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Biography
While attending Waseda University, Mochizuki became interested in animation and he joined the Waseda University Animation Association. In 1981, he began working for Ajia-do Animation Works. Mochizuki made his debut one year later when he acted as production director of the 1982 series Tokimeki Tonight. He went on to direct several of the magical girl series, including Magical Angel Creamy Mami. In 1986, he moved up to chief director with Hikari no Densetsu.
Mochizuki became known from the early 1990s as director of Ranma ½, Kimagure Orange Road and the Studio Ghibli TV movie Ocean Waves, he is also known for having directed Twin Spica, Zettai Shounen, the acclaimed World Masterpiece Theater series Porphy no Nagai Tabi. More recently he directed the noitaminA series House of Five Leaves in 2010 and Battery in 2016.He currently divides his time between directing, writing scripts and acting as a series coordinator for various shows.
He is married to fellow animator Masako Gotō.
Movies & TV shows
2019.
1 TV show
TV
Rinshi!! Ekoda-chan
2019
Ekoda-chan is from the countryside and living alone in the city. She's a temp worker who doesn't have a plan for the future and doesn't care much about guys. She provides support to all those women wh...
2016.
2 TV shows
TV
Battery
2016
Meet Harada Takumi – not even in junior high and he’s the best pitcher in the region, although he’s frustrated and ready to give up, because he can’t find a catcher who is good enough to keep up with ...
2015.
1 TV show
TV
Rainy Cocoa
2015
Aoi’s soaked by a sudden rainstorm and takes shelter at Rainy Color, a cozy café where the warmth of the staff compliments the sweet hot cocoa he’s served. When he falls into a job at the café he feel...
2014.
1 TV show
TV
Pupa
6
2014
Growing up with an abusive father, Utsutsu is highly protective of his younger sister Yume. One day, she contracts the strange Pupa virus and begins to sprout grotesque wings and attack both animals a...
2012.
1 TV show
TV
Aikatsu!
2012
Ichigo Hoshimiya is a regular, ordinary middle school girl. But when her best friend Aoi invites her to join the idol training academy, Starlight Academy, her whole world is turned upside down. As she...
2011.
1 TV show
TV
THE iDOLM@STER
2011
THE IDOLM@STER follows 13 girls from the 765 Production Studio, whose sole goals is to become the top idols in the Japanese entertainment industry. Along with the laughs, struggles and tears that are ...
2010.
1 TV show
TV
House of Five Leaves
2010
Rnin Akitsu Masanosuke is a skilled swordsman, but his personality can sometimes cause him to be let go from his job. He encounters Yaichi, the leader of a group called "Five Leaves" and takes a job a...
2005.
1 TV show
TV
Absolute Boy
2005
Ayumu Aizawa has a hard time remembering his childhood. Ayumu doesn't have any memory of his younger days, but he doesn't want to spend the summer with his father in Tana, a rural town two hours away ...
2004.
1 Movie
The Path of Wind
2004
Animated video for Horishita Sayuri's Kaze no Toori Michi produced for NHK's Minna no Uta.
2003.
1 TV show
TV
Yamibo - Darkness, the Hat, and the Travelers of the Books
2003
Hatsuki is a high-school student living with Hatsumi, and the two are so close they are like sisters. On Hatsumi's 16th birthday, she is suddenly surrounded by a green light and disappears right in fr...
2001.
1 Movie
Gundam Neo Experience 0087: Green Diver
2001
During the closing days of the Gryps War, two siblings — Asagi and Takuya — ride aboard a civilian transport bound for Earth. Caught in a battle between the Titans and AEUG, they must somehow guide th...
1999.
1 TV show
TV
Seraphim Call
1999
Seraphim Call is a Japanese anime series by Sunrise from 1999. Seraphim Call may be considered avant-garde in several respects. For example: it is an anthology of individual stories while most other a...
1998.
2 TV shows
TV
Yokohama Shopping Log
1998
In a peaceful post-apocalyptic world where the coasts have been flooded, the robot Alpha is left in charge of a Cafe by her owner who went off travelling. One day, she receives a package containing a ...
