, born on March 20, 1966 in
Saitama Prefecture,
Japan, is a
Japanese anime director. He has worked regularly with the anime studio and production enterprise,
Production I.G, such as his work on
Jin-Roh,
Patlabor, , and for whom he has directed the
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex anime television series, which was followed on into a second season,
Ghost in the Shell: S.A.C. 2nd GIG and a TV movie,
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - Solid State Society.