Tensai Okamura
Tensai Okamura at the Chibi Japan Expo 2007 in Paris
Tensai Okamura ( Japanese 岡村 天 斎 , Okamura Tensai , civil: Yutaka Okamura ( 岡村 豊 , Okamura Yutaka ); born December 13, 1961 in Fukushima Prefecture ) is a Japanese director and animator .
Life
Tensai Okamura grew up in Yokohama and studied at Waseda University . After graduating from university, Tensai Okamura started working as an animator at Studio Madhouse . In 1995 he made his directorial debut in the film Memories . For the film, which consists of three short films, he shot the second episode called Stink Bomb .
He later left Madhouse and has since worked on various projects.
Filmography (selection)
As an animator
- 1993: Ninja Scroll
- 1994: Blue Seed
- 1995: Ghost in the Shell
- 1997: Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion
- 2000: Jin-Roh
As a director
- 1995: Memories
- 2003: Wolf's Rain
- 2005: Naruto - The Movie: Secret Mission in the Land of Eternal Snow ( Gekijōban Naruto: Daikatsugeki! Yukihime Ninpōchō Dattebayo !! , first movie about Naruto )
- 2006: Project Blue Earth SOS
- 2007: Darker than Black
- 2011: Ao no Exorcist
- 2014: Sekai Seifuku - Bōryaku no Zvezda
- 2014: Nanatsu no Taizai
Web links
Commons : Tensai Okamura - collection of images, videos and audio files
- Tensai Okamura in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Tensai Okamura on the Anime News Network (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Okamura, Tensai |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | 岡村 天 斎 (Japanese); Okamura, Yutaka (real name); 岡村 豊 (Japanese, real name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Japanese director and animator |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 13, 1961 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Fukushima Prefecture , Japan |