Kazuto Nakazawa

Kazuto Nakazawa

Directing
Born 1968-03-04 Niigata, Japan 88 credits
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Kazuto Nakazawa (中澤 一登, Nakazawa Kazuto, born March 4, 1968) is a Japanese character designer and director of numerous anime series and video games who also goes by the pseudonym Takeshi Tsuji (辻 武司, Tsuji Takeshi). His directorial work includes Parasite Dolls, the anime sequence in Kill Bill: Volume 1, and the Moondrive segment of Genius Party Beyond. He has designed characters for many anime, such as Ashita no Nadja and Samurai Champloo, for which he also served as animation director. In addition to his work with anime, he designed the characters of Tales of Legendia and was the animation director of Devil Kings. Throughout his career, he has worked also as an animator, providing key animations to anime such as The Animatrix's "Kid's Story" and "A Detective Story." He has made two appearances at anime conventions in the United States: at Otakon in 1999 and 2006. He also animated the Joe Hahn-directed music video for the Linkin Park song "Breaking the Habit."
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Filmography — top 60 of 88
Directing 4 credits
Japan Animator Expo
Japan Animator Expo
2014 · Director, Writer
Parasite Dolls
Parasite Dolls
2003 · Key Animation, Director
Ani*Kuri15
Ani*Kuri15
2007 · Director
Kid Icarus
Kid Icarus
2012 · Director
Acting 56 credits
Hunter x Hunter
Hunter x Hunter
2011 · 89% · Key Animation
Attack on Titan
Attack on Titan
2013 · 89% · Key Animation, Opening/Ending Animation
Haikyu!!
Haikyu!!
2014 · ★ 8.6 · Key Animation
Aoashi
Aoashi
2022 · ★ 7.7 · Storyboard Artist
Kuroko's Basketball
Kuroko's Basketball
2012 · ★ 8.4 · Key Animation
Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water
Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water
1990 · ★ 7.5 · Animation Director
Samurai Champloo
Samurai Champloo
2004 · ★ 8.3 · Character Designer, Supervising Animation Director
Love Through a Prism
Love Through a Prism
2026 · Supervising Animation Director, Storyboard Artist
His and Her Circumstances
His and Her Circumstances
1998 · ★ 7.9 · Key Animation
Bubblegum Crisis Tokyo 2040
Bubblegum Crisis Tokyo 2040
1998 · Key Animation
B: The Beginning
B: The Beginning
2018 · ★ 7.6 · Series Director, Other
Tenchi Muyo!
Tenchi Muyo!
1992 · Animation Director
Ninku
Ninku
1995 · Key Animation
Usagi Drop
Usagi Drop
2011 · ★ 8.2 · Key Animation
RahXephon
RahXephon
2002 · Key Animation
Oreshura
Oreshura
2013 · ★ 5.7 · Key Animation
Midori no Makibaō
Midori no Makibaō
1996 · Key Animation
Fena: Pirate Princess
Fena: Pirate Princess
2021 · ★ 7.3 · Series Director, Original Story
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure
1993 · ★ 7.0 · Key Animation
Terror in Resonance
Terror in Resonance
2014 · ★ 7.7 · Character Designer, Animation Director
Record of Lodoss War
Record of Lodoss War
1990 · ★ 7.5 · Key Animation
Days
Days
2016 · Character Designer
The Guyver: Bio-Booster Armor
The Guyver: Bio-Booster Armor
1989 · Key Animation
Case File N° 221: Kabukicho
Case File N° 221: Kabukicho
2019 · Key Animation
Kids on the Slope
Kids on the Slope
2012 · ★ 7.7 · Key Animation
El-Hazard: The Magnificent World
El-Hazard: The Magnificent World
1995 · Character Designer, Animation Director
All Purpose Cultural Cat Girl Nuku Nuku
All Purpose Cultural Cat Girl Nuku Nuku
1992 · Key Animation
Angel Cop
Angel Cop
1989 · Key Animation
Tenchi in Tokyo
Tenchi in Tokyo
1997 · Animation Director, Key Animation
The Brave of Gold Goldran
The Brave of Gold Goldran
1995 · Key Animation
Photon: The Idiot Adventures
Photon: The Idiot Adventures
1997 · Key Animation
Blue Submarine No. 6
Blue Submarine No. 6
1998 · Key Animation
Hells
Hells
2008 · ★ 6.9 · Animation Director, Character Designer
Armor Hunter Merowlink
Armor Hunter Merowlink
1988 · Key Animation
Parasite Dolls
Parasite Dolls
2003 · Key Animation, Director
Virus Buster Serge
Virus Buster Serge
1997 · Key Animation, Storyboard Artist
El-Hazard: The Wanderers
El-Hazard: The Wanderers
1995 · Key Animation
Violence Jack
Violence Jack
1986 · Key Animation
Battle Arena Toshinden
Battle Arena Toshinden
1996 · Key Animation, Animation Director
Detatoko Princess
Detatoko Princess
1997 · Key Animation
Steamboy
Steamboy
2004 · ★ 6.9 · Key Animation
Legend of Black Heaven
Legend of Black Heaven
1999 · Character Designer
Voltage Fighter Gowcaizer
Voltage Fighter Gowcaizer
1996 · Key Animation
Mezzo Forte
Mezzo Forte
2000 · ★ 6.5 · Key Animation
Hi-Speed Jecy
Hi-Speed Jecy
1989 · Key Animation
Akai Hayate
Akai Hayate
1991 · Key Animation
Roujin Z
Roujin Z
1991 · ★ 6.6 · Key Animation
Guardian of Darkness
Guardian of Darkness
1990 · Key Animation
House of Five Leaves
House of Five Leaves
2010 · Character Designer
Digimon Adventure 02: Revenge of Diaboromon
Digimon Adventure 02: Revenge of Diaboromon
2001 · ★ 6.9 · Animation Director
Shamanic Princess
Shamanic Princess
1996 · Key Animation
Tokyo Marble Chocolate
Tokyo Marble Chocolate
2007 · Key Animation
Lupin the Third: Dragon of Doom
Lupin the Third: Dragon of Doom
1994 · ★ 6.5 · Animation Director
A Wind Named Amnesia
A Wind Named Amnesia
1990 · ★ 5.9 · Key Animation
Giovanni's Island
Giovanni's Island
2014 · ★ 7.5 · Key Animation
Fatal Fury 2: The New Battle
Fatal Fury 2: The New Battle
1993 · ★ 6.9 · Animation Director
Writing 2 credits
Fena: Pirate Princess
Fena: Pirate Princess
2021 · ★ 7.3 · Series Director, Original Story
Japan Animator Expo
Japan Animator Expo
2014 · Director, Writer
Other credits 1 credit
Kill Bill: Vol. 1
Kill Bill: Vol. 1
2003 · 79% · First Assistant Director
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