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Katsuhiro Otomo

Katsuhiro Otomo

Writing
April 14, 1954 (72)
Miyagi, Japan
April 14, 1954 (72)
Miyagi, Japan

Katsuhiro Otomo

Writing

Biography

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 24

Movies (20)

  • DOMU (Pilot)
    2016
    Directing
  • Short Peace
    2013
    Directing
  • Combustible
    2012
    Directing
  • Mushi-Shi: The Movie
    2007
    Directing
  • Steamboy
    2004
    Directing
  • Memories of Memories
    2004
    Self
  • Animax Special: The Making of 'Metropolis'
    2002
    Self (as Katsuhiro Ohtomo)
  • Gundam: Mission to the Rise
    1998
    Directing
  • Gondora
    1997
    Directing
  • Memories
    1995
    Directing
  • Manga!
    1994
    Self
  • World Apartment Horror
    1991
    Directing
  • Neo Tokyo
    1989
    Directing
  • 空前のアニメ巨編 AKIRA アキラが動き出す!
    1988
  • Akira Production Report
    1988
    Self
  • Akira
    1988
    Directing
  • Robot Carnival
    1987
    Directing
  • Give Me a Gun, Give Me Freedom
    1982
    Directing
  • TEZUKA! God of Manga
    Lui-même
  • Orbital Era
    Directing

Shows (4)

  • Naoki Urasawa's Manben neo
    2020
    Self
  • Tokyo Reborn
    2019
    Directing
  • SHORT PEACE
    2013
    Directing
  • Robot Carnival
    1987
    Directing