Tatsuya Ishihara
Directing1966Maizuru, Kyoto, Japan
Biography
Tatsuya Ishihara (Japanese: 石原 立也, born July 31, 1966) is a Japanese television and film director from Maizuru, Kyoto working for the Japanese animation studio Kyoto Animation.
Known For
Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid: A lonely dragon wants to be loved
Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid: A lonely dragon wants to be loved
Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid: A lonely dragon wants to be loved
The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya
The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya
Sound! Euphonium: The Final Movie, Part 1
Liz and the Blue Bird
Liz and the Blue Bird
Acting History
2025
2023
Sound! Euphonium: Ensemble Contest
Storyboard Artist
Sound! Euphonium: Ensemble Contest
Second Unit Director
2019
2018
Liz and the Blue Bird
Supervising Technical Director
Liz and the Blue Bird
Second Unit Director
Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions! Take On Me
Storyboard Artist
Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions! Take On Me
Second Unit Director
Tsurune
TVStoryboard Artist
Tsurune
TVDirector
2017
Sound! Euphonium The Movie: May the Melody Reach You!
Second Unit Director
Sound! Euphonium The Movie: May the Melody Reach You!
Storyboard Artist
Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid
TVStoryboard Artist
Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid
TVSeries Director
Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid
TVDirector
Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid
TVOpening/Ending Animation
2016
Sound! Euphonium The Movie: Welcome to the Kitauji High School Concert Band
Second Unit Director
Myriad Colors Phantom World
TVStoryboard Artist
Myriad Colors Phantom World
TVSeries Director
Myriad Colors Phantom World
TVOpening/Ending Animation
2015
2014
Dera-chan of the Southern Islands
Storyboard Artist
Amagi Brilliant Park
TVStoryboard Artist
Amagi Brilliant Park
TVDirector
2013
Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions! Rikka Version
Storyboard Artist
Tamako Market
TVDirector• 2 eps
Tamako Market
TVStoryboard Artist• 1 eps
Free!
TVStoryboard Artist
Free!
TVDirector
Beyond the Boundary
TVStoryboard Artist
2012
Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions!
TVSeries Director
Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions!
TVDirector
Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions!
TVStoryboard Artist
2011
K-ON! The Movie
Storyboard Artist
K-ON! The Movie
Second Unit Director
Nichijou: My Ordinary Life
TVDirector• 1 eps
Nichijou: My Ordinary Life
TVWriter• 1 eps
Nichijou: My Ordinary Life
TVSeries Director• 26 eps
Nichijou: My Ordinary Life
TVStoryboard Artist• 1 eps
2010
The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya
Storyboard Artist
2007
Clannad
TVStoryboard Artist
Clannad
TVDirector
Lucky Star
TVDirector• 2 eps
Lucky Star
TVStoryboard Artist• 2 eps
2006
The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya
TVStoryboard Artist
The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya
TVDirector
The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya
TVSeries Director
Kanon
TVStoryboard Artist
Kanon
TVDirector
Kanon
TVSeries Director
1998
The Super Milk-Chan Show
TVStoryboard Artist
The Super Milk-Chan Show
TVDirector
1997
1996
Baby and Me
TVStoryboard Artist• 5 eps
Baby and Me
TVDirector• 5 eps
1995
Tenchi Universe
TVStoryboard Artist
Tenchi Universe
TVDirector
Fushigi Yûgi: The Mysterious Play
TVDirector• 1 eps
1991
What Is Happiness?
Director
What Is Happiness?
Animation Director