Izo Hashimoto (橋本 以蔵, Hashimoto Izō, born February 21, 1954) is a Japanese screenwriter and film director In 1984, Hashimoto made his directorial debut with the independent film Pasokon Wars Isami, after which he began writing for television with the hit drama series Sukeban Deka. He co-wrote the screenplays for Katsuhiro Otomo's Akira and Shinji Aoyama's EM Embalming.