Izo Hashimoto (橋本 以蔵, Hashimoto Izō, born February 21, 1954) is a Japanese screenwriter and film director.
[1] In 1984, Hashimoto made his directorial debut with the independent film Pasokon Wars Isami, after which he began writing for television with the hit drama series Sukeban Deka.
[2] He co-wrote the screenplays for Katsuhiro Otomo's Akira and Shinji Aoyama's EM Embalming.
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