Toshio Hirata: Toshio Hirata. Art Department: The Girl Who Leapt Through Time. Toshio Hirata was born on 16 February 1938 in Tendo, Yamagata, Japan. He was a director and assistant director, known for The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (2006), Jetter Mars (1977) and Yawara! A Fashionable Judo Girl (1989). He died on 25 August 2014 in Japan.
Known For: The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (Art Department(Shiraume Ni Tsubaki Kikuzu)), Jetter Mars (Director(as Sumiko Chiba)), Yawara! A Fashionable Judo Girl (Art Department), Metropolis (Animation Department)