Katsuhiro Otomo

Katsuhiro Ōtomo (大友克洋, Ōtomo Katsuhiro^?), born April 14, 1954 in Hasama in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. He is a manga artist, anime director, and writer for both manga and anime. He is mainly known for being the director of Akira (1988), one of the most influential anime films, as well as for being the artist/writer of the homonymous manga (1982-1990). Beyond Akira, Otomo directed, co-directed, produced, wrote and screenplayed well-known films such as Roujin Z (1991), Memories (1995), Metropolis (2001) and Steamboy (2004)

Several of his manga have been published in Spain.

Biography

As a teenager growing up in the turbulent 1960s, Otomo saw protests by both students and workers against the Japanese government everywhere. This period of change led to the Japan we know today - a Japan in stark contrast to Japan occupied after World War II. The riots, demonstrations and in general the chaotic situation of that time, served as inspiration for his best known work, Akira .

The animation of this period (especially the work coming out of the Tokyo animation studios Mushi Production and Toei Doga) influenced the young Otomo. Works like Gigantor, Astro Boy and Hols, Prince of the Sun would encourage Otomo to develop his career in the world of animation. However, it was the films coming from the United States that channeled his rebellious nature. My life is my life and Easy Rider would serve as inspiration for the character of Shotaro Kaneda and his biker gang in Akira: young rebels who are troubled and unconcerned with authority or the pressure placed on them by their parents' generation..

Works

Manga

• The Gun Report (1973).
• Highway Star (testing to the distribution of the Facilitator, 1975-1978)
• Short Piece (LINKING LINKS, 1979)
• Fireball (1979)
• Pesadillas (l) Domu1980)
• Good Weather (counsellors, 1981)
• Sayonara Nippon (GRUNTING GROUP, 1981)
• Kibun wa mou sensou (≤280)
• Jiyu or warera (clears throat, 1982)
• Akira (Twitter, 1982-1990)
• Memories (Mobile Edition, 1990)
• The legend of Mother Sarah(1990-1996)
• SOS Dai Tokyo Tankentai (SOShil eating food, 1996)
• The Memory of Memories (Artbook) (1996)
• Batman: Black and White (1996) (Micro History collaboration "The Third Mask") (DC Comics)
• Hi. (2002)

Filmography

• Jiyu wo warerani (relatives)
• Genma Daisen
• Labyrinth such (Manie-Manie من, 1987) also known as Neo-Tokio
• Lab (fired, 1987)
• Robot Carnival ()국)のの・クード, 1987)
• Akira (habeas corpus, 1988)
• World Apartment Horror (ь истаииистииииисть истики 1991)
• Roujin Z (distance, 1991)
• Memories (how much you want to know, 1995)
• Spriggan (Tribute to dinner, 1998)
• Metrópolis, 2001
• Steamboy (Entrepreneurs for 2004)
• Mushishishi, 2006
• Freedom Project (7 ovas) (2007)
• Short Peace (2013)