Noboru Ishiguro

What are Noboru Ishiguro's films like?

Across their 6 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Power and Survival.

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Noboru Ishiguro's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 5 of their 11 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (4).

• Tubi4 titles, browse their movies on this service
  • Lupin the Third Part 1 (1971) · series director · free
  • Megazone 23 (1985) · director, writer · free
  • Megazone 23 Part II: Please Give Me Your Secret (1986) · writer · free
  • Prime Rose: A Time Slip of 10,000 Years (1983) · storyboard artist · free
• Hulu2 titles, browse their movies on this service
  • Lupin the Third Part 1 (1971) · series director
  • The Super Dimension Fortress Macross: Flash Back 2012 (1987) · director
• Disney+1 title, browse their movies on this service
  • The Super Dimension Fortress Macross: Flash Back 2012 (1987) · director
• Pluto TV1 title, browse their movies on this service
  • Lupin the Third Part 1 (1971) · series director · free
• Prime Video1 title, browse their movies on this service
  • Prime Rose: A Time Slip of 10,000 Years (1983) · storyboard artist
• The Roku Channel1 title, browse their movies on this service
  • Prime Rose: A Time Slip of 10,000 Years (1983) · storyboard artist · free

Subscription and free streaming for Noboru Ishiguro's titles on Motif; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Motif score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

38 credits, 11 with a Motif page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

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  Pattenrai!! - Minami no Shima no Mizu Monogatari (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2008)

  Director · Storyboard Artist
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  Tytania (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2008)

  Show 26 episodes · Director
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  Bokura ga ita (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2006)

  Show 26 episodes · Production Manager
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  Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Overture to a New War(1993)

  Director · Production Manager

  Motif score: 97th percentile of all films97^th
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  Mikan Enikki (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1992)

  Show 31 episodes · Series Director
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  Hard & Loose (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1992)

  Director · Screenplay
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  Secret of the Seal(1992)

  Animation Supervisor

  Motif score: 52nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)~52^nd
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  Drifter Kings On the Border (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1991)

  Director
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  Heavy (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1990)

  Director · Storyboard Artist
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  Blue Flames (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1989)

  Director · Storyboard Artist
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  Bucchigiri (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1989)

  Show 4 episodes · Director
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  Locke the Superman: Lord Leon (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1989)

  Director
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  Megazone 23 III - Part 1 - The Awakening of Eve (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1989)

  Original Concept · Original Story
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  Megazone 23 Part III (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1989)

  Show 2 episodes · Creator · Original Story
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  Koiko no Mainichi (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1989)

  Director
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  Little Wansa (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1989)

  Animation Supervisor
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  Legend of the Galactic Heroes (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1988)

  Show 59 episodes · Director · Storyboard Artist
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  Topo Gigio (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1988)

  Show 34 episodes · Director
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  Legend of the Galactic Heroes: My Conquest is the Sea of Stars(1988)

  Director

  Motif score: 96th percentile of all films96^th
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  The Super Dimension Fortress Macross: Flash Back 2012(1987)

  Director

  Motif score: 85th percentile of all films85^th
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  Thunderbirds 2086: Cloudburst & Nightmare (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1986)

  Supervising Animation Director
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  Robotech: The Movie (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1986)

  Director
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  Megazone 23 Part II: Please Give Me Your Secret(1986)

  Original Story

  Motif score: 65th percentile of all films65^th
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  Megazone 23(1985)

  Director · Original Story · Storyboard Artist

  Motif score: 70th percentile of all films70^th
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  Macross: Do You Remember Love?(1984)

  Director

  Motif score: 93rd percentile of all films93^rd
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  Prime Rose: A Time Slip of 10,000 Years(1983)

  Storyboard Artist

  Motif score: 32nd percentile of all films32^nd
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  Super Dimension Century Orguss (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1983)

  Show 1 episode · Storyboard Artist
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  Super Dimension Fortress Macross (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1982)

  Show 36 episodes · Director · Scenario Writer · Series Director · Storyboard Artist
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  Queen Millennia(1982)

  Key Animation

  Motif score: 79th percentile of all films79^th
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  Astro Boy (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1980)

  Show 52 episodes · Director
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  Phoenix 2772(1980)

  Animation Director · Key Animation

  Motif score: 66th percentile of all films66^th
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  Future Boy Conan (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1978)

  Show 1 episode · Storyboard Artist
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  Glacier Warrior Gaislugger (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1977)

  Show 20 episodes · Series Director
• Little Tamageta, the Neighbor (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1974)

  Show 60 episodes · Director · Animation Director
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  Lupin the Third Part 1(1971)

  Show 155 episodes · Series Director

  Motif score: 86th percentile of all shows86^th
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  Tomorrow's Joe (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1970)

  Show 7 episodes · Director · Storyboard Artist
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  Humanoid Monster Bem (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1968)

  Show 26 episodes · Director
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  Golden Bat (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1967)

  Show 52 episodes · Director

Career shape

A full career of 38 titles from 1967 to 2008.

Highest rated

Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Overture to a New War (1993)

Motif 97^th

Most popular right now

Macross: Do You Remember Love? (1984)

How do Noboru Ishiguro's films land?

Their typical Motif film has a Motif score in the 75^th percentile, the median of all 10; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 85^th percentile for acclaim.

Shape of the crowd

5 of their 11 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

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• Universally Loved3
• Cult Classic1
• Crowd Pleaser5
• Mixed2

Most loved · director

Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Overture to a New War (1993)

Motif 97^th · 85% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 76/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles; fans 79, detractors 50. The element that speaks to their work as a director.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on Motif; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Motif score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their Motif titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Noboru Ishiguro work with?

People who share at least 2 of Noboru Ishiguro's Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Issei Futamata shares the most, 3.