Hiroyuki Okiura
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is a Japanese animation
director and animator.
Okiura, who entered the industry at the age of 16 with no academic background , is known for his detailed effects animation in, for example, the chopper attack scene in Patlabor The Movie 2, and more recently his highly realistic character animation in works such as the opening credits to Cowboy Bebop: The Movie
and several Production I.G features. His debut work as a director, Jin Roh, completed in 1998, was the recipient of the Minami Toshiko Award at the 11th Yubari International Fantastic Film Festival
in February 2000. Okiura's next written and directed feature film, A Letter to Momo
, premiered at the 2011 Toronto International Film Festival
. It was in development for seven years.
(1988, key animator)
Patlabor: The Movie (1989, key animator)
Patlabor 2: The Movie (1993, assistant animation supervisor)
Memories
(1995, key animator)
Ghost in the Shell
(1995, character design, animation supervisor, layout artist)
Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade (1999, director)
Cowboy Bebop: The Movie
(2001, opening credit sequence director and key animator)
Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence
(2004, character designer, animation supervisor)
A Letter to Momo
(2011, director, screenplay, storyboard)
Anime
is the Japanese abbreviated pronunciation of "animation". The definition sometimes changes depending on the context. In English-speaking countries, the term most commonly refers to Japanese animated cartoons....
director and animator.
Okiura, who entered the industry at the age of 16 with no academic background , is known for his detailed effects animation in, for example, the chopper attack scene in Patlabor The Movie 2, and more recently his highly realistic character animation in works such as the opening credits to Cowboy Bebop: The Movie
Cowboy Bebop: The Movie
, known internationally as Cowboy Bebop: The Movie, is a 2001 animated film directed by Shinichirō Watanabe. The screenplay was written by Keiko Nobumoto, based on the Cowboy Bebop television series created by Sunrise. The plot centers on Spike Spiegel and his crew as they find a criminal who is...
and several Production I.G features. His debut work as a director, Jin Roh, completed in 1998, was the recipient of the Minami Toshiko Award at the 11th Yubari International Fantastic Film Festival
Yubari International Fantastic Film Festival
The , also sometimes called YIFFF, is held in a resort-like environment in the small town of Yūbari on the northernmost Japanese island of Hokkaidō. From 1990 to 1999, the festival was known as the Yubari International Fantastic Adventure Film Festival.-History:...
in February 2000. Okiura's next written and directed feature film, A Letter to Momo
A Letter to Momo
is a 2011 Japanese anime drama film. The film is directed by Hiroyuki Okiura, and is produced by the animation studio Production I.G. This film follows the 13-year-old Momo, who has a hard time coping with the sudden changes after her father's death....
, premiered at the 2011 Toronto International Film Festival
2011 Toronto International Film Festival
The 36th annual Toronto International Film Festival, was held in Toronto, Ontario, Canada between September 8 and September 18, 2011.Buenos Aires, Argentina was selected to be showcased for the 2011 City to City programme. The opening film was From the Sky Down, a documentary film about the band...
. It was in development for seven years.
Filmography
AkiraAkira (film)
is a 1988 Japanese animated cyberpunk science fiction film directed by Katsuhiro Otomo, written by Otomo and Izo Hashimoto, and starring the voices of Mitsuo Iwata, Nozomu Sasaki, Mami Koyama and Taro Ishida. The screenplay is based on Otomo's manga Akira....
(1988, key animator)
Patlabor: The Movie (1989, key animator)
Patlabor 2: The Movie (1993, assistant animation supervisor)
Memories
Memories (film)
Memories is an anime produced in 1995 by artist/director Katsuhiro Otomo which were based on three of his manga short stories. The film is composed of three episodes: , and...
(1995, key animator)
Ghost in the Shell
Ghost in the Shell (film)
"See You Everyday" is different from the rest of the soundtrack, being a pop song sung in Cantonese by Fang Ka Wing. It can be faintly heard playing in the marketplace scene, when Batou is hunting the ghost-hacked puppet....
(1995, character design, animation supervisor, layout artist)
Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade (1999, director)
Cowboy Bebop: The Movie
Cowboy Bebop: The Movie
, known internationally as Cowboy Bebop: The Movie, is a 2001 animated film directed by Shinichirō Watanabe. The screenplay was written by Keiko Nobumoto, based on the Cowboy Bebop television series created by Sunrise. The plot centers on Spike Spiegel and his crew as they find a criminal who is...
(2001, opening credit sequence director and key animator)
Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence
Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence
Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence, known simply as in japan, is a 2004 science fiction film and sequel to the anime film, Ghost in the Shell. Released in Japan on March 6, 2004, with an U.S. release on September 17, 2004, Innocence had a production budget of approximately $20 million...
(2004, character designer, animation supervisor)
A Letter to Momo
A Letter to Momo
is a 2011 Japanese anime drama film. The film is directed by Hiroyuki Okiura, and is produced by the animation studio Production I.G. This film follows the 13-year-old Momo, who has a hard time coping with the sudden changes after her father's death....
(2011, director, screenplay, storyboard)