●ANIMATION FILM● ROUJIN Z (老人Z)

Roujin Z (老人Z) was released theatrically today in Japan. This animation movie directed by Hiroyuki Kitakubo (北久保 弘之) was is an original story by Katsuhiro Otomo (大友 克洋) who was as well in charge of the script and the mechanical designs that featured in the movie. Those designs are collected in the pages 110 to 115 of the art book KABA 2. The story was also adapted to manga with the title ZeD.

FILM CREDITS:

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Directed by

Hiroyuki Kitakubo (北久保 弘之)

Written by

Katsuhiro Otomo

Storyboard:

Hiroyuki Kitakubo (北久保 弘之)

Tatsuyuki Tanaka (田中 達之)

Toshiaki Hontani (本谷 利明)

Music

Bun Itakura (板倉 文)

Character Design

Hisashi Eguchi (江口 寿史)

Art Director

Hiroshi Sasaki (佐々木 洋)

Animation Director

Fumio Iida (飯田 史雄)

Mechanical design:

Katsuhiro Otomo (大友 克洋)

Mitsuo Iso (磯 光雄)

Art design:

Satoshi Kon (今 敏)

Director of Photography: 

Hideo Okazaki (岡崎 英夫)

Layout:

Hiroyuki Okiura (沖浦 啓之)

Kazuya Tsurumaki (鶴巻 和哉)

Planning:

Kazufumi Nomura (野村 和史)

Masaki Sawanobori (沢登 昌樹)

Mitsuhisa Hida (肥田 光久)

Shinichiro Inoue (井上 伸一郎)

Tsukasa Ariyoshi

Producer:

Kazufumi Nomura (野村 和史)

Yasuhisa Kazama (風間 康久)

Animation Assistance:
AIC
Ashi Productions (葦プロダクション)
Aubeck (アウベック)
DAST
Magic Bus (マジックバス)

Animation Production: 
A.P.P.P.

Finish Animation: 
Hana Pro

Photography:
IMG

Production:
MOVIC (ムービック)
Sony Music Entertainment (ソニー・ミュージックエンタテインメント)
Studio A.P.P.P.
The Television
Tokyo Theater
TV Asahi (テレビ朝日)

●ANIMATION FILM● ROBOT CARNIVAL (ロボットカーニバル)

Robot Carnival an omnibus project of nine animation short films was released today directly into multiple home video formats. Katsuhiro Otomo (大友克洋) & Atsuko Fukushima (福島敦子) directed both the opening and the ending sequences.

MAIN FILM CREDITS

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●OPENING & ENDING●
Directed by

Katsuhiro Otomo (大友克洋) & Atsuko Fukushima (福島敦子)

Scrit & Storyboard

Katsuhiro Otomo (大友克洋)

Character Design  & Key Animation

Atsuko Fukushima (福島敦子)

Backgroud art:

Nizo Yamamoto (山本 二三)

Effects:

Kazutoshi Sato (佐藤 一俊)

●FRANKEN NO HAGURUMA (フランケンの歯車)●

Direction & charater design by

Koji Morimoto (森本晃司)

●DEPRIVE●

Direction & charater design by

Hidetoshi Oomori (大森英敏)

●PRESENCE (プレゼンス)●

Written & Directed by

Yasuomi Umetsu (梅津泰臣)

Character Design & Animation Director:

Yasuomi Umetsu (梅津泰臣)

Backgroud art:

Akira Yamakawa (山川 晃)

●STARLIGHT ANGEL●

Written & Directed by

Hiroyuki Kitazume (北爪宏幸)

Character Design:

Hiroyuki Kitazume (北爪宏幸)

●CLOUD●

Written & Directed by

Mao Lamdo 'Manabu Oohashi-' (大橋学)

Art, Character design & key animation

Mao Lamdo 'Manabu Oohashi-' (大橋学)

●MEIJI KARAKURI BUNMEI KITAN〜 KOUMOUJIN SHURAI NO MAKI〜● 

(明治からくり文明奇譚〜紅毛人襲来之巻〜)

Directed by

Hiroyuki Kitakubo (北久保弘之)

Character Design 

Yoshiyuki Sadamoto (貞本 義行)

Key Animation

Kazuaki Moori (毛利 和昭)

Kumiko Kawana (川名 久美子)

Yuji Moriyama (もりやま ゆうじ)

●NIWA - TORI OTOKO TO AKAI KUBI (ニワトリ男と赤い首)●

Written & Directed by

Takashi Nakamura (なかむらたかし)

Character Design & Animation Director:

Takashi Nakamura (なかむらたかし)

Music:

Isaku Fujia

Joe Hisaishi (久石 譲)

Masahisa Takeichi (武市 昌久)

Music Director:

Yasunori Honda

Photography:

Hiroaki Matsuzawa (松沢 宏明)

Kazushi Torikoshi

Tsuneo Hosoda (細田 恒生)

Yukio Sugiyama (杉山 幸夫)

Animation & Production:

Studio A.P.P.P.

Broadcaster:

Bandai Channel

Photography:

Trans Arts Co. (トランスアーツ)

Special Thanks:

Asahi Production

GOODS

Mushi Production

Shindosha