He passed away on March 31, 2013, as his body succumbed to progressive supra-nuclear palsy at the age of 68. Alongside Tohru Hirayama, who also passed away in 2013, Nagaishi received a commemorative message in the credits of Heisei Rider vs. Showa Rider: Kamen Rider Taisen feat. Super Sentai (2014), dedicating the film in memory of them both.
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Shibasaki started his career as an assistant director on "Moero!! Robocon," and was later promoted to chief assistant director for "Kamen Rider 555" from episode 31, following a recommendation from Suzuki Nobuhiro.
He made his directorial debut at the age of 28 with episodes 43 and 44 of "Kamen Rider Kabuto." In 2009, he advanced from assistant director to director during the production of "Kamen Rider Decade."
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After completing vocational school, Watanabe started his career in the film industry as a third assistant director on episodes 10 and 11 of "Choushinsei Flashman" in 1986. Initially hired as a temporary replacement for the hospitalized second assistant director, he continued with the series when the original assistant did not return. Watanabe was later promoted to second assistant director under Chief Assistant Director Morita Toshio and eventually became chief assistant director of "Choujin Sentai Jetman."
Although Watanabe initially aimed to be a screenwriter and pitched scripts to producer Suzuki Takeshi, his scripts were not used. However, director Amemiya Keita recommended him for promotion to director. Watanabe made his directorial debut in 1992 with episode 11 of "Kyoryu Sentai Zyuranger" at the age of 26.
In 2017, Watanabe took a temporary break from directing to teach at a theater workshop.
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