(born 1977) is a Japanese animator known for the short film ''
La Maison en Petits Cubes'' which won the 2008
Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film
The Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film is an award given by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) as part of the annual Academy Awards, or Oscars, since the 5th Academy Awards (with different names), covering the year 1 ...
. He also created ''The Diary Of Tortov Roddle'', a
surrealistic
Surrealism is a cultural movement that developed in Europe in the aftermath of World War I in which artists depicted unnerving, illogical scenes and developed techniques to allow the unconscious mind to express itself. Its aim was, according to ...
dream adventure.
Filmography
Influence
In
2015, the
Chilean writer
José Baroja published the story "
El hombre del terrón de azúcar", the winning text of the XIII Gonzalo Rojas Pizarro International Contest, inspired by the short film "Middonaitokafe" ("The Midnight Cafe"), included in the film .
References
External links
Robot Communications– Kato's production company
at Journal du Japon
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Kunio Katōat Media Arts Database
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Japanese animators
Japanese animated film directors
Japanese surrealist artists
Surrealist filmmakers
People from Kagoshima
1977 births
Living people