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Kôji Morimoto(I)

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  • Director
  • Art Department
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Kôji Morimoto was born on 26 December 1959 in Wakayama, Japan. He is a director, known for The Animatrix (2003), Akira (1988) and Genius Party Beyond (2008). He is married to Atsuko Fukushima.
BornDecember 26, 1959
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    • Awards
      • 1 win & 1 nomination total

    Known for

    The Animatrix (2003)
    The Animatrix
    7.3
    Video
    • Animation Department(segment "Beyond")
    • 2003
    Akira (1988)
    Akira
    8.0
    • Animation Department
    • 1988
    Genius Party Beyond (2008)
    Genius Party Beyond
    7.0
    • Animation Department
    • 2008
    Short Peace (2012)
    Short Peace
    6.8
    • Animation Department(segment "Opening")
    • 2012

    Credits

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    Animation Department

    • Connected (2020)
      Connected
      5.2
      Short
      • character designer
      • key animation director
      • key animator
      • 2020
    • Near Death!! Ekoda-chan (2019)
      Near Death!! Ekoda-chan
      6.1
      TV Mini Series
      • character designer
      • 2019
    • 18If (2017)
      18If
      5.1
      TV Series
      • animation director
      • background artist
      • key animator
      • 2017
    • Kiyoshi Kobayashi, Kan'ichi Kurita, Daisuke Namikawa, Kôichi Yamadera, Miyuki Sawashiro, and Yukiyo Fujii in Lupin III: The Italian Game (2016)
      Lupin III: The Italian Game
      6.6
      • background artist: opening sequence
      • key animator: opening sequence
      • 2016
    • A Better Tomorrow (2013)
      A Better Tomorrow
      7.0
      Short
      • animation director
      • animation editor
      • animator ...
      • 2013
    • Short Peace (2012)
      Short Peace
      6.8
      • animator
      • design works
      • designer (segment "Opening", segment "Opening", segment "Opening")
      • 2012
    • Attraction (2010)
      Attraction
      Short
      • key animator
      • 2010
    • Super Speed (2010)
      Super Speed
      Music Video
      • character designer
      • 2010
    • Genius Party Beyond (2008)
      Genius Party Beyond
      7.0
      • animation director
      • character designer
      • key animator (segment "Dimension Bomb")
      • 2008
    • Dimension Bomb (2008)
      Dimension Bomb
      Short
      • animation director
      • character designer
      • 2008
    • Mind Game (2004)
      Mind Game
      7.7
      • animation director
      • 2004
    • The Animatrix: Beyond
      Video
      • character designer
      • key animator
      • 2003
    • The Animatrix (2003)
      The Animatrix
      7.3
      Video
      • animator
      • character designer
      • key animator (segment "Beyond", segment "Beyond", segment "Beyond")
      • 2003
    • Digital Juice (2002)
      Digital Juice
      5.7
      Video
      • character designer (segment "The Saloon in the Air")
      • 2002
    • Blue Submarine No. 6 (1998)
      Blue Submarine No. 6
      6.8
      TV Mini Series
      • animator
      • 1998–1999

    Director

    • Connected (2020)
      Connected
      5.2
      Short
      • Director
      • 2020
    • Sound & Fury (2019)
      Sound & Fury
      6.4
      Short
      • Director
      • 2019
    • Near Death!! Ekoda-chan (2019)
      Near Death!! Ekoda-chan
      6.1
      TV Mini Series
      • Director
      • 2019
    • Red Hands (2018)
      Red Hands
      6.1
      Short
      • co-director
      • 2018
    • 18If (2017)
      18If
      5.1
      TV Series
      • supervising director
      • 2017
    • Short Peace (2012)
      Short Peace
      6.8
      • Director (segment "Opening")
      • 2012
    • Attraction (2010)
      Attraction
      Short
      • Director
      • 2010
    • Super Speed (2010)
      Super Speed
      Music Video
      • Director
      • 2010
    • Street Fighter IV: The Ties That Bind (2009)
      Street Fighter IV: The Ties That Bind
      5.3
      Video
      • supervising director
      • 2009
    • Genius Party Beyond (2008)
      Genius Party Beyond
      7.0
      • Director (segment "Dimension Bomb")
      • 2008
    • Dimension Bomb (2008)
      Dimension Bomb
      Short
      • Director
      • 2008
    • Fluximation (2005)
      Fluximation
      7.6
      TV Series
      • supervising director
      • 2005
    • Mind Game (2004)
      Mind Game
      7.7
      • Mind Game Remix
      • 2004
    • The Animatrix: Beyond
      Video
      • Director
      • 2003
    • The Animatrix (2003)
      The Animatrix
      7.3
      Video
      • Director (segment "Beyond")
      • 2003

    Art Department

    • Connected (2020)
      Connected
      5.2
      Short
      • storyboard artist
      • 2020
    • Near Death!! Ekoda-chan (2019)
      Near Death!! Ekoda-chan
      6.1
      TV Mini Series
      • color design
      • 2019
    • 18If (2017)
      18If
      5.1
      TV Series
      • storyboard artist
      • 2017
    • Kiyoshi Kobayashi, Kan'ichi Kurita, Daisuke Namikawa, Kôichi Yamadera, Miyuki Sawashiro, and Yukiyo Fujii in Lupin III: The Italian Game (2016)
      Lupin III: The Italian Game
      6.6
      • storyboard artist
      • storyboard artist: opening sequence
      • 2016
    • Super Speed (2010)
      Super Speed
      Music Video
      • storyboard artist
      • 2010
    • Genius Party Beyond (2008)
      Genius Party Beyond
      7.0
      • storyboard artist
      • 2008
    • Dimension Bomb (2008)
      Dimension Bomb
      Short
      • storyboard artist
      • 2008
    • Michael Arias, Scott Menville, Kazunari Ninomiya, Yû Aoi, and Elliot Fletcher in Tekkonkinkreet (2006)
      Tekkonkinkreet
      7.5
      • storyboard artist
      • 2006
    • Steamboy (2004)
      Steamboy
      6.8
      • concept art
      • 2004
    • The Animatrix: Beyond
      Video
      • storyboard artist
      • 2003
    • Tube Slider (2003)
      Tube Slider
      Video Game
      • vehicle designer
      • 2003
    • The Animatrix (2003)
      The Animatrix
      7.3
      Video
      • storyboard artist (segment "Beyond")
      • 2003
    • Glay: Survival (1999)
      Glay: Survival
      6.0
      Music Video
      • storyboard artist
      • 1999
    • 4-Day Weekend (1998)
      4-Day Weekend
      6.5
      Music Video
      • storyboard artist
      • 1998
    • Eternal Family (1997)
      Eternal Family
      6.4
      Short
      • world designer
      • 1997

    Personal details

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    • Born
      • December 26, 1959
      • Wakayama, Japan
    • Spouse
      • Atsuko Fukushima? - present
    • Other works
      Directed "Extra" (Animated Music Video for Ken Ishii).

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Co-founded animation company, Studio 4°C with Eiko Tanaka and co-founded and belongs to the Japanese Animation Creators Association (JAniCA), a labor union for animators.

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