Katsuhiro Otomo
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Katsuhiro Otomo

Apr 14, 1954 - Miyagi, Japan

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.

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Media
Movie2004Memories of MemoriesSelf
Movie1988Akira Production Report
Movie2002Animax Special: The Making of 'Metropolis'Self (as Katsuhiro Ohtomo)
Movie1994Manga!Self
TV Show2020Naoki Urasawa's Manben neo1

Crew

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Movie1988AkiraDirectorDirecting
Movie2007Mushi-Shi: The MovieDirectorDirecting
Movie2007Mushi-Shi: The MovieScreenplayWriting
Movie2004SteamboyDirectorDirecting
Movie2001MetropolisScreenplayWriting
Movie1995MemoriesDirectorDirecting
Movie1989Neo TokyoDirectorDirecting
Movie1991World Apartment HorrorDirectorDirecting
Movie2012CombustibleScreenplayWriting
Movie2012CombustibleDirectorDirecting
Movie1995MemoriesOriginal StoryWriting
Movie1995MemoriesCharacter DesignerVisual Effects
Movie1995MemoriesScreenplayWriting
Movie2013A Farewell to WeaponsOriginal StoryWriting
Movie2013Short PeaceDirectorDirecting
Movie1998Gundam: Mission to the RiseDirectorDirecting
Movie1991World Apartment HorrorScreenplayWriting
Movie1979High School Erotopia: Red UniformsOriginal StoryWriting
Movie1988AkiraComic BookWriting
Movie1988AkiraScreenplayWriting
Movie1983HarmagedonKey AnimationVisual Effects
Movie2011Legend of the Millennium DragonConceptual DesignArt
Movie2023Nezumikozo JirokichiCharacter DesignerVisual Effects
MovieN/AOrbital EraOriginal StoryWriting
Movie2016DOMU (Pilot)DirectorDirecting
Movie2016DOMU (Pilot)WriterWriting
Movie2016DOMU (Pilot)Comic BookWriting
Movie1997GondoraDirectorDirecting
Movie1988So WhatOriginal StoryWriting
Movie1982Give Me a Gun, Give Me FreedomDirectorDirecting
Movie1982Give Me a Gun, Give Me FreedomWriterWriting
Movie1987Robot CarnivalDirectorDirecting
Movie2023Nezumikozo JirokichiGraphic DesignerArt
Movie1998SprigganScreenstoryWriting
Movie2001MetropolisStoryboard ArtistArt
Movie2007SOS! Tokyo Metro Explorers: The NextComic BookWriting
Movie1991Roujin ZKey AnimationVisual Effects
Movie1991Roujin ZScreenplayWriting
MovieN/AOrbital EraScreenplayWriting
MovieN/AOrbital EraDirectorDirecting
MovieN/AOrbital EraConceptual DesignArt
Movie1998Gundam: Mission to the RiseWriterWriting
Movie2007SOS! Tokyo Metro Explorers: The NextCreatorCrew
Movie2007SOS! Tokyo Metro Explorers: The NextCharacter DesignerVisual Effects
Movie1987Robot CarnivalWriterWriting
Movie1989Neo TokyoScreenplayWriting
Movie1981ShuffleComic BookWriting
MovieN/AAkiraComic BookWriting
Movie2004SteamboyOriginal StoryWriting
Movie2004SteamboyScreenplayWriting
Movie1991Roujin ZOriginal StoryWriting
Movie2012CombustibleOriginal StoryWriting
Movie2013Short PeaceScreenplayWriting
Movie2013Short PeaceOriginal StoryWriting
TV Show1987Robot CarnivalWriterWriting
TV Show1987Robot CarnivalDirectorDirecting
TV Show2006FreedomMechanical DesignerVisual Effects
TV Show2006FreedomCharacter DesignerVisual Effects
TV Show2009Hipira: The Little VampireComic BookWriting
TV Show2019Tokyo RebornDirectorDirecting
TV Show2013SHORT PEACEAuthorWriting
TV Show2013SHORT PEACEDirectorDirecting
TV Show1998MemoriesWriterWriting
TV Show1987Robot CarnivalCreatorCreator
TV Show2013SHORT PEACECreatorCreator