Hiroyuki Kakudō Explained

is a Japanese anime director from Kitakyūshū, Fukuoka Prefecture. He graduated from Toyo University's Faculty of Letters.^[1] In 1978, while in college, he was a founding member of Group Ebisen, an independent animation production and screening group.^[2] He began working for Toei Animation in 1983, where he trained under Yugo Serikawa.^[3] He is best known for directing the first two Digimon series.^[4]

Works

Television

Year	Title	Notes
1984	Wing-Man
1986	Maple Town
1986	Okubyo na Venus	OVA
1987
1988	Bikkuriman
1989	Shin Bikkuriman
1990	Be-Bop High School	OVA
1990	RPG Densetsu Hepoi
1990	Magical Taruruto
1991	Genji Tsūshin Agedama
1991
1992	Super Bikkuriman
1993	NG Knight Lamune & 40 DX	OVA
1993	Slam Dunk
1993	Aoki Densetsu Shoot!
1993	Orguss 02	OVA
1993		OVA
1994	Sailor Moon S	OP and ED only
1994	The Legend of Snow White
1994	Blue Seed
1994	DNA²
1995	Ninku
1995		OVA
1995	The Silent Service	TV Special
1996	GeGeGe no Kitarō
1996	Bakusō Kyōdai Let's & Go!!
1996	Rurouni Kenshin
1996	Dragon Ball GT
1996	Jigoku Sensei Nūbē
1996	Saber Marionette J
1997	Cutie Honey Flash
1997	Pokémon
1997	Slayers Try
1997	あずみマンマ・ミーア
1997	Master of Mosquiton
1997	Berserk
1998	春庭家の3人目
1998	Lost Universe
1998	Yu-Gi-Oh!
1998	Himitsu no Akko-chan
1998	Serial Experiments Lain
1998	Sorcerous Stabber Orphen
1998	Gakko no Kaidan G	TV Special, credited for animation
1998	Gasaraki
1998	Saber Marionette J to X
1999	Digimon Adventure
1999	Turn A Gundam
1999	Magic User's Club	CG Animation (Avant Title)
1999	One Piece
2000	Boogiepop Phantom
2000	Digimon Adventure 02
2000	Argento Soma
2000	Invincible King Tri-Zenon
2001	Angelic Layer
2001	Digimon Tamers
2001	Hellsing
2002	Kanon
2002	Digimon Frontier
2002
2002	Kiddy Grade
2003	D.N.Angel
2003	Zatch Bell!
2003	Hoop Days
2003	Requiem from the Darkness
2004	Koi Kaze
2004	Initial D
2004	Beet the Vandel Buster
2004	Rockman EXE Stream
2004	Black Jack
2005
2005
2006	BakéGyamon
2006	Higurashi When They Cry
2006	Kamisama Kazoku
2006	Powerpuff Girls Z	Unaired pilot version only
2006
2006	独占取材！私だけが知っている小泉純一郎	TV Special
2007	GeGeGe no Kitarō
2007	Skull Man
2008	Hakaba Kitarō
2008	Negibozu No Asataro
2009	Marie & Gali
2009	Kaidan Restaurant
2009	Welcome to Irabu's Office
2010	Marie & Gali ver.2.0
2010	Digimon Xros Wars
2011	Toriko
2011	Ring ni Kakero (Season 4)
2011	C (TV series)
2012	Saint Seiya Omega
2012	Tsuritama
2012	Tanken Driland
2013	Saint Seiya Omega (season 2)
2013	Gatchaman Crowds
2013	Kyousougiga
2014	Majin Bone
2014
2014	The Kindaichi Case Files R
2014	World Trigger
2015	Dragon Ball Super
2015	The Kindaichi Case Files R (season 2)
2016	Grimgar of Fantasy and Ash
2016	Tiger Mask W
2017	Kirakira Pretty Cure a la Mode
2018	Hug! Pretty Cure
2018	GeGeGe no Kitarō
2018	Kiratto Pri Chan
2019	Star Twinkle PreCure
2020	Healin' Good Pretty Cure
2020
2021	Tropical-Rouge! Pretty Cure
2021	Digimon Ghost Game
2023	Ippon Again!
2023

Films

Year	Title	Notes
1983	Patalliro! Stardust Keikaku	Production Assistant
1988
1991
1993	Rokudenashi Blues 1993
1995
2002		Compilation Film
2002
2005	Digital Monster X-Evolution
2006

References

Web site: Digimon Adventure Novelization Author Profile. 2024-03-27. HMV&BOOKS. Japanese. 2024-03-27. https://web.archive.org/web/20240327003027/https://www.hmv.co.jp/artist_%E8%A7%92%E9%8A%85%E5%8D%9A%E4%B9%8B_200000000230135/biography/. bot: unknown.
Web site: ショートフィルム研究会【2/19】のお知らせ. 2023-09-28. Japan Society of Image Arts and Sciences (JASIAS). Japanese. 2023-09-28. https://web.archive.org/web/20230928013235/https://jasias.jp/archives/9991. bot: unknown.
Web site: Laputa School Lecturer Profile. 2008-08-21. laputa-jp.com. Japanese. 2008-08-21. https://web.archive.org/web/20080821115605/http://laputa-jp.com/school/05/kakudou.html/. bot: unknown.
Web site: Digimon Adventure Anime Influenced Upcoming Digimon Survive Game, According To New Dev Diary. 2021-06-03. GameSpot. en-US.