0.7Visual Effects

Norio Matsumoto

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Matsumoto Norio is an influential and prolific action and character animator. He began his career after graduating from Tatsunoko's animators training program. He worked as an "inbetweener" for Oh! Productions (1987-89), mentored under Tomohiro Hirata and was influenced by Satoru Utsunomiya and Takashi Nakamura, for which he has adapted elements of their approach for a wider audience. His style employs soft and simplified drawings to make very fluid, realistic movements. Norio is perhaps best known for his work on the Naruto franchise, being the lead animator on Wakabayashi's episodes 30, 71, 133; and episode 167 of Shippuden.

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Credits

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Crew

Media
Movie	2012	One Piece: Episode of Luffy - Hand Island Adventure	Key Animation	Visual Effects
Movie	2003	Tokyo Godfathers	Key Animation	Visual Effects
Movie	2022	Inu-Oh	Key Animation	Visual Effects
Movie	2023	The Concierge	Key Animation	Visual Effects
Movie	2015	Boruto: Naruto the Movie	Animation Director	Visual Effects
Movie	2015	Boruto: Naruto the Movie	Key Animation	Visual Effects
Movie	2015	Boruto: Naruto the Movie	Storyboard Artist	Art
Movie	2006	Naruto the Movie: Guardians of the Crescent Moon Kingdom	Key Animation	Visual Effects
Movie	2006	Naruto the Movie: Guardians of the Crescent Moon Kingdom	Storyboard Artist	Art
Movie	2005	Naruto the Movie: Legend of the Stone of Gelel	Key Animation	Visual Effects
Movie	2005	One Piece: Baron Omatsuri and the Secret Island	Key Animation	Visual Effects
Movie	2007	Sword of the Stranger	Key Animation	Visual Effects
Movie	2015	Miss Hokusai	Key Animation	Visual Effects
Movie	2015	Boruto: Naruto the Movie	Second Unit Director	Directing
Movie	2000	Blood The Last Vampire	Key Animation	Visual Effects
Movie	1991	Roujin Z	Key Animation	Visual Effects
Movie	1996	Spring and Chaos	Key Animation	Visual Effects
Movie	1990	MAROKO	Key Animation	Visual Effects
Movie	2010	Welcome to the Space Show	Key Animation	Visual Effects
Movie	2019	The Wonderland	Key Animation	Visual Effects
Movie	2011	Naruto OVA 8: Naruto x UT	Key Animation	Visual Effects
Movie	2008	Ranma ½: Nightmare! Incense of Spring Sleep	Key Animation	Visual Effects
Movie	2008	Doraemon: Nobita and the Green Giant Legend	Key Animation	Visual Effects
Movie	1995	Macross Plus: The Movie	Key Animation	Visual Effects
Movie	2006	Doraemon: Nobita's Dinosaur	Key Animation	Visual Effects
Movie	1999	Tenchi Forever!	Key Animation	Visual Effects
Movie	2022	Lonely Castle in the Mirror	Key Animation	Visual Effects
Movie	1995	Gunsmith Cats	Key Animation	Visual Effects
Movie	2000	Devilman - Volume 3: Devilman Apocalypse	Key Animation	Visual Effects
Movie	2002	The Cat Returns	Key Animation	Visual Effects
Movie	2016	Your Name.	Key Animation	Visual Effects
Movie	2013	The Tale of The Princess Kaguya	Animation	Visual Effects
Movie	2017	Night Is Short, Walk On Girl	Key Animation	Visual Effects
Movie	2010	Colorful	Key Animation	Visual Effects
Movie	2003	Kid's Story	Key Animation	Visual Effects
Movie	2023	The Imaginary	Key Animation	Visual Effects
Movie	2015	Pigtails	Key Animation	Visual Effects
TV Show	2020	Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken!	Key Animation	Visual Effects
TV Show	2007	Baccano!	Key Animation	Visual Effects
TV Show	2008	Birdy the Mighty: Decode	Key Animation	Visual Effects
TV Show	2021	Star Wars: Visions	Animation	Visual Effects
TV Show	2021	Ranking of Kings	Key Animation	Visual Effects
TV Show	2018	Run with the Wind	Key Animation	Visual Effects
TV Show	2012	NARUTO Spin-Off: Rock Lee & His Ninja Pals	Key Animation	Visual Effects
TV Show	1995	Ninku	Key Animation	Visual Effects
TV Show	2010	The Tatami Galaxy	Key Animation	Visual Effects
TV Show	2004	Paranoia Agent	Key Animation	Visual Effects
TV Show	2004	Beck: Mongolian Chop Squad	Key Animation	Visual Effects
TV Show	2013	Yozakura Quartet: Hana no Uta	Director	Directing
TV Show	2013	Yozakura Quartet: Hana no Uta	Animation Director	Visual Effects
