Who are we and why are we making Kinorium...

Toshifumi Kawase

1958 • 68 y.o.

Director Director
Writer Writer

Career	1983 — ...
Genres	Animation, Action, Sci-Fi

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6.4

Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam Kidô senshi Z Gundam 1985 — 1986

Ronin Warriors Yoroiden Samurai Troopers 1988 — 1995

6.0

Mobile Suit Gundam Wing Shin Kidô Senki Gandamu Uingu 1995 — 1996

7.0

When They Cry Higurashi no naku koro ni 2006 — 2007

6.6

Tsubasa RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE Tsubasa kuronikuru 2005 — 2010

Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's Yûgiô: 5D's 2008 — 2011

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Title Ratings: 6.45

Anime 18%
Animation 18%
Drama 11%
Thriller 9%
Action 9%

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2026

Iwamoto-senpai no Suisen, 2026 — ...

Animation, Fantasy
Japan • Toshifumi Kawase

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2024

Raise wa Tanin ga Ii, 2024

Anime, Animation, Crime, 24 min
Japan • Toshifumi Kawase

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2021

Cestvs: The Roman Fighter, 2021 — ...

Anime, Animation, Romance, 22 min
Japan • Harume Kosaka...

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6.6
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2013

Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kaku: Outbreak, 2013

Anime, Animation, Horror, 52 min
Japan • Toshifumi Kawase

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6.1
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6.6
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2009

Higurashi no Naku Koro ni: Rei, 2009

5 Episodes, 2009

Anime, Animation, Comedy, 30 min
Japan • Toshifumi Kawase...

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2007

Shion no Ou, 2007 — 2008

Anime, Animation, Thriller, 25 min
Japan • Toshifumi Kawase

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7.4
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2005

Tenjho Tenge: The Past Chapter, 2005

Anime, Animation, Action, 1 hr 32 min
Japan • Toshifumi Kawase

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2005

Anime, Animation, Short, 24 min
Japan • Ken'ichi Kawamura...

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2004

Tenjô tenge, 2004

Anime, Animation, Action, 24 min
Japan • Ryûichi Kimura...

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2002

Pita-Ten, 2002

Anime, Animation, Drama, 24 min
Japan • Toshifumi Kawase...

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Doragon Doraibu, 2002 — 2003

Anime, Animation, Action, 25 min
Japan • Toshifumi Kawase

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2001

Bakuten shoot beyblade, 2001 — 2003

51 episode, 2001–2002

Anime, Animation, Action, 30 min
Canada, Japan • Yoshihiro Akase...

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6.1
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1999

1999 — 2000

Animation
Japan • Toshifumi Kawase

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1998

12 Episodes, 1998

Anime, Animation, Sci-Fi, 23 min
Japan • Toshifumi Kawase...

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6.6
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1998

26 Episodes, 1998

Anime, Animation, Sci-Fi
Japan • Toshifumi Kawase...

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1998

Anime, Animation, Sci-Fi, 30 min
Japan • Toshifumi Kawase...

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5.3
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1997

Nekusuto senki eagaitsu, 1997

Anime, Animation, Sci-Fi, 25 min
Japan • Toshifumi Kawase...

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1996

Chôsha Raidîn, 1996 — 1997

38 Episodes, 1996–1997

Anime, Animation, Sci-Fi, 25 min
Japan • Toshifumi Kawase

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1994

Haou Taikei Ryuu Knight, 1994 — 1995

Anime, Animation, Sci-Fi, 25 min
Japan • Toshifumi Kawase...

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Haô taiki ryû knight, 1994 — 1995

52 Episodes, 1994-1995

Anime, Animation, Action, 25 min
Japan • Toshifumi Kawase...

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1993

Nekketsu Saikyou Go-Saurer, 1993 — 1994

Animation, Sci-Fi, Action, 23 min
Japan • Toshifumi Kawase

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1992

Genki bakuhatsu Ganbaruger, 1992 — 1993

47 Episodes, 1992-1993

Anime, Animation, Sci-Fi, 25 min
Japan • Toshifumi Kawase...

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1992

Anime, Animation, 25 min
Japan • Susumu Ishizaki...

