Kōji Morimoto, animator of the 1988 Japanese film Akira, is co-founder of what studio?
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Kōji Morimoto Kōji Morimoto (森本晃司 , Morimoto Kōji , born December 26, 1959) is a Japanese anime director. Some of his works include being an animator in the "Akira" film; shorts in "Robot Carnival", "Short Peace", and "The Animatrix"; and key animation in anime such as "Kiki's Delivery Service", "City Hunter", and "Fist of the North Star". He is the co-founder of Studio 4°C.
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Akira (1988 film) Akira is a 1988 Japanese adult animated science fiction film directed by Katsuhiro Otomo, produced by Ryōhei Suzuki and Shunzō Katō, and written by Otomo and Izo Hashimoto, based on Otomo's manga of the same name.
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Shuka (studio) Shuka (株式会社朱夏 , Kabushiki gaisha Shuka ) is a Japanese animation studio founded in 2013 by former staff from Brain's Base.
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Pixomondo Pixomondo is an international visual effects company with a global network of studios in Los Angeles, Frankfurt, Stuttgart, Vancouver, Beijing, Toronto and Shanghai. The company produces feature film, television and commercial visual effects. As of 2016, Pixomondo employs over 400 people worldwide.
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Wan brothers The Wan Brothers () were born in the early 20th century in Nanjing, China. They became the founders and pioneers of the Chinese animation industry and made the first Asian animation feature-length film, "Princess Iron Fan" in 1941.
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Topcraft Topcraft (トップクラフト, also written "Top Craft") was a Japanese anime studio established in 1971 by former Toei Animation producer Toru Hara. It was famous for doing animation for hand-drawn animation titles by Rankin/Bass and for the production of "Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind" and "". The studio went bankrupt and dissolved in June 15, 1985 essentially splitting the studio in half. Hayao Miyazaki, Toshio Suzuki and Isao Takahata bought the studio when laying off most of its animation staff and changed its name to Studio Ghibli. . Topcraft's animators later formed another studio called Pacific Animation Corporation to continue to work with Rankin/Bass on shows like "ThunderCats" and "Silverhawks" but eventually joined Ghibli once the studio was bought out by Disney and became Walt Disney Animation Japan. Some animators like Tsuguyuki Kubo went to work for other anime studios such as Studio Pierrot working on "Naruto" and "Bleach" for them. In the end the buy out of Topcraft made the studio into the birth of Studio Ghibli. Topcraft's founder Toru Hara became Studio Ghibli's first manager.
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Project No.9 Project No.9, Inc. (株式会社project No.9 , Kabushiki-gaisha Purojekuto Nanbā Nain ) , stylized as project No.9 INC, is a Japanese animation studio established on February 9, 2009.
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Ryōsuke Tei Ryōsuke Tei (程 亮介 , Tei Ryōsuke ) , born 1968, is a Japanese animator, director and founder of graphic and creative design studio Furi Furi. In 2009, he directed the anime movie "LaMB", where he collaborated with Yasufumi Soejima.
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Studio Chizu Studio Chizu is a Japanese animation studio based in Suginami, Tokyo, Japan. It was cofounded by Mamoru Hosada and Yuichiro Saito in 2011. Studio Chizu has won two Japan Academy Prize for Animation of the Year awards.
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CoMix Wave Films CoMix Wave Films, Inc. (Japanese: コミックス・ウェーブ・フィルム , Hepburn: Komikkusu Uēbu Firumu ) is a Japanese animation film studio and distribution company based in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. The studio is known for its anime feature films, short films, and television commercials, particularly those made by director Makoto Shinkai. It was founded in March 2007 when it split from CoMix Wave Inc., which was initially formed in 1998 from Itochu Corporation, ASATSU (now ADK), and other companies.
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Kaiyodo Kaiyodo (海洋堂 , "Kaiyōdō" ) is a Japanese company which manufactures figurines and garage kits. Its headquarters is in Kadoma, Osaka Prefecture. While the company mostly focuses on anime related characters, it recently has acquired other licenses, e.g. King Kong, and some Godzilla characters.
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Tsuchida Production Tsuchida Production (土田プロダクション , Tsuchida Purodakushon ) is a defunct anime production company in Japan. After Osamu Tsuchida (originally of Hōsō Dōga) left Studio Yuni (not to be confused with the anime background art company of the same name), he founded Tsuchida Production in 1976 to do animation, production, finish animation, and other contract work related to the production of anime. The company became well known after working on "Captain Tsubasa" in 1983. However, when the Japanese economy went into a depression in the mid-1980s, Tsuchida Production collapsed into bankruptcy in July 1986 after being unable to reimburse its investors and various toy manufacturers with which it was working. Some of the employees went on to form Studio Comet.
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Hiroshi Negishi Hiroshi Negishi (ネギシ ヒロシ, born June 20, 1960) is an anime director who got his start at Toei Animation, then join Tatsunoko Production and AIC and latter became one of the founders of the anime studio Radix.
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Keiji Gotoh Keiji Gotoh (後藤圭二 , Gotō Keiji , born November 4, 1968) is a Japanese anime director, character designer, manga artist, and member of three man production team gímik whose works include "Kiddy Grade" and "Uta Kata".
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Masashi Kudō Masashi Kudō (工藤昌史 , Kudō Masashi ) is an employee of the Japanese animation company Studio Pierrot. He is working on the adaptation of the Bleach manga into anime, along with the series' creator, Tite Kubo.
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Takeshi Koike Takeshi Koike (小池健 , Koike Takeshi ) (born January 26, 1968) is a Japanese studio animator, illustrator and film director.
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Yukihiro Miyamoto Yukihiro Miyamoto (宮本 幸裕 , Miyamoto Yukihiro , born November 21, 1977) , is a Japanese animator and director best known for directing the anime film "", which was a box-office success in Japan, with a total gross of more than ¥2 billion.
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Filmation Filmation Associates was a production company that produced animation and live-action programming for television from 1963 to 1989. Located in Reseda, California, the animation studio was founded in 1962. Filmation's founders and principal producers were Lou Scheimer, Hal Sutherland and Norm Prescott.
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The Animation Picture Company The Animation Picture Company is an American animation studio in Sherman Oaks, California. It was founded in late 2006 by Dan Chuba, John Davis, Mark A.Z. Dippé, Brain Manis, and Ash Shah.
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Animation Collective Animation Collective was an American animated cartoon studio formed in 2003. The studio was based in New York City and was founded by Larry Schwarz. It was best known for its internet and television series using Adobe Flash, Maya and other software.
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Kenichi Yoshida (animator) Kenichi Yoshida (吉田 健一 , Yoshida Ken'ichi , born November 23, 1969 in Kumamoto Prefecture) is a Japanese animator and illustrator. He is a graduate of Tokyo Designer Gakuin College. He is a member of Japan Animation Creators Association (JAniCA).
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Laika (company) Laika Entertainment, LLC., or simply Laika, is an American stop-motion animation studio specializing in feature films, commercial content for all media, music videos and short films. It is best known for its stop-motion feature films, "Coraline", "ParaNorman", "The Boxtrolls" and "Kubo and the Two Strings", all co-produced in partnership with Universal Pictures through its Focus Features label.