Yasuhiro Yoshiura

Yasuhiro Yoshiura is a Japanese writer and director of animated short films. Born in 1980 in Hokkaido, and raised in Fukuoka, he graduated from Kyushu University's Faculty of Design (formerly Kyushu Institute of Design) in 2003. He moved to Tokyo following the release of his critically acclaimed film Pale Cocoon in 2006. Yoshiura's production company is called Studio Rikka. He often also provides the voice of a minor character in his works.

Time of EVE: The Movie (2010)

In the not-too-distant future, androids have come into common usage. However, treating androids on the same level as humans is frowned upon, and there is constant paranoia surrounding the possibility of robots defying humans, their masters. Those who appear too ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yasuhiro Yoshiura
CAST:  Jun Fukuyama  •  Miki Ito  •  Kenji Nojima  •  Rie Tanaka

In the not-too-distant future, androids have come into common usage. However, treating androids on the same level as humans is frowned upon, and there is constant paranoia surrounding the possibility of robots defying humans, their masters. Those who appear too ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yasuhiro Yoshiura
CAST:  Jun Fukuyama  •  Miki Ito  •  Kenji Nojima  •  Rie Tanaka

Patema Inverted (2013)

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In an underground world where tunnels extend everywhere, even though they live in dark and confined spaces, people wear protective clothes and lead quiet and enjoyable lives. Patema, a princess in her underground village, loves to explore the tunnels. Her favorite ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yasuhiro Yoshiura
CAST:  Yukiyo Fujii  •  Masayuki Katou  •  Takaya Hashi  •  Hiroki Yasumoto

In an underground world where tunnels extend everywhere, even though they live in dark and confined spaces, people wear protective clothes and lead quiet and enjoyable lives. Patema, a princess in her underground village, loves to explore the tunnels. Her favorite ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yasuhiro Yoshiura
CAST:  Yukiyo Fujii  •  Masayuki Katou  •  Takaya Hashi  •  Hiroki Yasumoto

Aquatic Language (2002)

Several people are spending their evening in a café. Two gossiping girls, two debating men, a bookworm and a boy, who just broke up with his girlfriend. The café's waitress starts a chat with him, persuading him to take a look at certain easel, while other ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yasuhiro Yoshiura
CAST:  Rina Matsufuji  •  Yasuhiro Yoshiura  •  Chihiro Kusano  •  Mayo Sakasegawa

Several people are spending their evening in a café. Two gossiping girls, two debating men, a bookworm and a boy, who just broke up with his girlfriend. The café's waitress starts a chat with him, persuading him to take a look at certain easel, while other ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yasuhiro Yoshiura
CAST:  Rina Matsufuji  •  Yasuhiro Yoshiura  •  Chihiro Kusano  •  Mayo Sakasegawa

Pale Cocoon (2005)

In the far future when the continuity of the history has been lost, humans live in an ever more deteriorating completely artificial and enclosed world. The sea and the sky have disappeared, and the only window to "living" scenery exists in the records from the past ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yasuhiro Yoshiura
CAST:  Hiroka Oyama  •  Minako Kawashima  •  Nakao Michiosu  •  Yasuhiro Yoshiura

In the far future when the continuity of the history has been lost, humans live in an ever more deteriorating completely artificial and enclosed world. The sea and the sky have disappeared, and the only window to "living" scenery exists in the records from the past ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yasuhiro Yoshiura
CAST:  Hiroka Oyama  •  Minako Kawashima  •  Nakao Michiosu  •  Yasuhiro Yoshiura

Mobile Police Patlabor Reboot (2016)

“Mobile Police Patlabor Reboot” is a part of the “Patlabor” franchise that showcases multiple anime, live-action, manga, light novel, and video game adaptations.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yasuhiro Yoshiura
CAST:  Koichi Yamadera  •  Megumi Hayashibara

