Chie Uratani
Chie Uratani is a Japanese anime director and an illustrator.
Chie Uratani
- Name
- Chie Uratani
- Birthplace
- Japan
- Occupation
- Film director, Character designer, Animator, Illustrator
- Known for
- Black Lagoon Mai Mai Miracle In This Corner of the World Princess Arete Chie Uratani is a Japanese anime director and an illustrator.
- Languages
- Japanese
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Chie Uratani is a Japanese anime director and an illustrator.
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Chie Uratani was a Japanese animator, anime director and cartoonist, among other activities. The animator was born in Japan. Languages used include Japanese.
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• Name — Chie Uratani • Birthplace — Japan • Occupation — Film director, Character designer, Animator, Illustrator • Known for — Black Lagoon Mai Mai Miracle In This Corner of the World Princess Arete Chie Uratani is a Japanese anime director and an illustrator.
Biography
Biography
Uratani was the second generation animator of Telecom Animation Film. After leaving Telecom, she has worked for the World Masterpiece Theater, Studio 4°C, Madhouse and MAPPA. She is married to a fellow director of anime Sunao Katabuchi.
Television productions
Television productions
• The Blinkins: The Bear And The Blizzard - animation director, 1986 • Tales of Little Women - key animation (episodes 3, 5, 7, 9, 12, 16, 20, 24, 28, 32, 36, 40, 44, 48), 1987 • Moomin (1990 TV series) - key animation (episodes 6, 55, 61, 67), 1991 • Tico of the Seven Seas - key animation (episodes 9, 13, 18, 24, 28, 32, 36), 1994 • Romeo's Blue Skies - key animation (episodes 1, 4, 9, 12, 16, 19, 22, 25, 28, 32, 33), 1995 • Famous Dog Lassie - key animation (episodes 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 12, 17, 21, 25), 1996 • Black Lagoon The Second Barrage - key animation (episode 24), 2006
OVA
OVA
• Black Lagoon Roberta's Blood Trail - animation director (episodes 25, 27, 28), storyboard (episode 29), 2010 • Hijikata Toshizo: Shiro no Kiseki - director, character design, animation director, storyboard, 2004
Video games
Video games
• Ace Combat 04: Shattered Skies (2001) - animation director for Side-story movie
Commercials
Commercials
• NHK Flowers blossom PV of animation version - producer, 2013
Identity
Identity
Chie Uratani is recorded as cartoonist, animator, anime director, screenwriter and character designer.
Films
• Kiki's Delivery Service - key animation, 1989 • Memories (1995 film) - key animation (Magnetic Rose, Cannon Fodder), 1995 • Princess Arete - assistant animation director, 2001 • Tekkonkinkreet - animation director, 2006 • maimai shinko to sennen no mahou - animation director, layout design, 2009 • In This Corner of the World - assistant director, writer, 2016
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