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Kenji Kodama

Kenji Kodama is a Japanese anime director, and storyboard artist. He is best known for being one of the main directors on the long-running anime Case Closed, as well as the City Hunter series and Lupin III Part III. Kodama is also a member of the Japanese Animation Creators Association.

Kenji Kodama

Autograph session with Kenji Kodama at Japan Expo 2010 (Paris, France).

Georges Seguin (Okki) · CC BY-SA 3.0

Name
Kenji Kodama
Born
13 December 1949
Birthplace
Hokkaido, Japan
Occupation
Anime director
Known for
Case Closed City Hunter Lupin III Part III
Spouse
Sachiko Kamimura
Nationality
Japan
Languages
Japanese

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Kenji Kodama is a Japanese anime director, and storyboard artist. He is best known for being one of the main directors on the long-running anime Case Closed, as well as the City Hunter series and Lupin III Part III. Kodama is also a member of the Japanese Animation Creators Association.

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