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Hiroyuki Okiura

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Hiroyuki Okiura (沖浦 啓之, Okiura Hiroyuki, born October 13, 1966 in Katano, Osaka) is a Japanese animation director and animator working for Production I.G. Okiura left high school at the age of 16 and went into the animation industry as a member of the studio Anime R, where he studied under Moriyasu Taniguchi and which Taniguchi superintended. He is known for his detailed effects animation in, for example, the chopper attack scene in Patlabor 2: The Movie and his highly realistic character animation in works such as the opening credits to Cowboy Bebop: The Movie and several Production I.G features. His debut work as a director, Jin-Roh, completed in 1998, was the recipient of the Minami Toshiko Award at the 11th Yubari International Fantastic Film Festival in February 2000. Okiura's next written and directed feature film, A Letter to Momo, premiered at the 2011 Toronto International Film Festival, about 11 years after his first film. It was in development for seven years.

Born:Oct 13, 1966 (59 years old)Katano, Osaka, Japan
  • 24Movie
  • 17TV Series
  • 1985Career Start

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Biography

Hiroyuki Okiura (沖浦 啓之, Okiura Hiroyuki, born October 13, 1966 in Katano, Osaka) is a Japanese animation director and animator working for Production I.G. Okiura left high school at the age of 16 and went into the animation industry as a member of the studio Anime R, where he studied under Moriyasu Taniguchi and which Taniguchi superintended. He is known for his detailed effects animation in, for example, the chopper attack scene in Patlabor 2: The Movie and his highly realistic character animation in works such as the opening credits to Cowboy Bebop: The Movie and several Production I.G features. His debut work as a director, Jin-Roh, completed in 1998, was the recipient of the Minami Toshiko Award at the 11th Yubari International Fantastic Film Festival in February 2000. Okiura's next written and directed feature film, A Letter to Momo, premiered at the 2011 Toronto International Film Festival, about 11 years after his first film. It was in development for seven years.

Filmography

Poster for PLUTO
Unknown
2023
Poster for Momo' ya Mektup
storyboard artist
2012
Poster for Jin-Roh
storyboard artist
1999

Poster for Senin Adın
key animation
2016
Poster for Robot on the Road
animation director
2015
Poster for Marnie Oradayken
2014
Poster for Momo' ya Mektup
character designer
2012
Poster for Usagi Drop
Unknown
2011
Poster for Paprika
key animation
2006
Poster for Kabuktaki Hayalet 2 Masumiyet
animation director
2004
Poster for Paranoia Agent
2004
Poster for Kovboy Bebop
2001
Poster for Metropolis
key animation
2001
Poster for Jin-Roh
character designer
1999
Poster for Cowboy Bebop
opening/ending animation
1998
Poster for Kabuktaki Hayalet
animation director
1995
Poster for Roujin Z
key animation
1991
Poster for Venus Wars
key animation
1989
Poster for Akira
key animation
1988
Poster for Zillion
Unknown
1987
Poster for Ninja Robots
1985
Poster for Dream Hunter Rem
1985

Poster for Robot on the Road
2015
Poster for Momo' ya Mektup
2012
Poster for Jin-Roh
1999
Poster for Roujin Z
layout
1991

Poster for Robot on the Road
original story
2015
Poster for Momo' ya Mektup
2012
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