Shūji Iuchi Explained

Shūji Iuchi
Birth Name:	Hideji Iuchi
Birth Date:	15 September 1950
Birth Place:	Kanagawa Prefecture Japan
Occupation:	Director
Notable Works:	Mashin Hero Wataru Crush Gear Turbo Yamato Takeru

(September 15, 1950 – December 15, 2016^[1]) was a director of anime series. Iuchi directed Crush Gear Turbo,^[2] Mashin Hero Wataru,^[3] Yamato Takeru and several other series.

Director

Television

• chief/series director denoted in bold
• Gaiking (1976)
• Star of the Giants (1977)
• Cho Super Car Gattaiger (1977)
• Shin Ace o Nerae! (1978)
• Galaxy Express 999 (1978-1981)
• The Monster Kid (1980-1982)
• Queen Millennia (1981)
• Ninjaman Ippei (1982)
• Aura Battler Dunbine (1983-1984)
• Lady Georgie (1983-1984)
• God Mazinger (1984)
• Heavy Metal L-Gaim (1984-1985)
• Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam (1985-1986)
• Onegai! Samia-don (1985-1986)
• Pro Golfer Saru (1985-1988)
• Honey Bee in Toycomland (1986-1987)
• Metal Armor Dragonar (1987-1988)
• Mashin Hero Wataru (1988-1989)
• Madö King Granzört (1989-1990)
• Mashin Hero Wataru 2^[4] (1990-1991)
• Mama wa Shōgaku 4 Nensei (1992)
• Yamato Takeru (1994)
• Kuma no Putaro (1996)
• Shōnen Santa no Daibôken (1996)
• Super Mashin Hero Wataru^[5] (1997-1998)
• Crush Gear Turbo (2001-2003)
• Samurai 7 (2004)
• Onmyō Taisenki (2004-2005)
• Yakitate!! Japan (2004-2006)
• Speed Grapher (2005)
• Sgt. Frog (2005-2011)
• Dinosaur King (2007)
• (2011-2012)
• (2012-2013)
• (2013-2014)
• Gundam Build Fighters Try (2014-2015)
• Aikatsu! (2015)
• (2015)
• Rilu Rilu Fairilu ~Yousei no Door~ (2016)
• Flowering Heart (2016)
• Shōnen Maid (2016)
• Seisen Cerberus (2016)
• Shōnen Ashibe: GO! GO! Goma-chan (2016)

Film

• Galaxy Investigation 2100: Border Planet (1986)

OVAs

• Love Position - The Legend of Halley (1985)
• Mashin Hero Wataru: The Mashin Mountains (1989)
• Mashin Hero Wataru: The Story of the End of Time (1993-1994)
• Yamato Takeru: After War (1995)
• Kodocha (1997)
• The Galaxy Railways: A Letter from the Abandoned Planet (2007)

Writer

• series head writer denoted in bold
• Mashin Hero Wataru (1988-1989)
• Madö King Granzört (1989-1990)
• Mashin Hero Wataru 2 (1990-1991)
• Mama wa Shōgaku 4 Nensei (1992)
• (2011-2012)
• (2012-2013)
• (2013-2014)

Notes and References

1. https://sumikai.com/mangaanime/regisseur-shuji-iuchi-verstorben-162663/ Regisseur und Drehbuchautor Shuji Iuchi verstorben
2. "Interview Side A." Sunrise Animation. Retrieved on January 20, 2009.
3. "Majin Hero Wataru ." Sunrise Animation. Retrieved on January 20, 2009.
4. "Majin Hero Wataru 2." Sunrise Animation. Retrieved on January 20, 2009.
5. "Cho Majin Hero Wataru." Sunrise Animation. Retrieved on January 20, 2009.