●FILM● MUSHISHI (蟲師)

Today has been released in the Japanese theaters, MUSHISHI (蟲師) the las live action movie directed by Katsuhiro Otomo. This is the first live action movie directed by Katsuhiro Otomo since WORLD APARTMENT HORROR (ワールド・アパートメント・ホラー) in 1991. Mushishi is based on a manga with the same name by Yuki Urushibara (漆原 友紀) that was published in Kodansha's Afternoon magazine from 1999 to August 2008. 

MAIN FILM CREDITS

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Directed by 

Katsuhiro Otomo (大友克洋)

Originl story by 

Yuki Urushibara (漆原友紀)

Written by

Sadayuki Murai (村井さだゆき) & Katsuhiro Otomo (大友克洋)

Produced by 

Kiyoshi Inoue (小椋悟)

Executive producer 

Sunmin Park (パーク・サンミン)

Music by 

Kuniaki Haishima (配島邦明)

Cinematography by 

Takahide Shibanushi (柴主高秀)

Film Editing by 

Soichi Ueno (上野聡一)

Casting By

Sawako Ohzu

Art Direction by 

Noriyoshi Ikeya (池谷仙克)

Costume Design by

Keisuke Chiyoda (千代田圭介)

Production Company

Tohokushinsha Film Corporation (東北新社)

CAST 

Jô Odagiri (オダギリジョー)as Ginko (ギンコ)

Nao Ômori (大森南朋) as Nijirou (虹郎)

Yû Aoi (蒼井優) as Tanyu (淡幽)

Lily (りりィ) as Inn owner (庄屋夫人) 

Makiko Kuno (クノ真季子)as Maho's mother (真火の母)

Reia Moriyama (守山玲愛) as Maho (真火)

Hideyuki Inada (稲田英幸) as Yoki (ヨキ)

●ANIMATION FILM● SHIN SOS DAITOKYO TANKENTAI (新SOS大東京探検隊)

SHIN SOS DAITOKYO TANKENTAI (新SOS大東京探検隊) the animation movie directed by Shinji Takagi (高木 真司) based on Katsuhiro Otomo's one shot manga SOS TAITOKYO TANKENTAI (SOS 大東京探検隊) was released theatricaly today.Otomo's story was originally published  in Manga Shonen Magazine(マンガ少年) in 1980-IV and collected in the book SOS TAITOKYO TANKENTAI / OTOMO KATSUHIRO ANTHOLOGY 2. Katsuhiro Otomo re-designed the characters for the occasion. The drawing are collected in the page 148 of his art book KABA 2.

FILM CREDITS:

Director: 

Shinji Takagi (高木 真司)

Screenplay:

Sadayuki Murai (村井 さだゆき)

Original creator & Original Character Design: 

Katsuhiro Otomo (大友 克洋)

Character Design & Animation Director :

Hidekazu Ohara (小原 秀一)

Art Director: 

Junichi Taniguchi (谷口 淳一)

Music: 

Yoshihiro Ike (池 頼広)

Sound Director: 

Keiichi Momose (百瀬 慶一)

CGI Director: 

Masashi Kokubo (小久保 将志)

Animation Assistant: 

Mitsunori Murata (村田 充範)

Chief animator: 

Tomonari Nakajima

Chief Compositor: 

Mitsuhiro Sato (佐藤 充宏)

Color design: 

Nagisa Abe (安部 なぎさ)

Editing: 

Takeshi Seyama (瀬山 武司)

Modeling: 

Hiroki Yamada (山田 裕城)

Special Effects Animation Director: 

Takashi Hashimoto (橋本 敬史)

Production: 

Bandai Visual (バンダイビジュアル) / Sunrise (株式会社サンライズ)

Animation Production: 

Sunrise (株式会社サンライズ)

Distributor: 

Shochiku Co., Ltd. (松竹株式会社)

Production Assistance: 

Autodesk, Inc. / Production I.G (プロダクションIG)

Key Animation: 

Pierrot (ぴえろ) / Studio KIN

3D CGI: 

Gonzo (ゴンゾ) / IKIF+ / Transistor Studios / Trick Block

Digital Paint: 
Buyu / Studio Elle (スタジオエル) / T2 Studio / Wish

In-Between Animation:

Nakamura Production (中村プロダクション)

Pierrot (ぴえろ)

Studio Kuma (スタジオ九魔)

Studio Takuranke (スタジオたくらんけ)

SynergySP (シナジーSP)

Wish

●ANIMATION FILM● STEAMBOY (スチームボーイ)

Today it was released in japanese theaters the last animation film directed by Katsuhiro Otomo. With more than eight years in the making STEAMBOY has become the most expensive japanese animation film ever produced.

