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name: "Yuzuru Tachikawa"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/yuzuru-tachikawa"
roles: ["Director"]
born: "2 December 1981"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_as: "director"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-17T22:09:45.169169+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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# Yuzuru Tachikawa

Director. Born 2 December 1981 in Iruma, Saitama, Japan.

## Details

- **Work:** Director
- **Born:** 2 December 1981, Iruma, Saitama, Japan
- **Also known as:** 立川 譲
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yuzuru_Tachikawa, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q17350112, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5117369/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1144885

## Streaming the US now

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

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## Biography

Yuzuru Tachikawa (立川 譲) is a Japanese anime director. He was born on 2 December 1981 in Iruma District, Saitama. After graduating from the Nihon University College of Art, he joined the animation studio Madhouse, where he made his directorial debut with the final episode of the series *Kiba* in 2007. He later worked as a freelancer.

Tachikawa directed the series *Death Parade* (2015), *Mob Psycho 100* (2016–2022) and *Deca-Dence* (2020). He contributed as episode director and storyboard artist on *Attack on Titan* (2013). He has also directed feature films including *Detective Conan: Zero the Enforcer* (2018) and *Blue Giant* (2023), and served as assistant director on *Terror in Resonance* (2014).

He received nominations for Best Director at the Crunchyroll Anime Awards for his work on *Mob Psycho 100* and *Deca-Dence*.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, myanimelist.net, anime-planet.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

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

## Complete filmography (22)

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

- *Crunchyroll Anime Nights - Mob Psycho 100* (2026), Director, Series Director, Storyboard Artist, Screenplay
- *Mob Psycho 100 10th Anniversary Special Movie* (2026), Director, Screenplay, Storyboard
- *Chainsaw Man - The Movie: Reze Arc* (2025), Storyboard Artist, Second Unit First Assistant Director
- *Detective Conan: Black Iron Submarine* (2023), Director
- *Blue Giant* (2023), Director, Second Unit Director, Storyboard Artist
- *Deca-Dence* (2020), series, Series Director, Storyboard Artist, Director
- *Detective Conan: Amuro Secret Call* (2018), Storyboard, Director
- *Case Closed: Zero the Enforcer* (2018), Second Unit Director, Storyboard Artist, Director
- *Saga of Tanya the Evil* (2017), series, Director
- *Yuri!!! on Ice* (2016), series, Storyboard Artist
- *Mob Psycho 100* (2016), series, Writer, Series Director, Opening/Ending Animation, Storyboard Artist, Director
- *Mob Psycho 100* (2016), Director
- *Death Parade* (2015), series, Series Director, Series Composition, Director, Writer, Original Story
- *Terror in Resonance* (2014), series, Assistant Director, Director, Storyboard Artist
- *Kill la Kill* (2013), series, Director, Storyboard Artist
- *Attack on Titan* (2013), series, Director, Storyboard Artist — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/tv/attack-on-titan.md)
- *Death Billiards* (2013), Screenplay, Director, Original Story
- *The World of Arata: World's/Start/Load/End* (2012), Director
- *Lupin the Third: The Woman Called Fujiko Mine* (2012), series, Director
- *Steins;Gate* (2011), series, Director
- *Bleach the Movie: Hell Verse* (2010), Storyboard Artist, Second Unit Director
- *Bleach* (2004), series, Director, Storyboard Artist, Key Animation

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