“Mobile Police Patlabor Reboot” is a part of the “Patlabor” franchise that showcases multiple anime, live-action, manga, light novel, and video game adaptations.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yasuhiro Yoshiura
CAST:  Koichi Yamadera  •  Megumi Hayashibara

Harmonie (2014)

Every person has his or her own little world. Among the 34 bustling students of classroom 2-1, there are many such worlds. Akio Honjou's world—my world—is filled with passionate talk about last night's anime with Yoshida, Watanabe, and other friends. It's an fun, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yasuhiro Yoshiura
CAST:  Yoshitsugu Matsuoka  •  Kenta Matsumoto  •  Makoto Furukawa  •  Manami Numakura

Every person has his or her own little world. Among the 34 bustling students of classroom 2-1, there are many such worlds. Akio Honjou's world—my world—is filled with passionate talk about last night's anime with Yoshida, Watanabe, and other friends. It's an fun, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yasuhiro Yoshiura
CAST:  Yoshitsugu Matsuoka  •  Kenta Matsumoto  •  Makoto Furukawa  •  Manami Numakura

Bureau of Proto Society (2015)

In the far distant future… Humans are living in the underground shelters under the complete controlled situation. “Why has the world gone to ruin, and what have made humans stay in the shelters?” Every day the members of Bureau of Proto Society debate the cause of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yasuhiro Yoshiura
CAST:  Megumi Hayashibara  •  Koichi Yamadera

In the far distant future… Humans are living in the underground shelters under the complete controlled situation. “Why has the world gone to ruin, and what have made humans stay in the shelters?” Every day the members of Bureau of Proto Society debate the cause of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yasuhiro Yoshiura
CAST:  Megumi Hayashibara  •  Koichi Yamadera

Power Plant No.33 (2015)

A sleeping gigantic electric generation kaiju No.33, so-called Eleki-Magma, which the city relies on its electric power. One day, a mysterious giant robot Proto-Taitan appeared in the sky and destroyed the city! An accumulation of electricity, which lost its way in ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yasuhiro Yoshiura
CAST:  Koichi Yamadera  •  Megumi Hayashibara

A sleeping gigantic electric generation kaiju No.33, so-called Eleki-Magma, which the city relies on its electric power. One day, a mysterious giant robot Proto-Taitan appeared in the sky and destroyed the city! An accumulation of electricity, which lost its way in ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yasuhiro Yoshiura
CAST:  Koichi Yamadera  •  Megumi Hayashibara

Kikumana (2001)

This work "Kikumana" is an animation of a girl called Kikumana who acts like in a stage performance, the role defeated by such an ill circumstance though she tries to find herself. The primal aim is to get the audience feeling a strange atmosphere spread from this ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yasuhiro Yoshiura
CAST:  Rie Tsutsumi  •  Yasuhiro Yoshiura

This work "Kikumana" is an animation of a girl called Kikumana who acts like in a stage performance, the role defeated by such an ill circumstance though she tries to find herself. The primal aim is to get the audience feeling a strange atmosphere spread from this ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yasuhiro Yoshiura
CAST:  Rie Tsutsumi  •  Yasuhiro Yoshiura

Sing a Bit of Harmony (2021)

Satomi is fine being alone until an AI named Shion joins her class with a song and a promise to make her happy. While Shion’s musical numbers and princess gowns don’t quite pass as human, her antics bring Satomi closer to four other classmates. Together, they make ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yasuhiro Yoshiura
CAST:  Tao Tsuchiya  •  Haruka Fukuhara  •  Asuka Kudo  •  Kazuyuki Okitsu

Satomi is fine being alone until an AI named Shion joins her class with a song and a promise to make her happy. While Shion’s musical numbers and princess gowns don’t quite pass as human, her antics bring Satomi closer to four other classmates. Together, they make ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yasuhiro Yoshiura
CAST:  Tao Tsuchiya  •  Haruka Fukuhara  •  Asuka Kudo  •  Kazuyuki Okitsu