Kazuhide Tomonaga

Kazuhide Tomonaga (友永 和秀, Tomonaga Kazuhide, born April 28, 1952) is a Japanese director, animator, storyboarder, and cartoonist who worked with Toei Animation, Group TAC, Oh! Production, TMS Entertainment, Studio Ghibli, Bones, DIC, Warner Bros. Animation and Square. He is currently a director of Telecom Animation Film Company (a subsidiary of TMS). He is a member of the Japanese Animation Creators Association (JAniCA). His style inspired another famous animator, Naotoshi Shida.

Kazuhide Tomonaga
Tomonaga at The Japan Expo in 2006
Born (1952-04-28) April 28, 1952
Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan
OccupationAnimator and character designer

He is best known for the Lupin the Third franchise; other works he is known for include Galaxy Express 999, Castle in the Sky, Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland, Space Battleship Yamato, Tiny Toon Adventures, Batman: The Animated Series, Animaniacs, Sonic X, Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, the intro to Inspector Gadget, and the video game Kingdom Hearts.

Biography

Before the high school went to Beijing, he spent half a year in Osaka as an office worker. After graduating from high school, he moved to Tokyo after six months of salaryman life in Osaka.

Career

1972 (Showa 47), debuted in the tv anime "Devil Man" video[1]. In the Tiger Pro era, where Takeshi Shirato was represented, he participated in Mazinger Z and Space Battleship Yamato. In the oh! production era, Komatsubara Kazuo, Drawing Director, UFO Robo Glendizer, Magnerobo Ga Keen, Superhuman Squadron Baratak, etc., mainly Toei video production Robot Anime, Komatsubara Kazuo Animation Picture Book, Komatsuhara Kazuo,[2]. 1979 went to Telecom from OH! Productions in Showa 54, [3] and made his debut in 1980," "Susan Seishiro," [4] [5]. Since then, he has participated in works by Telecom Animation Film Company, works for Japan, and works by the parent company TMS Entertainment.

Especially high in attention and evaluation 1974 (Showa 49) TV anime Space Battleship Yamato, Battleship Yamato recollection scene and the battle scene of the seven-colored star cluster[5][6][7][8]1979(Showa 54) Telecom production Anime movie Lupin III: Castle of Cagliostro car chase scene of Lupin III: Cagliostro[9], the battle scene of Arcadia at the climax of the theater anime Galaxy Railway 999, Arcadia,[7][8][10] It is a and so on.

1984, Yoshifumi Kondo, co-produced with Little Nemo, Pilot Edition, is a reputation in the American anime industry.[11][12] Yuichiro Koguro, one of Tomonaga's masterpieces, is also known as yuichiro[13].

According to his peers Yasuo Otsuka is highly regarded for their action skills, such as their sense of movement and their strong sense of mechanics,[14]. "Tomonaga is a rival and a friend," said Igo Kaneda, who also participated in the space battleship Yamato and Galactic Railway 999.[8].

1982 Production was started around 1982, and the character who appeared in the tv animation Sherlock Hound which participated as a drawing director, Todd was designed by Hayao Miyazaki modeled on the appearance of Tomonaga[15]

He has worked on both the show's openings to Inspector Gadget, and Batman: The Animated Series via TMS. and was as one of the animation supervisors for the video game Kingdom Hearts via Telecom Animation Film Company. as well as worked on some Studio Ghibli films via Telecom Animation Film when that company was hired by Ghibli to help animate some of their films.

2016, the 25th Japanese Movie Critics Awards, the Anime Category Merit Award[16].

Works

Video Games

TV shows

TV Movie
  • Sugata Sanshirô (1981) (animation director)
  • The Blinkins: The Bear and the Blizzard (1986) (key animator)
  • Lupin the III: Blood Seal ~Eternal Mermaid~ (2011) (key animator)

OVA

Shorts
  • Little Nemo Pilot (1984/II) (animation director/key animator)[12]
  • Soreike! Anpanman: Tsumikijô no himitsu (1992) (animator)
  • Buta (2012) (Director/Writer)

Films
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References
  1. "Lupin III Anime Staff Essay Kazuhide Tomonaga and Lupin III", "Lupin III LUPIN the 40! Animation", "Futabasha," 2007, p.127.
  2. editing, Tokyu Agency, 2002, p.153. ISBN 4884970934
  3. Yasuo Otsuka, "Ambition of Little Nemo", Tokuma Shoten, 2004, p.80.
  4. and debuted in Seishiro, 1977, Jetermars, 23rd episode
  5. Masahisa Akahoshi and others Chapter.3 The Men Who Made Robot Anime Robot Anime Robot Anime Hall of Fame Staff Gentleman's Record" "The Immortal Super Robot Daizen Mazinger Z to Transformers, Gundam W Thorough Research" 2Mi Shobo, September 25, 1998, ISBN 4-576-98138-2, p. 132.
  6. Hikawa Ryusuke [Transition of anime special techniques], "All the diagrams of tv animation", Makoto Mizono, Hara Shobo, 1999, pp.201-203.
  7. EYECOM Files Chapter 5 Tech [History of Animation Expression]Ryusuke Hikawa" "SF Anime Is Interesting" Aspect, January 7, 1997, ISBN 4-89366-643-6, page 169.
  8. "Dogaoh" Interview and composition of Ryusuke Hikawa" Testimony and The Age of Giant Robot Animation Kaneda Igo Interview", "Video King Vol.1 Decisive Battle- Giant Robot Anime" Kinema Shunposha, 1997, p.188.
  9. Junji Hotta, GAINAX "Gainax Interviews" Kodansha, 2005, p.110.
  10. "World and Japanese Animation Best 150", 2003, pp.10, 172-173.
  11. Little Nemo's Ambition pp.129-130.
  12. "Little Nemo test film". YouTube. 2008-04-08. Retrieved 2012-02-28.
  13. "Anime-like Seven-Turn-A-Yachi 22nd Japanese Anime History Unprecedented Project" WEB Anime Style 2005, November 21.
  14. Yasuo Otsuka, Yasuo Moridesk, Yasuo Otsuka Interview Animation, Jitsugyo no Nihon Sha, 2006, p.38.
  15. Roundtable Theme 1: "Detective Holmes" [2], the Animation Film Official Site
  16. "In the Critics' Award Anime Category Go Nagai won the highest prize, and Akira Kushida congratulated Him for the Merit Award, Akira Watanabe, and the film Natalie". 2016-05-25. Retrieved 2016-05-25.
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