Portrait of Taichi Ishidate

Directing

Taichi Ishidate

Career

Active from 2002 to 2026, busiest in 2013 and 2015 with 3 main titles each.

Average score
GoodWatch score76/100
Highest rated
Poster for Violet Evergarden: The Movie
Violet Evergarden: The Movie
GoodWatch score93/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 35 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.3 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 6.2 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.8 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 7.2 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Taichi Ishidate Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Crime
    0.8, average 3.6
  • Class & Capitalism
    1.0, average 3.3
  • Social Commentary
    2.9, average 4.9
  • Tension
    4.1, average 6.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Kyoto Animation Masterpiece 4
  • Melancholic Beauty 3
  • Emotional Catharsis 3
  • Visual Storytelling 3
  • Slice-of-Life Comedy 2
  • Friendship Dynamics 2
  • Comfort Watch 2
  • Low-Stakes Drama 2
  • Coming of Age 2
  • Character-Driven 2
  • High School Life 2
  • Melancholic Atmosphere 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

19
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

1 title
Credits Roll Into the Sea
Credits Roll Into the Sea

Director

2020s

6 titles ยท average score 77
Sound! Euphonium: The Final Movie, Part 1
Sound! Euphonium: The Final Movie, Part 1 (2026)

Storyboard Artist, Second Unit Director

Free! the Final Stroke the Second Volume
Free! the Final Stroke the Second Volume (2022)
GoodWatch score 65

Key Animation

Tsurune the Movie: The First Shot
Tsurune the Movie: The First Shot (2022)

Key Animation

Violet Evergarden: Recollections
Violet Evergarden: Recollections (2021)
GoodWatch score 84

Director

Free! the Final Stroke the First Volume
Free! the Final Stroke the First Volume (2021)
GoodWatch score 67

Key Animation

Violet Evergarden: The Movie
Violet Evergarden: The Movie (2020)
GoodWatch score 93

Storyboard Artist, Second Unit Director

2010s

10 titles ยท average score 73
Sound! Euphonium The Movie: May the Melody Reach You!
Sound! Euphonium The Movie: May the Melody Reach You! (2017)
GoodWatch score 71

Storyboard Artist, Second Unit Director

A Silent Voice: The Movie
A Silent Voice: The Movie (2016)
GoodWatch score 81

Lead Animator, Second Unit Director

Sound! Euphonium The Movie: Welcome to the Kitauji High School Concert Band
Sound! Euphonium The Movie: Welcome to the Kitauji High School Concert Band (2016)
GoodWatch score 63

Key Animation

Beyond the Boundary: I'll Be Here โ€“ Future
Beyond the Boundary: I'll Be Here โ€“ Future (2015)
GoodWatch score 73

Director, Storyboard Artist

Beyond the Boundary: I'll Be Here โ€“ Past
Beyond the Boundary: I'll Be Here โ€“ Past (2015)
GoodWatch score 68

Director, Storyboard Artist

Highโ˜†Speed!: Free! Starting Days
Highโ˜†Speed!: Free! Starting Days (2015)
GoodWatch score 70

Second Unit Director, Storyboard Artist

Tamako Love Story
Tamako Love Story (2014)
GoodWatch score 69

Key Animation

Nichijou: My Ordinary Life Episode 0
Nichijou: My Ordinary Life Episode 0 (2011)

Director

K-ON! The Movie
K-ON! The Movie (2011)
GoodWatch score 83

Key Animation

The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya
The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya (2010)
GoodWatch score 84

Key Animation

2000s

2 titles
Munto 2: Beyond the Walls of Time
Munto 2: Beyond the Walls of Time (2005)

Key Animation

Munto
Munto (2003)

Key Animation