Person Details

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Aliases: 石舘 波子

Gender: Female

Place of birth: Tokyo, Japan

Homepage: https://www.namikoishidate.com

Movie Involvements: 24

TV Involvements: 1


Most Famous Work

Biography

Namiko Ishidate (石舘 波子 Ishidate Namiko, born September 15, 1990) is an animator from Tokyo, Japan. She graduated from the Department of Graphic Design at Tama Art University in 2013. Her 2D animation “Tayutaum" addresses the themes of oppression and liberation and was selected by the department as an outstanding graduation work and won the 3rd Newcomer Animator Grand Prize. With an aim to immerse herself in the tradition of Japanese animation, she worked at P.A. Works and Studio Colorido as a character designer, animation director and key animator on projects including the McDonald’s campaign “My Future” (未来のワタシ, Mirai no Watashi). In 2018, she embarked on her M.A. in the Department of Animation at Tokyo University of the Arts to create personal works that explore her experiences with facing and overcoming emotional trauma. After completing graduate school, she joined Netflix and became the first creator of the newly established Netflix Anime Creators' Base in 2021, where she created designs and concept arts for various projects. Since April 2022, she has been expanding her activities as a freelance animation artist.

Most Famous Work

Drifting Home
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8

Drifting Home

(2022) Key Animation
Lu Over the Wall
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7

Lu Over the Wall

(2017) Key Animation
Penguin Highway
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7

Penguin Highway

(2018) Key Animation
Typhoon Noruda
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7

Typhoon Noruda

(2015) Animation Director
Nana's Secret Garden
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8

Nana's Secret Garden

(2023) Screenplay
Pupa
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0

Pupa

(2019) Animation
Fastening Days 3
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7

Fastening Days 3

(2017) Key Animation
Our Little Pond
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Our Little Pond

(2021) Screenplay

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2022 Girl 3
2021 Myon (voice)
Year Character Movie/Tv

Directing

Year Role Movie/Tv
2023 Director
2021 Director
2019 Director
2013 Director
Year Role Movie/Tv

Editing

Year Role Movie/Tv
2023 Editor
2021 Editor
2019 Editor
Year Role Movie/Tv

Visual Effects

Writing

Year Role Movie/Tv
2023 Screenplay
2021 Screenplay
Year Role Movie/Tv

Art

Year Role Movie/Tv
2018 Art Designer
Prop Designer
Year Role Movie/Tv

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