Katsuhiro Otomo

Katsuhiro Otomo

Born: April 14, 1954
in Miyagi, Japan
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.

Movies for Katsuhiro Otomo...

Memories of Memories
Title: Memories of Memories
Character: Self
Released: February 24, 2004
Type: Movie
Memories (1995) making-of featurette, includes introductions to the creative genius behind the shows and looks at Otomo’s previous works, such as Akira. It also includes snippets from interviews with Otomo, Koji Morimoto, and Tensai Okamura.
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Animax Special: The Making of 'Metropolis'
Title: Animax Special: The Making of 'Metropolis'
Character: Self (as Katsuhiro Ohtomo)
Released: January 1, 2002
Type: Movie
This made-for-video documentary gives animation fans a behind-the-scenes look at the making of Metropolis, the film adaptation of classic manga artist Osamu Tezuka's vision of a future society where humans and humanoid robots live in uneasy coexistence. Also included are interviews with the voice actors and other members of the crew, who share their experiences from making the film and discuss some of the special efforts that went into it.
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Manga!
Title: Manga!
Character: Self
Released: January 7, 1994
Type: Movie
BBC's 1994 documentary on the manga and anime phenomenon that was just starting to hit the UK at the time, and its origins in Japan. Presented by Jonathan Ross.
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Akira Production Report
Title: Akira Production Report
Released: July 25, 1988
Type: Movie
A documentary on the making of the Japanese animated science fiction film, Akira, created by Katsuhiro Otomo from his popular graphic novel series of the same title; shows Japanese animators at work and discusses their state-of-the-art animation techniques.