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Katsuhiro Otomo

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Born: 1954-04-14
From: Miyagi, Japan
Gender: Male
Popularity: 0.9

Also Known As

Katsuhiro ÔtomoKatsuhiro Ootomo

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.

Awards & Nominations10 won · 0 nominated

🏆 Won

Grand prix de la ville d'Angoulême

2015
🏆 Won

Officer of Arts and Letters

2014
🏆 Won

Winsor McCay Award

2013
🏆 Won

Medal with Purple Ribbon

2013
🏆 Won

Will Eisner Hall of Fame

2012
🏆 Won

Seiun Award for Best Comic

1984
🏆 Won

Kodansha Manga Award

Akira

1984
🏆 Won

Nihon SF Taisho Award

Domu: A Child's Dream

1983
🏆 Won

Seiun Award for Best Comic

1982
🏆 Won

Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres

Acting6 titles

Naoki Urasawa's Manben neo
8.5
Series

Naoki Urasawa's Manben neo

2020 - ...Documentary
Manga!
7.0
Cartoon

Manga!

1994Documentary
Animax Special: The Making of 'Metropolis'
6.5
Cartoon

Animax Special: The Making of 'Metropolis'

2002Documentary
Memories of Memories
6.0
Movie

Memories of Memories

2004Documentary
Akira Production Report
5.0
Movie

Akira Production Report

1988Documentary
空前のアニメ巨編 AKIRA アキラが動き出す!
0
Movie

空前のアニメ巨編 AKIRA アキラが動き出す!

1988Documentary

Directing17 titles

Akira
7.9
Anime Movie

Akira

1988Animation
Memories
7.5
Anime Movie

Memories

1995Sci-Fi
Give Me a Gun, Give Me Freedom
7.0
Movie

Give Me a Gun, Give Me Freedom

1982Action
Steamboy
6.9
Anime Movie

Steamboy

2004Animation
Combustible
6.9
Anime Movie

Combustible

2012Animation
Neo Tokyo
6.8
Anime Movie

Neo Tokyo

1989Sci-Fi
Robot Carnival
6.8
Anime

Robot Carnival

1987Action
Robot Carnival
6.7
Anime Movie

Robot Carnival

1987Animation
SHORT PEACE
6.5
Anime

SHORT PEACE

2013Animation
Short Peace
6.4
Anime Movie

Short Peace

2013Animation
Mushi-Shi: The Movie
6.1
Movie

Mushi-Shi: The Movie

2007Sci-Fi
World Apartment Horror
5.8
Movie

World Apartment Horror

1991Comedy
Gundam: Mission to the Rise
5.5
Cartoon

Gundam: Mission to the Rise

1998Sci-Fi
Gondora
4.6
Anime Movie

Gondora

1997Animation
DOMU (Pilot)
0
Movie

DOMU (Pilot)

2016Drama
Orbital Era
0
Anime Movie

Orbital Era

2024Animation
Tokyo Reborn
0
Series

Tokyo Reborn

2019Drama

Writing24 titles

Hipira: The Little Vampire
8.0
Series

Hipira: The Little Vampire

2009-2010Drama
Akira
7.9
Anime Movie

Akira

1988Animation
Memories
7.5
Anime Movie

Memories

1995Sci-Fi
Shuffle
7.5
Movie

Shuffle

1981Thriller
Metropolis
7.1
Anime Movie

Metropolis

2001Animation
So What
7.0
Movie

So What

1988Drama
Give Me a Gun, Give Me Freedom
7.0
Movie

Give Me a Gun, Give Me Freedom

1982Action
Combustible
6.9
Anime Movie

Combustible

2012Animation
Steamboy
6.9
Anime Movie

Steamboy

2004Animation
Neo Tokyo
6.8
Anime Movie

Neo Tokyo

1989Sci-Fi
Robot Carnival
6.8
Anime

Robot Carnival

1987Action
Robot Carnival
6.7
Anime Movie

Robot Carnival

1987Animation
Roujin Z
6.6
Anime Movie

Roujin Z

1991Animation
SHORT PEACE
6.5
Anime

SHORT PEACE

2013Animation
Short Peace
6.4
Anime Movie

Short Peace

2013Animation
A Farewell to Weapons
6.2
Anime Movie

A Farewell to Weapons

2013Animation
Mushi-Shi: The Movie
6.1
Movie

Mushi-Shi: The Movie

2007Sci-Fi
Spriggan
6.1
Anime Movie

Spriggan

1998Action
World Apartment Horror
5.8
Movie

World Apartment Horror

1991Comedy
Gundam: Mission to the Rise
5.5
Cartoon

Gundam: Mission to the Rise

1998Sci-Fi
High School Erotopia: Red Uniforms
3.7
Movie

High School Erotopia: Red Uniforms

1979Drama
SOS! Tokyo Metro Explorers: The Next
3.7
Anime Movie

SOS! Tokyo Metro Explorers: The Next

2007Animation
Orbital Era
0
Anime Movie

Orbital Era

2024Animation
DOMU (Pilot)
0
Movie

DOMU (Pilot)

2016Drama

Production1 title

Memories
7.5
Anime Movie

Memories

1995Sci-Fi

Art4 titles

Metropolis
7.1
Anime Movie

Metropolis

2001Animation
Legend of the Millennium Dragon
6.1
Anime Movie

Legend of the Millennium Dragon

2011Animation
Nezumikozo Jirokichi
0
Anime Movie

Nezumikozo Jirokichi

2023Animation
Orbital Era
0
Anime Movie

Orbital Era

2024Animation

Visual Effects6 titles

Memories
7.5
Anime Movie

Memories

1995Sci-Fi
Roujin Z
6.6
Anime Movie

Roujin Z

1991Animation
Freedom
5.4
Anime

Freedom

2006-2008Animation
Harmagedon
5.1
Anime Movie

Harmagedon

1983Horror
SOS! Tokyo Metro Explorers: The Next
3.7
Anime Movie

SOS! Tokyo Metro Explorers: The Next

2007Animation
Nezumikozo Jirokichi
0
Anime Movie

Nezumikozo Jirokichi

2023Animation

Crew1 title

SOS! Tokyo Metro Explorers: The Next
3.7
Anime Movie

SOS! Tokyo Metro Explorers: The Next

2007Animation

Creator2 titles

Robot Carnival
6.8
Anime

Robot Carnival

1987Action
SHORT PEACE
6.5
Anime

SHORT PEACE

2013Animation