was a Japanese

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, producer, writer and director. Some of his major works include ''

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'' and '' Plastic Little''. He also directed several of the '' Queen's Blade''

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series, as well as anime adaptations for '' I Couldn't Become a Hero, So I Reluctantly Decided to Get a Job'' and '' Unbreakable Machine-Doll'', and is known for his

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and anime productions with

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Satoshi Urushihara. The two along with Yoshihiro Kimura created their own production company called Earthwork. Yoshimoto died on 5 November 2021.

Filmography

Anime

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