Tomonobu Koshi[1] is a Japanese director.
Career
Koshi's first role in the Ultraman Series was as an assistant director in Ultraman Max in 2005. He continued to work as an assistant director in subsequent entries, and began directing episodes from Ultraman Taiga in 2019, becoming a well-known Ultraman Series director in the 2020s, while continuing to be an assistant director.
Works
- Ultraman Max (2005-2006) - Assistant director
- Ultraman Mebius (2006-2007) - Assistant director
- Ultraman Saga (2012) - Assistant director
- Ultra Zero Fight (2012) - Assistant director, 1 part
- Part 1 "A New Power"
- Metal Kaiser (2014) - Assistant director
- Ultraman Ginga S (2014) - Assistant director
- Ultraman Ginga S The Movie: Showdown! The 10 Ultra Warriors! (2015) - Assistant director
- Ultraman X (2015) - Assistant special effects director
- Ultraman X The Movie: Here He Comes! Our Ultraman (2016) - Assistant special effects director
- Ultraman Orb (2016) - Assistant director
- Ultraman Orb The Movie: Let Me Borrow the Power of Bonds! (2017) - Assistant director
- Ultraman Geed (2017) - Assistant director
- Ultraman Geed The Movie: Connect the Wishes! (2018) - Assistant director
- Ultraman R/B (2018) - Assistant director
- Ultraman Taiga (2019) - Director and assistant director, directed 1 episode
- Episode 13 "EGIS Major Confrontation"
- Ultraman Z (2020) - Director and assistant director, directed 2 episodes
- Episode 16 "The Lion's Cry"
- Episode 17 "Beliarok"
- Ultraman Trigger: New Generation Tiga (2021-2022) - Director and assistant director, directed 2 episodes
- Episode 16 "Sneering Destruction"
- Episode 17 "Raging Feast"
- Ultraman Trigger: Episode Z (2022) - Assistant director
- Ultraman Decker (2022-2023) - Director and assistant director, directed 3 episodes
- Episode 10 "Man and Monster"
- Episode 11 "Machine God Deployed"
- Episode 12 "Neomegas Strikes Back"
- Ultraman Blazar (2023-2024) - Director and assistant director, directed 4 episodes
- Episode 9 "Planet of Music"
- Episode 10 "Parent and Child"
- Episode 18 "The Towering Terror"
- Episode 19 "Light and Flame"
- Ultraman Arc (2024) - Director and designer of Pillar and Man in the White Mask, directed 6 episodes
- Episode 7 "The Full Moon's Answer"
- Episode 8 "Internet Kanegon"
- Episode 16 "The Light of Fear"
- Episode 17 "Demon Slicing Meteor Sword"
- Episode 22 "The Man in the White Mask"
- Episode 23 "Calamity Thrice"
Roles
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Ultraman X | Daisuke Ogata[2] | Episode 15 "A Soldier's Back" Uncredited |
| 2020 | Ultraman Z | Citizen[3] | Episode 19 "The Last Hero" Uncredited |
| 2022 | Ultraman Decker | Firefighter[4] | Episode 17 "Investigation from the Past" |
| 2023 | Ultraman Blazar | Commercial cast member | Episode 22 "Insurance Hero" |
Gallery
Koshi as Daisuke Ogata in Ultraman X
Koshi as a Citizen in Ultraman Z
Koshi as a Firefighter in Ultraman Decker
Koshi as a Commercial cast member in Ultraman Blazar
References