{
  "@context": "https://schema.org",
  "@type": "Person",
  "@id": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/person/2237336/toshimasa-kuroyanagi",
  "name": "Toshimasa Kuroyanagi",
  "url": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/person/2237336/toshimasa-kuroyanagi",
  "knownForDepartment": "Directing",
  "description": "Toshimasa Kuroyanagi (黒柳 トシマサ, Kuroyanagi Toshimasa, November 14, 1980) is a Japanese anime director and animator from Aichi prefecture.",
  "birthDate": "1980-11-14",
  "birthPlace": "Aichi, Japan",
  "alternateName": [
    "黒柳 トシマサ",
    "くろやなぎ トシマサ",
    "구로야나기 도시마사"
  ],
  "image": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/9W10QdBrJ0gOSPAKNTRzlhMabPW.jpg",
  "sameAs": [
    "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4911300"
  ],
  "lastVerified": "7 May 2026",
  "filmography": [
    {
      "mediaType": "tv",
      "tmdbId": 65336,
      "title": "March Comes In Like a Lion",
      "year": "2016",
      "role": "Key Animation",
      "roleKind": "crew",
      "voteAverage": 7.934,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/sokReNdjEwG2TkdUzJcVnD6sChT.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/tv/65336/march-comes-in-like-a-lion-2016"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "tv",
      "tmdbId": 69500,
      "title": "Natsume's Book of Friends",
      "year": "2008",
      "role": "Director",
      "roleKind": "crew",
      "voteAverage": 8.144,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/9PLyNsxjTIwK09r7do7Qugkx8id.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/tv/69500/natsume-s-book-of-friends-2008"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "tv",
      "tmdbId": 46153,
      "title": "Wagnaria!!",
      "year": "2010",
      "role": "Storyboard Artist",
      "roleKind": "crew",
      "voteAverage": 8.053,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/5Wnj5n0qPg5lVxTBYAnWuuxoiwf.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/tv/46153/wagnaria-2010"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "tv",
      "tmdbId": 38464,
      "title": "Blue Exorcist",
      "year": "2011",
      "role": "Storyboard Artist",
      "roleKind": "crew",
      "voteAverage": 7.9,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/kpNoqNmElzGUEcEoZyfFwvYXMsR.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/tv/38464/blue-exorcist-2011"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "tv",
      "tmdbId": 68854,
      "title": "From Me to You: Kimi ni Todoke",
      "year": "2009",
      "role": "Animation Director",
      "roleKind": "crew",
      "voteAverage": 8.369,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/lLUAZzJc6vfyE2TeY56AGGb3E5K.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/tv/68854/from-me-to-you-kimi-ni-todoke-2009"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "tv",
      "tmdbId": 65676,
      "title": "My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU",
      "year": "2013",
      "role": "Storyboard Artist",
      "roleKind": "crew",
      "voteAverage": 8.238,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/sb5MNoeZGHX21qvtwhmizUsJJqq.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/tv/65676/my-teen-romantic-comedy-snafu-2013"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "tv",
      "tmdbId": 43125,
      "title": "Guilty Crown",
      "year": "2011",
      "role": "Key Animation",
      "roleKind": "crew",
      "voteAverage": 7.3,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/sMUzeL5G8NkNpNhgPZPpauS7CYD.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/tv/43125/guilty-crown-2011"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "tv",
      "tmdbId": 1097,
      "title": "Ergo Proxy",
      "year": "2006",
      "role": "Key Animation",
      "roleKind": "crew",
      "voteAverage": 7.614,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/tHcce6PKnhNBneSMbadI4jynHpY.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/tv/1097/ergo-proxy-2006"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "tv",
      "tmdbId": 25492,
      "title": "Sengoku BASARA: Samurai Kings",
      "year": "2009",
      "role": "Director",
      "roleKind": "crew",
      "voteAverage": 6.2,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/bFdT4pUHnUuACXiLTnzhTK75kpv.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/tv/25492/sengoku-basara-samurai-kings-2009"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "tv",
      "tmdbId": 66862,
      "title": "Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju",
      "year": "2016",
      "role": "Key Animation",
      "roleKind": "crew",
      "voteAverage": 7.951,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/93Lm7iMKwAXEpYzBlFcSvXBvaCf.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/tv/66862/showa-genroku-rakugo-shinju-2016"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "tv",
      "tmdbId": 62450,
      "title": "Plastic Memories",
      "year": "2015",
      "role": "Key Animation",
      "roleKind": "crew",
      "voteAverage": 8.2,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/ixu4MpRInmmW9HX3HKr0AOUim7B.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/tv/62450/plastic-memories-2015"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "tv",
