 Given name: 敏夫 Family name: 平田Birthday: Feb 16, 1938Website: http://www.madhouse.co....Member Favorites: 7More:Hirata Toshio was an animator and a graduate of Musashino Art University. After graduation in 1961 he joined Toei Douga, but left it soon after. Since then he has worked for Mushi Production, Zuiyo, Group Tac, and currently resides in Madhouse.Like many of the figures of this period, Hirata started his career as an animator at Toei Doga as an inbetweener in the features made from 1960 to 1963: Journey to the West, Anju, Sinbad, Little Prince. Specifically, he was under the tutelage of Yasuji Mori. Hirata still speaks extremely highly of the experience and of Mori in particular, going so far as to say that if it hadn't been for Mori, he probably wouldn't be in animation today. Mori was a major influence on Hirata -- as well as many of those who worked with him like Miyazaki and Takahata -- not only because he was a great teacher and animator himself, but also because he was a gentle person who, legend has it, never got angry at anyone. He took animation seriously, and approached it with rigor and love. Mori's legacy is clearly at the root of Hirata's pliant, honest, soulful approach to animation.One of the things that is unique about this early period is the variety of origins of the animators. In other words, today people come to anime because they've seen anime; but back then, during the early Toei Doga period, there was no TV anime, so many of the people who entered Toei Doga did so because they had seen a few Disney pics in the theater, or animated ads on TV, or Hakujaden, etc.. Yet other people simply happened to wander in almost by accident, having studied art at school, and maybe having casually seen an animated film or two, but otherwise knowing nothing about animation. Toshio Hirata falls into the latter group.Anime then was not yet anime; it was a bunch of young people making tentative steps to figure out what they could do with animation. They were blissfully free of the burdensome history that nowadays blinkers many in the anime industry. Thus could we get films like Little Prince & the 8-Headed Dragon and Gulliver's Space Travels that are full of inventive artistic ideas. Hirata was one of the many people just out of art school who happened to find their way to Toei Doga for whatever reason. Together with a lot of those people, he was drawn to the Animation Sannin no Kai during his Toei Doga period, 1960-1963. If he learned the traditional approach to animation at Toei Doga, the experience of seeing those films broadened his understanding of animation and added an artistic side to his approach. The graphically-oriented aspect of his subsequent output can definitively be traced to this experience.Hirata began his Mushi Pro period in 1966 directing episodes of Jungle Taitei immediately after his involvement in Ken the Wolf Boy at Toei Doga in 1965. His experience at Mushi Pro was a fateful one for him, second to his experience at Toei Doga only in chronological order. Interestingly enough, at Mushi Pro he was automatically started out as a key animator, and the very next year, for Jungle Taitei in 1966, he was bumped up to directing! Ironically, when he helped out on Toei Doga's Gulliver around the same time in 1965, he was bumped back to inbetweening. Apparently credit wasn't transferrable between studios. This is basically attributable to the rather unique system at Mushi Pro that reflected Tezuka's creator-based approach. Tasks weren't clear-cut and heirarchically organized the way they were at Toei Doga; people did various things as necessary, and consequently accession to key animation and directing could be absurdly fast (though, really, the reason for the ad-hoc nature of the studio basically comes down to the shortage of staff).(Source: pelleas.net)Date of death: August 25, 2014 |
Details News Pictures Voice Acting RolesNo voice acting roles have been added to this person. Help improve our database by adding a voice acting role here.Sort Members Score Most Recent Start Date Title  Alexander Senki Movieadd Storyboard Movie, 20002947200010070000015.80 5.802,947 Members  Animation Kikou: Marco Polo no Boukenadd Storyboard (ep 2, 8, 12, 14, 43) TV, Spring 19791377197904070000026.15 6.151,377 Members  Anime Koukyoushi: Jungle Taiteiadd Director OVA, 19911595199104010000036.36 6.361,595 Members  Anne no Nikkiadd Storyboard, Assistant Director Movie, 19958394199508190000046.74 6.748,394 Members  Astro Boy: Tetsuwan Atomadd Storyboard (eps 31, 44), Episode Director (ep 20) TV, Spring 200326199200304060000057.07 7.0726,199 Members  Bara no Hana to Joeadd Key Animation Movie, 19771305197703000000065.69 5.691,305 Members  Black Jack (TV)add Storyboard (eps 2, 24) TV, Fall 200437728200410110000077.58 