Curated category
Japanese animated film directors
- Hiromasa YonebayashiHiromasa Yonebayashi was, according to producer Toshio Suzuki, the most skilled animator at Studio Ghibli. That is a remarkable thing to say about anyone at…
- Yoshifumi KondōYoshifumi Kondō died on the 21st of January 1998, at age 47, of an aortic dissection at Tachikawa City Hospital in Tokyo.
- Hideaki AnnoHideaki Anno was born in Ube, Yamaguchi, the son of Fumiko and Takuya Anno, and the world of Japanese animation would eventually pivot on decisions he made…
- Katsuhiro OtomoKatsuhiro Otomo was born in Tome, Miyagi Prefecture, in a region so rural that, as a child, he said there was simply nothing to do. So he read manga.
- Yoshiyuki TominoYoshiyuki Tomino was born on the 5th of November 1941 in Odawara, Kanagawa Prefecture, into a family shaped by civic power and industrial engineering.
- 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…
- Osamu DezakiOsamu Dezaki could freeze time. Not literally, but on screen he came as close as anyone in the history of Japanese animation.
- Makoto ShinkaiMakoto Shinkai was born in Koumi, Nagano. His family runs a construction company. He studied Japanese literature at Chuo University.
- 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…
- Yoshikazu YasuhikoYoshikazu Yasuhiko grew up drawing in a small town in Hokkaido, dreaming of becoming a manga artist. He would eventually become famous for something else…