Hayao Miyazaki

Hayao Miyazaki

male (Tokyo)
Born January 5, 1941 in Tokyo, Japan, Hayao Miyazaki is one of the most famous and well-respected creators of anime. He has three brothers, he...
Osamu Tezuka

Osamu Tezuka

male, deceased (1989)
was a mangaka (Japanese manga artist) and animator. Born in Osaka Prefecture, he is best known as the creator of "Astro Boy" and "Kimba the White...
Satoshi Kon

Satoshi Kon

male, 46 years old
is the highly-regarded director of the anime films "Perfect Blue" (1997), "Millennium Actress" (2001), "Tokyo Godfathers" (2003), and "Paprika"...
Hideaki Anno

Hideaki Anno

male, 49 years old
born 22 May 1960 in Ube, Yamaguchi, Japan) is a Japanese animation and video director. Anno is best known for his work on the popular anime series...
Hiroyuki Okiura

Hiroyuki Okiura

male
is a Japanese animation director and animator. Okiura is known for his detailed effects animation in, for example, the chopper attack scene in...
Hiroyuki Imaishi

Hiroyuki Imaishi

male, 38 years old
is a Japanese key animator and anime director. His style is marked by fast and frantic animation combined with elaborate storyboarding and punchy...
Yoshinori Kanada

Yoshinori Kanada

male
Yoshinori Kanada is an influential Japanese animator. Best known of his popular work in 1984, Birth, one of the first OVAs released in the market....
Yasuji Mori

Yasuji Mori

male, deceased (1992)
Yasuji Mori was an animator who worked with Toei Animation, while it was still known as Toei Doga. He was also a famous illustrator of children's...
Mitsuo Iso

Mitsuo Iso

male
<onlyinclude>Mitsuo Iso is a Japanese key animator, designer, anime screenwriter and director. His work mainly includes key animation starting in...
Kazuto Nakazawa

Kazuto Nakazawa

male, 41 years old
Kazuto Nakazawa is a Japanese character designer and director of numerous anime series and video games. His directorial work includes Parasite...