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Kitarô Kôsaka

  • Animation Department
  • Art Department
  • Director
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Kitarô Kôsaka was born on 28 February 1962 in Kanagawa, Japan. He is a director, known for Nasu: Summer in Andalusia (2003), The Wind Rises (2013) and Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984).
BornFebruary 28, 1962
BornFebruary 28, 1962
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    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 2 nominations total

    Known for

    Nasu: Summer in Andalusia (2003)
    Nasu: Summer in Andalusia
    7.0
    • Animation Department
    • 2003
    The Wind Rises (2013)
    The Wind Rises
    7.8
    • Animation Department
    • 2013
    Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984)
    Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind
    8.0
    • Animation Department
    • 1984
    Akira (1988)
    Akira
    8.0
    • Animation Department
    • 1988

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    • The Boy and the Heron (2023)
      The Boy and the Heron
      7.4
      • key animator
      • 2023
    • Kaho Nakamura and Takeru Satoh in Belle (2021)
      Belle
      7.0
      • key animator
      • 2021
    • Okko's Inn (2018)
      Okko's Inn
      7.1
      • character designer
      • 2018
    • The Boy and the Beast (2015)
      The Boy and the Beast
      7.6
      • key animator
      • 2015
    • When Marnie Was There (2014)
      When Marnie Was There
      7.6
      • key animator
      • 2014
    • The Wind Rises (2013)
      The Wind Rises
      7.8
      • animation director
      • character designer
      • 2013
    • From Up on Poppy Hill (2011)
      From Up on Poppy Hill
      7.4
      • animation director
      • 2011
    • Mr. Dough and the Egg Princess (2010)
      Mr. Dough and the Egg Princess
      7.5
      Short
      • animation director
      • character designer
      • 2010
    • Ponyo (2008)
      Ponyo
      7.6
      • assistant animation director
      • 2008
    • Nasu: A Migratory Bird with Suitcase (2007)
      Nasu: A Migratory Bird with Suitcase
      6.9
      • character designer
      • 2007
    • Nozomu Sasaki and Hidenobu Kiuchi in Monster (2004)
      Monster
      8.7
      TV Series
      • original character designer
      • 2004–2005
    • Christian Bale, Jean Simmons, Chieko Baishô, and Takuya Kimura in Howl's Moving Castle (2004)
      Howl's Moving Castle
      8.2
      • animation director
      • 2004
    • Nasu: Summer in Andalusia (2003)
      Nasu: Summer in Andalusia
      7.0
      • animation director
      • character designer
      • 2003
    • Spirited Away (2001)
      Spirited Away
      8.6
      • key animator
      • 2001
    • Metropolis (2001)
      Metropolis
      7.2
      • key animator
      • 2001

    Art Department



    • Okko's Inn (2018)
      Okko's Inn
      7.1
      • storyboard artist
      • 2018
    • Nozomu Sasaki and Hidenobu Kiuchi in Monster (2004)
      Monster
      8.7
      TV Series
      • original character designs
      • 2004–2005
    • Master Keaton (1998)
      Master Keaton
      7.7
      TV Series
      • storyboard artist
      • 1999
    • Yawara! A Fashionable Judo Girl (1989)
      Yawara! A Fashionable Judo Girl
      7.2
      TV Series
      • storyboard artist (as Kitaro Kosaka)
      • 1990

    Director



    • Okko's Inn (2018)
      Okko's Inn
      7.1
      • Director
      • 2018
    • Nasu: A Migratory Bird with Suitcase (2007)
      Nasu: A Migratory Bird with Suitcase
      6.9
      • Director
      • 2007
    • Nasu: Summer in Andalusia (2003)
      Nasu: Summer in Andalusia
      7.0
      • Director
      • 2003
    • Clover (1999)
      Clover
      6.7
      Short
      • Director
      • 1999
    • A-Girl (1993)
      A-Girl
      6.5
      Video
      • Director
      • 1993

    Personal details

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    • Alternative name
      • Kitaro Kosaka
    • Born
      • February 28, 1962
      • Kanagawa, Japan

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