is a writer and director of Japanese

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. He is the creator of titles such as '' Wicked City'', ''

Ninja Scroll is a 1993 Japanese animated ''jidaigeki''- ''chanbara'' film written and directed by Yoshiaki Kawajiri, starring the voices of Kōichi Yamadera, Emi Shinohara, Takeshi Aono, Daisuke Gōri, Toshihiko Seki and Shūichirō Moriyama. The film was a ...

'', and '' Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust''.

Biography

Kawajiri was born on November 18, 1950 and grew up in

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. After he graduated from high school in 1968, he worked as an animator at Mushi Production Animation until it closed in 1972. He then joined Madhouse as one of the four co-founders, and in the 1970s was promoted to animation director. He finally debuted as a film director with 1984's '' Lensman: Secret of The Lens'', directing jointly with the more experienced Kazuyuki Hirokawa (Kawajiri also did the character design along with Kazuo Tomizawa). Gaining an interest in darker animation, he next directed ''The Running Man''. Afterwards, he was instructed to make a 35-minute short based on

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's novels, which was released as '' Wicked City''. After completing it, however, his producers were so impressed that he was asked to make it a feature-length film. Kawajiri enjoyed the dark tone, and agreed to manage and complete the film within a year. That same year he began to work for the Original Video Animation market debuting with "The Phoenix". From 1987 he also wrote his own scripts. ''Wicked City'' received critical and commercial success when released in 1987, giving Kawajiri more creative freedom. He began scripting and designing his own film set in

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. The result, ''

'', about the Japanese folk hero Jubei Yagyu, was soon released. After the Western release in 1996, Kawajiri's status as a director received international recognition. He was asked in 2002 to direct a segment, titled ''Program'', of ''

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'', considered a showcase of the best directors of Japanese animation. Before ''The Animatrix'', he also directed '' Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust'', which was based on a novel by

. Kawajiri directed '' Highlander: The Search for Vengeance''. It was released on DVD on 5 June 2007. According to an interview with

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News with producer Galen Walker, Kawajiri disliked the fact that 7–8 minutes of added scenes with no opening exposition text sequence were removed when the film was released, but the director's cut will include the footage. Kawajiri has script approval for a sequel to ''Ninja Scroll'', which was listed as being in pre-production with no specific release date as of 2010.

Filmography

Films

*'' Lensman: Secret of The Lens'' (1984) – director, storyboard, character design, key animation *'' Wicked City'' (1987) – director, screenwriter (as Kisei Choo), character design, animation director *'' Neo Tokyo'' (1987) (Segment: "The Running Man") – director, screenwriter, character design, animation director *''

Demon City Shinjuku is a novel by Hideyuki Kikuchi that was adapted into an original video animation (OVA) in 1988, directed by Yoshiaki Kawajiri. The title has also been translated as ''Hell City Shinjuku'' and ''Monster City''. It was also released as two man ...

'' (1988) – director, character design *''

A Wind Named Amnesia , also known as ''The Wind of Amnesia'' in Australia and the United Kingdom, is a Japanese novel authored by Hideyuki Kikuchi, originally published in 1983 by Asahi Sonorama. An anime film adaptation was released theatrically on December 22, ...

'' (1990) – screenwriter, supervision *''

'' (1993) – director, screenwriter, original work, original character design *'' Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust'' (2000) – director, screenwriter, storyboard *''

'' (2003) – director (Segment: "Program"), screenwriter (Segments: "World Record" and "Program") *'' Azumi 2: Death or Love'' (2005) – screenwriter *'' Highlander: The Search for Vengeance'' (2007) – director, storyboard, key animation

OVAs

*'' The Phoenix -Space-'' (1987) – director *'' Goku: Midnight Eye'' (1989) – director *''

Cyber City Oedo 808 is a 1990–1991 cyberpunk original video animation. It was directed by Yoshiaki Kawajiri. Set in the year 2808 in the city of Oedo (Tokyo), it tells the story of three criminals who are enlisted into fighting crime in exchange for reduced sent ...

'' (1990) – director, character design *''

The Cockpit The Cockpit can refer to: * Cockpit Theatre, a 17th-century theatre in London (also known as the Phoenix) that opened in 1616 * The Cockpit Theatre (Marylebone), Cockpit, a theatre in London, England that opened in 1970 * The Cockpit (OVA), ''The C ...

