Umanosuke Iida
Umanosuke Iida (飯田 馬之介, Iida Umanosuke, April 30, 1961 – November 26, 2010) (also known as Tsutomu Iida) was a Japanese anime creator, director and screenwriter. Iida was born in Urakawa, Hokkaido and graduated from Hokkaido Urakawa High School. He was a member of the Japan Animation Creators Association (JAniCA).
Umanosuke Iida
- Name
- Umanosuke Iida
- Birth Name
- Tsutomu Iida (飯田 勉, Iida Tsutomu)
- Born
- 30 April 1961
- Birthplace
- Hokkaido, Japan
- Died
- 26 November 2010
- Place of death
- Tokyo, Japan
- Nationality
- Japan
- Occupation
- film director
- Languages
- Japanese
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He died of lung cancer at a hospital in Kiyose, Tokyo on November 26, 2010, at the age of 49. At the farewell ceremony, Hayao Miyazaki read a eulogy. He passed during production of the anime Towa no Quon, which he had been set to direct.
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• Name — Umanosuke Iida • Native Name — 飯田 馬之介 • Birth Name — Tsutomu Iida (飯田 勉, Iida Tsutomu) • Born — 30 April 1961 • Birthplace — Hokkaido, Japan • Died — 26 November 2010 • Place of death — Tokyo, Japan
Filmography
Filmography
• Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984) – In-between animation • Lupin III Part III (1984–1985) – Key animation (Oh! Production) (5 eps.) • Legend of the Gold of Babylon (1985) – Key animation • Castle in the Sky (1986) – Assistant director • Devilman: Tanjou Hen (1987) – Director, screenwriter • Devilman: Yocho Sirène Hen (1990) – Director, screenwriter • CB Chara Nagai Go World (1991) – Director, storyboard • Gin Rei (1994) – Storyboard (ep. 2) • Mighty Space Miners (1994–1995) – Director • Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team (1996–1999) – Director (eps. 7–12), storyboard (eps. 6–11), unit director (ep. 6), key animation (ep. 11) • Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team: Miller's Report (1998) – Director, storyboard (Gonzo), animation director • Blue Submarine No.6 (1998–2000) – Planning cooperation • Cowboy Bebop (1998–1999) – Storyboard (ep. 19) • The Big O (1999–2000) – Storyboard (eps. 4, 11) • Vandread (2000) – Planning association • The King of Braves GaoGaiGar Final (2000–2003) – Storyboard (ep. 2) • Hellsing (2001–2002) – Director, storyboard (eps. 12–13) • Vandread the Second Stage (2002) – Planning cooperation • Yukikaze (2002–2005) – Planning association • The King of Braves GaoGaiGar Final -Grand Glorious Gathering- (2005) – Storyboard • Tide-Line Blue (2005) – Director, storyboard (eps. 1, 6, 12), original creator • Origin: Spirits of the Past (2006) – Storyboard, concept • Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team U.C.0079+α (manga) (2007–2011) – Story, art • Blassreiter (2008) – Storyboard (eps. 6, 14) • Birdy the Mighty: Decode (2008) – Storyboard (ep. 5) • Shangri-La (2009) – Storyboard (ep. 6), design • Towa no Quon (2011) – Director, planning
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