ING

ING Corporation

(Now called Production IG as of September 1, 2000)

ING Corporation has merged with Production IG, as of September 1, 2000. ING is now called Production I.G. This is still the parent company of Xebec, IG USA and Bee Train, and is under the operation of Mitsuhisa Ishikawa, the president of Production IG and IG USA.

Mitsuhisa Ishikawa

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" I feel like I have been running with all my power since I.G. was established. However, I am very happy that I could work on things I really believe in so much and in my own way, at my own pace. This is due in great part to the excellent staff - now over 120 - of Production I.G. and the ING group companies and I thank them very much for that.

Many people around the world paid us compliments on Ghost in the Shell., which was released as a feature film here in 1995. This film was created and supported by many people always striving to produce higher quality animation. Our continuing goal is to make more and more interesting and different visual experiences. We don't want to be hard-headed and locked-in like a typical Japanese company. We want to continually surprise anyone seeing our work (I'm also looking forward to working on the new visual comedy ideas that we have in mind.)

Please take a look at our work any chance you get. Let us know if we aren't doing the best possible job!" ~ (February 1997)

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Mitsuhisa Ishikawa was born on October 30, 1958 in Hachioji, Tokyo. He grew up playing his favorite baseball, until he started enjoying traveling around the world during his college life. He was then fascinated by the beauty of the "Bunraku" - which is a Japanese puppet play. Subsequently, he entered Hachioji Kuruma Ningyo to work under the professional puppet masters as a young apprentice. At age 22, he entered Tatsunoko Productions as a production manager to animations. After producing several titles, he was awaken by the excitement of producing animations, and started his own business, which at the time was called Tatsunoko IG, at age 28. Tatsunoko IG eventually developed into what's now called Production IG. He is currently involved in some of the most popular animation titles as executive producer. The founder of the ING group (1989) and also the president of Production IG (1987), IG-USA (1997), and IG-PLUS (1998).

Following are a few of the many projects Ishikawa has produced:

2000: Blood: The Last Vampire

1999: Akihabara Dennogumi

1998: JIN-ROH

1997: Neon Genesis Evangelion (summer version), Neon Genesis Evangelion (spring version)

1995: Ghost in the Shell

1994: Please Save My Earth (OVA), Blue Seed (TV series)

1993: Patlabor 2 (feature)

1992: The Weathering Continent (feature), Video Girl Ai (OVA)