (in Japanese). Movie Walker. Retrieved May 15, 2024.
17. ^ "石黒昇氏死去…「宇宙戦艦ヤマト」を演出" [Noboru Ishiguro dies...Director of "Space Battleship Yamato"]. Sponichi Annex (in Japanese). Sports Nippon. March 21, 2012. Retrieved May 15, 2024.
18. ^ "Yamato, Macross Director Noboru Ishiguro Passes Away". Anime News Network. March 21, 2012. Retrieved July 14, 2014.
19. ^ "アニメ監督の石黒昇さん死去". The Asahi Shimbun Digital. March 21, 2012. Archived from the original on March 23, 2012. Retrieved July 14, 2014.
20. ^ "科学救助隊テクノボイジャー：伝説のSFアニメ"復活"" [Science Rescue Team Techno Voyager: Legendary SF Anime "Resurrection"]. mantan-web (in Japanese). Mantan. January 19, 2022. Retrieved May 15, 2024.

## Sources[edit]

* Hoshi, Makoto (2018). Animation Interview: Densetsu no Anime Creator-tachi アニメーション・インタビュー 伝説のアニメ職人（クリエーター）たち [Animation Interview Legendary Anime Creators]. Mandarake.
* Misono, Makoto (1999). Zusetsu Terebi Anime Zensho 図説テレビアニメ全書 [Illustrated TV anime complete book]. Hara Shobo.
* Animage May 1983 issue (in Japanese). Tokuma Shoten.

## External links[edit]

* Noboru Ishiguro at IMDb
* Noboru Ishiguro at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
* "Bonus – Interview with Noboru Ishiguro" with Anime World Order

* v
* t
* e

Works directed by Noboru Ishiguro

Animated series|

* Humanoid Monster Bem (1968–1969)
* Space Battleship Yamato II (1978–1979)
* Astro Boy (1980–1981)
* Super Dimension Fortress Macross (1982–1983)
* Super Dimension Century Orguss (1983–1984)
* "The Dancing Girl", "Season of the Sun" and "The Burmese Harp" in Animated Classics of Japanese Literature (1986)
* Topo Gigio (1988)
* Mikan Enikki (1992–1993)
* Tytania (2008–2009)

Animated films|

* Farewell to Space Battleship Yamato (1978)
* Macross: Do You Remember Love? (1984)
* Robotech: The Movie (1986)
* Legend of the Galactic Heroes: My Conquest is the Sea of Stars (1988)
* Pattenrai!! (2008)

OVAs|

* Megazone 23 - Part I (1985)
* Legend of the Galactic Heroes (1988–1997)
* Locke the Superman: Lord Leon (1989)
* Locke the Superman: New World Command (1991)
* Legend of the Galactic Heroes: A Hundred Billion Stars, A Hundred Billion Lights (1998)
* 10 Tokyo Warriors (1999–2002)
* Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Spiral Labyrinth (1999–2000)

* v
* t
* e

Macross series

Franchise|

* Super Dimension Fortress Macross
* Do You Remember Love?
* Flash Back 2012
* Macross II
* Macross Plus
* albums
* Macross 7
* Macross FB 7
* Macross Zero
* Macross Frontier (albums)
* Macross The Ride
* Macross Delta

Video games|

* The Super Dimension Fortress Macross (1985)
* Super Spacefortress Macross
* Scrambled Valkyrie
* Do You Remember Love?
* The Super Dimension Fortress Macross (2003)
* Ace Frontier
* Macross 30: Voices across the Galaxy

Characters|

* Super Dimension Fortress Macross
* Hikaru Ichijyo
* Lynn Minmay
* Misa Hayase
* Macross 7
* Fire Bomber
* Macross Frontier
* Macross Delta

Universe|

* Zentradi
* VF-1 Valkyrie

Production|

* Shōji Kawamori
* Kazutaka Miyatake
* Haruhiko Mikimoto
* Noboru Ishiguro
* Hiroshi Ōnogi
* Kentarō Haneda
* Yoko Kanno
* Mari Iijima
* Hidetaka Tenjin
* Studio Nue
* Bandai Visual
* Big West Advertising
* Artland
* Tatsunoko Production
* Satelight
* Ashi Productions
* Triangle Staff
* AIC
* 8-Bit

Music|

* "Ai Oboete Imasu ka"
* "Triangler"
* "Diamond Crevasse" / "Iteza Gogo Kuji Don't be late"

Related|

* Macross II: The Role-Playing Game
* Robotech
* Space Gundam V
* Astro Plan
* Jetfire

Authority control databases

International|

* ISNI
* VIAF
* WorldCat

National|

* France
* BnF data
* United States

Other|

* IdRef

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