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Anime directors
- Seitarō KitayamaSeitarō Kitayama directed the first commercial anime productions in Japan during 1917. His work emerged when film technology was still new to most audiences.
- Hiromasa YonebayashiHiromasa Yonebayashi was born in 1973 and grew up with a deep interest in visual arts. He pursued formal training at the Kanazawa College of Art, where he…
- Noburō ŌfujiNoburō ōfuji began his career in the early 1920s as a trainee under Jun'ichi Kōuchi. This master animator taught him the fundamentals of frame-by-frame…
- Hayao MiyazakiOn the 5th of January 1941, Hayao Miyazaki was born in the town of Akebono-cho within Tokyo City. His father Katsuji Miyazaki directed a company that…
- Mitsuyo SeoMitsuyo Seo began his career painting signs for businesses in Japan. He moved from that trade into animation by working at a toy film company.
- Yoshifumi KondōYoshifumi Kondō was born in Gosen, Niigata Prefecture on the 31st of March 1950. He grew up in a quiet town where the snow fell heavily during winter months.
- Goro MiyazakiGoro Miyazaki was born on the 21st of January 1967 in Tokyo. He grew up as the son of animators Hayao Miyazaki and Akemi Ota.
- Hideaki AnnoHideaki Anno was born in 1960 within the city of Ube, Yamaguchi. He attended Wakō Kindergarten and Unoshima Municipal Elementary School before moving to…
- Yoshiyuki TominoYoshiyuki Tomino was born on the 5th of November 1941 in Odawara, Kanagawa Prefecture. His family held deep roots as regional landowners in Ojima, now part…
- Hiroyuki MoritaHiroyuki Morita was born in Fukuoka Prefecture and grew up during the 1960s. He attended Fukuoka Kenritsu Chikushikoto School, where he began creating his…
- Tomomi MochizukiTomomi Mochizuki studied at Waseda University, where he joined the Waseda University Animation Association. This group provided his first real connection to…
- Makoto ShinkaiMakoto Shinkai was born in Koumi, Nagano. His family runs a construction company. He studied Japanese literature at Chuo University.
- Tadahito MochinagaTadahito Mochinaga began his animation career in the middle of World War II Japan. He served as an assistant to Seo Mitsuyo on Momotarō's Sea Eagles, an…
- Kenji TeradaKenji Terada was born in Tokyo, Japan. He graduated from Waseda University in 1973 with a degree in European History. During his university years, he did…
- Osamu TezukaToyona, Osaka, 1928. A young boy named Osamu Tezuka sat in a darkened theater watching Disney films over and over again.
- Kihachirō KawamotoKihachirō Kawamoto was born in 1925. From his earliest years, he felt a deep pull toward the art of making dolls and puppets.
- Go NagaiGo Nagai was born on the 6th of September 1945 in the Ishikawa Prefecture city of Wajima. His family had just returned from Shanghai when he arrived into the…
- Isao TakahataOn the 29th of June 1945, a nine-year boy named Isao Takahata stood in the ruins of Okayama City. He and his sibling had been separated from their family for…
- Shūkō MuraseShūkō Murase entered the animation industry during a period of intense growth for Studio Sunrise. His early career began with work on Yoroiden Samurai…
- Kenji KamiyamaKenji Kamiyama began his career painting backgrounds for the 1987 animated series DuckTales. He moved to work on Patlabor between 1988 and 1989 as an…