      "tmdbId": 74081,
      "title": "BLEND-S",
      "year": "2017",
      "role": "Storyboard Artist",
      "roleKind": "crew",
      "voteAverage": 8.252,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/cRN22Xeb4kZ3GVBdfIJVPgD3ZH0.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/tv/74081/blend-s-2017"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "tv",
      "tmdbId": 117450,
      "title": "TOKYO TRIBE 2",
      "year": "2006",
      "role": "Key Animation",
      "roleKind": "crew",
      "voteAverage": 5.6,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/7RkMeaM3NlnF9N15Z7WuOxpV4Hu.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/tv/117450/tokyo-tribe-2-2006"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "tv",
      "tmdbId": 37575,
      "title": "Occult Academy",
      "year": "2010",
      "role": "Key Animation",
      "roleKind": "crew",
      "voteAverage": 6.942,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/ArVhRpCxv2BXd4QrfJ04zdjgZGS.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/tv/37575/occult-academy-2010"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "tv",
      "tmdbId": 35461,
      "title": "Sound of the Sky",
      "year": "2010",
      "role": "Key Animation",
      "roleKind": "crew",
      "voteAverage": 7.7,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/3pSFOc9nx5HFqIpNqlHdJ4AKQfh.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/tv/35461/sound-of-the-sky-2010"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "tv",
      "tmdbId": 112601,
      "title": "Backflip!!",
      "year": "2021",
      "role": "Series Director",
      "roleKind": "crew",
      "voteAverage": 7.263,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/3cABr1YfivCljLO6BvupeOaTsxX.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/tv/112601/backflip-2021"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "tv",
      "tmdbId": 52878,
      "title": "Say \"I Love You.\"",
      "year": "2012",
      "role": "Series Director",
      "roleKind": "crew",
      "voteAverage": 7.569,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/61huCMK8p6u9vBXMO9RHiju9GBK.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/tv/52878/say-i-love-you-2012"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "movie",
      "tmdbId": 1223178,
      "title": "Umamusume: Pretty Derby - Beginning of a New Era",
      "year": "2024",
      "role": "Second Unit Director",
      "roleKind": "crew",
      "voteAverage": 8,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/o4SM2hP63vMaPuAox6UuwVybHo4.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/movie/1223178/umamusume-pretty-derby-beginning-of-a-new-era-2024"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "tv",
      "tmdbId": 65952,
      "title": "The Great Passage",
      "year": "2016",
      "role": "Series Director",
      "roleKind": "crew",
      "voteAverage": 7.129,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/jy4mxxs57mSMuZJgjrUWoDXfWAN.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/tv/65952/the-great-passage-2016"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "movie",
      "tmdbId": 845387,
      "title": "maboroshi",
      "year": "2023",
      "role": "Key Animation",
      "roleKind": "crew",
      "voteAverage": 7.269,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/7kzoPEasqFZGPGHj1imsLtTM20k.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/movie/845387/maboroshi-2023"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "movie",
      "tmdbId": 624812,
      "title": "Love Me, Love Me Not",
      "year": "2020",
      "role": "Storyboard Artist",
      "roleKind": "crew",
      "voteAverage": 7,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/Alj0juWZHuQhmjBDvPnngbYNiEs.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/movie/624812/love-me-love-me-not-2020"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "movie",
      "tmdbId": 145675,
      "title": "Rurouni Kenshin: New Kyoto Arc: Cage of Flames",
      "year": "2011",
      "role": "Key Animation",
      "roleKind": "crew",
      "voteAverage": 6.5,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/wJhEK3ajbqtL6mz3KC5fOCyAN1d.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/movie/145675/rurouni-kenshin-new-kyoto-arc-cage-of-flames-2011"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "movie",
      "tmdbId": 515295,
      "title": "Kase-san and Morning Glories",
      "year": "2018",
      "role": "Key Animation",
      "roleKind": "crew",
      "voteAverage": 7.24,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/yUWhMaXRFTPxR0QClWEUxVeHrzj.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/movie/515295/kase-san-and-morning-glories-2018"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "tv",
      "tmdbId": 90391,
      "title": "Shounen Hollywood",
      "year": "2014",
      "role": "Director",
      "roleKind": "crew",
      "voteAverage": 5.3,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/izz8szobIIUlwSdFH8maR8n2MPy.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/tv/90391/shounen-hollywood-2014"
    }
  ]
}