TV
Princess Nine
1998
Princess Nine, or Princess Nine Kisaragi Girls High Baseball Club, is a 26-episode Japanese anime which concerns the trials of nine girls at the Kisaragi School for Girls who form a baseball team for ...
1997.
1 Movie
Eight Clouds Rising
1997
Fuzuchi Kuraki is a quiet young high school student blessed with immense psychic powers and an ancient sword. He is searching for other magical artifacts with the help of Nanachi Takeo, a college stud...
1996.
1 Movie
My Dear Marie
1996
Hiroshi Karigari is a college student who has secretly built an android modeled after a tennis club member he is in love with named Marie. Introduced as Hiroshi's sister, Marie Karigari is a sentient ...
1994.
1 TV show
TV
Dirty Pair Flash
1994
Kei and Yuri were originally junior auxiliary agents in the Worlds Works and Welfare Agency (W.W.W.A. or 3WA for short) when the two were paired together under the codename "Lovely Angels." Kei was co...
1993.
2 Movies
Ocean Waves
4.33
1993
At Kichijōji Station, Tokyo, Taku Morisaki glimpses a familiar woman on the platform opposite boarding a train. Later, her photo falls from a shelf as he exits his apartment before flying to Kōchi Pre...
Kawaguchi Kaiji's 9 Love Stories
1993
An OVA based on the work of Kawaguchi Kaiji consisting of nine independent stories, each animated by a different director. With Beatles music involved, somewhere.
1991.
1 Movie
Here Is Greenwood
1991
When a young boy's fist love marries his brother, his last resort is to move into the dorms of the local school. Unfortunately, the school administration places him in the weirdest house on campus wit...
1990.
2 Movies
Licca: the Mystery Tale of Mysterious Yunia
1990
The popular Licca doll is based on that in Japan. Licca must find a way to return to her home after she was accidentally transported into the world of Yunia.
The Dark Myth
1990
DARK MYTH is the twisted tale of Takahashi, a young innocent who is persecuted by the evil, powerful Kikuchi clan because he bears the "mark of the serpent". Haunted by the murder of his father ten ye...
1989.
1 TV show
TV
Ranma ½
1989
The cursed training ground of Jusenkyo in China was visited by Saotome and his father Genma. There, despite the warnings of the Chinese guard, they fall into the springs. Whenever Ranma is doused in c...
1988.
2 Movies
Kimagure Orange Road: I Want to Return to That Day
1988
At the point where Kyousuke and Madoka are close to graduation, they have to decide where they want to attend college. They want to go to college together, so they have to look for a proper college wh...
Maison Ikkoku: The Final Chapter
1988
Yagami comes to Maison Ikkoku, not knowing of Godai's and Kyoko's wedding, stating that she is now an adult, which she is, not knowing how to tell her, they panic, but she finds out in the end, and is...
1987.
2 Movies
Relic Armor Legaciam
1987
The planet Libertia was once known as “the planet of death”, until humanity built three giant mirrors and created what seemed like an ideal land. It is on this planet that Professor Grace and his gran...
Twilight Q
6
1987
Part 1: "Time Knot: Reflection" Written by Kazunori Itô, directed by Tomomi Mochizuki. Mayu finds a camera floating in the ocean while on vacation. A very unusual camera. The film, mostly intact, reve...
1986.
1 TV show
TV
The Legend of Stars
1986
Schoolgirl Hikari has two loves: rhythmic gymnastics and Ohishi, a schoolmate who is one of the best gymnasts in his league. Natsukawa, Hikari's childhood friend, plays in a band called Mr.D. Over the...
1985.
2 Movies
Kimagure Orange Road: Shonen Jump Special
1985
Kyosuke, Madoka, Hiraku & friend go on a vacation to the beach, staying in 2 cabins, boys in one, girls in another. It's basically Kyosuke & Madoka get together, & Hiraku flirts with the b...
Creamy Mami: Long Good-Bye
1985
Shingo is planning the film "A Story of Two Worlds" starring Megumi. Yuu's transformation into Creamy Mami is happening without her wanting it. She is asked to star in the film too. But the magic does...
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