Kenichi Konishi

Personal Info

Know For

Visual Effects

Gender

Male

Birthday

1968-06-23 (57 years old)

Place of Birth

Saitama, Japan

Kenichi Konishi

Biography

Kenichi Konishi (小西 賢一, Kon'ishi Kenichi, June 23, 1968) is a Japanese male animator born in Saitama Prefecture. He is a member of the Japanese Animation Creators Association (JAniCA). After graduating from Tokyo Animator College, he joined Studio Ghibli as the first trainee in 1989. He was in charge of the original drawings for Whisper of the Heart and Princess Mononoke, and in 1999 he was the animation director for My Neighbors the Yamadas. After that, he became a freelancer, and while continuing to participate in Studio Ghibli works, he is active mainly in numerous theater works. In 2006 he was invited to become the animation supervisor o...

Production

2011

2019

Children of the Sea

as Supervising Animation Director

2019

Children of the Sea

as Second Unit Director

2021

Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko

as Supervising Animation Director

2023

The Imaginary

as Animation Director

2021

Tomorrow's Leaves

as Animation Director

1997

Princess Mononoke

as Key Animation

2003

Tokyo Godfathers

as Character Designer

2003

Tokyo Godfathers

as Key Animation

1999

My Neighbors the Yamadas

as Animation Director

2001

Spirited Away

as Key Animation

2008

Ponyo

as Key Animation

2021

The Deer King

as Key Animation

2003

Tokyo Godfathers

as Animation Director

2008

2006

Paprika

as Key Animation

2002

Millennium Actress

as Key Animation

2002

Millennium Actress

as Animation Director

1994

Pom Poko

as Key Animation

2006

Tales from Earthsea

as Key Animation

2001

The Whale Hunt

as Key Animation

1993

Ocean Waves

as Key Animation

2012

Rainbow Fireflies

as Key Animation

2000

Digimon: The Movie

as Key Animation

1995

Whisper of the Heart

as Key Animation

2005

Space Station No.9

as Key Animation

2007

Iblard Time

as Animation Director

2004

Howl's Moving Castle

as Key Animation

2014

When Marnie Was There

as Key Animation

2013

The Tale of The Princess Kaguya

as Animation Director

2019

Children of the Sea

as Character Designer

2021

Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko

as Character Designer

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