Sōji Yoshikawa

Sōji Yoshikawa (吉川 惣司, Yoshikawa Sōji, born February 22, 1947) is a Japanese animator, scriptwriter, director of anime, and stage director. He has worked under the aliases Kazumi Takahashi (高橋 和美, Takahashi Kazumi), Kyōdō Oda (小田 経堂, Oda Kyōdō), and Haruka Kyō (京 春香, Kyō Haruka). He dropped out of senior high school, entered a Mushi Production, and became an animator. He later became a scriptwriter and a director.

Works

Director

• Tomorrow's Joe (As the person in charge only some of the time, he directed some of this series.)
• Mystery of Mamo
• Combat Mecha Xabungle (However, he quit this position and participated as a scriptwriter.)
• Hoshi no Kirby, known in English-speaking countries as Kirby: Right Back at Ya!

Screenwriter

• The Adventures of Pepero (Ep. 2, 9 and 19 (as Kyōdō Oda)
• Armored Trooper Votoms
• Belle et Sébastien
• Bosco Adventure
• Brave Raideen
• City Hunter
• Combat Mecha Xabungle
• Cyborg 009
• Future Boy Conan
• Gaiking
• Game Center Arashi
• Ganba no Bōken
• Invincible Steel Man Daitarn 3
• Invincible Super Man Zambot 3
• La Seine no Hoshi
• Lensman: Secret of the Lens
• Lupin III (Series 1)
• The Mysterious Cities of Gold
• Tensai Bakabon
• Time Bokan series
• UFO Warrior Dai Apolon
• The Ultraman
• Wakusei Robo Danguard Ace
• The Yearling

Storyboard

• Tomorrow's Joe
• Tensai Bakabon
• Moomin
• Ojamajo Doremi Na-i-sho (Ep. 7)
• Lupin III (Series 1)
• The Rose of Versailles
• Ace o Nerae!
• Fang of Sun Dougram
• Armored Trooper Votoms

Animator

• Tetsuwan Atom (Astro Boy in English-speaking countries) (1963)

Character design

• Fang of Sun Dougram

Novel

• Armored Trooper Votoms The First Red Shoulder
• Armored Trooper Votoms The Last Red Shoulder

References

• Sōji Yoshikawa at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
• Sōji Yoshikawa at Anime News Network's encyclopedia