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and filmmaker. He is known for working with Hayao Miyazaki, Satoshi Kon and

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'', '' Spirited Away'', and '' Your Name''.

Career

Ando took the entrance exam for Studio Ghibli while he was a student at the Nihon University College of Art and was accepted. At the young age of 25, Ando was chosen to be the chief animation director of ''

''. Ando also served as Hayao Miyazaki's right-hand man on '' Spirited Away'' in 2001, but left Ghibli after a confrontation with Miyazaki over directing methods. Ando has been involved in Satoshi Kon's films since 2003, and served as character designer and animation director for Kon's 2006 film ''

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''. He worked as a character designer and animation director for Hiroyuki Okiura's ''

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'' in 2012. He joined Studio Ghibli films for the first time in a long time in 2013 as a member of the animation staff for '' The Tale of Princess Kaguya''. In 2014, he worked on '' When Marnie Was There'' as an animation director for Studio Ghibli for the first time in 13 years since ''Spirited Away'', and also co-wrote the script for the film. He led the animation team for the Makoto Shinkai-directed '' Your Name'' in 2016. Ando makes his directorial debut with '' Shika no Ō: Yuna to Yakusoku no Tabi'', alongside co-director Masayuki Miyaji. He also served as character designer and animation director.

Filmography

Films

* '' Only Yesterday'' (1991) – in-between animation * '' Porco Rosso'' (1992) – key animation * ''

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'' (1993) – assistant animation director (uncredited), key animation * '' Pom Poko'' (1994) – key animation * '' Whisper of the Heart'' (1995) – key animation * ''

'' (1997) – character design with his mentor

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, chief animation director * '' My Neighbors the Yamadas'' (1999) – key animation * '' Spirited Away'' (2001) – character design, chief animation director * '' Tokyo Godfathers'' (2003) – animation director, key animation * '' Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence'' (2004) – key animation * ''

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'' (2006) – key animation * ''

'' (2006) – character design, animation director and key animation * '' Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo'' (2012) – key animation * ''

'' (2012) – character design, animation director, key animation * '' The Tale of Princess Kaguya'' (2013) – animation * '' When Marnie Was There'' (2014) – screenplay, character design, animation director * '' The Last: Naruto the Movie'' (2014) – key animation * ''

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'' (2015) – key animation * '' Your Name'' (2016) – character design with Masayoshi Tanaka, animation director * ''

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'' (2017) – key animation * ''

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'' (2017) – key animation * '' The Deer King'' (2022) – director with

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, storyboard, character design, chief animation director

TV series

* '' The Legend of Zorro'' (1996) – key animation * '' Overman King Gainer'' (2002) – key animation * '' Paranoia Agent'' (2004) – character design, animation director and key animation * '' Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex 2nd GIG'' (2004) – key animation * ''

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'' (2007) – key animation * ''

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'' (2011) – key animation

OVA

* ''

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'' (2003) (on the Kid's Story segment) – key animation

Music videos

* ''

On Your Mark is an animated music video created by Studio Ghibli for the song "On Your Mark" by the Japanese rock duo Chage & Aska. The song was released in 1994 as part of the single "Heart". In 1995, Hayao Miyazaki wrote and directed the short film for th ...

'' (1995) – character design, animation director

Web animation

* ''

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'' (2014) – key animation

Video games

* '' Magic Pengel: The Quest for Color'' (2002) – key animation

References

External links

* Studio Ghibli people Japanese animators Anime character designers Anime directors Japanese animated film directors Nihon University alumni 1969 births Living people People from Hiroshima Prefecture {{animator-stub