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| Kazunori Itō | |
|---|---|
| 伊藤 和典 | |
| Born | (1954-12-24) December 24, 1954 (age 69) Yamagata Prefecture, Japan |
| Occupation | Anime screenwriter |
| Notable work | .hack, Ghost in the Shell (1995 film) |
Kazunori Itō (伊藤 和典, Itō Kazunori, born December 24, 1954) is a Japanese anime screenwriter and artist who is well known for his work in the .hack franchise and his writing for the 1995 Ghost in the Shell movie. Itō supervised the writing for the novel, .hack//Another Birth which was written by his student, Miu Kawasaki. He is a member of the artist group known as Headgear. Helen McCarthy in 500 Essential Anime Movies calls him "one of the best screenwriters in anime".
Filmography
| Year | Anime | Job |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | ||
| 1983 | Magical Angel Creamy Mami | Screenplay |
| 1985 | Dirty Pair | Screenplay |
| 1985 | Original Dirty Pair #5: Affair of Nolandia | Screenplay |
| 1986 | Urusei Yatsura: Ryoko's September Tea Party | Screenplay |
| Maison Ikkoku | Screenplay | |
| 1987 | The Red Spectacles | Screenplay |
| 1989 | Patlabor: The Movie | Screenplay |
| 1990s | ||
| 1993 | Patlabor: The Movie 2 | Screenplay |
| 1993 | Necronomicon | Screenplay (part 2) |
| 1995 | Ghost in the Shell | Screenplay |
| 1995 | Gamera: Guardian of the Universe | Screenplay |
| 1996 | Rudra no Hihō | Screenplay co-writer |
| 1996 | Gamera 2: Attack of Legion | Screenplay |
| 1999 | Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris | Script |
| 2000s | ||
| 2001 | Avalon | Screenplay |
| 2001 | Pistol Opera | Screenplay |
| 2002 | .hack//Sign | Screenplay, series planner, soundtrack supervisor |
| .hack OVAs: .hack//Intermezzo, .hack//Unison, .hack//Gift | Screenplay | |
| .hack//Liminality | Screenplay | |
| 2002 | .hack//Infection | Story/script |
| 2002 | .hack//Mutation | Story/script |
| 2002 | .hack//Outbreak | Story/script |
| 2003 | .hack//Liminality | Screenplay |
| .hack//Legend of the Twilight | Characters | |
| .hack//Quarantine | Story/script | |
| 2004 | .hack//Liminality | Screenplay |
| 2005 | Absolute Boy | Screenplay |
| 2005 | Digital Monster X-Evolution | Screenplay |
| 2006 | .hack//G.U. Vol.1//Rebirth | Scenario supervisor |
| .hack//Roots | Script supervisor | |
| .hack//G.U. Vol.2//Reminisce | Scenario supervision | |
| .hack//G.U. Vol.3//Redemption (USA) | Scenario supervision | |
| 2012 | .hack//The Movie | Screenplay |
External links
- Official website (in Japanese)
- Kazunori Ito at Media Arts Database (in Japanese)
- Kazunori Itō at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Kazunori Itō at IMDb
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