Gisaburō Sugii(杉井ギサブロー or 杉井儀三郎Sugii Gisaburō) is an anime director and Nihonga artist born August 20, 1940 in Numazu, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. He is currently a member of the anime studio Group TAC, and is most well known for his work as director of the Touch series and the movie Night on the Galactic Railroad. He is a member of the Directors Guild of Japan.