Hirate Heisuke

Hirate Heisuke (平手兵助, Heisuke Hirate) is the co-animator of Milt Kahl and animation designer.

Hirate Heisuke's Early Life
Hirate Heisuke was born on April 2nd in Mori, the district of Kayabe, Hokkaido. When he was 13 in April 14th of 1965, he started to go to animation school of Hokkaido Animation Studios. He graduated at age 19 in March 20th, 1971.

How Hirate Heisuke brought Disney characters a throwback
Starting in 2017, Hirate Heisuke downloaded an app called "Animation", and he draws Milt Kahl's frame drawings from classic cartoon movies.

Hirate Heisuke's Nationality
Hirate Heisuke is Japanese, part Scottish, part Australian.

Hirate's appearance
Although normally seen as a well-known legend, Hirate wears red glasses and puts on a red coat with a black tie and white shoes. Quite to his surprise, Hirate Heisuke is mostly mocked as a doppelganger of Burt Reynolds.

Other names
Hirate Heisuke can also be called by his real name: Mizumura Yoshitomo.