Whenever this director’s name pops up in a conversation, people are bound to start reminiscing about the first time they saw Giant Robo: The Day the Earth Stood Still. Yasuhiro Imagawa’s bombastic and heartfelt tribute to the works of Mitsuteru Yokoyama has rarely, if ever, failed to capture the imagination of any one who’s laid eyes upon it. While working on Giant Robo, Imagawa made significant contributions to the anime industry—from directing the groundbreaking G Gundam to playing a role in the production of Berserk. In the years since Giant Robo’s conclusion, Imagawa paid further tribute to Yokoyama with his own spin on Tetsujin 28.