Hiroaki Ando
Hiroaki Ando (安藤 裕章) is a Japanese anime film and television director.
Works
JUJUTSU KAISEN
Yuji Itadori is a boy with tremendous physical strength, though he lives a completely ordinary high school life. One day, to save a classmate who has been attacked by curses, he eats the finger of Ryomen Sukuna, taking the curse into his own soul. From then on, he shares one body with Ryomen Sukuna. Guided by the most powerful of sorcerers, Satoru Gojo, Itadori is admitted to Tokyo Jujutsu High School, an organization that fights the curses... and thus begins the heroic tale of a boy who became a curse to exorcise a curse, a life from which he could never turn back.
Release Date2020-10-03
DepartmentArt
JobStoryboard Artist
Episode Count1
Vote Count4665
Knights of Sidonia
An alien race called Gauna has destroyed Earth. leaving humanity struggling to survive aboard the spaceship Sidonia. Even though it’s been a century since the last encounter with the Gauna, military service is mandatory. For Nagate Tanikaze, whose grandfather secretly hid him in the forgotten bowels of Sidonia, it’s a strange new world as he’s forced to come to the surface. Yet his recruitment comes just in time, for the Gauna have suddenly reappeared.
Release Date2014-04-11
DepartmentDirecting
JobAssistant Director
Episode Count12
Vote Count147
Ajin
17 years ago, immortals first appeared on the battlefields of Africa. Later, rare, unknown new immortal lifeforms began appearing among humans, and they became known as "Ajin" (demi-humans). Just before summer vacation, a Japanese high school student is instantly killed in a traffic accident on his way home from school. However, he is revived, and a price is placed on his head. Thus begins a boy's life on the run from all of humankind.
Release Date2016-01-16
DepartmentDirecting
JobSeries Director
Episode Count26
Vote Count359
Listeners
Set in a world where the concept of music ceases to exist. the story begins when a boy encounters Myuu, a mysterious girl who possesses an audio input jack in her body. The two intermingle with the history of rock music and embark on an unforgettable journey.
Release Date2020-04-04
DepartmentDirecting
JobSeries Director
Episode Count12
Vote Count42
Kaina of the Great Snow Sea
In another world, an ever-growing Sea of Snow has engulfed the planet surface. The people struggle to survive living around the routes of a massive Orbital Tree, whose branches spread into the Celestial Membrane high above the ground. Change comes to this dying world after Kaina, a boy from the Celestial Membrane, encounters a girl from the surface called Ririha.
Release Date2023-01-12
DepartmentDirecting
JobSeries Director
Episode Count11
Vote Count18
Godzilla: The Planet Eater
With no means for defeating Godzilla Earth, mankind watches as King Ghidorah, clad in a golden light, descends on the planet. The heavens and earth shake once again as the war moves to a higher dimension.
Release Date2018-11-09
DepartmentArt
JobStoryboard Artist
Vote Count409
Memories
Three back-to-back anime films by three different directors make up this sci-fi trilogy three years in the making.
Release Date1995-12-23
DepartmentVisual Effects
JobCGI Director
Vote Count607
Godzilla: City on the Edge of Battle
Humanity's desperate battle to reclaim the Earth from Godzilla continues. The key to defeating the King of the Monsters may be Mechagodzilla, a robotic weapon thought to have been lost nearly 20,000 years ago.
Release Date2018-05-18
DepartmentArt
JobStoryboard Artist
Vote Count409
SHORT PEACE
Release Date2013-07-30
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Episode Count1
Vote Count1
Tekkonkinkreet
Two penniless orphans, Black and White, struggle to survive on the mean streets of Treasure Town. When a megacorporation threatens to tear down the town to build an amusement park, Black and White engage in the fight of their life.
Release Date2006-12-23
DepartmentDirecting
JobCo-Director
Vote Count448
Kaina of the Great Snow Sea: Star Sage
Kaina returns to the icy Canopy, unsure of what he should do next. He and Ririha have brought peace to Atland and Valghia through an alliance. Now supplies run low, and the people need answers. Kaina, Ririha, and their small party set out to cross the snow in search of the great orbital spire tree. This is the first step to saving their people. Join Kaina on an expedition to save mankind!
