Kazunori Itō Explained

Kazunori Itō
Native Name:伊藤 和典
Native Name Lang:ja
Birth Date:24 December 1954
Birth Place:Yamagata Prefecture, Japan
Notable Works:.hack, Ghost in the Shell (1995 film)
Occupation:Anime screenwriter

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

YearAnimeJob
1980s
1983Magical Angel Creamy MamiScreenplay
1985Dirty PairScreenplay
1985Original Dirty Pair #5: Affair of NolandiaScreenplay
1986Urusei Yatsura

Ryoko's September Tea Party

Screenplay
Maison IkkokuScreenplay
1987The Red SpectaclesScreenplay
1989Screenplay
1990s
1993Screenplay
1993NecronomiconScreenplay (part 2)
1995Ghost in the ShellScreenplay
1995Screenplay
1996Rudra no HihōScreenplay co-writer
1996Screenplay
1999Script
2000s
2001AvalonScreenplay
2001Pistol OperaScreenplay
2002.hack//SignScreenplay, series planner, soundtrack supervisor
.hack OVAs: .hack//Intermezzo, .hack//Unison, .hack//GiftScreenplay
.hack//LiminalityScreenplay
2002.hack//InfectionStory/script
2002.hack//MutationStory/script
2002.hack//OutbreakStory/script
2003.hack//LiminalityScreenplay
.hack//Legend of the TwilightCharacters
.hack//QuarantineStory/script
2004.hack//LiminalityScreenplay
2005Absolute BoyScreenplay
2005Digital Monster X-EvolutionScreenplay
2006.hack//G.U. Vol.1//RebirthScenario supervisor
.hack//RootsScript supervisor
.hack//G.U. Vol.2//ReminisceScenario supervision
.hack//G.U. Vol.3//Redemption (USA)Scenario supervision
2012.hack//The MovieScreenplay

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