Takashi Nakamura

Takashi Nakamura (中村 たかし (formerly なかむら たかし), Nakamura Takashi, born September 12, 1955 in Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan) is an accomplished Japanese animator and anime director. He is also a founding member of the Japan Animation Creators Association (JAniCA) labor group.^[1]

Nakamura's 2001 film A Tree of Palme was an official selection of the Berlin Film Festival. His work on Ōgon Senshi Gōrudo Raitan (Golden Warrior Gold Lightan, 1981–82) inspired fellow animator Koji Morimoto.

Works

• Yatterman (1977): animation director and key animation
• Ōgon Senshi Gold Lightan (1981): animation director and key animation
• Genma Taisen (1983): key animation
• Mirai Keisatsu Urashiman (1983): character designs, animation director, key animation, storyboards
• Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984): key animation
• Meikyū Monogatari (1987): animation director
• Robot Carnival (1987): director, script, character designs, animation
• AKIRA (1988): animation director
• Peter Pan no Bōken (1989): character designs, scene artist, storyboards
• Catnapped! (1995): director, original creator, script, character design, animation director
• A Tree of Palme (2001): director, original creator, script
• Tetsujin 28-go (2004): character designs and storyboards
• Fantastic Children (2004): director, original creator, script, character designs
• Harmony (2015): director (with Michael Arias)

References

External links

• Takashi Nakamura at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
• Interview