Yoshinori Kanada
Personal Info
Know For
Visual Effects
Gender
Male
Birthday
1952-02-05 (57 years old)
Deathday
2009-07-21
Place of Birth
Nara, Japan
Also known As
戸隠伊助
金田 伊功
Yoshinori Kanada
Biography
Yoshinori Kanada (金田 伊功, Kanada Yoshinori, February 5, 1952 – July 21, 2009) was an influential Japanese animator originally from Nara, Japan. He is best known for his popular 1984 work Birth, one of the first original video animations released in the market. Though he did not create many character designs, he was famous for his character animation skills. His work on Galaxy Express 999 (1979) and Harmagedon (1983) were very influential to an entire generation of animators in Japan. These two works also served as partial inspiration for Takashi Murakami's Superflat art movement. During the 1980s and 1990s, he worked closely with director Haya...
Acting
Production
1984
as Animation
1984
as Animation Director
1992
as Animation
1982
as Mechanical Designer
1997
as Animation
1988
as Animation
1987
as Storyboard
1994
as Key Animation
1988
as Key Animation
1992
as Key Animation
1997
as Key Animation
1984
as Key Animation
1996
as Key Animation
1980
as Key Animation
1982
as Key Animation
1979
as Key Animation
1986
as Key Animation
1985
as Animation Director
1983
as Key Animation
1980
as Key Animation
1981
as Key Animation
1989
as Key Animation
1979
as Key Animation
1982
as Key Animation
1981
as Key Animation
2001
as Key Animation
1987
as Key Animation
1984
as Original Story
1983
as Animation Director
1985
as Storyboard Artist
1991
as Animation Director
1986
as Lead Animator
1978
as Key Animation
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