Kōji Morimoto

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Kōji Morimoto
森本晃司
Born (1959-12-26) December 26, 1959 (age 64)
Wakayama
, Japan
Occupation(s)Director, animator

Kōji Morimoto (森本晃司, Morimoto Kōji, born December 26, 1959) is a Japanese anime director. Some of his works include being an animator in the Akira film; shorts in Robot Carnival, Short Peace, and The Animatrix; and key animation in anime such as Kiki's Delivery Service, City Hunter, and Fist of the North Star. He is the co-founder of Studio 4°C.[1] He has hosted the independent creative team 'phy' since 2009.

Biography

Born in

Gold Lightan, an otherwise standard mecha
TV series by a rival studio. He was impressed, and it inspired him to quit his job and become a freelance animator.

Morimoto often collaborated with Nakamura, most notably in

Neo-Tokyo. This opened many doors for him, from working as animation director on Otomo's landmark feature Akira and a chance to direct a short for the Robot Carnival anthology. Around this time he founded Studio 4°C with producer Eiko Tanaka and fellow animator Yoshiharu Sato.[2]

Since then, Morimoto has focused almost exclusively on his directing work. His work became increasingly unusual with time. This is best represented by the concert scenes in Macross Plus[2] and his short film Noiseman Sound Insect.

Aside from a small cult following, his films have been ignored outside Japan.

Beyond", a segment of The Animatrix. He is currently working on Sachiko
, his second feature-length film.

Filmography

Film

TV

  • Italian game
     (2016) "Lupin the III" Opening Animation
  • 18if　 (2016)– Episode#10 "α Dream Dimension"
  • Rinishii!! Ekoda Chan (2019) – Episode　#12

Music video

  • KEN ISHII – "EXTRA" (1996)[5]
  • 4-Day Weekend
    " (1998)
  • Glay – "Survival" (サバイバル, Sabaibaru) (1999)
  • Hikaru Utada – "You Make Me Want To Be A Man" (2005)
  • Hikaru Utada – "Passion" (2005)

References

  1. ^ Aoki, Deb; Evan, Minto (2015-09-29). "Interview: Koji Morimoto". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on 2017-05-28. Retrieved 2017-02-07.
  2. ^ a b c d e Saabedra, Humberto (2012-01-23). ""Akira" Animator Koji Morimoto to Appear at AnimeFest Convention". Crunchyroll. Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2015-06-08.
  3. ^ Macias, Patrick (December 21, 2006). "Anime through an American eye". The Japan Times Online. Archived from the original on 18 August 2010. Retrieved 1 January 2011.
  4. ^ "Short Peace (2013) - Full Cast & Crew". IMDb. Archived from the original on 2023-11-12. Retrieved 2016-03-15.
  5. ^ Briers, Peter (4 June 2016). "Ken Ishii achter draaitafels van Antwerpse Ampere" (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 31 July 2018. Retrieved 27 July 2016.

External links

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