Direction: Noboru Ishiguro

The best movies, series, and documentaries directed by Noboru Ishiguro. Explore exceptional titles that showcase a unique filmmaking vision.


Legend of the Galactic Heroes (TV Series)

1988 · Series · 25 min. · Japan

Direction Noboru Ishiguro

Plot TV Series (1989-1997). 4 Seasons. 110 Episodes. A vast science fiction epic, Legend of the Galactic Heroes is very different from most anime in many ways. While most anime is...

8.0

190 votes

8.0

190 votes

The Super Dimension Fortress Macross (TV Series)

1982 · Series · 25 min. · Japan

Direction Noboru Ishiguro

Plot TV Series (1982-1995). 1 season. 36 episodes. In 1999, an alien spaceship crashes on South Ataria Island and makes the human race aware of other life in space. Ten years...

7.6

303 votes

7.6

303 votes

Macross in Clash of the Bionoids

1984 · Movie · 114 min. · Japan

Direction Noboru Ishiguro · Shoji Kawamori

Plot In the next century, a reconfiguring ship (think "Transformer" with a pilot) called Macross carries fifty thousand refugees within its hold as it returns to Earth pursued by giant humanoid...

6.9

297 votes

6.9

297 votes

Lupin the 3rd (TV Series)

1971 · Series · 23 min. · Japan

Direction Hayao Miyazaki · Isao Takahata · Masaaki Ôsumi · Kyosuke Mikuriya

Plot Lupin the 3rd, The World's Greatest thief, who's proud of being the grandson of the infamous French thief: Arsene Lupin. Accompanied by his comrades who help him pull off the...

6.8

13K votes

6.8

13K votes

6.7

26 votes

Direction Noboru Ishiguro

Plot This is the first animated film in the adaptation of "Legends of the Galactic Heroes" to the screen. This series is based on a very popular Japanese science fiction novel...

6.5

118 votes

6.5

118 votes

Megazone 23. Part I

1985 · Movie · 81 min. · Japan

Direction Noboru Ishiguro

Plot Motorcycle enthusiast Shogo mistakenly comes into possession of a government prototype bike. Pursued by ruthless goverment agents he plans to save himself by exposing the bike to the public on...

6.2

42 votes

6.2

42 votes

Kagaku ninja tai Gatchaman (TV Series)

1972 · Series · 25 min. · Japan

Direction Hisayuki Toriumi · Masami Anô · Noboru Ishiguro · Fumio Kurokawa

Plot A team of bird-themed superhero ninjas battle the menace of Galactor, a technologically advanced international terrorist organization determined to conquer the world.

5.8

620 votes

5.8

620 votes

Robotech: The Movie

1986 · Movie · 82 min. · United States

Direction Noboru Ishiguro · Carl Macek

Plot In the year 2027, Earth was virtually destroyed from it's previous war against the Zantreni. Over the years the humans have rebuilt their civilizations and found a way to live...

5.6

41 votes

5.6

41 votes

Mighty Atom (Astro Boy) (TV Series)

1980 · Series · 25 min. · Japan

Direction Osamu Tezuka · Satoshi Dezaki · Noboru Ishiguro

Plot Creating a robotic boy in the image of his recently deceased son Tobio, Professor Tenma thought nothing could go wrong now that his beloved child had been "reborn"... that is,...

5.3

308 votes

5.3

308 votes

Topo Gigio (TV Series)

1988 · Series · 26 min. · Japan

Direction Noboru Ishiguro · Shigeo Koshi

Plot Created by Maria Perego, Topo Gigio has been a beloved character for more than two decades. This animated TV series features numerous exciting stories and introduces many friends. Topo Gigio...

3.8

234 votes

3.8

234 votes

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Noozles (TV Series)

1984 · Series · 25 min. · Japan

Direction Taku Sugiyama · Noboru Ishiguro · Mitsuru Tanabe

Plot TV Series (1984). 26 Episodes. One day, Sandy's father, Prof. Brown, sends her a stuffed koala doll from one of his trips. Sandy discovers that, after rubbing the koala's nose,...

Not rated

Not rated

Mikan Enikki (TV Series)

1992 · Series · 20 min. · Japan

Direction Noboru Ishiguro · Masato Kitagawa · Naoko Kusumi · Shinya Hanai

Cast Akiko Hiramatsu · Chie Satô · Sumi Shimamoto

Plot Mikan Enikki features an cat whose name is 'Mikan', in Japanese means tangerine and color orange. He can talk the human language, read, write and do several tasks like a...

Not rated

Not rated

Locke the Superman, Loard Lion

1989 · Movie · 90 min. · Japan

Direction Noboru Ishiguro

Plot It is the year 336 of the Space Century on the planet of Sieren, and in the state of Innex, Flora Rain-who is blind-is employed at an elementary school. Flora...

Not rated

Not rated

Sabu & Ichi's Arrest Note (TV Series)

1968 · Series · 25 min. · Japan

Direction Sadatsugu Matsuda · Kunihiko Okazaki · Hideo Kojima · Rintaro

Plot TV series (1968-1969). 1 season. 52 episodes.

Not rated

Not rated

10 Tokyo Warriors

1999 · Movie · 180 min. · Japan

Direction Hikaru Takanashi · Keizo Shimizu · Noboru Ishiguro

Plot Long ago, in Japan's feudal era, an evil lord named the Demon King used his band of demons, the Kyouma to wreak havoc upon the country. Only the combined bravery...

Not rated

Not rated

Humanoid Monster Bem (TV Series)

1968 · Series · 25 min. · Japan

Direction Tadao Wakabayashi · Noboru Ishiguro

Plot TV Series (1968 - 1969). 26 Episodes. Three monsters, Bem, who looks like a gangster, Bero, who looks like a boy, and Bera, a witch, act as agents of justice,...

Not rated

Not rated

The Super Dimension Century Orguss (TV Series)

1983 · Series · 25 min. · Japan

Direction Yasumi Mikamoto · Noboru Ishiguro

Plot Fighter pilot Kei Katsuragi and his friend Olson go on a mission to escort the deployment of a new space/time oscillation bomb inside enemy territory. Something goes wrong, making the...

Not rated

Not rated