Kazuchika Kise (Japanese: 黄瀬和哉, Hepburn: Kise Kazuchika, born March 6, 1965) is a Japanese director, animator, and character designer.
He started working in the anime industry in 1989 with Patlabor: The Movie.
[1] After graduating from High School, he joined AnimeR and studied under Hiromi Muranaka [ja].
[1] Following the film's release, Kise continued to work with Production I.G and started directing series with Ghost in the Shell: Arise in 2013.
[1] In 2013, Kise did the character designs with Clamp for Blood-C, which won the Reaper Award for best animation that year.