Kazunori Ito is a Japanese screenwriter well known for his work in the .hack franchise, the Patlabor films and the Ghost in the Shell movie. He is a founding member of Headgear, a group of five main writers and artists that include Masami Yuki, Yutaka Izubuchi, Akemi Takada, and Mamoru Oshii. Ito is also a fan of classic tokusatsu leading to his work on Shusuke Kaneko's Gamera trilogy.
Known For
Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind
(1984)
Screenplay
Ghost in the Shell
(1995)
Screenplay
Ghost in the Shell 2.0
(2008)
Screenplay
Gamera: Guardian of the Universe
(1995)
Writer
Gamera 2: Attack of Legion
(1996)
Writer
Avalon
(2001)
Author
The Next Generation Patlabor: Tokyo War
(2015)
Original Film Writer
Patlabor: The Movie
(1989)
Screenplay, Original Film Writer, Story, and Writer
Patlabor 2: The Movie
(1993)
Screenplay, Original Film Writer, and Writer
Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris
(1999)
Writer
Necronomicon
(1993)
Screenplay
WXIII: Patlabor The Movie 3
(2002)
Original Film Writer
.hack//Beyond the World
(2012)
Screenplay
Aircraft Carrier Ibuki
(2019)
Screenplay
Full Filmography
Writing
Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind
(1984)
Screenplay
Creamy Mami: Forever Once More
(1984)
Writer and Original Story
Kimagure Orange Road: Shonen Jump Special
(1985)
Screenplay
Dirty Pair: Affair on Nolandia
(1985)
Screenplay
Prefectural Earth Defense Force
(1986)
Writer
Urban Square: In Pursuit of Amber
(1986)
Screenplay
The Red Spectacles
(1987)
Writer
Twilight Q
(1987)
Screenplay
Patlabor: The Movie
(1989)
Screenplay, Original Film Writer, Story, and Writer
Licca: the Mystery Tale of Mysterious Yunia
(1990)
Screenplay
Licca: Mysterious Magical Ring
(1991)
Screenplay
Patlabor 2: The Movie
(1993)
Screenplay, Original Film Writer, and Writer
Necronomicon
(1993)
Screenplay
Ghost in the Shell
(1995)
Screenplay
Gamera: Guardian of the Universe
(1995)
Writer
Gamera 2: Attack of Legion
(1996)
Writer
Visitor
(1998)
Writer
Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris
(1999)
Writer
Avalon
(2001)
Author
Pistol Opera
(2001)
Writer
WXIII: Patlabor The Movie 3
(2002)
Original Film Writer
.hack//Legend of the Twilight: Let's Meet Offline
(2003)
Original Story
.hack//GIFT
(2003)
Writer and Original Story
Digimon X-Evolution
(2005)
Screenplay
Ghost in the Shell 2.0
(2008)
Screenplay
Nanase futatabi
(2010)
Screenplay
.hack//Beyond the World
(2012)
Screenplay
The Next Generation Patlabor: Tokyo War: Director's Cut
(2015)
Original Film Writer
The Next Generation Patlabor: Tokyo War
(2015)
Original Film Writer
Mobile Police Patlabor Reboot
(2016)
Screenplay and Original Film Writer
Aircraft Carrier Ibuki
(2019)
Screenplay
Acting
Crew