Mitsuhisa Ishikawa

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Mitsuhisa Ishikawa
石川 光久
Mitsuhisa Ishikawa in 2015
Born (1958-10-30) October 30, 1958 (age 65)
Hachiōji, Tokyo, Japan
Occupations
Years active1981-present
Employers
Known forFounder of Production I.G
Title
  • President of IG Port
  • Chairman of Production I.G
Board member of

Mitsuhisa Ishikawa (石川 光久, Ishikawa Mitsuhisa, born October 30, 1958) is a Japanese anime producer and planner, as well as the co-founder and current chairman of the anime studio Production I.G.[1][2]

Career[edit]

Mitsuhisa Ishikawa was an executive at Bee Train from 1997 to 2006,[3][4]

Ishikawa acted as executive producer for the anime sequence The Origin of Ren in Kill Bill, and was the producer of the first two Ghost in the Shell films.[5] In 2005, Ishikawa joined his first joint Japanese-U.S. collaboration, since the opening of the Production I.G branch in Los Angeles, IGPX: Immortal Grand Prix, a joint production with Production I.G and Cartoon Network.[6] Ishikawa has also produced Batman: Gotham Knight, Halo Legends and Dante's Inferno: An Animated Epic.

Ishikawa is also one of the owners of Tatsunoko Productions and a part-time director.[7]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "アニメスタジオクロニクル No.11 Production I.G 石川光久 (代表取締役会長) (2/2)" [Anime Studio Chronicle No.11 Production I.G Mitsuhisa Ishikawa (Representative Director and Chairman) (2/2)]. Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha. February 20, 2024. Retrieved April 30, 2024.
  2. ^ "スカーレット・ヨハンソン主演のハリウッド実写版『ゴースト・イン・ザ・シェル』石川光久プロデューサーが語る、ハリウッド版の魅力と押井守監督との感動秘話" [Hollywood live-action version of Ghost in the Shell starring Scarlett Johansson Producer Mitsuhisa Ishikawa talks about the charm of the Hollywood version and the touching secret story with director Mamoru Oshii]. Creative Village (in Japanese). Creek and River Co., Ltd. November 22, 2023. Retrieved April 30, 2024.
  3. ^ "From the President". Production I.G. Retrieved 2009-07-23.
  4. ^ "Errata: Bee Train No Longer Subsidiary of I.G". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2009-07-23.
  5. ^ "Mitsuhisa Ishikawa". Yahoo.com. Retrieved 2009-07-27.
  6. ^ "Mitsuhisa Ishikawa (石川光久) President, Production I.G." Japan Society Innovators Network. Retrieved 2009-07-27.
  7. ^ "Production I.G to Acquire 11.2% Stake in Tatsunoko". AnimeNewsNetwork. 2010-06-01. Retrieved 2010-06-04.

External links[edit]

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