is a Japanese
anime
is Traditional animation, hand-drawn and computer animation, computer-generated animation originating from Japan. Outside of Japan and in English, ''anime'' refers specifically to animation produced in Japan. However, in Japan and in Japane ...
screenwriter and artist who is well known for his work in the ''
.hack
''.hack'' (pronounced "Dot Hack") is a Japanese multimedia franchise that encompasses two projects: Project .hack and .hack Conglomerate. They were primarily created and developed by CyberConnect2, and published by Bandai Namco Entertainment. ...
'' franchise and his writing for the
1995 ''Ghost in the Shell'' movie. Itō supervised the writing for the novel, ''
.hack//Another Birth'' which was written by his student, Miu Kawasaki. He is a member of the artist group known as
Headgear
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.
Helen McCarthy
Helen McCarthy (born 27 February 1951) is the British author of such anime reference books as ''500 Manga Heroes and Villains'', ''Anime!'', ''The Anime Movie Guide'' and '' Hayao Miyazaki: Master of Japanese Animation''. She is the co-author o ...
in ''500 Essential Anime Movies'' calls him "one of the best screenwriters in anime".
Filmography
External links
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Kazunori Itoat Media Arts Database
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1954 births
Living people
Japanese screenwriters
Anime screenwriters
Special effects people
Tokusatsu
People from Yamagata Prefecture
Waseda University alumni
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