Katsuhiro Otomo

Personal Info

Know For

Writing

Gender

Male

Birthday

1954-04-14 (71 years old)

Place of Birth

Miyagi, Japan

Katsuhiro Otomo

Biography

Katsuhiro Otomo is a Japanese comic book creator, screenwriter and film director. He is best known as the creator of the manga Akira and its animated film adaptation. He also directed several live-action movies.

Acting

Production

1988

Akira

as Director

2007

2007

2004

Steamboy

as Director

2001

Metropolis

as Screenplay

1995

Memories

as Director

1989

Neo Tokyo

as Director

1991

2012

Combustible

as Director

2012

Combustible

as Screenplay

1995

Memories

as Original Story

1995

Memories

as Screenplay

1995

Memories

as Character Designer

2013

A Farewell to Weapons

as Original Story

2013

Short Peace

as Director

1991

1988

Akira

as Comic Book

1988

Akira

as Screenplay

1983

Harmagedon

as Key Animation

2011

2023

Nezumikozo Jirokichi

as Character Designer

-

Orbital Era

as Original Story

2016

DOMU (Pilot)

as Director

2016

DOMU (Pilot)

as Writer

2016

DOMU (Pilot)

as Comic Book

1997

Gondora

as Director

1988

So What

as Original Story

1987

Robot Carnival

as Director

2023

Nezumikozo Jirokichi

as Graphic Designer

1998

Spriggan

as Screenstory

2001

Metropolis

as Storyboard Artist

1991

Roujin Z

as Screenplay

1991

Roujin Z

as Key Animation

-

Orbital Era

as Director

-

Orbital Era

as Screenplay

-

Orbital Era

as Conceptual Design

2007

1987

1989

Neo Tokyo

as Screenplay

1981

Shuffle

as Comic Book

1987

The Order to Stop Construction

as Character Designer

-

Akira

as Comic Book

2004

Steamboy

as Original Story

2004

Steamboy

as Screenplay

1991

Roujin Z

as Original Story

2012

Combustible

as Original Story

2013

Short Peace

as Screenplay

2013

Short Peace

as Original Story

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