7.5837,728 Members  Bladeadd Storyboard (ep 3) TV, Summer 201129464201107010000086.21 6.2129,464 Members  Bobby ni Kubittakeadd Director Movie, 19854836198503090000095.97 5.974,836 Members  Bronze: Kouji Nanjo Cathexisadd Storyboard OVA, 19946246199407060000106.12 6.126,246 Members  Chiisana Jumboadd Episode Director Movie, 1977841197709100000115.61 5.61841 Members  Chiisana Koi no Monogatari: Chichi to Sally Hatsukoi no Shikiadd Director TV Special, 19841098198403200000125.95 5.951,098 Members  Death Noteadd Storyboard (eps 7, 16) TV, Fall 20064001829200610040000138.62 8.624,001,829 Members  Donguri to Yamanekoadd Director OVA, 19881122198809300000145.79 5.791,122 Members  Easy Cooking Animation: Seishun no Shokutakuadd Director TV, Summer 1989509198907050000150.00 N/A509 Members  Eguchi Hisashi no Nantoka Narudesho!add Storyboard, Episode Director OVA, 19902773199001250000164.64 4.642,773 Members  Fight Da!! Pyutaadd Episode Director (ep 21) TV, Spring 1968671196804060000170.00 N/A671 Members  Furusato Saisei: Nippon no Mukashibanashiadd Storyboard, Episode Director, Key Animation TV, Spring 201211075201204010000186.94 6.9411,075 Members Gakushuu Animation Nihon Koku Kenpouadd Director 171198900000000190.00 N/A171 Members  Gokiburi-tachi no Tasogareadd Chief Animation Director Movie, 19872523198711210000205.82 5.822,523 Members  Gokuu no Daiboukenadd Script, Episode Director TV, Winter 19671455196701070000216.37 6.371,455 Members  Grimm Douwa: Kin no Toriadd Director Movie, 19872535198703140000226.71 6.712,535 Members  Hadashi no Gen 2add Director Movie, 198614442198606140000237.35 7.3514,442 Members  Hanada Shounen-shiadd Storyboard (ep 2) TV, Fall 200216596200210020000247.98 7.9816,596 Members  Hare Tokidoki Butaadd Director Movie, 1988634198808230000256.17 6.17634 Members  Hare Tokidoki Buta (TV)add Director TV, Summer 19971581199707030000266.47 6.471,581 Members  Hi no Tori: Yamato-henadd Director OVA, 19873396198708010000276.76 6.763,396 Members  Hiroshima ni Ichiban Densha ga Hashittaadd Animation Director TV Special, 1993928199308060000286.19 6.19928 Members  Hoero! Bun Bun (Movie)add Director Movie, 1987695198704020000296.16 6.16695 Members  Jungle Taitei (1989)add Storyboard TV, Fall 19895724198910120000306.71 6.715,724 Members  Kansuke-san to Fushigi na Jitenshaadd Director 215199700000000310.00 N/A215 Members  Kappa no Sanpeiadd Director Movie, 1993496199303130000326.20 6.20496 Members  Kunimatsu-sama no Otoridaiadd Episode Director TV, Fall 1971656197110060000336.28 6.28656 Members  Master Keatonadd Storyboard (eps 3, 16) TV, Fall 199829529199810060000347.61 7.6129,529 Members  Metropolisadd Key Animation, Assistant Animation Director Movie, 2001111294200105260000357.52 7.52111,294 Members  Natsufuku no Shoujo-tachiadd Animation Director TV Special, 19881287198808070000366.10 6.101,287 Members  Nezumi Monogatari: George to Gerald no Boukenadd Character Design Movie, 20071281200712220000376.42 6.421,281 Members  Nintama Rantarouadd Storyboard (eps 511-512, 516) AiringTV, Spring 19937865199304100000387.07 7.077,865 Members  Ohoshi-sama no Railadd Director Movie, 19934028199307100000396.99 6.994,028 Members  Osamu to Musashiadd Storyboard Movie, 1994566199404250000406.12 6.12566 Members  Perman (1983)add Storyboard, Episode Director TV, Spring 19834580198304040000416.67 6.674,580 Members  Petshop of Horrorsadd Director TV, Winter 199971210199903020000427.24 7.2471,210 Members  Santa no Yama Yousei no Moriadd Episode Director (ep 2) OVA, 1996311199610250000430.00 N/A311 Members  Senya Ichiya Monogatariadd Key Animation Movie, 19696302196906140000446.09 6.096,302 Members  Shin Obake no Q-tarouadd Storyboard TV, Fall 1971878197109010000455.88 5.88878 Members  Space Pirate Captain Herlock: Outside Legend - The Endless Odysseyadd Storyboard (eps 2, 6, 9-10, 12) OVA, 20029683200212210000467.30 7.309,683 Members  Spoon Obasanadd Storyboard TV, Spring 19832728198304040000476.68 6.682,728 Members  Toki no Tabibito: Time Strangeradd Storyboard Movie, 19864694198612200000486.11 6.114,694 Members  Umi Da! Funade Da! Nikoniko, Punadd Director Movie, 1990355199001040000490.00 N/A355 Members  Unicoadd Episode Director Movie, 19816697198103140000507.12 7.126,697 Members  Wanpaku Ouji no Orochi Taijiadd In-Between Animation Movie, 19633589196303240000516.36 6.363,589 Members  Wanpaku Tanteidanadd Episode Director TV, Winter 19681325196802010000526.11 6.111,325 Members  Yanbou Ninbou Tonbouadd Storyboard (ep 30) TV, Spring 1995403199504050000530.00 N/A403 Members  Yawara!add Storyboard (eps 19, 37), Episode Director (eps 19, 37) TV, Fall 198923118198910160000547.49 7.4923,118 Members No published manga have been added to this person. Help improve our database by adding a published manga here.Recent News |