'' (1994) (Segment: "Slipstream") – director, screenwriter, character design, animation director *''

Biohunter is a Japanese manga series authored by Fujihiko Hosono. It tells the story about two molecular biologists, Koshigaya and Komada who take on humans with strange viruses that make them less human and more demonic. It was serialized in the Sco ...

'' (1995) – screenwriter, supervision, key animation *''

Birdy the Mighty is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Masami Yuki. His initial attempt with the story ran in Shogakukan's ''Shōnen Sunday Zōkan'' from 1985 to 1988, but it was eventually abandoned. Over a decade later, Yuki began a rebo ...

'' (1996) – director, screenwriter, storyboard, key animation *'' Batman: Gotham Knight'' (2008) (Segment: "Deadshot") – director (uncredited)

TV series

*'' X'' (2001) – director, script, storyboard *'' Ninja Scroll: The Series'' (2003) – original creator

Other work

*''

Dororo is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by the manga artist Osamu Tezuka. Tezuka's childhood memory of his friends pronouncing as ''dororo'' inspired the title of the series. ''Dororo'' was first serialized in Shogakukan's ''W ...

'' (1969) – in-between animation *''

Cleopatra Cleopatra VII Philopator ( grc-gre, Κλεοπάτρα Φιλοπάτωρ}, "Cleopatra the father-beloved"; 69 BC10 August 30 BC) was Queen of the Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt from 51 to 30 BC, and its last active ruler.She was also a ...

'' (1970) – in-between animation *''

Tomorrow's Joe is a Japanese boxing manga series written by Asao Takamori (a pen name of Japanese author and manga writer Ikki Kajiwara, and one that's a variation on his real name) and illustrated by Tetsuya Chiba. The story follows a young man name ...

'' (1970) – in-between animation, key animation *''

New Moomin is the second anime television series adaptation of the Moomin book series by the Finnish illustrator and writer Tove Jansson. It is a remake of the 1969-1970 ''Moomin'' series, which was loosely based on the books. It was produced in 1972 by ...

'' (1972) – key animation *''

Science Ninja Team Gatchaman is a Japanese animated franchise about a five-member superhero ninja team created by Tatsuo Yoshida and produced by Tatsunoko Productions. The original anime series, which debuted in 1972, was eponymously entitled ''Kagaku Ninja-tai Gatcham ...

'' (1972) – key animation *''

Dokonjō Gaeru is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yasumi Yoshizawa. It was serialized in Shueisha's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from July 1970 to June 1976, with its chapters collected in twenty-seven ''tankōbo ...

'' (1972) – key animation *''

Aim for the Ace! ''Aim for the Ace!'', known in Japan as , is a manga series written and illustrated by Sumika Yamamoto. The series tells the story of Hiromi Oka, a high school student who wants to become a professional tennis player as she struggles ag ...

'' (1973) – ending Illustration, key animation *''

Jungle Kurobe is a children's anime series by Fujiko Fujio. Created by the same team of Doraemon and clearly influenced by it, it tells the adventures of a Tarzanesque child and his friends in modern Tokyo. It consists of 61 episodes and was originally ...

'' (1973) – key animation *''Samurai Giants'' (1973) – key animation *''Judo Sanka'' (1974) – key animation *'' Hajime Ningen Gyatoruz'' (1974) – key animation *''The Fire G-Man'' (1975) – key animation *'' Adventures of Ganba'' (1975) – key animation *'' Demon Dragon of the Heavens Gaiking'' (1976) – key animation *''

Manga Sekai Mukashi Banashi ''Tales of Magic'', also known as ''Merlin's Cave'' and ''Wonderful'', ''Wonderful Tales From Around the World'', and known in Japan as ''Manga Fairy Tales of the World'' (まんが世界昔ばなし ''Manga sekai mukashi banashi''?) is a Japa ...

'' (1976) – episode director, character design, key animation, background art *''

Manga Nihon Mukashi Banashi Manga (Japanese: 漫画 ) are comics or graphic novels originating from Japan. Most manga conform to a style developed in Japan in the late 19th century, and the form has a long prehistory in earlier Japanese art. The term ''manga'' is u ...

'' (1976) – episode director, character design (uncredited), key animation, background art *''

Jetter Mars is an anime series directed by Rintaro and written by Osamu Tezuka. Originally planned by Tezuka as a full-color remake of the original anime adaptation of his popular manga series ''Astro Boy'', unfavorable circumstances during the pre-prod ...

