Seiji Mizushima

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After graduating from Tokyo Designers' Gakuin College, Mizushima joined Tokyo Animation Film. While doing photography work at the beginning of his career he studied under director of photography Masahiro Kumagai. He later went to work for Sunrise as a production assistant, aiming to become a full-fledged director.

Mizushima debuted as an episode director in 1993 on Kouryuu Densetsu Villgust, aiding the director of the OVA Katsuhiko Nishijima. In 1998, he made his proper directorial debut with Generator Gawl. He has since gone on to direct numerous shows, among which Shaman King, Fullmetal Alchemist and Oh! Edo Rocket.

He often cites Hideaki Anno as an anime director that he respects.