Ken'ichi Ishikura (石仓 贤一, Ishikura Ken'ichi) is a Japanese anime director and storyboard artist. He began his career as a production assistant in 2000. After several years working as a freelance episode director, in 2007 he began collaborating with Shaft
Katsuhiko Takayama (高山 カツヒコ) is a screenwriter. He is a member of the Writers Guild of Japan. His real name and old name is Katsuhiko Takayama (高山 克彦).