Katsuhiro Otomo
Writing · Director · Screenplay · Original Story
Born Apr 14, 1954 · Miyagi, Japan
Active 1979–present · Awards: Nihon SF Taisho Award, Medal with Purple Ribbon, Grand prix de la ville d'Angoulême, Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres, Seiun Award for Best Comic, Seiun Award for Best Comic, Winsor McCay Award, Will Eisner Hall of Fame
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.
Filmography
Orbital Era — Original Story · Director · Screenplay · Conceptual DesignAkira (1988) — Director · Comic Book · ScreenplayMemories (1995) — Director · Original Story · Screenplay · Character Designer · Executive ProducerMetropolis (2001) — Screenplay · Storyboard ArtistSteamboy (2004) — Director · Original Story · ScreenplayRoujin Z (1991) — Screenplay · Key Animation · Original StoryNeo Tokyo (1989) — Director · ScreenplayRobot Carnival (1987) — Director · WriterSpriggan (1998) — ScreenstoryShort Peace (2013) — Director · Screenplay · Original StoryLegend of the Millennium Dragon (2011) — Conceptual DesignMushi-Shi: The Movie (2007) — Director · ScreenplayShuffle (1981) — Comic BookCombustible (2012) — Director · Screenplay · Original StoryRobot Carnival (1987) — Director · Writer · CreatorHipira: The Little Vampire (2009) — Comic BookHarmagedon (1983) — Key AnimationWorld Apartment Horror (1991) — Director · ScreenplayA Farewell to Weapons (2013) — Original StoryFreedom (2006) — Mechanical Designer · Character DesignerSo What (1988) — Original StoryGive Me a Gun, Give Me Freedom (1982) — Director · WriterSHORT PEACE (2013) — Author · Director · CreatorGundam: Mission to the Rise (1998) — Director · Writer