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Katsuhiro Otomo

Director, Writer, Producer, Additional CreditsBorn April 14, 1954 (71 years)
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.

Known For

  • Akira
  • Memories
  • Metropolis
  • Steamboy
  • Magnetic Rose
  • Roujin Z
  • Neo Tokyo
  • Spriggan
  • Short Peace
  • Robot Carnival
  • Mushi-Shi: The Movie
  • JoJo's Bizarre Adventure
  • World Apartment Horror
  • High School Erotopia: Red Uniforms

Katsuhiro Otomo Filmography

2012
Short Peace · as Screenplay
2006
Mushi-Shi: The Movie · as Screenplay
2001
Metropolis · as Screenplay
1998
Memories (TV Series)
1991
Roujin Z · as Screenplay
1991
World Apartment Horror · as Screenplay
1987
1987
Robot Carnival (TV Series)
1986
Neo Tokyo · as Screenplay

1995
Magnetic Rose · as Executive Producer
1995
Memories · as Executive Producer

2014
2002
Animax Special: The Making of 'Metropolis' · as Self (as Katsuhiro Ohtomo)
1978
The South Bank Show (TV Series) · as Self

2013
Combustible · as Original Creator
2006
Freedom (TV Series) · as Character Designer
2004
Steamboy · as Original Story
1998
Spriggan · as Supervising Director
1998
Spriggan · as Screenstory
1995
Memories · as Art Director
1995
Magnetic Rose · as Chief Director
1995
Magnetic Rose · as Original Story
1995
Memories · as Original Story
1991
Roujin Z · as Key Animation
1988
Akira · as Comic Book
1983
Harmagedon · as Key Animation
1979

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