Kitarō Kōsaka
Kitarō Kōsaka (高坂 希太郎, Kōsaka Kitarō, born February 28, 1962 in Kanagawa Prefecture) is a Japanese animator and film director.
Profile
He began his career in 1979 with the studio
freelance, and soon went on to work on numerous projects as a key and supervising animation director for the noted animation studio Studio Ghibli, and with the famed director Hayao Miyazaki, of whose work he is himself an acknowledged fan.[1]
In 2003, he directed the cycling anime film, user-generated source]
He has worked on numerous other projects for the studio
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Works
- 1982 - Minami no Niji no Lucy(key animation)
- 1982 - Jarinko Chie (key and in-between animation)
- 1983 - Mīmu Iro Iro Yume no Tabi (key animation)
- 1984 - Lupin III: Part III(key animation)
- 1984 - Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (key animation)
- 1985 - Kamui no Ken(key animation)
- 1985 - Meitantei Holmes (animation director)
- 1985 - Lupin III: Legend of the Gold of Babylon(key animation)
- 1985 - Angel's Egg (key animation)
- 1986 - Castle in the Sky (key animation)
- 1987 - Royal Space Force: The Wings of Honneamise(key animation)
- 1987 - Twilight Q (key animation)
- 1988 - Grave of the Fireflies (key animation)
- 1988 - Akira (key animation)
- 1988 - Kaze wo Nuke! (key animation)
- 1989 - Yawara! A Fashionable Judo Girl(storyboards, episode director, animation director, key animation)
- 1993 - A-Girl (director, character design, animation director)
- 1993 - Double X (key animation)
- 1994 - Pom Poko (key animation)
- 1995 - Whisper of the Heart(animation director)
- 1997 - Princess Mononoke (supervising animation director)
- 1998 - Master Keaton (character design, animation director, layout supervisor, storyboards, etc.)
- 1999 - Clover (director)
- 2001 - Spirited Away (supervising animation director)
- 2001 - Metropolis (key animation)
- 2003 - Nasu: Summer in Andalusia (director, screenplay, character design, animation director)
- 2004 - Monster (original character designs)
- 2005 - Howl's Moving Castle (supervising animation director)
- 2007 - Nasu: A Migratory Bird with Suitcase (director)
- 2008 - Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea(supervising animation director)
- 2010 - Mr. Dough and the Egg Princess (animation director)
- 2011 - From up on Poppy Hill(animation director)
- 2013 - The Wind Rises (character design, animation director)
- 2018 - Okko's Inn (director and character design)
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References
- ^ a b c d e Tom Mes (2003-06-10). "Midnight Eye interview: Kitaro Kosaka". Midnight Eye. Archived from the original on 2007-06-09. Retrieved 2007-07-05.
- ^ a b Makoto Ayano (2003-11-10). "CyclingWeb.jp: Cycling People Special Interview 高坂希太郎" (in Japanese). CyclingWeb.jp. Archived from the original on 2007-09-30. Retrieved 2007-07-05.
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Sources
- 高坂 希太郎 (Kitarō Kōsaka) at the Japanese Movie Database (in Japanese)
- Kitarō Kōsaka at Anime News Network's encyclopedia