Mitsuo Iso

Mitsuo Iso
Native name 磯 光雄
Born 1966
Aichi, Japan
Occupation Anime Director, Animator, Screenwriter
Years active 1985-present
Known for Dennō Coil
Website IMAGO-IMAGE

Mitsuo Iso (磯 光雄 Iso Mitsuo, born 1966 in Aichi, Japan) is a Japanese animation director, animator and screenwriter.

His work mainly includes key animation starting in the late 1980s.[1] Iso is known for his offbeat key animation in the prologue of Gundam 0080, large portions of Asuka's battle in The End of Evangelion and the first half of Ghost in the Shell's tank battle. He also did some design work and worked on visual effects for Blood: The Last Vampire and RahXephon. Iso has co-written an episode of Neon Genesis Evangelion ("Liliputian Hitcher") and wrote, directed, and largely animated the RahXephon episode "The Children's Night". He wrote and directed the 2007 TV series Dennō Coil. In 2016, it was announced he would be involved in the French-Japanese animated feature film Les Pirates de la Réunion.[2]

Mitsuo Iso is known for his jerky yet detailed animation, full of dense sophisticated motion. He refers to his own style as "full limited". In traditional animation, animation with a drawing count below one drawing every two frames (or "on twos") is considered limited animation. Mixing twos, threes and fours in a balanced form of timing, Iso draws every keyframe without passing his work to an in-betweener, allowing him full control to create the most detailed motion possible with a balanced and efficient number of drawings, hence the term "full limited".[3][4]

Filmography

Year Title Type Role Note
1985 Ninja Senshi Tobikage TV Key animation (eps 35, 40)
1986 Machine Robo: Revenge of Cronos TV Key animation (eps 18, 38)
1987 Metal Armor Dragonar TV Key animation (eps 29, 32, 36)
1987 GeGeGe no Kitarō TV Key animation (eps 97, 99, 102, 104)
Inbetween animaton (ep 88)		ep 99: ballet scene in the beginning
ep 102: classroom scene after the title
1987 Mashin Hero Wataru TV Key animation (ep 27)ep 27: workers panicking
1988 Transformers: Super-God Masterforce TV Key animation (eps 6, 12, 18, 24)ep 12: from cancer raging from the bed to computer exploding
1989 Peter and Wendy TV Key animation (ep 20)uncredited
1993 Ocean Waves (film) TV film Key animation
1995 Neon Genesis Evangelion TV Script (ep 13)
Setting assistance (eps 13, 15)
Key animation (eps 1, 19, 21(video version))		ep 21: pre-title sequence
1996 Rurouni Kenshin TV Key animation (OP1)
2002 RahXephon TV Digital work and CGI (eps 2, 3)
After effects (eps 4-10, 12, 14-26)
Episode director (ep 15)
Screenplay (ep 15)
Storyboard (ep 15)
Key animation (eps 2, 15)
In-between animation (ep 15)		ep 15 known as "the episode of Iso"
2007 Dennō Coil TV Original creator
Director
Script
Digital Effects
Art setting (ep 2)
Cinematography (ep 26)
Storyboard (OP, ED, eps 1, 12, 17, 19, 26)
Key Animation (eps 1, 4, 12, 26)
1989Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket OVA Key animation (eps 1, 4, 5)
1989Explorer Woman RayOVAKey animation (ep 1)
1989Gosenzo-sama Banbanzai! OVA Key animation (eps 4, 6)
1990The HakkendenOVAKey animation (ep 1)
1990Like the Clouds, Like the WindOVAKey animation
1991Teito Monogatari OVAKey animation (ep 2)
1991Yumemakura Baku Twilight GekijōOVA Key animation
1993JoJo's Bizarre Adventure OVAKey animation (ep 13(original 6))
1993Super Dimension Century Orguss OVAKey animation (ep 5)
1994Final Fantasy: Legend of the Crystals OVA Effects animation supervisor
Key animation (ep 2)		under the pseudonym 贄田秀雄 (Hideo Nieda)
1994Giant Robo (OVA) OVA Key animation (ep 5)
1994Mighty Space Miners OVA Key animation (ep 2)
1995Golden Boy OVA Key animation (ep 4)
1997Voogie's Angel OVAKey animation (ep 3)under the pseudonym 小田川幹雄 (Mikio Odagawa)
1998Blue Submarine No. 6 OVAKey animation (ep 1)
2000FLCL OVAKey animation (ep 6)
1988Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack Film Animation supervisor
Key animation		under the pseudonym Mikio Odagawa
1991Only Yesterday (1991 film)Film Key animation
1991Roujin Z FilmMechanical design
1992Porco Rosso FilmKey animation
1992Hashire Melos! Film Key animation
1994Kattobase! Dreamers FilmLayout assistance
Key animation(uncredited)		under the pseudonym Nieda Hideo
1995 Junkers Come Here Film Key animation(under the pseudonym Mikio Odagawa)monologue scene in the end
1995Ghost in the Shell (1995 film)FilmWeapon design
Key animation
1995Memories (1995 film) Film Key animation
1997The End of Evangelion FilmKey animation
1998Perfect Blue FilmKey animation
1999Digimon AdventureFilm Key animationunder the pseudonym Mikio Odagawa
2000Blood: The Last Vampire Film Key animation
Visual effects
2001 Cowboy Bebop: The Movie Film Digital work (under the pseudonym Mikio Odagawa)
Key animation(uncredited)(presumed)
2003RahXephon: Pluralitas ConcentioFilm Digital work
2004Steamboy FilmPre-production conceptual development
2010Welcome to the Space Show Film Key animationunder the pseudonym Mikio Odagawa
2014Giovanni's Island FilmKey animation(uncredited)
2015The Case of Hana & Alice Film Animation assistance
2003Kill Bill Live-action filmKey animation
1996Popolocrois Game Key animation
Les Pirates de la Réunion Film

Awards

Notes and references

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