TV Show	1993	JoJo's Bizarre Adventure	Key Animation	Visual Effects
TV Show	1994	You're Under Arrest	Animation Director	Visual Effects
TV Show	1994	You're Under Arrest	Key Animation	Visual Effects
TV Show	2007	Gurren Lagann	Key Animation	Visual Effects
TV Show	2008	Birdy the Mighty: Decode	Animation Director	Visual Effects
TV Show	1989	Gosenzo-sama Banbanzai!	Key Animation	Visual Effects
TV Show	2002	Naruto	Opening/Ending Animation	Visual Effects
TV Show	2007	Naruto Shippūden	Key Animation	Visual Effects
TV Show	2004	Beck: Mongolian Chop Squad	Animation Director	Visual Effects
TV Show	2002	Macross Zero	Key Animation	Visual Effects
TV Show	2002	Haibane Renmei	Key Animation	Visual Effects
TV Show	2002	Naruto	Key Animation	Visual Effects
TV Show	2016	Mob Psycho 100	Key Animation	Visual Effects
TV Show	1998	Neo Ranga	Key Animation	Visual Effects
TV Show	2018	Devilman Crybaby	Key Animation	Visual Effects
TV Show	2008	Casshern Sins	Key Animation	Visual Effects
TV Show	1997	Flame of Recca	Key Animation	Visual Effects
TV Show	1989	Ranma ½	Key Animation	Visual Effects
TV Show	1995	Neon Genesis Evangelion	Key Animation	Visual Effects
TV Show	1998	Popolocrois Monogatari	Key Animation	Visual Effects
TV Show	1995	El-Hazard: The Magnificent World	Key Animation	Visual Effects
TV Show	2007	Naruto Shippūden	Opening/Ending Animation	Visual Effects
TV Show	2017	Boruto: Naruto Next Generations	Opening/Ending Animation	Visual Effects
TV Show	1993	The Irresponsible Captain Tylor	Opening/Ending Animation	Visual Effects
TV Show	1999	Hunter x Hunter	Key Animation	Visual Effects
TV Show	2006	Le Chevalier D'Eon	Key Animation	Visual Effects
TV Show	2005	Noein: To Your Other Self	Key Animation	Visual Effects
TV Show	2005	Noein: To Your Other Self	Animation Director	Visual Effects
TV Show	2005	Noein: To Your Other Self	Animation	Visual Effects
TV Show	2007	Tokyo Marble Chocolate	Key Animation	Visual Effects
TV Show	1989	The Guyver: Bio-Booster Armor	Key Animation	Visual Effects
TV Show	1997	EAT-MAN	Key Animation	Visual Effects
TV Show	1997	EAT-MAN	Animation Director	Visual Effects
TV Show	1993	The Irresponsible Captain Tylor	Key Animation	Visual Effects
TV Show	1996	Rurouni Kenshin	Storyboard Artist	Art
TV Show	1996	Rurouni Kenshin	Key Animation	Visual Effects
TV Show	2013	Yozakura Quartet: Hana no Uta	Key Animation	Visual Effects
TV Show	2008	Birdy the Mighty: Decode	Storyboard Artist	Art
TV Show	2009	Sengoku BASARA: Samurai Kings	Key Animation	Visual Effects
TV Show	2007	Bokurano	Key Animation	Visual Effects
TV Show	2003	Peacemaker	Key Animation	Visual Effects
TV Show	1996	You're Under Arrest!	Animation Director	Visual Effects
TV Show	1996	You're Under Arrest!	Key Animation	Visual Effects
TV Show	2017	Boruto: Naruto Next Generations	Animation	Visual Effects
TV Show	1999	Meltylancer: The Animation	Key Animation	Visual Effects
TV Show	2008	Real Drive	Key Animation	Visual Effects
TV Show	2006	Welcome to the N.H.K.	Key Animation	Visual Effects
TV Show	2013	Encouragement of Climb	Key Animation	Visual Effects
TV Show	1998	Popolocrois Monogatari	Animation Director	Visual Effects
TV Show	1999	Medabots	Key Animation	Visual Effects
TV Show	1990	Record of Lodoss War	Key Animation	Visual Effects
TV Show	2015	Mr. Osomatsu	Key Animation	Visual Effects
TV Show	1989	The Adventures of Peter Pan	Key Animation	Visual Effects
TV Show	2004	Koi Kaze	Key Animation	Visual Effects
TV Show	2004	Koi Kaze	Opening/Ending Animation	Visual Effects
TV Show	2001	Earth Maiden Arjuna	Animation	Visual Effects
TV Show	2001	Earth Maiden Arjuna	Animation Director	Visual Effects
TV Show	2001	Earth Maiden Arjuna	Director	Directing
TV Show	2001	Earth Maiden Arjuna	Key Animation	Visual Effects
TV Show	2014	Rage of Bahamut	Key Animation	Visual Effects
TV Show	2010	Princess Jellyfish	Key Animation	Visual Effects
TV Show	1990	Hakkenden: Legend of the Dog Warriors	Key Animation	Visual Effects
TV Show	1990	Patlabor: The New Files	Key Animation	Visual Effects
TV Show	1994	Armored Trooper Votoms: Brilliantly Shining Heresy	Key Animation	Visual Effects
TV Show	1995	H2	Key Animation	Visual Effects
TV Show	1996	The Vision of Escaflowne	Key Animation	Visual Effects