Katsuhiro Otomo

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Katsuhiro Otomo

Writing 72 April 14, 1954

Miyagi, Japan

Katsuhiro Otomo is a Japanese comic book creator, screenwriter and film director. He is best known as the creator of the manga Akira and its animated film adaptation. He also dire…

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Akira

Akira

7.9 1988 Movie
Memories

Memories

7.5 1995 Movie
Metropolis

Metropolis

7.2 2001 Movie
Steamboy

Steamboy

6.9 2004 Movie
Roujin Z

Roujin Z

6.6 1991 Movie
Neo Tokyo

Neo Tokyo

6.7 1989 Movie
Spriggan

Spriggan

6.1 1998 Movie
Robot Carnival

Robot Carnival

6.7 1987 Movie
Short Peace

Short Peace

6.4 2013 Movie
Legend of the Millennium Dragon

Legend of the Millennium Dragon

6.2 2011 Movie
Naoki Urasawa's Manben neo

Naoki Urasawa's Manben neo

8.5 2020 TV Show
Freedom

Freedom

5.6 2006 TV Show

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Katsuhiro Otomo is a Japanese comic book creator, screenwriter and film director. He is best known as the creator of the manga Akira and its animated film adaptation. He also directed several live-action movies.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2023
    Nezumikozo Jirokichi

    Movie Character Designer

  2. 2020
    Naoki Urasawa's Manben neo

    TV show Self

  3. 2019
    Tokyo Reborn

    TV show Director

  4. 2016
    DOMU (Pilot)

    Movie Director

  5. 2013
    SHORT PEACE

    TV show Author

  6. 2013
    Short Peace

    Movie Director

  7. 2013
    A Farewell to Weapons

    Movie Original Story

  8. 2012
    Combustible

    Movie Screenplay

  9. 2011
    Legend of the Millennium Dragon

    Movie Conceptual Design

  10. 2009
    Hipira: The Little Vampire

    TV show Comic Book

  11. 2007
    Mushi-Shi: The Movie

    Movie Director

  12. 2007
    SOS! Tokyo Metro Explorers: The Next

    Movie Comic Book

  13. 2006
    Freedom

    TV show Mechanical Designer

  14. 2004
    Steamboy

    Movie Director

  15. 2004
    Memories of Memories

    Movie Self

  16. 2002
    Animax Special: The Making of 'Metropolis'

    Movie Self (as Katsuhiro Ohtomo)

More credits
  1. 2001
    Metropolis

    Movie Screenplay

  2. 1998
    Spriggan

    Movie Screenstory

  3. 1998
    Gundam: Mission to the Rise

    Movie Director

  4. 1997
    Gondora

    Movie Director

  5. 1995
    Memories

    Movie Director

  6. 1994
    Manga!

    Movie Self

  7. 1991
    Roujin Z

    Movie Key Animation

  8. 1991
    World Apartment Horror

    Movie Director

  9. 1989
    Neo Tokyo

    Movie Director

  10. 1988
    空前のアニメ巨編 AKIRA アキラが動き出す!

    Movie

  11. 1988
    Akira Production Report

    Movie Self

  12. 1988
    So What

    Movie Original Story

  13. 1988
    Akira

    Movie Director

  14. 1987
    Robot Carnival

    Movie Director

  15. 1987
    Robot Carnival

    TV show Director

  16. 1983
    Harmagedon

    Movie Key Animation

  17. 1982
    Give Me a Gun, Give Me Freedom

    Movie Director

  18. 1981
    Shuffle

    Movie Comic Book

  19. 1979
    High School Erotopia: Red Uniforms

    Movie Original Story

  20. —
    Orbital Era

    Movie Original Story

  21. —
    TEZUKA! God of Manga

    Movie Self