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Masakazu Hishida

Born
Oct 21, 1972 · Age 54
Place of birth
Sendai, Miyagi, Japan
Gender
Male
Movie credits
0
TV credits
1
Directing credits
16
Also known as (12)
  • ひしだ まさかず
  • 青葉譲
  • Jou Aoba
  • Hippocampus
  • 日歩冠星
  • ひっぽかんぽす
  • 菱田マサカズ
  • 五城桜
  • Sakura Gojō
  • Sakura Gojou
  • Jō Aoba
  • 菱田 正和

Biography

Masakazu Hishida (菱田 正和, Hishida Masakazu, born October 21, 1972) is a Japanese anime director and lyricist born in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. He is a member of the Japan Animation Creators Association (JAniCA). He also works under the aliases of Jo Aoba (青葉 譲, Aoba Jō), Hippocampus (日歩冠星, Hippokanposu) and Sakura Gojo (五城 桜, Gojō Sakura).