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Kazuto Nakazawa
Niigata, Japan
Kazuto Nakazawa (中澤 一登, Nakazawa Kazuto, born March 4, 1968) is a Japanese character designer and director of numerous anime series and video games who also goes by the pseudonym…
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Kazuto Nakazawa (中澤 一登, Nakazawa Kazuto, born March 4, 1968) is a Japanese character designer and director of numerous anime series and video games who also goes by the pseudonym Takeshi Tsuji (辻 武司, Tsuji Takeshi). His directorial work includes Parasite Dolls, the anime sequence in Kill Bill: Volume 1, and the Moondrive segment of Genius Party Beyond. He has designed characters for many anime, such as Ashita no Nadja and Samurai Champloo, for which he also served as animation director. In addition to his work with anime, he designed the characters of Tales of Legendia and was the animation director of Devil Kings. Throughout his career, he has worked also as an animator, providing key animations to anime such as The Animatrix's "Kid's Story" and "A Detective Story." He has made two appearances at anime conventions in the United States: at Otakon in 1999 and 2006. He also animated the Joe Hahn-directed music video for the Linkin Park song "Breaking the Habit."
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2026
20001 An Earth Odyssey
Movie Character Designer
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2026
Love Through a Prism
TV show Supervising Animation Director
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2022
Aoashi
TV show Storyboard Artist
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2021
Fena: Pirate Princess
TV show Original Story
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2019
Case File N° 221: Kabukicho
TV show Key Animation
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2018
B: The Beginning
TV show Series Director
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2016
Days
TV show Character Designer
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2015
Comedy Skit 1989
Movie Director
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2014
Japan Animator Expo
TV show Director
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2014
Terror in Resonance
TV show Character Designer
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2014
Haikyu!!
TV show Key Animation
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2014
Giovanni's Island
Movie Key Animation
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2013
Attack on Titan
TV show Key Animation
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2013
Vassalord.
Movie Director
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2013
Oreshura
TV show Key Animation
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2012
Kids on the Slope
TV show Key Animation
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2012
Kuroko's Basketball
TV show Key Animation
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2012
Medusa's Revenge
Movie Director
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2012
Kid Icarus
TV show Director
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2011
Hunter x Hunter
TV show Key Animation
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2011
Usagi Drop
TV show Key Animation
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2010
House of Five Leaves
TV show Character Designer
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2009
Tales of Vesperia: The First Strike
Movie Key Animation
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2008
Hells
Movie Animation Director
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2008
Genius Party Beyond
Movie Director
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2008
Genius Party Beyond
TV show Director
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2008
Ani*Kuri15
Movie Director
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2007
Tokyo Marble Chocolate
TV show Key Animation
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2007
Ani*Kuri15
TV show Director
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2006
Deep Imagination
Movie Director
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2005
FLUXIMATION
Movie Director
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2004
Steamboy
Movie Key Animation
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2004
Samurai Champloo
TV show Character Designer
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2003
Kill Bill: Vol. 1
Movie First Assistant Director
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2003
Kid's Story
Movie Key Animation
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2003
Parasite Dolls
Movie Director
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2003
Parasite Dolls
TV show Key Animation
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2003
A Detective Story
Movie Key Animation
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2003
The Second Renaissance Part I
Movie Key Animation
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2002
Comedy
Movie Director
