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Mizuho Nishikubo is a Director, Scriptwriter, Second Unit Director, Storyboard Artist and Animation Director Japonais born on 15 january 1953

Mizuho Nishikubo

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Birth name Toshihiko Nishikubo
Nationality Japon
Birth 15 january 1953 (71 years)

Mizuho Nishikubo (西久保 瑞穂, Nishikubo Mizuho), de son vrai nom Toshihiko Nishikubo (西久保 利彦, Nishikubo Toshihiko), né le 15 janvier 1953, est un réalisateur japonais. Il est notamment connu pour son long métrage L'Île de Giovanni, qui a remporté le prix de la Mention du jury au Festival international du film d'animation d'Annecy 2014.

Biography

Il est marié à l'actrice de doublage japonaise Yūko Mizutani.

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Filmography of Mizuho Nishikubo (7 films)

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Director

Giovanni's Island
Directed by Mizuho Nishikubo
Genres Drama, Historical, Animation
Actors Masachika Ichimura, Yukie Nakama, Yūsuke Santamaria, Kaoru Yachigusa, Tatsuya Nakadai, Saburō Kitajima
Rating72% 3.648823.648823.648823.648823.64882
The story follows two brothers, Junpei and Kanta, who live on the island of Shikotan, shortly after World War II. On August 15, 1945, Russian soldiers land on Shikotan and occupy the island. Junpei and Kanta, who live with their grandfather, a fisherman, and their father, the head of the firefighting force of the village, are forced to move to the stables while the Russian commander's family, among them the commander's daughter Tanya, move into the main house. At school, Russian children occupy half the building, and Tanya and the other Russian kids begin to mingle with the Japanese children at recess. After a playground jostle makes Junpei bump into Tanya, they become friends and the two brothers are subsequently invited to Tanya's house for dinner.
Atagoal: Cat's Magical Forest
Directed by Mizuho Nishikubo
Origin Japon
Genres Animation
Actors Kōichi Yamadera, Mari Natsuki, Seiichi Tanabe
Rating59% 2.966662.966662.966662.966662.96666
Atagoal est un monde merveilleux, peuplé de chats, de chants et de bonne humeur. Le cours des choses s'obscurcit toutefois lorsque Hideyoshi, maton plutôt mastoc, brise le sceau qui maintenait enfermée Pirea, la Reine du mal. Les ennuis fleurissent dès lors pour notre héros...
Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence, 1h36
Directed by Mamoru Oshii, Mizuho Nishikubo
Origin Japon
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Animation
Themes Feminist films, Films about computing, Films about religion, Films set in the future, Political films, Films about Jews and Judaism, Cyberpunk films, Dystopian films, Children's films, Golem
Actors Akio Ōtsuka, Yutaka Nakano, Atsuko Tanaka, Kōichi Yamadera, Hiroaki Hirata, Naoto Takenaka
Rating73% 3.6987853.6987853.6987853.6987853.698785
The story is loosely based on Ghost in the Shell manga chapter "Robot Rondo" (with elements of "Phantom Fund"). Opening in 2032, Public Security Section 9 cybernetic operative Batou is teamed with Togusa, an agent with very few cybernetic upgrades, following the events of Ghost in the Shell.
Ghost in the Shell, 1h22
Directed by Mamoru Oshii, Mizuho Nishikubo
Origin Japon
Genres Science fiction, Action, Animation
Themes Films about altered memories, Films about computing, Films set in the future, Political films, Cyberpunk films, Dystopian films
Actors Atsuko Tanaka, Akio Ōtsuka, Iemasa Kayumi, Kōichi Yamadera, Tamio Ōki, Shigeru Chiba
Rating78% 3.949893.949893.949893.949893.94989
In 2029, the world is interconnected by a vast electronic network that permeates every aspect of life. Much of humanity has access to this network through cybernetic bodies, or "shells", which possess their consciousness and can give them superhuman abilities.
Patlabor 2: The Movie, 1h53
Directed by Mamoru Oshii, Mizuho Nishikubo
Genres Science fiction, Thriller, Action, Animation
Themes Films about computing, Seafaring films, Films about terrorism, Transport films, Films set in the future, Political films, Cyberpunk films
Actors Ryūsuke Ōbayashi, Miina Tominaga, Toshio Furukawa, Shigeru Chiba, Yoshiko Sakakibara, Tomomichi Nishimura
Rating74% 3.7447953.7447953.7447953.7447953.744795
Three years after the events of the first movie, Noa Izumi and Asuma Shinohara are now testing new Labors at a facility run by the Metropolitan Police. Isao Ota is a police academy Labor instructor. Mikiyasu Shinshi has since been reassigned as the Tokyo Metropolitan Police's head of General Affairs. Seitaro Sakaki has retired with Shigeo Shiba taking over his position as head of the labor maintenance team with Hiromi Yamazaki, Kiichi Goto and Shinobu Nagumo remaining with the unit as Kanuka Clancy had permanently returned to New York. Most of them had been replaced by fresh labor pilots.

