Hiroyuki Kitakubo
Hiroyuki Kitakubo is a Japanese director, animator, and screenwriter. Kitakubo began work in the anime industry as a teenager, having worked on the 1979 Mobile Suit Gundam television series. He debuted as a director with the Cream Lemon episode "Pop Chaser" in 1985, then worked on films including Black Magic M-66 with Masamune Shirow and Akira with Katsuhiro Otomo.
Hiroyuki Kitakubo
- Name
- Hiroyuki Kitakubo
- Born
- 15 November 1963
- Birthplace
- Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan
- Occupation
- Director, animator, screenwriter
- Awards
- "Individual Award": The 6th Animation Kobe (2001)
- Nationality
- Japan
- Known for
- Roujin Z · Golden Boy · Blood: The Last Vampire
- Languages
- French
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Hiroyuki Kitakubo is a Japanese director, animator, and screenwriter. Kitakubo began work in the anime industry as a teenager, having worked on the 1979 Mobile Suit Gundam television series. He debuted as a director with the Cream Lemon episode "Pop Chaser" in 1985, then worked on films including Black Magic M-66 with Masamune Shirow and Akira with Katsuhiro Otomo.
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Hiroyuki Kitakubo (born 1963) is a Japanese animator, director and film director, among other activities. The animator was born in Bunkyō-ku. Hiroyuki Kitakubo worked in Japan.
Works include Blood: The Last Vampire, Golden Boy and Roujin Z. Languages used include French.
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Kitakubo went on to direct the "A Tale of Two Robots" segment from Robot Carnival, the original video animation (OVA) series Golden Boy, and the films Roujin Z and Blood: The Last Vampire. In 2001, Kitakubo won the "Individual Award" at The 6th Animation Kobe for the latter film. The Last Vampire also won grand prize at the 2000 Japan Media Arts Festival and first prize the 2001 World Animation Celebration.
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• Name — Hiroyuki Kitakubo • Born — 15 November 1963 • Birthplace — Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan • Notable Works — Robot Carnival, Roujin Z, Golden Boy, Blood: The Last Vampire • Occupation — Director, animator, screenwriter • Awards — "Individual Award": The 6th Animation Kobe (2001)
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Hiroyuki Kitakubo is recorded with the occupation film director. Recorded as animator, screenwriter and director.
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Hiroyuki Kitakubo was born on 15 November 1963.
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- 1.Agency for Cultural Affairs. 2000 Japan Media Arts Festival Animation Division Grand Prize BLOOD THE LAST VAMPIRE.
- 2.Ruh, Brian. Stray Dog of Anime: The Films of Mamoru Oshii. Palgrave Macmillan. 160. June 12, 2004. 978-1-4039-6334-5.
- 3.Jiji Gaho Sha, Inc. Pacific Friend Volume 29, Issues 1-12. 46. 2001.
- 4.Camp, Brian. Anime Classics Zettai!: 100 Must-See Japanese Animation Masterpieces. Stone Bridge Press. 318–9. 2007. 978-1-933330-22-8.
- 5.Beck, Jerry. The Animated Movie Guide. Chicago Review Press. 235–6. October 28, 2005. 978-1-55652-591-9.
- 6.Animation Kobe. アニメーション神戸-これまでの記録（第1回～10回）.
- 7.Anime News Network. Blood Awarded First Prize at World Animation Festival. August 24, 2001.
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