Kyōhei Ishiguro (Japanese:イシグロキョウヘイ,Hepburn:Ishiguro Kyōhei; born April 2, 1980) is a Japaneseanime director. He debuted in 2009, and after doing thestoryboards for three series, he was given the full directorial role in the anime adaptation ofYour Lie in April. After directing other television series, he debuted as a film director withWords Bubble Up Like Soda Pop.

Kyōhei Ishiguro was born inHadano, Kanagawa on April 2, 1980.^[1][2] After working forSunrise, he made his directorial debut with the eighth episode ofFairy Tail.^[1] He also didstoryboarding forWandering Son,Saki Achiga-hen episode of Side-A, andMy Little Monster.^[1]

In 2013, Ishiguro married character designer Yukiko Aikei.^[2] In 2014, Ishiguro made his full directorial debut with the anime adaptation ofNaoshi Arakawa'sYour Lie in April.,^[1] which won the 2016Sugoi Japan Award in the anime category.^[3] FollowingYour Lie in April's success, Ishiguro directed the anime adaptation ofLance N' Masques.^[4] He also later directed the television series adaptations ofOccultic;Nine andChildren of the Whales.^[5][6]

In 2021, Ishiguro made his debut as a film director withWords Bubble Up Like Soda Pop.^[7] It was nominated for theMainichi Film Award for Best Animation Film in the same year.^[8] He also directed the 2021 filmBright: Samurai Soul.^[9]

• Fairy Tail (2009) (episode 8 director)^[1]
• Wandering Son (放浪息子,Hōrō Musuko) (2011) (storyboards)^[1]
• Saki Achiga-hen episode of Side-A (咲 Saki 阿知賀編 episode of Side-A) (2012) (storyboards)^[1]
• My Little Monster (となりの怪物くん,Tonari no Kaibutsu-kun) (2012) (storyboards)^[1]
• Psycho-Pass (2012) (episode 9 director)^[10]
• Your Lie in April (四月は君の嘘,Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso) (2014–2015) (director)^[11]
• Lance N' Masques (ランス・アンド・マスクス,Ransu Ando Masukusu) (2015) (director)^[4]
• Occultic;Nine (オカルティック・ナイン,Okarutikku Nain) (2016) (director)^[5]
• Children of the Whales (クジラの子らは砂上に歌う,Kujira no Kora wa Sajō ni Utau) (2017) (director)^[6]

• Words Bubble Up Like Soda Pop (サイダーのように言葉が湧き上がる,Cider no Yō ni Kotoba ga Wakiagaru) (2021) (director)^[7]
• Bright: Samurai Soul (2021) (director)^[9]

• Kyōhei Ishiguro atAnime News Network's encyclopedia

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• Japanese storyboard artists
• Japanese television directors
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• People from Hadano, Kanagawa

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