(born November 6, 1974) is a Japanese
animator
An animator is an artist who creates multiple images, known as frames, which give an illusion of movement called animation when displayed in rapid sequence. Animators can work in a variety of fields including film, television, and video gam ...
and
illustrator
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living in
San Francisco, California. He is a former art director of
Pixar.
Biography
Born and raised in
Tokyo, Japan, he is married to , a jewelry artist and the niece of acclaimed
anime director
Hayao Miyazaki. He co-directed ''
The Dam Keeper'' which was nominated for the
Oscar for short animated film.
Filmography
*''
Ice Age'' (2002) (Matte Painting/Color Stylist Art)
*''
Robots'' (2005) (Lead Color Key Artist/Additional Design)
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Horton Hears a Who!'' (2008) (Lead Color Design)
*''
Toy Story 3'' (2010) (Color and Lighting Art Director)
*''
Cars 2
''Cars 2'' is a 2011 American computer-animated Spy film, spy comedy film produced by Pixar, Pixar Animation Studios for Walt Disney Pictures. It is the sequel to ''Cars (film), Cars'' (2006), the second film in the Cars (franchise), ''Cars'' f ...
'' (2011) (Sushi Chef, Additional Voices)
*''
Cars 2: The Video Game'' (2011) (Sushi Chef)
*''
Monsters University
''Monsters University'' is a 2013 American computer-animated monster comedy film produced by Pixar Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures. It was directed by Dan Scanlon (in his feature directorial debut) and produced by Kori ...
'' (2013) (Lighting Design and Character Shading Art Director)
*''
The Dam Keeper'' (2014) (Co-director)
*''Moom'' (2016) (Co-director)
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Oni: Thunder God's Tale'' (2022) (Creator/Showrunner)
Books
Dice has appeared in both volumes of
Blue Sky Studios
Blue Sky Studios, Inc. was an American computer animation studio based in Greenwich, Connecticut. It was founded on February 22, 1987 by Chris Wedge, Michael Ferraro, Carl Ludwig, Alison Brown, David Brown, and Eugene Troubetzkoy after their e ...
''Out of Picture'' anthology, contributing the stories "Noche Y Dia" in Volume 1 and "The Dream of Kyosuke" in Volume 2.
''
The Dam Keeper'' has been developed volume graphic novel published by
First Second Books
First Second Books is an American publisher of graphic novels. An imprint of Roaring Brook Press, part of Holtzbrinck Publishers, First Second publishes fiction, biographies, personal memoirs, history, visual essays, and comics journalism. It als ...
:
* ''The Dam Keeper'' (2017)
* ''The Dam Keeper: World Without Darkness'' (2018)
* ''The Dam Keeper: Return from the Shadows'' (2019)
Special projects
In 2008, Dice (along with
Ronnie del Carmen.
Enrico Casarosa and Yukino Pang) initiated the
Totoro Forest Project, a fundraising exhibition/auction to support the non-profit Totoro Forest Foundation. This initiative also produced a corresponding art book reprinting the various pieces contributed and included the likes of
James Jean,
Charles Vess,
Iain McCaig
Iain McCaig (born March 19, 1957) is an American artist, writer, and filmmaker. He was involved in the '' Star Wars'' franchise and many other iconic film and book projects, including an album cover for Jethro Tull's Broadsword and the Beast.Rei ...
and
William Joyce among others.
He is also overseeing Sketchtravel (with Gerald Guerlais) which purpose is passing a real sketchbook "from one artist's hand to another like an Olympic torch in an artistic relay through 12 countries over 4 and half years", and the end result auctioned off to benefit the various chosen charities that the participating artists choose.
References
External links
Dice Tsutsumi homepage*
{{DEFAULTSORT:Tsutsumi, Daisuke
1974 births
Living people
Blue Sky Studios people
Pixar people
Japanese animators
Japanese animated film directors
Japanese art directors
Artists from Tokyo
Japanese emigrants to the United States