Yoshikazu Ishii

Yoshikazu Ishii Born November 27, 1965 Tokyo, Japan Occupation Director, film producer, writer, director of special effects First work Bungakushō Satsujin Jiken: Ōinaru Josō (1989) Notable work Attack of the Giant Teacher (2019)

“	THE DIRECTOR WISHES TO THANK THE FOLLOWING: Mr. Noribumi Suzuki for teaching him the joy of film Mr. Koichi Kawakita and Mr. Noriaki Yuasa for teaching him the magnificence of Tokusatsu.	„
	— Note in the end credits of Ishii's Attack of the Giant Teacher (2018)

Yoshikazu Ishii (石井 良和,   Ishii Yoshikazu) is a Japanese film director, writer, and producer. He directed the independent kaiju films Attack of the Giant Teacher (2018) and Yuzo the Biggest Battle in Tokyo (2022), also serving as the associate director of Keizo Murase's Brush of the God (2024). As an assistant director, he has worked alongside both drama and special effects directors including Hiroshi Kashiwabara, Kenji Suzuki, Masaaki Tezuka, Eiichi Asada, Makoto Kamiya, Tomoo Haraguchi, Toshio Miike, Katsuro Onoue, and more.

Selected filmography

First assistant director of special effects

• Godzilla Final Wars (2004)
• Sinking of Japan (2006) [with Hideaki Murakami]
• Daimajin Kanon (TV 2010)
• Gantz (2011)
• Gantz: Perfect Answer (2011)
• Ultraman Saga (2012)

First assistant director

• Go! Godman (2008) [with Shogo Kiyosu]
• Ultra Zero Fight (TV 2012) [with various]
• Ultraman Ginga (TV 2013) [with Suguru Tomita]
• Ultraman Ginga Special (2013) [with Suguru Tomita]
• Ultraman Ginga Special: Ultra Monsters vs. Ultra Heroes (2014) [with Suguru Tomita]

Director

• Miraculous Survivals! Narrow Escapes from Death Special (TV 1996-2003) ["Celebrity Special Edition: Godzilla"]
• Making of Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla (2002)
• Making of Godzilla: Tokyo SOS (2003)
• Making of Godzilla Final Wars (2004)
• Ultraman Ginga (TV 2013) [episodes 8-9]
• Ultraman Ginga S (TV 2014) [episodes 4-5, 9-10]
• Attack of the Giant Teacher (2019)
• Yuzo the Biggest Battle in Tokyo (2022)

Director of special effects

• Ultraman Ginga (TV 2013) [episodes 8-9; uncredited]
• Ultraman Ginga S (TV 2014) [episodes 4-5, 9-10; uncredited]
• Thunderbolt Fantasy 2 (TV 2018)
• Attack of the Giant Teacher (2019)
• Yuzo the Biggest Battle in Tokyo (2022)

Interviewee

• The Dawn of Kaiju Eiga (2019)

Miscellaneous

• The Gransazers (TV 2003-2004) - Line producer
• Thus 11 Samurai Fought! Making Against the Pekingman (DVD 2004) - Planner
• Ultraman Mebius (TV 2006-2007) - Assistant director of special effects
• Attack of the Giant Teacher (2019) - Executive producer / storywriter / adaptation
• Godzilla vs. Hedorah (2021) - Physical effects assistant
• Yuzo the Biggest Battle in Tokyo (2022) - Producer / storywriter / screenwriter
• Brush of the God (2024) - Associate director

External links

• Official website
• Former webpage (archived)

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