Katsuhiro Otomo

Katsuhiro Otomo (大友克洋 Ōtomo Katsuhiro) (born April 14, 1954 in Hasama, Miyagi, Japan) is a Japanese manga artist and anime director. Image File history File links Katsuhiro_Otomo. ... Image File history File links Katsuhiro_Otomo. ... April 14 is the 104th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (105th in leap years). ... 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Hasama (迫町; -chou) is a town located in Tome District, Miyagi, Japan. ... For other uses, see Manga (disambiguation). ... Anime ) is a medium of animations originating in Japan, with distinctive character and background aesthetics that visually set it apart from other forms of animation. ...

Young Otomo

As a teenager growing up in the turbulent Sixties, Otomo was surrounded by the demonstrations of both students and workers against the Japanese government. This period of change in Japan is what created the Japan we all know today - a Japan that is a sharp contrast to the occupation era that occurred after World War II. The riots, demonstrations, and overall chaotic conditions of this time would serve as the inspiration for his best known work, Akira. Some would argue that this seminal work is an allegory of 1960s Japan, and that one could easily substitute the year 2019 for 1969 and leave little difference in the basic story. The 1960s, or The Sixties, in its most obvious sense refers to the decade between 1960 and 1969, but the expression has taken on a wider meaning over the past twenty years. ... There is still dispute as to whether Japan is a constitutional monarchy or a republic. ... Combatants Allies: Poland, British Commonwealth, France/Free France, Soviet Union, United States, China, and others Axis Powers: Germany, Italy, Japan, and others Casualties Military dead: 17 million Civilian dead: 33 million Total dead: 50 million Military dead: 8 million Civilian dead: 4 million Total dead: 12 million World War II... Akira (Japanese: ) is a 1988 anime film by Katsuhiro Otomo. ... An allegory (from Greek αλλος, allos, other, and αγορευειν, agoreuein, to speak in public) is a figurative mode of representation conveying a meaning other than and in addition to the literal. ...

The animation from this period (especially the works coming out of Tokyo animation studios Mushi Production and Toei Doga) were influencing young Otomo. Works like Gigantor, Astro Boy, and Hols: Prince of the Sun would help push Otomo toward a career in animation. However, it was the films coming out of America that were driving his rebellous nature. Five Easy Pieces and Easy Rider would serve as inspiration for Shotaro Kaneda and his biker gang in Akira: rebellous youth who took too many drugs and didn't care about authority or the pressures put on them by their parents' generation. Mushi Pro (lit. ... Toei Animation (東映アニメーション Tōei Animēshon) is a Japanese Animation (anime) studio owned by the Toei Company. ... Gigantor (originally Tetsujin 28-gō 鉄人28号, literally Iron Man #28 Go!) was a manga by Mitsuteru Yokoyama published in 1958 which was later made into several anime series, the first in 1963. ... Astroboy may refer to: Astro Boy (1960s) Astro Boy (1980s) Astro Boy (2003) Astro Boy: Omega Factor This is a disambiguation page: a list of articles associated with the same title. ... Five Easy Pieces is a 1970 film that tells the story of Bobby Dupea (played by Jack Nicholson), a concert pianist who is estranged from his family. ... Easy rider is an arcane United States slang expression whose meaning has varied with time. ... Shotaro Kaneda Shotaro Kaneda (金田正太郎 Kaneda Shōtarō) is the main protagonist of the famous anime movie Akira. ...

Bilbliography

• 1973 : A Gun Report
• 1979 : Fireball
• 1980-1982 : Domu (A Child's Dream)
• 1981 : Sayonara Nippon (左様なら日本)
• 1982 : Kibun wa mou sensou (気分はもう戦争)
• 1982 : Jiyu o Warera ni (じゆうを我等に)
• 1982-1990 : Akira (アキラ)
• 1990 : Memories
• 1990-1996 : Legend of Mother Sarah
• 1995 : Akira Club (Artbook)
• 1996 : SOS Dai Tokyo Tankentai (ＳＯＳ大東京探検隊)
• 1996 : The Memory of Memories (Artbook)
• 2002 : Hipira

It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Domu. ... Akira (Japanese: ) is a cyberpunk manga by Katsuhiro Otomo. ...

Short Story Collections

• 1979 : Short Piece (ショート・ピース)
• 1979 : Highway Star (ハイウェイ・スター)
• 1981 : Good Weather (グッド・ウエザー)
• 1981 : Hansel and Gretel
• 1982 : Boogie Woogie Waltz

Filmography

• 1982 : Jiyū o Warera ni (じゆうを我等に)
• 1983 : Harmagedon (幻魔大戦)
• 1987 : Labyrinth Tales (Manie-Manie 迷宮物語) a.k.a. Neo-Tokyo
  • "The Order to Cease Construction" (工事中止命令)
• 1987 : Lab (ラブ)
• 1987 : Robot Carnival (ロボット・カーニバル)
  • "Coming Soon"
  • "See You Again"
• 1988 : Akira (アキラ)
• 1991 : World Apartment Horror (ワールド・アパートメント・ホラー)
• 1991 : Roujin Z (老人Z)
• 1996 : Memories
  • "Magnetic Rose"
  • "Cannon Fodder"
  • "Stink Bomb"
• 1998 : Spriggan
• 2001 : Metropolis (メトロポリス)
• 2004 : Steamboy (スチームボーイ)

Akira (Japanese: ) is a 1988 anime film by Katsuhiro Otomo. ... Roujin Z is an anime released in 1991 in Japan. ... Memories (also Otomo Katsushiros Memories) is a 1996 anime based off three manga by artist/director Otomo Katsuhiro. ... Metropolis, also known as Osamu Tezukas Metropolis is a manga by Osamu Tezuka and an anime movie based off of the manga. ... Steamboy (2004), is director Katsuhiro Otomos second major (anime) release, following Akira. ...

External links

• Otomo Katsuhiro at The Internet Movie Database
• Otomo Katsuhiro's JMDb Listing (in Japanese)
• Otomo Katsuhiro's AnimeNewsNetwork Encyclopedia Listing
• AKIRA 2019: Katsuhiro Otomo Biography