Hiroyuki Okiura (沖浦å•"之, Okiura Hiroyuki, born October 13, 1966
in Katano, Osaka Prefecture) is a Japanese animation director and
animator working for Production I.G.Okiura left high school at the age
of 16 and entered the animation industry as a member of the studio
Anime R, where he studied under Moriyasu Taniguchi and which Taniguchi
superintends. He is known for his detailed effects animation in, for
example, the chopper attack scene in Patlabor 2: The Movie, and more
recently his highly realistic character animation in works such as the
opening credits to Cowboy Bebop: The Movie and several Production I.G
features. His debut work as a director, Jin-Roh, completed in 1998,
was the recipient of the Minami Toshiko Award at the 11th Yubari
International Fantastic Film Festival in February 2000.Okiura's next
written and directed feature film, A Letter to Momo, premiered at the
2011 Toronto International Film Festival, about 11 years after his
first film. It was in-development for seven years.He is married to
voice actress, Sumi Mutoh, who portrayed Kei Amemiya in Jin-Roh.
in Katano, Osaka Prefecture) is a Japanese animation director and
animator working for Production I.G.Okiura left high school at the age
of 16 and entered the animation industry as a member of the studio
Anime R, where he studied under Moriyasu Taniguchi and which Taniguchi
superintends. He is known for his detailed effects animation in, for
example, the chopper attack scene in Patlabor 2: The Movie, and more
recently his highly realistic character animation in works such as the
opening credits to Cowboy Bebop: The Movie and several Production I.G
features. His debut work as a director, Jin-Roh, completed in 1998,
was the recipient of the Minami Toshiko Award at the 11th Yubari
International Fantastic Film Festival in February 2000.Okiura's next
written and directed feature film, A Letter to Momo, premiered at the
2011 Toronto International Film Festival, about 11 years after his
first film. It was in-development for seven years.He is married to
voice actress, Sumi Mutoh, who portrayed Kei Amemiya in Jin-Roh.
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