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name: "Takayuki Hirao"
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roles: ["Director"]
born: "10 January 1979"
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average_as: "director"
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updated: "2026-09-17T22:08:32.011057+00:00"
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# Takayuki Hirao

Director. Born 10 January 1979 in Tsuda, Kagawa, Japan [now Sanuki], Kagawa, Japan].

## Details

- **Work:** Director
- **Born:** 10 January 1979, Tsuda, Kagawa, Japan [now Sanuki], Kagawa, Japan]
- **Also known as:** 平尾 隆之
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Takayuki_Hirao, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11482472, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2014132/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1080010

## Streaming the US now

- **Crunchyroll:** [*Attack on Titan*](https://film.one/tv/attack-on-titan.md) (83)

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## Biography

Takayuki Hirao (平尾 隆之) is a Japanese anime director and storyboard artist. He was born on 10 January 1979 in Tsuda, Kagawa, Japan (now Sanuki). He graduated from Osaka Designer College and began his career at Madhouse as a production assistant before working as an assistant director and storyboard artist.

Hirao directed episodes of *Death Note* (2006) and *Paranoia Agent* (2004). He joined Ufotable and made his feature directorial debut with *The Garden of Sinners: Paradox Spiral* (2008). His other directing credits include *Futakoi Alternative* (2005), *Gyo: Tokyo Fish Attack* (2012), *Magical Sisters Yoyo and Nene* (2013), *God Eater* (2015–16) and *Pompo the Cinephile* (2021). He has also contributed storyboards and episode direction to *Attack on Titan* (2017–18) and *Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress* (2016). He left Ufotable in 2016 and has worked freelance since.

He is married to colour designer Emi Chiba.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, anilist.co, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Attack on Titan* (2013), Fi1m 83, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/attack-on-titan.md)

## Complete filmography (20)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Pompo the Cinephile* (2021), Storyboard Artist, Sound Director, Screenplay, Supervising Art Director, Second Unit Director, Director
- *Onihei* (2017), series, Storyboard Artist
- *Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress* (2016), series, Director
- *God Eater* (2015), series, Sound Director, Series Director, Writer, Storyboard Artist, Director
- *Magical Sisters Yoyo & Nene* (2013), Second Unit Director, Director, Storyboard Artist, Sound Director, Screenplay
- *Attack on Titan* (2013), series, Director, Storyboard Artist — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/tv/attack-on-titan.md)
- *Gyo: Tokyo Fish Attack* (2012), Second Unit Director, Storyboard Artist, Director, Screenplay
- *Sakura no Ondo* (2011), Director, Original Story
- *High School of the Dead* (2010), series, Storyboard Artist
- *God Eater Prologue* (2009), Director
- *The Garden of Sinners: A Study in Murder - Part 2* (2009), Storyboard Artist
- *The Garden of Sinners: Remix -Gate of seventh heaven-* (2009), Director
- *The Garden of Sinners: Paradox Spiral* (2008), Storyboard Artist, Director
- *Manabi Straight!* (2007), series, Director, Key Animation, Storyboard Artist
- *Death Note* (2006), series, Director
- *Coyote Ragtime Show* (2006), series, Storyboard Artist
- *Futakoi Alternative* (2005), series, Storyboard Artist, Director
- *Paranoia Agent* (2004), series, Director, Assistant Director
- *Texhnolyze* (2003), series, Storyboard Artist
- *Wasted Chef*, Director

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