Scriptwriter

Director

Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence, 1h36
Directed by Mamoru Oshii, Mizuho Nishikubo
Origin Japon
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Animation
Themes Feminist films, Films about computing, Films about religion, Films set in the future, Political films, Films about Jews and Judaism, Cyberpunk films, Dystopian films, Children's films, Golem
Actors Akio Ōtsuka, Yutaka Nakano, Atsuko Tanaka, Kōichi Yamadera, Hiroaki Hirata, Naoto Takenaka
Roles Second Unit Director
Rating73% 3.6987853.6987853.6987853.6987853.698785
The story is loosely based on Ghost in the Shell manga chapter "Robot Rondo" (with elements of "Phantom Fund"). Opening in 2032, Public Security Section 9 cybernetic operative Batou is teamed with Togusa, an agent with very few cybernetic upgrades, following the events of Ghost in the Shell.
Kill Bill: Vol. 1, 1h51
Directed by Quentin Tarantino
Genres Thriller, Martial arts, Action, Crime
Themes Feminist films, Seafaring films, Sports films, Transport films, Martial arts films, Samurai films, Yakuza films, Political films, Kung fu films, Gangster films
Actors Uma Thurman, Lucy Liu, Vivica A. Fox, Daryl Hannah, David Carradine, Michael Madsen
Roles Second Unit Director
Rating80% 4.005484.005484.005484.005484.00548
A woman in a wedding dress, the Bride, lies wounded in a church in El Paso, having been attacked by the Deadly Viper Assassination Squad. She tells their leader, Bill, that she is carrying his baby. He shoots her.

Art

Giovanni's Island
Directed by Mizuho Nishikubo
Genres Drama, Historical, Animation
Actors Masachika Ichimura, Yukie Nakama, Yūsuke Santamaria, Kaoru Yachigusa, Tatsuya Nakadai, Saburō Kitajima
Roles Storyboard Artist
Rating72% 3.648823.648823.648823.648823.64882
The story follows two brothers, Junpei and Kanta, who live on the island of Shikotan, shortly after World War II. On August 15, 1945, Russian soldiers land on Shikotan and occupy the island. Junpei and Kanta, who live with their grandfather, a fisherman, and their father, the head of the firefighting force of the village, are forced to move to the stables while the Russian commander's family, among them the commander's daughter Tanya, move into the main house. At school, Russian children occupy half the building, and Tanya and the other Russian kids begin to mingle with the Japanese children at recess. After a playground jostle makes Junpei bump into Tanya, they become friends and the two brothers are subsequently invited to Tanya's house for dinner.

Visual effects

Ghost in the Shell, 1h22
Directed by Mamoru Oshii, Mizuho Nishikubo
Origin Japon
Genres Science fiction, Action, Animation
Themes Films about altered memories, Films about computing, Films set in the future, Political films, Cyberpunk films, Dystopian films
Actors Atsuko Tanaka, Akio Ōtsuka, Iemasa Kayumi, Kōichi Yamadera, Tamio Ōki, Shigeru Chiba
Roles Animation Director
Rating78% 3.949893.949893.949893.949893.94989
In 2029, the world is interconnected by a vast electronic network that permeates every aspect of life. Much of humanity has access to this network through cybernetic bodies, or "shells", which possess their consciousness and can give them superhuman abilities.