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name: "Toshiaki Kanbara"
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tmdb_id: 2411671
roles: ["Director"]
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average_as: "director"
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updated: "2026-09-24T19:51:10.818644+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Toshiaki Kanbara

## Identity

Toshiaki Kanbara

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/toshiaki-kanbara
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** toshiaki-kanbara
- **TMDB ID:** 2411671
- **Same entity:** https://www.themoviedb.org/person/2411671

Director.

## Details

- **Work:** Director
- **Active:** 2007–2017
- **Also known as:** 神原敏明, Kanbara Toshiaki, 神原 敏昭
- **Frequently works with:** [Kiyoshi Murayama](https://film.one/person/kiyoshi-murayama.md), [Rokou Ogiwara](https://film.one/person/rokou-ogiwara.md), [Yoshihide Ibata](https://film.one/person/yoshihide-ibata.md), Akira Shimizu, Ayataka Tanemura, Masanao Akahoshi, Naoki Horiuchi, Toshihiro Maeya
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.themoviedb.org/person/2411671

## Streaming the US now

- **Apple TV:** [*Haikyu!!*](https://film.one/tv/haikyu.md) (80)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Toshiaki Kanbara (神原敏昭) is a Japanese anime director, episode director and storyboarder. He has worked on numerous television series, including as episode director on *Haikyu!!* (2014), *Black Clover* (2017) and *Naruto Shippūden* (2007).

Other credits include episode direction on *Boruto: Naruto Next Generations* (2017), *Kamisama Kiss* (2012), *Hellsing Ultimate* (2006), *How Not to Summon a Demon Lord* (2018), *I've Been Killing Slimes for 300 Years and Maxed Out My Level* (2021), *ReLIFE* (2016) and *By the Grace of the Gods* (2020).

*Sources: imdb.com, anibase.net, myanimelist.net.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Haikyu!!* (2014), Fi1m 80, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/haikyu.md)

## Complete filmography (47)

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

- *Taisho Era Contract Marriage ~ The Substitute Bride and a Soldier's Fierce Love* (2024), series, Director
- *Adam's Sweet Agony* (2024), series, Director
- *The Café Terrace and Its Goddesses* (2023), series, Director
- *I've Been Killing Slimes for 300 Years and Maxed Out My Level* (2021), series, Director
- *Bottom-Tier Character Tomozaki* (2021), series, Director
- *By the Grace of the Gods* (2020), series, Director
- *I'm Standing on a Million Lives* (2020), series, Director
- *SUPER HxEROS* (2020), series, Director
- *Overflow* (2020), series, Director
- *Val x Love* (2019), series, Director
- *How Not to Summon a Demon Lord* (2018), series, Director
- *Black Clover* (2017), series, Director
- *Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS* (2017), series, Director
- *Boruto: Naruto Next Generations* (2017), series, Director
- *Sweetness & Lightning* (2016), series, Director
- *ReLIFE* (2016), series, Director
- *Kuromukuro* (2016), series, Director
- *Actually, I Am...* (2015), series, Director
- *The Fruit of Grisaia* (2014), series, Director
- *Haikyu!!* (2014), series, Director — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/tv/haikyu.md)
- *Kamisama Kiss* (2012), series, Director
- *Road to Ninja: Naruto the Movie* (2012), Key Animation
- *Bi-chiku Beach: Nangoku Nyuujoku Satsueikai* (2011), Director
- *Corpse Princess* (2008), series, Director
- *Naruto Shippūden* (2007), series, Director
- *Hellsing Ultimate* (2006), series, Director
- *Black Gate* (2004), series, Director
- *KochiKame the Movie 2: UFO Attack! The Great Tornado Strategy!!* (2003), Key Animation
- *Da Capo* (2003), series, Director
- *Great Teacher Onizuka* (1999), series, Key Animation
- *Master Keaton* (1998), series, Key Animation
- *Initial D* (1998), series, Storyboard Artist
- *Photon: The Idiot Adventures* (1997), series, Key Animation
- *Tenchi in Tokyo* (1997), series, Key Animation
- *Fushigi Yugi: The Mysterious Play* (1995), series, Key Animation
- *Zenki* (1995), series, Director
- *Dirty Pair Flash* (1994), series, Key Animation
- *Blue Flames* (1989), Key Animation
- *Go! Anpanman: The Shining Star's Tear* (1989), Key Animation
- *The Guyver: Bio-Booster Armor* (1989), series, Key Animation
- *Angel Cop* (1989), series, Key Animation
- *Dragon Century* (1988), series, Key Animation
- *Ronin Warriors* (1988), series, Key Animation
- *Legend of the Galactic Heroes: My Conquest Is the Sea of Stars* (1988), Key Animation
- *Grey: Digital Target* (1986), Key Animation
- *Love City* (1986), Key Animation
- *Super Dimension Fortress Macross* (1982), series, Key Animation

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