Yoshiji Kigami
Directing · Key Animation · Director · Second Unit Director
Born Dec 28, 1957 · Osaka, Japan
Active 1981–2019
Yoshiji Kigami was a Japanese animator, director and storyboarder. He started working at Shin-Ei Animation, later became part of Animaruya and then he became affiliated with Kyoto Animation.
Filmography
Grave of the Fireflies (1988) — Key AnimationA Silent Voice: The Movie (2016) — Storyboard Artist · Key AnimationAkira (1988) — Key AnimationViolet Evergarden (2018) — Director · Key Animation · Storyboard ArtistMiss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid (2017) — Director · Storyboard ArtistClannad (2007) — Director · Storyboard ArtistLove, Chunibyo & Other Delusions! (2012) — Director · Storyboard ArtistHyouka (2012) — Director · Storyboard ArtistBeyond the Boundary (2013) — Director · Key Animation · Storyboard ArtistFree! (2013) — Key Animation · Director · Opening/Ending AnimationThe Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya (2010) — Layout Supervisor · Key AnimationThe Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya (2006) — Director · Storyboard ArtistNichijou: My Ordinary Life (2011) — Director · Storyboard ArtistK-ON! (2009) — Director · Key Animation · Storyboard ArtistLiz and the Blue Bird (2018) — Key AnimationTamako Love Story (2014) — Key AnimationLove, Chunibyo & Other Delusions! Take On Me (2018) — Key AnimationMyriad Colors Phantom World (2016) — Opening/Ending Animation · Key Animation · DirectorK-ON! The Movie (2011) — Layout Supervisor · Key AnimationSound! Euphonium (2015) — Storyboard Artist · DirectorFull Metal Panic! (2002) — DirectorAmagi Brilliant Park (2014) — Key AnimationBeyond the Boundary: I'll Be Here – Future (2015) — Second Unit Director · Key AnimationMacross: Do You Remember Love? (1984) — Key Animation