Katsuhiro Otomo

Katsuhiro Otomo

Writing
Born 1954-04-14 Miyagi, Japan 38 credits Seiun Award for Best Comic 2 Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres 1 Grand prix de la ville d'Angoulême 1 Officer of Arts and Letters 1

Awards

Won 2 Seiun Award for Best Comic Awards

Seiun Award for Best Comic 2 won

  • 1984 Best Comic Won
  • 1982 Best Comic Won

Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres 1 won

  • — Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres Won

Grand prix de la ville d'Angoulême 1 won

  • 2015 Grand prix de la ville d'Angoulême Won

Officer of Arts and Letters 1 won

  • 2014 Officer of Arts and Letters Won

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Katsuhiro Otomo is a Japanese comic book creator, screenwriter and film director. He is best known as the creator of the manga Akira and its animated film adaptation. He also directed several live-action movies.
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Filmography
Writing 20 credits
Memories
Memories
1995 · ★ 7.5 · Director, Original Story
Metropolis
Metropolis
2001 · ★ 7.2 · Screenplay, Storyboard Artist
Steamboy
Steamboy
2004 · ★ 6.9 · Director, Original Story
Neo Tokyo
Neo Tokyo
1989 · ★ 6.8 · Director, Screenplay
Robot Carnival
Robot Carnival
1987 · Director, Writer
Roujin Z
Roujin Z
1991 · ★ 6.6 · Key Animation, Screenplay
SHORT PEACE
SHORT PEACE
2013 · Author, Director
Short Peace
Short Peace
2013 · ★ 6.4 · Director, Screenplay
So What
So What
1988 · Original Story
Robot Carnival
Robot Carnival
1987 · ★ 6.7 · Director, Writer
Orbital Era
Orbital Era
· Original Story, Screenplay
Give Me a Gun, Give Me Freedom
Give Me a Gun, Give Me Freedom
1982 · Director, Writer
A Farewell to Weapons
A Farewell to Weapons
2013 · Original Story
Mushi-Shi: The Movie
Mushi-Shi: The Movie
2007 · Director, Screenplay
Combustible
Combustible
2012 · Screenplay, Director
SOS! Tokyo Metro Explorers: The Next
SOS! Tokyo Metro Explorers: The Next
2007 · Comic Book, Creator
Gundam: Mission to the Rise
Gundam: Mission to the Rise
1998 · Director, Writer
World Apartment Horror
World Apartment Horror
1991 · Director, Screenplay
High School Erotopia: Red Uniforms
High School Erotopia: Red Uniforms
1979 · Original Story
DOMU (Pilot)
DOMU (Pilot)
2016 · Director, Writer
Acting 18 credits
Akira
Akira
1988 · ★ 7.9 · Director, Comic Book
Freedom
Freedom
2006 · Mechanical Designer, Character Designer
Metropolis
Metropolis
2001 · ★ 7.2 · Screenplay, Storyboard Artist
Naoki Urasawa's Manben neo
Naoki Urasawa's Manben neo
2020 · Self
Roujin Z
Roujin Z
1991 · ★ 6.6 · Key Animation, Screenplay
Legend of the Millennium Dragon
Legend of the Millennium Dragon
2011 · ★ 6.1 · Conceptual Design
Spriggan
Spriggan
1998 · ★ 6.0 · Screenstory
Harmagedon
Harmagedon
1983 · Key Animation
Akira
Akira
· Comic Book
Animax Special: The Making of 'Metropolis'
Animax Special: The Making of 'Metropolis'
2002 · Self (as Katsuhiro Ohtomo)
Manga!
Manga!
1994 · Self
SOS! Tokyo Metro Explorers: The Next
SOS! Tokyo Metro Explorers: The Next
2007 · Comic Book, Creator
Nezumikozo Jirokichi
Nezumikozo Jirokichi
2023 · Character Designer, Graphic Designer
Shuffle
Shuffle
1981 · Comic Book
Hipira: The Little Vampire
Hipira: The Little Vampire
2009 · Comic Book
TEZUKA! God of Manga
TEZUKA! God of Manga
· Lui-même
Akira Production Report
Akira Production Report
1988 · Self
Memories of Memories
Memories of Memories
2004 · Self
Directing 16 credits
Akira
Akira
1988 · ★ 7.9 · Director, Comic Book
Memories
Memories
1995 · ★ 7.5 · Director, Original Story
Steamboy
Steamboy
2004 · ★ 6.9 · Director, Original Story
Neo Tokyo
Neo Tokyo
1989 · ★ 6.8 · Director, Screenplay
Robot Carnival
Robot Carnival
1987 · Director, Writer
SHORT PEACE
SHORT PEACE
2013 · Author, Director
Short Peace
Short Peace
2013 · ★ 6.4 · Director, Screenplay
Robot Carnival
Robot Carnival
1987 · ★ 6.7 · Director, Writer
Give Me a Gun, Give Me Freedom
Give Me a Gun, Give Me Freedom
1982 · Director, Writer
Mushi-Shi: The Movie
Mushi-Shi: The Movie
2007 · Director, Screenplay
Combustible
Combustible
2012 · Screenplay, Director
Gundam: Mission to the Rise
Gundam: Mission to the Rise
1998 · Director, Writer
World Apartment Horror
World Apartment Horror
1991 · Director, Screenplay
DOMU (Pilot)
DOMU (Pilot)
2016 · Director, Writer
Gondora
Gondora
1997 · Director
Tokyo Reborn
Tokyo Reborn
2019 · Director
Other credits 1 credit
空前のアニメ巨編 AKIRA アキラが動き出す!
空前のアニメ巨編 AKIRA アキラが動き出す!
1988
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