MAIN FILM CREDITS

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Created & Directed by

Katsuhiro Otomo

Screenplay:

Sadayuki Murai (村井 さだゆき)

Music:

Steve Jablonsky

Character Design:

Atsushi Irie (入江 篤)

Katsumi Matsuda (松田 勝巳)

Art Director:

Shinji Kimura

Animation Director:

Atsushi Irie (入江 篤)

Katsumi Matsuda (松田 勝巳)

Shinji Takagi (高木 真司)

Tsutomu Awada (粟田 務)

Yasuyuki Shimizu (清水 保行)

Mechanical design:

Makoto Kobayashi (小林 誠)

Sound Director:

Keiichi Momose (百瀬 慶一)

CGI Director:

Hiroaki Ando (安藤 裕章)

Chief Key-Animation Supervisor:

Tatsuya Tomaru (外丸 達也)

Digital Composite Chief:

Mitsuhiro Sato (佐藤 充宏)

Animation:

Studio 4°C

Animation Production:

Sunrise

Animation Assistance:

Oh! Production

Production I.G

Studio 4°C

Studio Live

Synergy Japan

Tamazawa Dogasha

Telecom Animation Film

3DCG & Composite:

IKIF+

MADHOUSE

Production I.G

Satelight

T2 Studio

Production:

Bandai Co., Ltd.

Bandai Visual

Culture Publishers

Dentsu Inc.

Imagica (Production)

Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc.

Studio 4°C (Pilot Film)

Sunrise

Tokyo Broadcasting System

TOHO

Distributor:

TOHO

●ANIMATION FILM● PERFECT BLUE (パーフェクトブルー)

PERFECT BLUE was released today theatrically in Japan. Katsuhiro Otomo collaborated in the planning stage of this animation film directed by Satoshi Kon (今 敏). The movie is based on the novel PERFECT BLUE: COMPLETE METAMORPHOSIS (パーフェクト・ブルー　完全変態) written by Yoshikazu Takeuchi (竹内 義和).

FILM CREDITS

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Directed by

Satoshi Kon (今 敏)

Script:

Sadayuki Murai (村井 さだゆき)

Music:

Masahiro Ikumi (磯見 雅博)

Original Character Design:

Hisashi Eguchi (江口 寿史)

Character Design:

Hideki Hamasu (濱洲 英喜)

Satoshi Kon (今 敏)

Art Director:

Nobutaka Ike (池 信孝)

Animation Director: 

Hideki Hamasu (濱洲 英喜)

Original Novel: 

Yoshikazu Takeuchi (竹内 義和)

Sound Director: 

Masafumi Mima (三間 雅文)

Director of Photography: 

Hisao Shirai (白井 久男)

Color design: 

Ken Hashimoto (橋本 賢)

Editing: 

Harutoshi Ogata (尾形 治敏)

Planning:

Koichi Okamoto

Yoshikazu Takeuchi (竹内 義和)

Planning Assistant:

Atsushi Naito 

Katsuhiro Otomo

Toshio Higuchi

General Producer: 

Takeshi Kitano (武 北野) (as Takeshi Washitani)

Animation Production:

MADHOUSE (マッドハウス)

Oniro

Background Art: 

Team's Art (ティームズアート)

Special effects:

Visual Workshop (ビジュアルワークショップ)

CGI Assistance:

Animation Staff Room

D・Shop

Imagica (イマジカ)

Marcus

Satelight (サテライト)

Distribution Assistance: 

City Publishing

Production & Distributor: 

Rex Entertainment

Photography: 

Studio Cosmos (スタジオコスモス)

Film Developing: 

Tokyo Laboratory (東京現像所)

In-Between Animation & Paint:

Dr. Movie

Kyung Kang ANIA (京江ANIA)

Ligthwork & Titles: 

Maki Production (マキ・プロダクション)

Music Production: 

iNoks Records

Recording Studio: 

Aoi Studio (アオイスタジオ)

Sound Effects: 

Sound Box (サウンドボックス)

Sound Production: 

Techno Sound (テクノサウンド)

Planning: 

Double Max