Katsuhiro Otomo

Personal Info

Known For

Writing

Known Credits

1.586

Gender

Male

Birthday

14-Apr-1954

Age

(72 years old)

Place of Birth

Miyagi, Japan

Also Known As

Katsuhiro Ôtomo
Katsuhiro Ootomo

Katsuhiro Otomo

Biography

Katsuhiro Otomo is a Japanese comic book creator, screenwriter and film director. He is best known as the creator of the manga Akira and its animated film adaptation. He also directed several live-action movies.

Credits

MEMORIES Special Preview Video (2004) Character: Self
Memories (1995) making-of featurette, includes introductions to the creative genius behind the shows and looks at Otomo’s previous works, such as Akira. It also includes snippets from interviews with Otomo, Koji Morimoto, and Tensai Okamura.

Animax Special: The Making of 'Metropolis' (2002) Character: Self (as Katsuhiro Ohtomo)
This made-for-video documentary gives animation fans a behind-the-scenes look at the making of Metropolis, the film adaptation of classic manga artist Osamu Tezuka's vision of a future society where humans and humanoid robots live in uneasy coexistence. Also included are interviews with the voice actors and other members of the crew, who share their experiences from making the film and discuss some of the special efforts that went into it.

大友克洋の世界と映画「アキラ」 (1988) Character: Self
A documentary on the making of the Japanese animated science fiction film, Akira, created by Katsuhiro Otomo from his popular graphic novel series of the same title; shows Japanese animators at work and discusses their state-of-the-art animation techniques.

Manga! (1994) Character: Self
BBC's 1994 documentary on the manga and anime phenomenon that was just starting to hit the UK at the time, and its origins in Japan. Presented by Jonathan Ross.

Katsuhiro Otomo

Personal Info

Katsuhiro Otomo

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