Shigesato Itoi

Shigesato Itoi

Age 77 — born November 10, 1948·Maebashi, Gunma, Japan

Japanese writer and copywriter, best known in the west for creating the Mother/Earthbound series.

FantasyAnimationFamily

9Credits1 TV · 8 films
1983–2025Years activefirst to latest
9.0 Highest ratedGuys Who Never Learn
7.6 Average ratingacross 5 titles

Top TV shows 1best Shigesato Itoi shows

  1. 1放送100年 時代を超えて ３世代が選ぶあの番組1 ep · 2025

Top movies 8best Shigesato Itoi movies

  1. 1Guys Who Never Learn posterGuys Who Never Learn19879.0
  2. 2My Neighbor Totoro posterMy Neighbor TotoroTatsuo Kusakabe (voice) · 1988 · Fantasy8.1
  3. 3Sinking into the Moon posterSinking into the Moon20028.0
  4. 4My Soul Is Slashed posterMy Soul Is SlashedInohara · 19916.7
  5. 5Norwegian Wood posterNorwegian WoodProfessor · 20106.4
  6. 6Super Folk Song: Piano ga Aishita Onna posterSuper Folk Song: Piano ga Aishita Onna1992
  7. 7Kids Konference posterKids KonferenceNarrator · 2022
  8. 8Fujio Akatsuka's Video Number One - Inaugural Issue posterFujio Akatsuka's Video Number One - Inaugural Issue1983

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