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Hideaki Anno

Japanese animator, film director, businessman · Japan · On the map · Directors · Born 1960 · age 66

Hideaki Anno is a Japanese animator, filmmaker, actor, producer, and voice actor. His most celebrated creation, the Evangelion franchise, has had a significant influence on the anime television industry and Japanese popular culture.

Hideaki Anno is read about 1,706 times a day, in 36 languages.

A typical day, 30 days to 3 November 2026

The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 400 days, one point a day.

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A life in dates

2026EVANGELION 30th Anniversary Special ScreeningFilm, Writer, Producer2025Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuXSeries, Writer2023EVANGELION:3.0(-120min.)Film, Director2022Japan Academy Prize for Animation of the YearAwardJapan Movie Critics Award for Best Animation DirectorAwardMedal with Purple RibbonAwardShin UltramanFilm, 2022Writer, Producer2021Hideaki ANNO and Hitoshi MATSUMOTO fireside chatSeries2020Last LetterFilm, Yuri's Husband2017Art Encouragement PrizesAwardJapan Academy Prize for Best Film EditingAwardJapan Academy Prize for Director of the YearAwardJapan SF Award Special AwardAwardKinema Junpo Award for Best ScreenplayAwardSeiun Award - Best MediaAwardThe Dragon DentistSeries, 2017ProducerMary and The Witch's FlowerFilm, 2017Producer2015Evangelion: Another Impact (Confidential)Film, Producer2013Japan Movie Critics Award for Best Animation DirectorAwardAndo Lloyd ～A.I. knows LOVE ?～Series, 2013CreatorThe Kingdom of Dreams and MadnessFilm, 20132012Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) RedoFilm, Director, Writer2009Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) AdvanceFilm, Director, Writer2007Petit Eva: Evangelion@SchoolSeries, Creator2006Gunbuster: The MovieFilm, Director, Writer2005Funky Forest: The First ContactFilm, Hasuda2004DiebusterSeries, Producer2000Tokyo International Film Festival Award for Best Artistic ContributionAwardFLCLSeries, 2000Miyu Miyu (voice)RitualFilm, 2000Director, Writer1998His and Her CircumstancesSeries, Director, WriterEVANGELION: DEATH (TRUE)²Film, 1998Director, Writer1997Nihon SF Taisho AwardAward1996Animation Kobe Individual AwardAward1991Blazing Transfer StudentSeries, Director, Producer1990Seiun Award - Best MediaAward1988GunbusterSeries, Director, Writer1983Daicon Film's Return of UltramanFilm, Director1960Born22 May 1960

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Known for

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  • Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion 1997
  • Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time 2021
  • The Wind Rises 2013
  • Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance 2009
  • Ritual 2000

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Filmography 40

356 credits on file

Television 22

Media & music

Awards

Medal with Purple Ribbon2022
Japan Academy Prize for Animation of the Year2022
Japan Movie Critics Award for Best Animation Director2022
Art Encouragement Prizes2017
Japan SF Award Special Award2017
Seiun Award - Best Media2017
Japan Academy Prize for Director of the Year2017
Japan Academy Prize for Best Film Editing2017
Kinema Junpo Award for Best Screenplay2017
Japan Movie Critics Award for Best Animation Director2013
Tokyo International Film Festival Award for Best Artistic Contribution2000
Nihon SF Taisho Award1997
Animation Kobe Individual Award1996
Seiun Award - Best Media1990

About this person

Anno's style is defined by his postmodernist approach and the extensive portrayal of characters' thoughts and emotions.

Country
Japan
Category
Directors
Type
Movie Director
Status
Living
Dates
Born 1960 · age 66

In the same film or series as Hideaki

Ryūnosuke KamikiAlso in Mary and The Witch's Flower (2017)Kenichi MatsuyamaAlso in The Taste of Tea (2004)Shunji IwaiAlso in Ritual (2000)Mitsuhiro OikawaAlso in Cutie Honey (2004)Maaya SakamotoAlso in Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo (2012)