Imagine one person in America directed Star Wars, the original Battlestar Galactica, Planet of the Apes, Alien and Blade Runner -- basically, all the big sci-fi hits except Star Trek. In Japan, that man existed, and his name was
Noburo Ishiguro. He directed
Super Dimension Fortress Macross (which became the first part of
Robotech),
Space Battleship Yamato (called
Star Blazers in the U.S.), the classics
Super Dimension Century Orguss and
Legend of the Galactic Heroes, and more. Basically, he had his hand in almost all the major sci-fi anime of the '70s and early '80s except Gundam...
While many of his works were subjected to
questionable translation practices (such as changing any mention of sake to "
with water from a favourite spring on Earth" in Yamato) when they were adapted for Western audiences in the 1980s, the popularity of his works helped lay the foundation for anime fandom as we know it today.
On Wednesday, Studio Nue co-founder Haruka Takachiho
reported that Noboru Ishiguro passed away at age 73.
(Via Topless Robot & Anime News Network)
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on Mar 22, 2012 -
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