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Hayao Miyazaki is a Japanese animator, director, producer, screenwriter, author, and manga artist. A co-founder of Studio Ghibli, he has attained international acclaim as a masterful storyteller and creator of Japanese animated feature films, and is widel ...
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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 ''
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Spirited Away is a 2001 Japanese animated fantasy film written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki, animated by Studio Ghibli for Tokuma Shoten, Nippon Television Network, Dentsu, Buena Vista Home Entertainment, Tohokushinsha Film, and Mitsubishi and distrib ...
'' 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 '' Paprika''. He worked as a character designer and animation director for Hiroyuki Okiura's ''
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 ...
'' 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 ''
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'' 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 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 ...
'' 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 is a 1992 Japanese animated adventure-fantasy film written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki. It is based on '' Hikōtei Jidai'' ("The Age of the Flying Boat"), a three-part 1989 watercolor manga by Miyazaki. It stars the voices of Shūichirō M ...
'' (1992) – key animation * ''
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'' (1993) – assistant animation director (uncredited), key animation * ''
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'' (1994) – key animation * ''
Whisper of the Heart is a 1995 Japanese Anime, animated romantic drama film directed by Yoshifumi Kondō and written by Hayao Miyazaki based on the #Background, 1989 manga of the same name by Aoi Hiiragi. It was animated by Studio Ghibli for Tokuma Shoten, Nippon T ...
'' (1995) – key animation * ''
Princess Mononoke is a 1997 Japanese animated epic historical fantasy film written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki and animated by Studio Ghibli for Tokuma Shoten, Nippon Television Network and Dentsu. The film stars the voices of Yōji Matsuda, Yuriko Ishida ...
'' (1997) – character design with his mentor
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, chief animation director * ''
My Neighbors the Yamadas is a 1999 Japanese animated comedy film written and directed by Isao Takahata, animated by Studio Ghibli for Tokuma Shoten, Nippon Television Network, Hakuhodo and Buena Vista Home Entertainment, and distributed by Shochiku. ...
'' (1999) – key animation * ''
Spirited Away is a 2001 Japanese animated fantasy film written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki, animated by Studio Ghibli for Tokuma Shoten, Nippon Television Network, Dentsu, Buena Vista Home Entertainment, Tohokushinsha Film, and Mitsubishi and distrib ...
'' (2001) – character design, chief animation director * ''
Tokyo Godfathers is a 2003 Japanese animated tragicomedy adventure film written and directed by Satoshi Kon. The film stars live-action actors such as Toru Emori, Yoshiaki Umegaki, and Aya Okamoto as the lead voice actors. Kon was inspired by the 1948 America ...
'' (2003) – animation director, key animation * '' Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence'' (2004) – key animation * ''
Tekkonkinkreet , also known as ''Black & White'', is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Taiyō Matsumoto, originally serialized from 1993 to 1994 in Shogakukan's ''seinen'' manga magazine ''Big Comic Spirits''. The story takes place in the ...
'' (2006) – key animation * '' Paprika'' (2006) – character design, animation director and key animation * '' Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo'' (2012) – key animation * ''
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 ...
'' (2012) – character design, animation director, key animation * '' The Tale of Princess Kaguya'' (2013) – animation * ''
When Marnie Was There is a 2014 Japanese animated psychological drama film co-written and directed by Hiromasa Yonebayashi, produced by Studio Ghibli and distributed by Toho. It is based on Joan G. Robinson's 1967 novel of the same name. The film follows Anna Sas ...
'' (2014) – screenplay, character design, animation director * '' The Last: Naruto the Movie'' (2014) – key animation * ''
Miss Hokusai is a Japanese historical manga series written and illustrated by Hinako Sugiura, telling the story of Katsushika Ōi who worked in the shadow of her father Hokusai. It was adapted into an anime film directed by Keiichi Hara, that was relea ...
'' (2015) – key animation * ''
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) – character design with Masayoshi Tanaka, animation director * ''
Napping Princess is a 2017 Japanese animated fantasy adventure film. It was produced by Signal.MD, written and directed by Kenji Kamiyama, and stars Mitsuki Takahata. It was released in Japan by Warner Bros. Pictures on March 18, 2017. An English dubbed versi ...
'' (2017) – key animation * ''
Mary and the Witch's Flower is a 2017 Japanese animated fantasy film co-written and directed by Hiromasa Yonebayashi, produced by Studio Ponoc founder Yoshiaki Nishimura, animated by Studio Ponoc, and distributed by Toho in Japan. Based on the 1971 book ''The Little Bro ...
'' (2017) – key animation * ''
The Deer King is a Japanese fantasy novel series written by Nahoko Uehashi. Kadokawa published the original novel in two volumes in September 2014, and then republished it in four reprinted volumes between June and July 2017. A manga adaptation with art by ...
'' (2022) – director with
Masayuki Miyaji , born on , is a Japanese anime director and supervisor. Biography Upon graduating from Nihon University's art department's school of film, Miyaji took part in Studio Ghibli's ''Higashi-Koganei Sonjoku'' training program in 1998. He studied unde ...
, storyboard, character design, chief animation director


TV series

* ''
The Legend of Zorro ''The Legend of Zorro'' is a 2005 American Western swashbuckler film directed by Martin Campbell, produced by Walter F. Parkes, Laurie MacDonald and Lloyd Phillips, with music by James Horner, and written by Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman. ...
'' (1996) – key animation * ''
Overman King Gainer is an anime television series, created by Yoshiyuki Tomino, written by Ichirō Ōkouchi, and featuring character designs by Yoshihiro Nakamura, Kinu Nishimura and Ken'ichi Yoshida. The series ran from September 7, 2002 to March 22, 2003 on ...
'' (2002) – key animation * ''
Paranoia Agent is a Japanese anime television series created by director Satoshi Kon and produced by Madhouse about a social phenomenon in Musashino, Tokyo caused by a juvenile serial assailant named Lil' Slugger (the English equivalent to ''Shōnen Bat' ...
'' (2004) – character design, animation director and key animation * '' Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex 2nd GIG'' (2004) – key animation * '' Denno Coil'' (2007) – key animation * '' Bunny Drop'' (2011) – key animation


OVA

* ''
The Animatrix is a 2003 adult animated science-fiction anthology film produced by the Wachowskis. The film details through nine animated short films the backstory of ''The Matrix'' film series, including the original war between humanity and machines which l ...
'' (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 t ...
'' (1995) – character design, animation director


Web animation

* ''
Japan Animator Expo is a weekly series of original net animations released as part of a collaboration between Hideaki Anno's Studio Khara and Dwango, consisting of various anime shorts produced by many directors. The project began release from 7 November 2014 ...
'' (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