28.12.1957 - 18.07.2019 (61 years) (Osaka Prefecture, Japan)
Yoshiji Kigami (Japanese: 木上 益治, Hepburn: Kigami Yoshiji, 28 December 1957 – 18 July 2019) was a Japanese animator, director and storyboarder. He started working at Shin-Ei Animation, later became part of Animaruya and then he became affiliated with Kyoto Animation.