Koji Morimoto (森本晃司 Morimoto Kōji, born December 26th, 1959) is an animator and one of Japan's premier anime directors. Born in Wakayama, Japan, he graduated from the Osaka School of Design in 1979 and a couple years later joined the studio Annapuru as a grunt animator for the TV series Tomorrow's Joe. While working there, he saw some animation by Takashi Nakamura in Gold Lightan, an otherwise standard mecha TV series by a rival studio. He was blown away, and it inspired him to quit his job and go freelance. December 26 is the 360th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, 361st in leap years. ... 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The main cast of the anime Cowboy Bebop (1998) (L to R: Spike Spiegel, Jet Black, Ed Tivrusky, Faye Valentine, and Ein the dog) Anime ) (IPA pronunciation: in Japanese, but typically or in English) is an abbreviation of the word animation. Outside Japan, the term most popularly refers to animation... Template:Wakayama infobox Wakayama (和歌山市; -shi) is the capital city of Wakayama Prefecture in the Kansai region of Japan. ... Osaka ) is the capital of Osaka Prefecture and the third-largest city in Japan, with a population of 2. ... This page refers to the year 1979. ... Takashi Nakamura (中村 隆 Nakamura Takashi, born in Yamanashi prefecture, 1955), is an accomplished Japanese animator and director. ... One common feature of logos used by MEChA chapters, an Eagle holding a lit stick of dynamite and a maquahuitl. ...

A scene from Noiseman Sound Insect

Morimoto quickly became one of the most interesting animators in Japan, often collaborating with Nakamura, most notably in Katsuhiro Otomo's 'The Order to Stop Construction' segment of the anthology film Neo-Tokyo. It was fluid and expressive in ways that are rarely seen in anime, especially in the realm of direct-to-video releases like Neo-Tokyo. This opened lots of doors for him, from working as animation director on Otomo's landmark feature Akira and a chance to direct a short for the Robot Carnival anthology. Around this time he founded Studio 4°C with producer Eiko Tanaka and fellow animator Yoshiharu Sato. Image File history File links Noiseman_Sound_Insect_Screenshot. ... Katsuhiro Otomo Katsuhiro Otomo (大友克洋 ÅŒtomo Katsuhiro) (born April 14, 1954 in Hasama, Miyagi, Japan) is a Japanese manga artist and anime director. ... Rioting mobs set the tone of urban chaos. ... Robot Carnival is an Japanese anime film released in 1987. ... Studio 4°C is a Japanese animation studio founded by Koji Morimoto, Eiko Tanaka, and Yoshiharu Sato in 1986. ...

Since then, Morimoto has focused almost exclusively on his directing work. His work became increasingly bizzarre and full of manic energy. This is best represented by his only animation work in the past fifteen years (the concert scene in Macross Plus) and his infamous short film Noiseman Sound Insect. Macross Plus is a four-episode anime OVA and theatrical movie in the Macross series. ... Noiseman Sound Insect is an anime by Koji Morimoto. ...

Unfortunately, aside from a small cult following, his films have been ignored outside of Japan. This has begun to change in recent years, with his artwork being featured in Takashi Murakami's superflat exhibitions worldwide, and being invited by the Wachowski Brothers to direct a segment of The Animatrix. He is currently working on his Sachiko, his second feature-length film, which is scheduled to be released in 2007. Takashi Murakami (村上 隆 Murakami Takashi, born February 1, 1962) is a Japanese artist. ... Superflat is a postmodern art movement influenced by manga and anime. ... This article or section seems not to be written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia entry. ... Animatrix The Animatrix is a major part of the Matrix series, a collection of nine animated short films set in that fictional universe. ...

Filmography

Director

• Robot Carnival - 'Franken's Gears' (1987)
• Fly! Peek the Whale (1991)
• Nine Love Stories - 'Hero' (1991)
• Memories - 'Magnetic Rose' (1996)
• Noiseman Sound Insect (1997)
• Eternal Family (1997)
• The Animatrix - 'Beyond' (2003)
• Digital Juice - 'Floating Bar' (2003)

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Animator

• Tomorrow's Joe (1980)
• Space Adventure Cobra (1982)
• Golgo 13 (1983)
• Harmagedon (1983)
• Fist of the North Star (1984)
• The Super Dimension Fortress Macross: Do You Remember Love? (1984)
• Bobby's Girl (1985)
• Dagger of Kamui (1985)
• Neo-Tokyo - 'The Order to Stop Construction' (1987)
• Akira (1988)
• Kiki's Delivery Service (1989)
• Macross Plus (1995)
• Mind Game (2004) - animation director
• Tekkon kinkreet - (2006)

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External links

• Beyond C (Japanese)
• KojiMorimoto.net
• Karisuma Animators "MORIMOTO Koji"