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Tatsuo Shimamura
島村達雄 SHIMAMURA TATSUO *Participant in the 60s Animation Festival born out of the Animation Sannin no Kai. Started out as an in-betweener on Toei’s The Tale of the…
Ryohei Yanagihara
柳原良平 YANAGIHARA RYOHEI *One of the three original members of the Animation Sannin no Kai. Had a background in advertisement, particularly on commercials for Suntory Whisky, before trying…
Kazuko Nakamura
中村和子 NAKAMURA KAZUKO *One of the first major female animators in Japan. Started out at Toei Doga as an in-betweener on Legend of the White Serpent. Hired by…
Hiroshi Manabe
真鍋博 MANABE HIROSHI *Though more famous for his retro futurist illustrations, Manabe was one third of the original Animation Sannin no Kai group that jumpstarted independent animation in…
Toshiyuki Inoue
井上俊之 INOUE TOSHIYUKI MAD1/MAD2/Booru *Originally from Studio Junio alongside Satoru Utsunomiya and Takashi Nakamura. Cut his teeth on the series Gu Gu Ganmo before establishing himself as a…
Shingo Natsume
夏目真悟 NATSUME SHINGO Booru/Twitter *Animator originally from J.C. Staff. His first significant work was at Gonzo on episodes of Welcome to the NHK with director Erukin Kawabata, whom…
Taku Furukawa
古川タク FURUKAWA TAKU *Japanese independent animator and Ofuji Noburo Award recipient. Initially worked in the industry on Tetsujin 28 but seeing films by Norman McLaren and the original…
Manabu Ohashi
大橋学 OHASHI MANABU Booru/Twitter *Pen name Mao Lamdo. Animator initially at Annapuru and Madhouse but became freelance later into his career. Part of Osamu Dezaki’s inner circle and…
Masayuki Yoshihara
吉原正行 YOSHIHARA MASAYUKI Booru *Nicknamed “Taisho”. Animator originally from Studio Live. Wound up at Pierrot where he mentored Tetsuya Nishio and animated standout scenes for Yu Yu Haku…