Koichi Chigira

Japanese animator
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Koichi Chigira

Summary

Koichi Chigira is a human[1]. He was born in Kanagawa Prefecture[2]. He was born on January 1, 1959[3]. He worked as a film director[4], animator[5], and screenwriter[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (66 views/month, #7,289 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Koichi Chigira's place of birth was Kanagawa Prefecture[2].
  • Koichi Chigira was born on January 1, 1959[3].
  • Koichi Chigira was born on May 4, 1959[8].
  • Koichi Chigira held citizenship in Japan[9].
  • Koichi Chigira's professions included film director[4].
  • Koichi Chigira's professions included animator[5].
  • Koichi Chigira worked as a screenwriter[6].
  • A notable work attributed to Koichi Chigira is Tokyo Babylon[10].
  • A notable work attributed to Koichi Chigira is Last Exile[11].
  • A notable work attributed to Koichi Chigira is Venus Wars[12].
  • A notable work attributed to Koichi Chigira is Brave Story[13].
  • Koichi Chigira is recorded as male[14].
  • Koichi Chigira's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • Koichi Chigira's family name is recorded as Chigira[16].
  • Koichi Chigira's given name is recorded as Kōichi[17].
  • Koichi Chigira's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Japanese[18].
  • Koichi Chigira's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '千明 孝一'}[19].
  • Koichi Chigira's start of work period is recorded as 1979[20].
  • Koichi Chigira's copyright status as a creator is recorded as works protected by copyrights[21].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[22]

  • Country: JP[23]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 2c6be378-849b-4d0f-acc5-245546460d6d[24]

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Kanagawa Prefecture[2], Koichi Chigira… Recorded date of birth include January 1, 1959[3] and May 4, 1959[8].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include film director[4], animator[5], and screenwriter[6].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include Tokyo Babylon[10], an anime film[25], written by Clamp[26]; Last Exile[11], an anime television series[27]; Venus Wars[12], an anime film[28], directed by Yoshikazu Yasuhiko[29]; and Brave Story[13], an anime film[30].

Why It Matters

Koichi Chigira ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (66 views/month, #7,289 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] He is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

FAQs

Where was Koichi Chigira born?

Born in Kanagawa Prefecture[2], Koichi Chigira…

What did Koichi Chigira do for work?

Koichi Chigira worked as film director[4], animator[5], and screenwriter[6].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . cinemas-asie.com. cinemas-asie.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [14] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] . wikidata.org.
  4. [15] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [4] . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] . wikidata.org.
  8. [3] . cantic.bnc.cat. Retrieved . cantic.bnc.cat. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [8] . wikidata.org.
  10. [16] . wikidata.org.
  11. [17] . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . Anime News Network. manga-news.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . manga-news.com. manga-news.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . Anime News Network. wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . Anime News Network. manga-news.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [22] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [23] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [24] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [32] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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