Release Date2023-10-13
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Vote Count12
Short Peace
A traveler is confronted by spirits in an abandoned shrine; a story of honor and firefighting in ancient Japan; a white bear defends the royal family from a monstrous red demon; ragtag soldiers battle a robotic force in futuristic Japan.
Release Date2013-07-20
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Vote Count75
Ajin: Demi-Human – Collide
As Sato’s plan enters its second phase, known as the “Purge,” key political and military figures begin falling one by one. With the operation rapidly advancing toward its final stage, the Japanese government remains steadfast in its refusal to negotiate with terrorists. Behind the scenes, the police, special forces, and even the United States Department of Defense begin making moves of their own. Meanwhile, high school student and fellow Ajin Kei Nagai devises a desperate strategy to stop Sato once and for all—but can he succeed before the final phase begins?
Release Date2016-09-23
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Vote Count13
Ajin: Demi-Human – Compel
Kei discovers the curse of immortality when he gets hit by a bus... and doesn't die. Now on the run from a government that wants to experiment on him, and his fellow Ajin, Kei's only hope to live a peaceful life lies in his ability to learn how to use his new powers. Aided by the strength of his "Black Ghost", a once apathetic Kei must now fight to avoid becoming a cruel demi-human experiment.
Release Date2015-11-27
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Vote Count66
Ajin: Demi-Human – Confront
As Kei Nagai escapes from the Ajin Research Institute, the true intentions of the mysterious hat-wearing man, Sato, begin to emerge. Meanwhile, Tosaki, the desperate head of the Ajin Management Committee, pursues his own agenda. Their conflicting ambitions intensify the struggle between the Ajin and the Japanese government, drawing society as a whole into the conflict. Answering Sato’s call, seven Ajin gather together, only to be confronted with a shocking new plan.
Release Date2016-05-06
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Vote Count19
Knights of Sidonia: The Movie
The film is a compilation of the first season, featuring new scenes and remastered sound effects. The story follows Nagate Tanikaze, who has spent his entire life living deep beneath Sidonia’s surface. While searching for food, he ventures above ground for the first time and discovers humanity’s ongoing struggle to survive against the Gauna.
Release Date2015-03-06
DepartmentDirecting
JobSecond Unit Director
Vote Count14
Five Numbers!
In an isolated prison, there are only four prisoners and a cat. One day, a power outage opens all the locks and all of the prisoners are released. However, all of the guards are nowhere to be seen and there are no exits. An extraordinary event occurs in response to an old man's strange behavior.
Release Date2011-04-07
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Vote Count7
Digital Juice
A series of short animations that show different worlds and different characters. These episodes are designed to take the viewer into a psychological world of fantasy and mystery.
Release Date2002-01-25
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Vote Count4
GAMBO
A battle between a creature who’s been killing members of a royal Japanese family, and a mysterious white bear who protects them.
Release Date2013-07-20
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Vote Count3
TANK CHAIR
Nagi Taira was the strongest assassin until he fell into a coma protecting his younger sister from a bullet. However, his unique physical constitution allows him to regain consciousness for a short time when “intent to kill” is directed toward him. Now begins Nagi’s “rehabilitation”! He will fight powerful targets in his custom wheelchair until he achieves a full awakening!
DepartmentWriting
JobScreenplay
Episode Count1
Ajin: Nakamura Shinya Incident
The story surrounding the first domestic Ajin, "The Shinya Nakamura Incident."
Release Date2016-05-06
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Intermission
Four humorous short stories exploring the dark humor of the Ajin condition.
Release Date2016-10-07
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
The Shinya Nakamura Incident
After dying in a motorcycle crash, Shinya Nakamura discovers he's an Ajin and is tracked by the ruthless Ajin Management Committee.
Release Date2016-05-06
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector