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Toshimasa Ishii

Toshimasa Ishii

Director · Midori, Gunma, Japan

Toshimasa Ishii (石井 俊匡, Ishii Toshimasa) is a Japanese anime director and storyboard artist from the city of Midori, Gunma Prefecture.

Biography from TMDB.

From
Midori, Gunma, Japan
Works as
Director
Titles
23 on MovieCove · 26 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 65 days to Oct 28Up 13% in 30 days

What are Toshimasa Ishii's films like?

Across their 8 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
28%
Self
27%
Morality
15%
Survival
14%
Power
10%
Society
6%
Survival3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
6
Melancholic
3
Hopeful
3
Warm
2
Romantic
1
Other
4

How their films linger

Hopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Bittersweet6
  • Ambiguous2

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 Toshimasa Ishii's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 21 of their 23 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Crunchyroll (17).

Subscription and free streaming for Toshimasa Ishii's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits 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

26 credits, 23 with a MovieCove page.

  • Bocchi the Rock! Recap Part 1(2024)

    Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Uma Musume: Pretty Derby - Beginning of a New Era(2024)

    Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Rascal Does Not Dream of a Sister Venturing Out(2023)

    Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Heavenly Delusion(2023)

    Show 1 episode · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • NieR:Automata Ver1.1a(2023)

    Show 2 episodes · Director · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • Bocchi the Rock!(2022)

    Show 1 episode · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • 86(2021)

    Show 23 episodes · Director · Series Director · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Beastars(2019)

    Show 1 episode · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • Fate/Grand Order(2019)

    Show 2 episodes · Director · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • To be Near You (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Director

  • The Promised Neverland(2019)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • Dakaichi: I'm Being Harassed by the Sexiest Man of the Year-(2018)

    Show 1 episode · Director · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows

  • Mirai(2018)

    Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Granblue Fantasy: The Animation(2017)

    Show 2 episodes · Director · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all shows

  • Interviews with Monster Girls(2017)

    Show Director

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all shows

  • Occultic;Nine(2016)

    Show 1 episode · Director · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all shows

  • Erased(2016)

    Show 12 episodes · Director · Assistant Director · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Gate(2015)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • Your Lie in April(2014)

    Show 1 episode · Director · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • The Seven Deadly Sins(2014)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • Space Brothers: Number Zero (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Second Unit Director · Storyboard Artist

  • Sword Art Online(2012)

    Show 1 episode · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows

  • Space Brothers(2012)

    Show 3 episodes · Director · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • THE iDOLM@STER (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 1 episode · Production Assistant

  • Anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day(2011)

    Show 4 episodes · Production Assistant

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • Black Butler(2008)

    Show 1 episode · Production Assistant

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

Career shape

A full career of 25 titles from 2008 to 2024.

Highest rated

Erased (2016)

Midcredits 98th

Most popular right now

NieR:Automata Ver1.1a (2023)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing13 of 25: 4 only directing, 9 with another role · typical Midcredits score78thOther crew21 of 25: 12 only other crew, 9 with another role · typical Midcredits score90th

25 titles, 9 with more than one role — other crew and directing overlap on 9 of them.

By decade

2000s1 · crew2010s17 · crew2020s7 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

Is Toshimasa Ishii's work okay for kids?

Across up to 5 MovieCove titles with content scores, 1 of the 5 categories sits near the median of all films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore4 titlesmedian 58 · moderateMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity5 titles13–64 · median 28 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity3 titlesmedian 39 · moderateMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs4 titlesmedian 24 · mildMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 76 · intenseMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Toshimasa Ishii work with?

People who share at least 2 of Toshimasa Ishii's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Takahiro Harada shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers