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Katsuhiro Ôtomo

Katsuhiro Ôtomo is a Japanese manga artist, screenwriter and film director. He is best known as the creator of the manga Akira and its animated film adaptation. In 1979, after writing multiple short-stories for the magazine Action, Otomo created his first science-fiction work, titled Fireball. Although the manga was never completed, it is regarded ... See full bio »
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Known For

Akira
Akira Writer
(1988)
Steamboy
Steamboy Writer
(2004)
Memories
Memories Writer
(1995)
Wârudo apâtomento horâ
Wârudo apâtomento horâ Writer
(1991)
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Filmography

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  Akira (TV Series) (Akira created by) (announced)
 2014 The Akira Project (Short) (Based on the work of)
 2012 Combustible (Short) (as Katsuhiro Ohtomo)
 2008 The American Akira (Short) (characters)
 2006 Mushi-Shi: The Movie (screenplay - as Katsuhiro Ohtomo)
 2004 Steamboy (as Katsuhiro Ohtomo)
 2002 Akira Psycho Ball (Video Game) (manga - as Katsuhiro Ohtomo)
 2001 Metropolis (screenplay - as Katsuhiro Ohtomo)
 1998 Gundam: Mission to the Rise (Video short) (script/screenplay)
 1995 Cannon Fodder (Short) (script)
 1995 Magnetic Rose (story - as Katsuhiro Ohtomo)
 1995 Memories (mangas - segment "1, 2 and 3", as Katsuhiro Ohtomo)
 1995 Stink Bomb (Short)
 1991 Roujin Z (as Katsuhiro Ohtomo)
 1991 Wârudo apâtomento horâ (screenplay - as Katsuhiro Ohtomo)
 1988 Fushigi monogatari: Hachi neko wa yoku asagata kaette kuru (writer - as Katsuhiro Ohtomo)
 1988 Akira (Video Game) (manga)
 1988 Akira (manga) / (screenplay)
 1988 So What (story - as Katsuhiro Ohtomo)
 1987 Neo Tokyo (screenplay - segment "Kôji chûshi meirei", as Katsuhiro Ohtomo)
 1987 Robot Carnival (Video) (scenario - as Katsuhiro Ohtomo, opening and ending sequences)
 1983 Bega's Battle (Video Game) (character design - as Katsuhiro Ohtomo)
 1982 Give Me a Gun Give Me Freedom (as Katsuhiro Ohtomo)
 1981 Shuffle (Short) (manga strip run - as Katsuhiro Ohtomo)
 1979 Kôkô Erotopia: Akai seifuku (writer - as Katsuhiro Ohtomo)
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Alternate Names:

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A fan of James Dean's "Rebel Without a Cause" and Kubrick's "2001: A Space Odyssey". See more »

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Very unorthodox use of red and green colours in backgrounds and characters. See more »

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