Mitsuo Iso | |
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磯 光雄 | |
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| Pronunciation | Iso Mitsuo |
| Born | 1966 Aichi, Japan |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Other names | 小田川 幹雄, 贄田 秀雄, MISSILE☆MAX (Mikio Odagawa, Hideo Nieda) |
| Occupation(s) | Animator, Animation director, Filmmaker, Screenwriter, Cinematographer |
| Years active | 1985-present |
| Known for | Dennō Coil |
| Website | IMAGO-IMAGE |
Mitsuo Iso (磯 光雄, Iso Mitsuo, born 1966 in Aichi, Japan) is a Japanese animator, director.[1][2] He worked as a freelance artist through Neomedia, Studio Zaendo, and Studio Ghibli.[1][2] When he participates in anime works as an animator, he sometimes uses aliases such as Mikio Odagawa and Hideo Tateda, or does not give his name.
Iso is known for his offbeat key animation in the prologue of Gundam 0080, large portions of Asuka's battle in The End of Evangelion and the first half of the tank battle in Ghost in the Shell.[3][4]
As a director, Den-noh Coil, a science fiction TV Animation series for which he wrote the original story and screenplay, storyboarded and directed, won the 29th Nihon SF Taisho Award, the 39th Seiun Award Best Dramatic Presentation, the Japan Media Arts Festival Animation Division Excellence Award, and the 7th Tokyo Anime Award TV Animation Division Excellence Award.[5]
- ^ a b ANIMATION WORKS preproduction 2023, p. 400.
- ^ a b Den-noh Coil Proposal 2008, p. 80.
- ^ "『電脳コイル』の監督、磯光雄氏がXRコンテンツアワード「NEWVIEW AWARDS 2021」の審査員に決定" [Mitsuo Iso, director of Dennō Coil, has been selected as a judge for the XR Content Awards NEWVIEW AWARDS 2021.]. Real Sound (in Japanese). blueprint. October 9, 2021. Retrieved October 12, 2021.
- ^ "タニグチリウイチの「今のアニメを知るために」 第2回：どこまでも虚構でどこまでも現実、押井守監督編" [Taniguchi To know about current anime" Vol. 2: Fiction to Every Extent and Reality to Every Extent, Director Ma-moru Oshii]. IGN Japan (in Japanese). Sankei Shimbun. 26 July 2020. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
- ^ Masuda, Hiromichi (27 January 2022). "『電脳コイル』の才人・磯光雄が『地球外少年少女』で本領発揮! 歴史に残るジュブナイル・アニメはいかにして生まれたか" [Mitsuo Iso, the genius behind "Dennou Coil," shows his true colors in "The Orbital Children"!]. BANGER!!! (in Japanese). Discovery Japan. Retrieved 30 November 2023.