Hiroyuki Kitakubo (åŒ—ä¹…ä¿ å¼˜ä¹‹, Kitakubo Hiroyuki, born November
15, 1963)) is a Japanese director, animator, and screenwriter.Kitakubo
began work in the anime industry as a teenager, having worked on the
1979 Mobile Suit Gundam television series. He debuted as a director
with the Cream Lemon episode "Pop Chaser" in 1985, then worked on
films including Black Magic M-66 with Masamune Shirow and Akira with
Katsuhiro Otomo. Kitakubo went on to direct the "A Tale of Two Robots"
segment from Robot Carnival, the original video animation (OVA) series
Golden Boy, and the films Roujin Z and Blood: The Last Vampire. In
2001, Kitakubo won the "Individual Award" at The 6th Animation Kobe
for the latter film. Blood: The Last Vampire also won grand prize at
the 2000 Japan Media Arts Festival and first prize the 2001 World
Animation Celebration.
15, 1963)) is a Japanese director, animator, and screenwriter.Kitakubo
began work in the anime industry as a teenager, having worked on the
1979 Mobile Suit Gundam television series. He debuted as a director
with the Cream Lemon episode "Pop Chaser" in 1985, then worked on
films including Black Magic M-66 with Masamune Shirow and Akira with
Katsuhiro Otomo. Kitakubo went on to direct the "A Tale of Two Robots"
segment from Robot Carnival, the original video animation (OVA) series
Golden Boy, and the films Roujin Z and Blood: The Last Vampire. In
2001, Kitakubo won the "Individual Award" at The 6th Animation Kobe
for the latter film. Blood: The Last Vampire also won grand prize at
the 2000 Japan Media Arts Festival and first prize the 2001 World
Animation Celebration.
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