'' (1977) – key animation *''

Future Boy Conan , also known as ''Conan, The Boy in Future'', is a Japanese post-apocalyptic science fiction anime series. It is an adaptation of American science-fiction writer Alexander Key's 1970 novel ''The Incredible Tide''. It was broadcast for twent ...

'' (1978) – key animation *''Animation Kikō Marco Polo no Bōken'' (1979) – storyboard, key animation *'' Botchan'' (1980) – key animation *''

The Fantastic Adventures of Unico is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Osamu Tezuka. It was serialized in Sanrio's manga magazine ' from November 1976 to March 1979 and collected in two volumes. A pilot film for a potential television series was produ ...

'' (1981) – key animation, setting (assistance) *''

The Sea Prince and the Fire Child is a 1981 Japanese anime film by Sanrio, based on a story by Shintaro Tsuji. It is said to be a loose retelling of ''Romeo and Juliet'', itself a European version of many tales of star-crossed lovers in a variety of cultures and eras. In this ...

'' (1981) – key animation *''

The Door Into Summer ''The Door into Summer'' is a science fiction novel by American science fiction writer Robert A. Heinlein, originally serialized in ''The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction'' (October, November, December 1956, with covers and interior illustr ...

'' (1981) – layout *'' Wandering Cloud'' (1982) – storyboard, layout, key animation (uncredited) *''

Unico in the Island of Magic is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Osamu Tezuka. It was serialized in Sanrio's manga magazine ' from November 1976 to March 1979 and collected in two volumes. A pilot film for a potential television series was produ ...

'' (1983) – layout, key animation *''

Barefoot Gen is a Japanese historical manga series by Keiji Nakazawa. Loosely based on Nakazawa's own experiences as a Hiroshima survivor, the series begins in 1945 in and around Hiroshima, Japan, where the six-year-old boy Gen Nakaoka liv ...

'' (1983) – key animation *'' Harmagedon'' (1983) – key animation *''

Georgie! is a manga series, written by Mann Izawa and illustrated by Yumiko Igarashi. It was serialized from 1982 to 1984 in the ''Shōjo Comic'' manga magazine. The series was adapted in 1983 into an anime television series, , by Tokyo Movie Shins ...

'' (1983) – opening animation *''

Stop!! Hibari-kun! is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hisashi Eguchi. It was serialized in ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from October 1981 to November 1983, and the chapters were published in four ''tankōbon'' volumes by Shueisha from November 198 ...

'' (1983) – episode director *''

The Dagger of Kamui is a Japanese novel series by Tetsu Yano released by Kadokawa Shoten from 1984 to 1985. The series was adapted in 1985 into an anime film directed by Rintaro and animated by Madhouse. The screenplay was adapted by Mori Masaki, and char ...

'' (1985) – key animation *''

Barefoot Gen 2 is a 1986 Japanese animated action drama film and the sequel to the 1983 animated war film '' Barefoot Gen'', loosely based on the Japanese manga series by Keiji Nakazawa. Directed by Toshio Hirata, the film stars Issei Miyazaki, Masaki Kōda, Y ...

'' (1986) – key animation *''

Toki no Tabibito -Time Stranger- is a 1986 Japanese animated science fiction film based on the novel by Taku Mayumura. Produced by Madhouse Studios and directed and co-written by Mori Masaki, the film was released in Japan on December 20, 1986, on Kadokawa Shoten and To ...

'' (1986) – key animation *''Junk Boy'' (1987) – special CF *''

Bride of Deimos is a Japanese dark fantasy manga series written by Etsuko Ikeda and illustrated by Yuuho Ashibe. It premiered in ''Princess'' magazine in December 1974, later moving to ''Viva Princess'', where it ran until the magazine became defunct with ...

'' (1988) – key animation *''Legend of the Forest'' (1988) – key animation *''

Legend of the Galactic Heroes , sometimes abbreviated as ''LOTGH'', ''LOGH'' or in Japanese (and also depicted as ''Heldensagen vom Kosmosinsel'' in the anime intro), is a series of science fiction novels written by Yoshiki Tanaka. In humanity's distant fu ...

'' (1988) – guest character design *''

Kimba the White Lion ''Kimba the White Lion'', known in Japan as , is a Japanese '' shōnen'' manga series written and illustrated by Osamu Tezuka which was serialized in the ''Manga Shōnen'' magazine from November 1950 to April 1954. An anime based on ...

