Mitsuru Hongo, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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Japanese animation film director
Date of Birth: 12-Oct-1959
Place of Birth: Tokyo, Japan
Profession: screenwriter, film director
Nationality: Japan
Zodiac Sign: Libra 
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About Mitsuru Hongo
- Mitsuru Hongo (?????, Hongo Mitsuru, born October 12, 1959) is a Japanese anime director of television and film.
- Hongo originally worked at Ajiado as an animator but moved to Shin-Ei Animation where he directed Crayon Shin-chan.
- He left in 1996 and went on to direct Immortal Grand Prix, Outlaw Star, Reideen, Shamanic Princess, and The Candidate for Goddess.
- He also directed and wrote the screenplay for the feature film Sakura Wars: The Movie. Hongo is a native of Tokyo but grew up in Niigata Prefecture.
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