Biography
Takeshi Yashiro is a director at Taiyo Kikaku Co., Ltd., a Japanese TV-Commercial production company. In 1993, he graduated from Tokyo University of the Arts with a degree in design. While he directed numerous commercials, he studied various stop-motion animation techniques on his own, utilizing and perfecting them in his commercial and web movie works until 2012 when he began focusing on creating stop-motion animation. Yashiro’s works have a sense of handmade feelings and is best at story driven movies. His roles include a writer, director, creator of sets and puppets as well as animator.
Filmography
Cast Credits
Crew
Crew Credits

The Spring Herald Fish and the Wanderer
Role: Director
MOVIE • 2024

The Spring Herald Fish and the Wanderer
Role: Writer
MOVIE • 2024

The Spring Herald Fish and the Wanderer
Role: Director of Photography
MOVIE • 2024

HIDARI
Role: Sculptor
MOVIE • 2023

HIDARI
Role: Concept Artist
MOVIE • 2023

Pukkulapottas and Hours in the Forest
Role: Director
MOVIE • 2021

Gyoro Goes to the Theatre
Role: Animation
MOVIE • 2021

Gon, the Little Fox
Role: Director
MOVIE • 2019

Gon, the Little Fox
Role: Editor
MOVIE • 2019

Arthur et la magie de Noël
Role: Director
MOVIE • 2018

Moon of a Sleepless Night
Role: Director
MOVIE • 2015

Norman the Snowman: On a Night of Shooting Stars
Role: Director
MOVIE • 2014

Firewood, Kanta & Grandpa
Role: Director
MOVIE • 2013

Firewood, Kanta & Grandpa
Role: Screenplay
MOVIE • 2013

Norman the Snowman: The Northern Lights
Role: Screenplay
MOVIE • 2013

Norman the Snowman: The Northern Lights
Role: Director
MOVIE • 2013

Dear November Boy.
Role: Writer
MOVIE • 2012

Dear November Boy.
Role: Director
MOVIE • 2012

Dear November Boy.
Role: Animation
MOVIE • 2012
Hidari
Role: Concept Artist
MOVIE • TBA