Sunao Katabuchi
| Sunao Katabuchi | |
|---|---|
 Sunao Katabuchi in 2014 | |
| Born |
August 10, 1960 Hirakata, Osaka, Japan |
| Occupation | Film director, Writer, Voice actor |
| Known for |
Black Lagoon Mai Mai Miracle In This Corner of the World |
Sunao Katabuchi (片渕須直 Katabuchi Sunao, born in August, 1960) is a Japanese director of anime, and an instructor at the college of Art of Nihon University.[1]
Biography
While studying at Nihon University, Katabuchi participated in the writing team of Sherlock Hound directed by Hayao Miyazaki. After graduating, he joined Telecom Animation Film.
In 1989, Katabuchi joined Studio 4°C and developed Princess Arete, which was released in 2001 and won the Excellent works of the year in Domestic Feature Film Category at Tokyo International Anime Fair in 2002. He joined Madhouse and worked for various animations including Black Lagoon.
In 2016, Katabuchi directed In This Corner of the World which was released on November 12, 2016 in Japan, and planned to be released in fifteen countries including UK, France, Germany, Mexico and US.[2]
Awards
- Princess Arete – Tokyo International Anime Fair - Excellent works of the year in Domestic Feature Film Category (2002)
- Mai Mai Miracle - Ottawa International Animation Festival - Prize Winning in Feature Film Competition (2009)
- Mai Mai Miracle - the 14th Japan Media Arts Festival - The Excellence Award in the Animation Division (2010)[3]
- Mai Mai Miracle - 29th Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival - Anima 2010 BETV/Audience Awards for Feature Film Competition (2010)
- Mai Mai Miracle - the 20th Cine Junior International Film Festival - the Audience Award
- In This Corner of the World - Hiroshima International Film Festival - The Hiroshima Peace Film Award Winner (2016) [4]
Works
Films
- Kiki's Delivery Service - Assistant Director, 1989
- Upon The Planet (この星の上に kono hoshi no ue ni) - Director, 1998[5]
- Princess Arete (アリーテ姫 arite hime) - Director, Writer, 2001
- Mai Mai Miracle (マイマイ新子と千年の魔法 maimai shinko to sennen no mahou) - Director, Writer, 2009
- In This Corner of the World (この世界の片隅に) - Director, Writer, 2016
Television productions
- The Blinkins: The Bear And The Blizzard - Director, 1986[6]
- Famous Dog Lassie - Director, 1996[7]
- Black Lagoon - Director, Writer, 2006
- Black Lagoon The Second Barrage - Director, Writer, 2006
OVA
Black Lagoon Roberta's Blood Trail - Director, Writer, 2010
Video games
- Ace Combat 04: Shattered Skies - Director/Writer for Side-story Movie, 2001
- Ace Combat 5: The Unsung War - Story Writer, 2004
Commercials
- Panasonic 3CCD lovery size - Animation Director, 2004
- Toyota ITS Ha:mo Concept movie Road to promise - Director, 2012
- NHK Flowers blossom (花は咲く hana wa saku) PV of animation version - Director, 2013[8][9]
References
- ↑ "教職員". Dept. of CINEMA, College of Art, Nihon Univ. (in Japanese). Retrieved November 22, 2016.
- ↑ "「この世界の片隅に」片渕監督の海外渡航をサポートするクラウドファンディングが始動" (in Japanese). IID, Inc. November 22, 2016. Retrieved November 22, 2016.
- ↑ "文化庁メディア芸術祭歴代受賞作品" (in Japanese). Retrieved November 22, 2016.
- ↑ "The Hiroshima Peace Film Award Winners of the Hiroshima International Film Festival 2016" (in Japanese). HIFF. November 13, 2016. Retrieved November 22, 2016.
- ↑ "この星の上に « ANIDO official website" (in Japanese). ANIDO. Retrieved November 24, 2016.
- ↑ "The Blinkins: The Bear and the Blizzard (1986)". IMDb.com, Inc. Retrieved November 22, 2016.
- ↑ "Meiken Lassie (TV)". Anime News Network. Retrieved November 22, 2016.
- ↑ "アニメ「花は咲く」 明日へ ―支えあおう― NHK東日本大震災プロジェクト" (in Japanese). NHK. Retrieved November 24, 2016.
- ↑ "親と子の「花は咲く」 (SINGLE+DVD)". Amazon.co.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved November 24, 2016.
External links
- Sunao Katabuchi at the Internet Movie Database
- Sunao Katabuchi at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- 片渕須直 on Twitter