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Home/People/Hideaki Anno
Hideaki Anno profile photo
Born
May 22, 1960
Age 65
Place of Birth
Ube, Yamaguchi, Japan
Known For
Directing
Gender
Male

Career Highlights

37
Movies
6
TV Shows
57
Directed
Also Known As
庵野 秀明
안노 히데아키
Хидэаки Анно
هيدياكي أنّو
Хідеакі Анно
+3 more
IMDb Profile

Hideaki Anno

Directing

Biography
Hideaki Anno (born May 22, 1960 in Ube, Yamaguchi) is a Japanese animation and film director. Anno is best known for his work on the popular anime series Neon Genesis Evangelion. His style has come to be defined by the touches of superflatism and postmodernism that he injects into his work, as well as the thorough portrayal of characters' thoughts and emotions, often through unconventional sequences incorporating psychoanalysis and emotional deconstruction of these characters. He married comics artist Moyoco Anno in 27 April 2002. Anime directed by Anno that have won the Animage Anime Grand Prix award have been Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water in 1990, Neon Genesis Evangelion in 1995 and 1996, and The End of Evangelion in 1997. Description above from the Wikipedia article Hideaki Anno, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Documentary "Shin Kamen Rider" ~Behind the Scenes of the Hero Action Challenge~ poster

Documentary "Shin Kamen Rider" ~Behind the Scenes of the Hero Action Challenge~

as Self
2023
Ichikei's Crow The Movie poster

Ichikei's Crow The Movie

as Judge
2023
Shin Ultraman poster

Shin Ultraman

as Ultraman (Motion Capture)
2022
Hideaki Anno: The Final Challenge of Evangelion poster

Hideaki Anno: The Final Challenge of Evangelion

as Self
2021
Last Letter poster

Last Letter

as Yuri's Husband
2020
The Brand New Legend of the Stardust Brothers poster

The Brand New Legend of the Stardust Brothers

Cast
2018
Shin Godzilla poster

Shin Godzilla

as Bus Driver
2016
Anno-san and Our Reckless Challenge: Japan Animator Expo poster

Anno-san and Our Reckless Challenge: Japan Animator Expo

Cast
2015
The Kingdom of Dreams and Madness poster

The Kingdom of Dreams and Madness

as Self
2013
The Wind Rises poster

The Wind Rises

as Jiro Horikoshi (voice)
2013
The Revolutionary Animator Kanada Yoshinori poster

The Revolutionary Animator Kanada Yoshinori

Cast
2010
Death Kappa poster

Death Kappa

as National Guard Corps Captain
2010
Welcome to the Quiet Room poster

Welcome to the Quiet Room

as Doctor Matsubara
2007
Sakuran poster

Sakuran

as Oretachi
2006
The Catch Man poster

The Catch Man

Cast
2006
Japan Sinks poster

Japan Sinks

as Yamashiro's Son in Law
2006
True Love poster

True Love

as Nishimura Keisuke
2006
Funky Forest: The First Contact poster

Funky Forest: The First Contact

as Hasuda
2005
Otakus in Love poster

Otakus in Love

Cast
2004
The Taste of Tea poster

The Taste of Tea

as Kasugabe
2004