is a Japanese animation director and animator working for

Production I.G is a Japanese animation studio and production enterprise, founded on December 15, 1987, by Mitsuhisa Ishikawa and headquartered in Musashino, Tokyo, Japan. The letters I and G derive from the names of the company founders: producer Mitsuhisa Ish ...

Career

Okiura left high school at the age of 16 and entered the animation industry as a member of the studio Anime R, where he studied under Moriyasu Taniguchi and which Taniguchi superintends. He is known for his detailed effects animation in, for example, the chopper attack scene in '' Patlabor 2: The Movie'', and more recently his highly realistic character animation in works such as the opening credits to '' Cowboy Bebop: The Movie'' and several

features. His debut work as a director, '' Jin-Roh'', completed in 1998, was the recipient of the Minami Toshiko Award at the 11th

Yubari International Fantastic Film Festival The , also sometimes called YIFFF, is held in a resort-like environment in the small town of Yūbari on the northernmost Japanese island of Hokkaidō. From 1990 to 1999, the festival was known as the Yubari International Fantastic Adventure Fil ...

in February 2000. Okiura's next written and directed feature film, ''

A Letter to Momo is a 2011 Japanese anime drama film produced by Production I.G and distributed by Kadokawa Pictures. The film was written and directed by Hiroyuki Okiura and stars an ensemble cast featuring Karen Miyama, Yuka, Toshiyuki Nishida, Chō and Kō ...

'', premiered at the

2011 Toronto International Film Festival The 36th annual Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) was held in Toronto, Ontario, Canada between September 8 and September 18, 2011. Buenos Aires, Argentina was selected to be showcased for the 2011 City to City programme. The opening film ...

, about 11 years after his first film. It was in-development for seven years.

Personal life

He is married to voice actress Sumi Mutoh, who portrayed Kei Amemiya in ''Jin-Roh''.

Filmography

The following are the works of Hiroyuki Okiura:

Director

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'' (1987, animation director and key animator)
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'' (1987, animation director, character designer, key animator)
'' Record of the Lodoss War'' (1990, animation director)
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'' (1992, animation director, character designer and storyboard)
'' Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade'' (1999, director, original character designer and storyboard)
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'' (2011, director, screenplay and storyboard)
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'' (2015, Ep. 34, animation director, character designer, screenplay, key animation)

Key Animator

'' Miyuki'' (1983-1994)
''

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'' (1983-1984)
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'' (1987, also animation director)
'' Akira'' (1988)
''

Venus Wars is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yoshikazu Yasuhiko. It was serialized in the Gakken magazine ''Nora Comics'' from 1986 to 1990. In 1989, ''The Venus Wars'' was adapted into an anime film directed by Yoshikazu Yasuhik ...

'' (1989)
'' Patlabor: The Movie'' (1989)
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Roujin Z is a 1991 Japanese animated science fiction action thriller film directed by Hiroyuki Kitakubo and written by Katsuhiro Otomo. The animation for ''Roujin Z'' was produced by A.P.P.P. in association with other companies including Movic, Sony ...

'' (1991)
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Catnapped! , known outside Japan as ''Catnapped!'', is a 1995 Japanese anime feature film, directed, created and written by Takashi Nakamura, who was also its character designer. The animation was produced by Triangle Staff. The theme song of the film was ...

'' (1995)
''

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'' (1995, chief animator and key animator: ''Magnetic Rose'' / key animator: ''Stink Bomb'')
'' Blood: The Last Vampire'' (2000)
''

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'' (2001)
'' Cowboy Bebop: The Movie'' (2001, opening credit sequence director and key animator)
'' Tennis no Ōjisama – Futari no Samurai'' (2005)
'' xxxHolic: A Midsummer Night's Dream'' (2005)
'' Naruto the Movie: Legend of the Stone of Gelel'' (2005)
'' Paprika'' (2006)
'' Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo'' (2012)
''

Your Name is a 2016 Japanese animated romantic fantasy film produced by CoMix Wave Films. It depicts a high school boy in Tokyo and a high school girl in the Japanese countryside who suddenly and inexplicably begin to swap bodies. The film was commis ...

'' (2016)
'' Blade Runner: Black Out 2022'' (2017)

Other

'' Blue Comet SPT Layzner'' (1985-1986, mechanical animation director)
'' Patlabor 2: The Movie'' (1993, assistant animation supervisor)
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Ghost in the Shell ''Ghost in the Shell'' is a Japanese cyberpunk media franchise based on the seinen manga series of the same name written and illustrated by Masamune Shirow. The manga, first serialized in 1989 under the subtitle of ''The Ghost in the Shell'' ...

'' (1995, character design, animation supervisor and layout artist)
'' Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence'' (2004, character designer and animation supervisor)

Notes

External links

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Hiroyuki Okiura profile & works at Anipages
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