Kenji Nakamura
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Kenji Nakamura | |
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| Born | March 25, 1970 |
| Occupation | Director |
Kenji Nakamura (中村 健治 Nakamura Kenji; born March 25, 1970) is a Japanese anime director. He is best known for directing the critically acclaimed anime series Mononoke, [C]: Control, Tsuritama and Gatchaman Crowds.
Career
After graduating from university, Nakamura worked as a salaryman for several years before entering the anime industry at Toei Animation. Originally an animator, he quit due to tendinitis and instead worked his way up the production process to become a director. He has since moved on to be a freelance director.
Notable works
TV productions
- Kindaichi Case Files (1998, production assistance)
- Shinzo (2000, assistant director)
- The SoulTaker (2001, episode director)
- Yobarete Tobidete Akubi-chan (2002, episode director)
- The Big O (2003, episode director)
- Ayakashi: Samurai Horror Tales (2006, storyboard, episode director)
- Kemonozume (2006, script, storyboard, episode director)
- Mononoke (2007, series director)
- Hakaba Kitarō (2008, storyboard and unit director for OP, ED)
- Trapeze (2009, series director)
- C - Control (2011, series director)
- Tsuritama (2012, series director)
- Gatchaman Crowds (2013, series director)
- Gatchaman Crowds Insight (2015, series director)
OVA
- Karas (2005, storyboard, episode director)
- Iriya no Sora, UFO no Natsu (2005, storyboard, unit director)
Films
- Digimon: Diaboromon Strikes Back (2001, assistant director)
ONA
- Transformers: Combiner Wars (2016, director)
References
External links
- Kenji Nakamura at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Kenji Nakamura at Media Arts DB (in Japanese)
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