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Kuni Tomita(I)

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  • Animation Department
  • Director
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Kuni Tomita was born on 5 March 1959 in Sagamihara, Japan. He is a director, known for Dora the Explorer (2000), Akira (1988) and RoboCop: Alpha Commando (1998).
BornMarch 5, 1959
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    Known for

    Kathleen Herles, Harrison Chad, Caitlin Sanchez, and Fatima Ptacek in Dora the Explorer (2000)
    Dora the Explorer
    4.4
    TV Series
    • Art Department
    Akira (1988)
    Akira
    8.0
    • Animation Department
    • 1988
    RoboCop: Alpha Commando (1998)
    RoboCop: Alpha Commando
    5.1
    TV Series
    • Art Department
    Jake T. Austin, Thomas Sharkey, Dylan Clark Marshall, Brandon Zambrano, and Matthew Hunter in Go, Diego! Go! (2005)
    Go, Diego! Go!
    4.4
    TV Series
    • Art Department

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    Art Department

    • Stillwater (2020)
      Stillwater
      8.3
      TV Series
      • storyboard revisionist (as Kuni Tomita Bowen)
      • 2022
    • Mandy Moore and Zachary Levi in Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure (2017)
      Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure
      7.7
      TV Series
      • storyboard artist
      • 2020
    • Fast & Furious Spy Racers (2019)
      Fast & Furious Spy Racers
      5.9
      TV Series
      • storyboard artist (as Kuni Tomita Bowen)
      • 2019
    • Kathleen Herles, Harrison Chad, Caitlin Sanchez, and Fatima Ptacek in Dora the Explorer (2000)
      Dora the Explorer
      4.4
      TV Series
      • storyboard artist
      • main title design
      • storyboard supervisor ...
      • 2002–2019
    • Grey DeLisle, Mae Whitman, and Anais Fairweather in DC Super Hero Girls (2015)
      DC Super Hero Girls
      6.3
      TV Series
      • storyboard artist
      • 2016–2017
    • Stretch Armstrong & the Flex Fighters (2017)
      Stretch Armstrong & the Flex Fighters
      6.1
      TV Series
      • storyboard artist
      • additional storyboards
      • 2017
    • DC Super Hero Girls: Intergalactic Games (2017)
      DC Super Hero Girls: Intergalactic Games
      5.3
      Video
      • storyboard artist
      • 2017
    • Stitch & Ai (2017)
      Stitch & Ai
      6.2
      TV Series
      • storyboard artist (as Kuni Tomita Bowen)
      • 2017
    • DC Super Hero Girls: Hero of the Year (2016)
      DC Super Hero Girls: Hero of the Year
      5.5
      Video
      • storyboard artist
      • 2016
    • DC Super Hero Girls: Super Hero High (2016)
      DC Super Hero Girls: Super Hero High
      5.7
      TV Movie
      • storyboard artist (uncredited)
      • 2016
    • Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H. (2013)
      Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H.
      6.0
      TV Series
      • storyboard artist
      • 2014
    • Jake T. Austin, Thomas Sharkey, Dylan Clark Marshall, Brandon Zambrano, and Matthew Hunter in Go, Diego! Go! (2005)
      Go, Diego! Go!
      4.4
      TV Series
      • storyboard artist
      • storyboard by
      • storyboard director ...
      • 2005–2013
    • G.I. Joe: Renegades (2010)
      G.I. Joe: Renegades
      7.1
      TV Series
      • storyboard artist
      • 2011
    • Dora's Christmas Carol Adventure (2009)
      Dora's Christmas Carol Adventure
      4.6
      TV Movie
      • storyboard artist
      • 2009
    • Tara Strong, Paul Eiding, and Meagan Moore in Ben 10 (2005)
      Ben 10
      7.6
      TV Series
      • storyboard (as Kuni Bowen)
      • 2007

