Yasuhiro Yoshiura

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Yasuhiro Yoshiura

吉浦 康裕

Yoshiura at the 26th Tokyo International Film Festival

Born|  (1980-04-03) 3 April 1980 (age 44)

Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan

Nationality| Japanese
Alma mater| Kyushu University
Occupation(s)| Anime director, screenwriter
Years active| 2001–present
Website| studio-rikka.com

Yasuhiro Yoshiura (吉浦 康裕, Yoshiura Yasuhiro) (born 3 April 1980) is a Japanese writer and director of animated short films. Many of his works such as Pale Cocoon and Time of Eve have garnered awards and featured at film festivals. His production studio is called Studio Rikka.

## Biography

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Yoshiura was born in Hokkaido and was raised in Fukuoka. He majored in art engineering at Kyushu University. In 2002, he released a short film called Aquatic Language which was broadcast on NHK BS1's 10 min. theater. The film won an "Excellent Work Award" at the Tokyo International Anime Fair.[1] In 2006, he released the direct-to-video film Pale Cocoon.[2] After moving to Tokyo he worked on the anime web series Time of Eve which aired six episodes and later was made into a feature movie. In 2013 he released the film Patema Inverted, which won awards at Edinburgh's Scotland Loves Animation festival, and the Chicago International Film Festival.[3] In 2014, he directed the film Harmonie, which was used for the Anime Mirai 2014 program.[2][3][4] In 2015, his short PP33 (Power Plant No. 33) and Bureau of Proto Society were featured in the Japan Animator Expo.[5][6]

## Works

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Year | Title | Production role | Cast role | Notes | Refs

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2000 | Noisy Birth | Director |  |  | [citation needed]
2001 | Kikumana | Original concept, screenwriter, sound effects, music, production |  | Honorary Mention, Computer Animation / Visual Effects, 2002 Prix Ars Electronica | [7]
2002 | Mizu no Kotoba | Original concept, director, screenwriter | Protagonist | Excellent Work Award, Tokyo International Anime Fair, 2003 | [1]
2006 | Pale Cocoon | Original concept, director, screenplay, production | Co-worker |  | [citation needed]
2008-10 | Time of Eve | Creator, director, screenwriter |  | ONA and feature film
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2009 | Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance | Design works |  |  |
2010 | Time of Eve Movie | Creator, director, screenwriter, sound director, storyboard artist, unit director, editor, photography, digital animation |  |  |
2010 | Yozakura Quartet: Hoshi no Umi | CG directing assistance |  |  |
2012-13 | Patema Inverted | Creator, director, screenwriter, design work, photography director, storyboard artist, unit director, editor |  | ONA Beginning of the Day and feature film | [8][9][10]
2012 | A Town Where You Live: Twilight Intersection | Chief director |  |  |
2014 | Wake Up, Girls! Movie | Digital video supervisor |  |  |
2014 | Harmonie | Creator, director, screenwriter, design work, photography, editor |  | Part of Young Animator Training Project 2013. |
2015 | Power Plant No. 33 | Director, writer |  | 11th episode of the Japan Animator Expo. | [5]
2015 | Bureau of Proto Society | Director, writer |  | 29th episode of the Japan Animator Expo. | [6]
2016 | Mobile Police Patlabor Reboot | Director, screenwriter, photography director, photography, storyboard artist, unit director, editing |  | Extra episode of the Japan Animator Expo. | [11]
2017 | The Dragon Dentist | Episode director |  |  |
2021 | Sing a Bit of Harmony | Creator, director, screenwriter, storyboard artist, unit director |  | Original film. | [12]

## References

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1. ^ a b "Tokyo International Anime Festival Award Winners". ANN. Archived from the original on 27 March 2009. Retrieved 6 March 2009.
2. ^ a b Yasuhiro YOSHIURA. "プロフィール - スタジオリッカ". スタジオリッカ - 当サイトは吉浦康裕（アニメーション監督）の個人サイトです。今までの活動報告や新作情報の告知などをしています。. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
3. ^ a b "Houston's Anime Matsuri to Host Patema Inverted Director Yasuhiro Yoshiura, Singer Anna Tsuchiya". Anime News Network. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
4. ^ "Ultra Super Pictures, A-1, Shinei, Studio 4°C Make Anime Mirai 2014". Anime News Network. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
5. ^ a b "Time of Eve's Yasuhiro Yoshiura Pens Next Animator Expo Short". Anime News Network. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
6. ^ a b "Japan Animator Expo Streams Yasuhiro Yoshiura's 'Bureau of Proto Society' Short". Anime News Network. 28 August 2015. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
7. ^ "Ars Electronica - Prix Ars Electronica". aec.at. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
8. ^ "Time of Eve Creator's Patema Inverted TV Ad Streamed". Anime News Network. 7 November 2013. Retrieved 12 November 2013.
9. ^ サカサマのパテマ. eiga.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 12 November 2013.
10. ^ "Yasuhiro Yoshiura's Patema Inverted Anime Film to Premiere at Annecy". Anime News Network. 24 April 2013. Retrieved 12 November 2013.
11. ^ "Mobile Police Patlabor Reboot official website". 28 July 2016.
12. ^ "Funimation, J.C. Staff Co-produce Sing a Bit of Harmony Original Anime Film". Anime News Network. 10 September 2020. Retrieved 10 September 2020.

## External links

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* Studio Rikka (in Japanese)
* Yasuhiro Yoshiura at Anime News Network's encyclopedia

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Works by Yasuhiro Yoshiura

* Aquatic Language (2002)
* Pale Cocoon (2006)
* Time of Eve (2008–2009, 2010)
* Patema Inverted (2012, 2013)
* Sing a Bit of Harmony (2021)

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