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Kazuo Komatsubara

Kazuo Komatsubara

Visual EffectsDirector Dec 24 (died age 56) Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan 1969–2001 (32 year career)
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Biography

Kazuo Komatsubara (小松原 一男 or 小松原 一夫, Komatsubara Kazuo, December 24, 1943 – March 24, 2000) was a Japanese animator, animation director and character designer born in Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan. He worked as an independently contracted character designer for Toei Animation in the 1970s and 1980s. He was a member of the board of directors of animation studio Oh! Production (which he helped found along with Norio Shioyama, Kōichi Murata, and Kōshin Yonekawa). He died on March 24, 2000 due to a canc…

Known For

Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind
Film

Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind

Animation Director
Metropolis
Film

Metropolis

Key Animation
Detective Conan: The Time Bombed Skyscraper
Film

Detective Conan: The Time Bombed Skyscraper

Key Animation
Case Closed: The Fourteenth Target
Film

Case Closed: The Fourteenth Target

Key Animation
Galaxy Express 999: The Movie
Film

Galaxy Express 999: The Movie

Animation Director
Devilman - Volume 1: The Birth
Film

Devilman - Volume 1: The Birth

Character Designer
Hans Christian Andersen's The Little Mermaid
Film

Hans Christian Andersen's The Little Mermaid

Key Animation
Magnet Robot Gakeen
Film

Magnet Robot Gakeen

Animation Director

Filmography

Crew (43)

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Movies (26)

Metropolis

Metropolis

2001

Key Animation

7.2
Devilman Memorial

Devilman Memorial

1999

Character Designer

Case Closed: The Fourteenth Target

Case Closed: The Fourteenth Target

1998

Key Animation

7.1
Detective Conan: The Time Bombed Skyscraper

Detective Conan: The Time Bombed Skyscraper

1997

Key Animation

7.4
A Chinese Ghost Story: The Tsui Hark Animation

A Chinese Ghost Story: The Tsui Hark Animation

1997

Animation Director

6.1
Little Twins: How Our Summer Flew Past

Little Twins: How Our Summer Flew Past

1992

Animation Director

I am Devilman, the Devil!

I am Devilman, the Devil!

1991

Character Designer

7.0
Fair, then Partly Piggy

Fair, then Partly Piggy

1988

Character Designer

4.0
Have a Merry Christmas, Children!

Have a Merry Christmas, Children!

1987

Director

Devilman - Volume 1: The Birth

Devilman - Volume 1: The Birth

1987

Character Designer

7.0
Devilman - Volume 1: The Birth

Devilman - Volume 1: The Birth

1987

Key Animation

7.0
Wee Wendy

Wee Wendy

1985

Animation Director

Arei's Mirror ~ Way to Virgin Space

Arei's Mirror ~ Way to Virgin Space

1985

Animation Director

6.5
Arei's Mirror ~ Way to Virgin Space

Arei's Mirror ~ Way to Virgin Space

1985

Character Designer

6.5
Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind

Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind

1984

Animation Director

7.9
Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind

Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind

1984

Character Designer

7.9
Magnos

Magnos

1983

Character Designer

7.0
I Am a Cat

I Am a Cat

1982

Animation Director

Adieu Galaxy Express 999

Adieu Galaxy Express 999

1981

Animation Director

7.0
Galaxy Express 999: Claire of Glass

Galaxy Express 999: Claire of Glass

1980

Character Designer

6.5
Galaxy Express 999: The Movie

Galaxy Express 999: The Movie

1979

Animation Director

6.8
Galaxy Express 999: The Movie

Galaxy Express 999: The Movie

1979

Character Designer

6.8
Space Pirate Captain Harlock: Mystery Of The Arcadia

Space Pirate Captain Harlock: Mystery Of The Arcadia

1978

Animation Director

7.3
Space Pirate Captain Harlock: Mystery Of The Arcadia

Space Pirate Captain Harlock: Mystery Of The Arcadia

1978

Character Designer

7.3
Hans Christian Andersen's The Little Mermaid

Hans Christian Andersen's The Little Mermaid

1975

Key Animation

6.5
Great Mazinger vs. Getter Robo G: The Great Space Encounter

Great Mazinger vs. Getter Robo G: The Great Space Encounter

1975

Animation Director

5.9