    Animation Department

    • Dee Bradley Baker, Farnaz Esnaashari-Charmatz, Alina Foley, Eva Bella, and Isabella Crovetti in Shimmer and Shine (2015)
      Shimmer and Shine
      5.2
      TV Series
      • main title design
      • 2016
    • Eileen Galindo, Marc Weiner, Eduardo Cárdenas Aristizábal, Alexandria Suarez, Fatima Ptacek, Allison Strong, Paola Poucel, Brittany Chen, Breanna Lakatos, Isabela Merced, Koda Gursoy, Jorge Vega, Ashley Earnest, Kayta Thomas, Raquel Wallace, Miguel Cardona, and Julian Rebolledo in Dora and Friends: Into the City! (2011)
      Dora and Friends: Into the City!
      3.7
      TV Series
      • character designer
      • 2011
    • G.I. Joe: Renegades (2010)
      G.I. Joe: Renegades
      7.1
      TV Series
      • storyboard artist
      • 2011
    • The Invincible Iron Man (2007)
      The Invincible Iron Man
      5.8
      Video
      • assistant character designer
      • 2007
    • Zach Tyler Eisen, Mae Whitman, and Jack De Sena in Avatar: The Last Airbender (2005)
      Avatar: The Last Airbender
      9.3
      TV Series
      • character layout artist
      • 2005
    • Pigs Next Door (2000)
      Pigs Next Door
      7.9
      TV Series
      • storyboards
      • 2000
    • X-Men: Evolution (2000)
      X-Men: Evolution
      7.8
      TV Series
      • assistant character designer
      • 2000
    • Hercules and Xena - The Animated Movie: The Battle for Mount Olympus (1998)
      Hercules and Xena - The Animated Movie: The Battle for Mount Olympus
      5.5
      Video
      • layout artist (as Kuni Bowen)
      • 1998
    • Dan Castellaneta, Gilbert Gottfried, Linda Larkin, Scott Weinger, and Frank Welker in Aladdin (1994)
      Aladdin
      7.3
      TV Series
      • character designer (as Kuni Bowen)
      • 1994
    • Bonkers (1993)
      Bonkers
      6.7
      TV Series
      • character designer (as Kuni Bowen)
      • 1993
    • Goof Troop (1992)
      Goof Troop
      6.8
      TV Series
      • character designer (as Kuni Bowen)
      • 1992
    • The Chipmunks: Rockin' Through the Decades (1990)
      The Chipmunks: Rockin' Through the Decades
      7.6
      TV Movie
      • layout artist (as Kuni Zama)
      • 1990
    • Peter Pan and the Pirates (1990)
      Peter Pan and the Pirates
      7.2
      TV Series
      • layout artist (as Kuni Zama)
      • 1990
    • Kiki to Rara no aoi tori (1989)
      Kiki to Rara no aoi tori
      • key animator
      • 1989
    • Lupin the Third: Bye Bye, Lady Liberty (1989)
      Lupin the Third: Bye Bye, Lady Liberty
      6.5
      TV Movie
      • assistant animation director
      • 1989

    Director

    • Disney Jr.'s Ariel
      • supervising director
      • Released
      • TV Series
      • 2025
    • Disney Jr.'s Ariel (2024)
      Disney Jr.'s Ariel
      3.9
      TV Series
      • supervising director
      • 2024–2025
    • Stillwater (2020)
      Stillwater
      8.3
      TV Series
      • Director (directed by)
      • 2023
    • Onyx Equinox (2020)
      Onyx Equinox
      7.0
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2020
    • Kathleen Herles, Harrison Chad, Caitlin Sanchez, and Fatima Ptacek in Dora the Explorer (2000)
      Dora the Explorer
      4.4
      TV Series
      • supervising director
      • 2006–2019
    • Dorothy and the Wizard of Oz (2017)
      Dorothy and the Wizard of Oz
      6.0
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2017–2018
    • Jake T. Austin, Thomas Sharkey, Dylan Clark Marshall, Brandon Zambrano, and Matthew Hunter in Go, Diego! Go! (2005)
      Go, Diego! Go!
      4.4
      TV Series
      • supervising director
      • 2005–2011

    Personal details

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    • Alternative names
      • Kuni Tomita Bowen
    • Born
      • March 5, 1959
      • Sagamihara, Japan

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