'' (1989) – character design *''

Record of Lodoss War is a franchise of fantasy novels by Ryo Mizuno based on the work he originally created for a world called '' Forcelia'' as a rules-free setting for role-playing games (RPGs).Yasuda, Hitoshi. Afterword. . By Ryo Mizuno. Kadoka ...

'' (1990) – key animation *''

Zetsuai 1989 is a Japanese yaoi manga known for its melodramatic, almost operatic plot, its "semi-insane characters", and for the controversial style of its artwork. The word "Zetsu-ai" is a compound created by Minami Ozaki which has been translat ...

'' (1992) – storyboard *'' Phantom Quest Corp.'' (1994) – opening animation *'' Bronze: Cathexis'' (1994) – storyboard *''

Azuki-chan is a manga series about a young schoolgirl named Azusa Noyama, nicknamed Azuki-chan because when she was in first grade, Ken Takayanagi, a boy in her class, accidentally reads her name, "Azusa(あずさ)", as "Azuki(あずき)". Originall ...

'' (1995) – character design *''

Memories Memory is the faculty of the mind by which data or information is encoded, stored, and retrieved when needed. It is the retention of information over time for the purpose of influencing future action. If past events could not be remembered, ...

'' (1995) (Segment: "Stink Bomb") – supervision, key animation *'' X'' (1996) – key animation *''

Todd McFarlane's Spawn ''Todd McFarlane's Spawn'', also known as ''Spawn: The Animated Series'' or simply ''Spawn'' is an American adult animated superhero television series that aired on HBO from 1997 through 1999 and reran on Cartoon Network's Toonami programming b ...

'' (1997) – main title director *''

Master Keaton is a Japanese manga series created by Hokusei Katsushika, Naoki Urasawa, and Takashi Nagasaki. It was serialized in '' Big Comic Original'' from 1988 to 1994, with the 144 chapters collected into 18 ''tankōbon'' volumes by Shogakukan. An ...

'' (1998) – screenwriter, storyboard *''

Pet Shop of Horrors ''Pet Shop of Horrors'' is a Japanese horror manga created by Matsuri Akino. The series focuses on the eccentric Count D, proprietor of a mysterious pet shop located in the heart of Chinatown, and the numerous patrons who visit his shop. ...

'' (1999) – storyboard *'' Cardcaptor Sakura Movie 2: The Sealed Card'' (2000) – storyboard, key animation *''

Party 7 ''Party 7'' is a 2000 Japanese surreal comedy film directed by Katsuhito Ishii, distributed by Tohokushinsha Film Corporation. Plot Cast * Masatoshi Nagase as Miki * Keisuke Horibe as Sonoda * Akemi Kobayashi as Kana * Yoshinori Okada a ...

'' (2000) – key animation *''

Metropolis A metropolis () is a large city or conurbation which is a significant economic, political, and cultural center for a country or region, and an important hub for regional or international connections, commerce, and communications. A big c ...

'' (2001) – key animation, layout (assistance) *''Ogawa No Medaka'' (2002) – key animation *'' Space Pirate Captain Herlock: The Endless Odyssey'' (2002) – storyboard *''

Gokusen is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kozueko Morimoto. It was serialized in Shueisha's ''You'' from 2000 to 2007, with its chapters collected in fifteen '' wideban'' volumes. The story follows Kumiko Yamaguchi, the grand ...

'' (2004) – storyboard *'' Devil May Cry: The Animated Series'' (2007) – key animation *''

Shigurui is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Takayuki Yamaguchi, based on the first chapter of the novel ''Suruga-jō Gozen Jiai'' by Norio Nanjō. An anime television adaptation, aired on Wowow from July to October 2007. The seri ...

'' (2007) – storyboard *'' Redline'' (2009) – 1st key animation *''

Iron Man Iron Man is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was co-created by writer and editor Stan Lee, developed by scripter Larry Lieber, and designed by artists Don Heck and Jack Kirby. The charact ...

'' (2010) – storyboard *''

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'' (2011) – storyboard *''

The Tibetan Dog ''The Tibetan Dog'' (; ) is a 2011 Chinese/Japanese animated film directed by Masayuki Kojima, co-produced by Madhouse, China Film Group Corporation and Ciwen Pictures. It is based on the novel ''Mastiffs of the Plateau'' by Yang Zhijun. It pre ...

'' (2011) – key animation *'' Kaiji: Against All Rules'' (2011) – storyboard *''

X-Men The X-Men are a superhero team appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, first appearing in Uncanny X-Men, ''The X-Men'' #1 by artist/co-plotter Jack Kirby and writer/editor Stan Lee in 1963. Although initially cancelled in ...