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1991

The Matchless Raijin-Oh, 1991 — 1993

51 episode, 1991-1992

Anime, Animation, Sci-Fi, 25 min
Japan • Toshifumi Kawase...

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1990

Yûsha Exkaiser, 1990 — 1991

8 Episodes, 1990

Anime, Animation, Sci-Fi, 24 min
Japan • Mitsuo Fukuda...

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1988

Yoroiden Samurai Troopers, 1988 — 1995

5 Episodes, 1988–1989

Anime, Animation, Sci-Fi, 23 min
Japan • Mamoru Hamatsu...

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1987

Misutâ ajikko, 1987 — 1989

4 Episodes, 1988

Anime, Animation, Comedy, 24 min
Japan • Yasuhiro Imagawa...

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Dead Heat, 1987

Anime, Animation, Short, 31 min
Japan • Toshifumi Kawase

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1986

Kidô senshi Gundam ZZ, 1986 — 1987 — episode director

8 Episodes, 1986–1987

Anime, Animation, Sci-Fi, 30 min
Japan • Yoshiyuki Tomino...

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5.3
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6.7
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1985

Kidô senshi Z Gundam, 1985 — 1986

10 Episodes, 1985–1986

Anime, Animation, Sci-Fi, 30 min
Japan • Yoshiyuki Tomino...

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6.4
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8.0
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1984

Jûsenki Erugaimu, 1984 — 1985 — episode director

10 Episodes, 1984–1985

Anime, Animation, Sci-Fi, 30 min
Japan • Osamu Sekita...

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1983

Seisenshi Dunbine, 1983 — 1984

2 Episodes, 1983

Anime, Animation, Sci-Fi, 25 min
Japan • Yoshiyuki Tomino...

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2021

Cestvs: The Roman Fighter, 2021 — ...

2 Episodes, 2021

Anime, Animation, Romance, 22 min
Japan • Harume Kosaka...

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2013

Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kaku: Outbreak, 2013

Anime, Animation, Horror, 52 min
Japan • Toshifumi Kawase

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6.1
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2011

Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kira, 2011 — 2012 — (composition)

2 Episodes, 2011

Anime, Animation, Comedy, 29 min
Japan • Hideki Tachibana...

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2009

Umineko no naku koro ni, 2009 — (composition) (script)

8 Episodes, 2009

Anime, Animation, Horror, 25 min
Japan • Chiaki Kon...

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6.3
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Higurashi no Naku Koro ni: Rei, 2009 — script

5 Episodes, 2009

Anime, Animation, Comedy, 30 min
Japan • Toshifumi Kawase...

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2008

Yûgiô: 5D’s, 2008 — 2011

9 Episodes, 2010–2011

Anime, Animation, Sci-Fi, 22 min
Japan

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2006

Higurashi no naku koro ni, 2006 — 2007 — script

16 Episodes, 2006

Anime, Animation, Horror, 24 min
Japan • Chiaki Kon...

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2005

Tsubasa kuronikuru, 2005 — 2010 — developed by

Anime, Animation, Fantasy, 25 min
Japan • Koichi Mashimo...

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Ueki no hôsoku, 2005 — 2006 — script

12 Episodes, 2005–2006

Anime, Animation, Sci-Fi, 25 min
Japan • Hiroshi Watanabe

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1996

Yûsha shirei Dagwon, 1996 — 1997 — script

4 Episodes, 1996

Anime, Animation, Sci-Fi, 24 min
Japan • Tomomi Mochizuki...

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6.4
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1995

Shin Kidô Senki Gandamu Uingu, 1995 — 1996 — script

3 Episodes, 1995

Anime, Animation, Sci-Fi, 30 min
Japan • Masashi Ikeda...

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1993

Nekketsu Saikyou Go-Saurer, 1993 — 1994

Animation, Sci-Fi, Action, 23 min
Japan • Toshifumi Kawase

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1991

The Matchless Raijin-Oh, 1991 — 1993 — (teleplay)

2 Episodes, 1991-1992

Anime, Animation, Sci-Fi, 25 min
Japan • Toshifumi Kawase...

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