Kunihiko Ikuhara

Japanese anime director known for directing the 3rd and 4th series of Sailor Moon and for Revolutionary Girl Utena (TV series and film).

Directed Revolutionary Girl Utena (TV series) and its feature film Adolescence Apocalypse; directed the 3rd and 4th series of Sailor Moon; the Utena film's animation work is associated in the review with J.C. Staff. Frequently uses surreal, symbolic, and dreamlike imagery in his works.

The review praises Ikuhara's Utena film as a technically and conceptually ambitious work. It highlights dreamlike, symbolic storytelling, striking visual design, and thematic focus on adolescent transformation. The direction and aesthetic choices are described as daring and essential to the film's impact.

For:Anime fans who enjoy symbolic, surreal, and auteur-driven works; viewers interested in shojo reworkings and psychologically rich animation.