'' (2011) – storyboard *''

Blade A blade is the portion of a tool, weapon, or machine with an edge that is designed to puncture, chop, slice or scrape surfaces or materials. Blades are typically made from materials that are harder than those they are to be used on. Historic ...

'' (2011) – storyboard *''

Chihayafuru is a Japanese ''josei'' manga series written and illustrated by Yuki Suetsugu. It was serialized in Kodansha's ''josei'' manga magazine '' Be Love'' from December 2007 to August 2022, with its chapters collected in 50 ''tankōbon'' vo ...

'' (2011) – storyboard *'' Black Jack: Dezaki's Final Chapter'' (2011) – key animation *''

Btooom! ''Btooom!'' (stylized as ''BTOOOM!'') is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Junya Inoue. It was serialized in Shinchosha's ''seinen'' manga magazine '' Comic Bunch'', where it ran from 2009 until 2018, with its chapters colle ...

'' (2012) – storyboard *'' Chihayafuru 2'' (2013) – storyboard *'' Iron Man: Rise of Technovore'' (2013) – storyboard *''

Ace of Diamond is a Japanese baseball-themed manga series written and illustrated by Yuji Terajima. It was serialized in Kodansha's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Magazine'' from May 2006 to January 2015. A sequel titled ''Ace of Diamon ...

'' (2014) – storyboard *''

Overlord An overlord in the English feudal system was a lord of a manor who had subinfeudated a particular manor, estate or fee, to a tenant. The tenant thenceforth owed to the overlord one of a variety of services, usually military service or serje ...

'' (2015) - storyboard *'' Rokka: Braves of the Six Flowers'' (2015) - storyboard *''

One Punch Man is a Japanese superhero manga series created by One. It tells the story of Saitama, a superhero who, because he can defeat any opponent with a single punch, grows bored from a lack of challenge. One wrote the original webcomic manga v ...

'' (2015) - storyboard *'' Garo: Crimson Moon'' (2015) – storyboard *''

Alderamin on the Sky is a Japanese light novel series, written by Bokuto Uno and illustrated by Sanbasō (volumes 1–5) and Ryūtetsu (volume 6–14) between 2012 and 2018. A manga based on the series, written by Taiki Kawakami, is published in ''Dengeki Daioh'' ...

'' (2016) - storyboard *''

All Out!! ''All Out!!'' (stylized as ''ALL OUT!!'') is a Japanese manga series written by Shiori Amase. It was serialized in Kodansha's ''seinen'' manga magazine ''Monthly Morning Two'' from November 2012 to February 2020, with its chapter collected in ...

'' (2016) - storyboard *'' ACCA: 13-Territory Inspection Dept.'' (2017) - storyboard *'' Rage of Bahamut: Virgin Soul'' (2017) - storyboard *''

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'' (2018) - storyboard *'' Mr. Tonegawa: Middle Management Blues'' (2018) - storyboard *'' Attack on Titan Season 3 Part 1'' (2018) - storyboard *''

Boogiepop and Others is a Japanese light novel written by Kouhei Kadono and illustrated by Kouji Ogata. The first in the ''Boogiepop'' series, it was released in 1998 by MediaWorks and won the fourth Dengeki Game Novel Contest. A manga adaptation by Kouji O ...

'' (2019) - storyboard *''

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Koyoharu Gotouge. It follows teenage Tanjiro Kamado, who strives to become a demon slayer after his family was slaughtered and his younger sister, Nezuko Kamado, Nezuko, turned into a ...

'' (2019) - storyboard *''

No Guns Life is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Tasuku Karasuma. It was serialized in Shueisha's ''seinen'' manga magazine ''Ultra Jump'' from September 2014 to September 2021, with its chapters collected in thirteen ''tankōbon'' vol ...

'' (2019) – storyboard *'' Chihayafuru 3'' (2020) – storyboard *''

Deca-Dence is an original anime television series produced and animated by NUT. The series aired from July to September 2020. Synopsis Setting In the latter part of the 2400s, air pollution reached lethal levels. As humanity hurtled toward extinction, ...

'' (2020) – storyboard *''

Jujutsu Kaisen is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Gege Akutami. It has been serialized in Shueisha's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' since March 2018, with its chapters collected and published in 21 ''tankōbon'' vo ...

'' (2020) – storyboard *'' Beastars 2nd Season'' (2021) – storyboard

References

External links

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