Hisayuki Toriumi (鳥海 永行, Toriumi Hisayuki, July 9, 1941 â€"
January 23, 2009), sometimes credited as Eiko Toriumi, was a Japanese
director, screenwriter, and novelist. He is best known for having
directed the television program Science Ninja Team Gatchaman and its
ancillary projects. He is also credited for contributing to several
other anime series and authored nearly two dozen novels.Toriumi was
born in Aizuwakamatsu, Kanagawa Pref., Japan. He became interested in
filmmaking, then attended a screenwriting institute in college before
joining Tatsunoko Production in 1966. Toriumi directed the Science
Ninja Team Gatchaman anime television series, its three related
projects, and several other Tatsunoko series of the 1970s including
Tekkaman: The Space Knight and Hurricane Polymar. He broke away from
Tatsunoko in 1979, briefly worked at Sunrise, then became one of the
founding members of Studio Pierrot. There, he worked on series such as
The Wonderful Adventures of Nils and The Mysterious Cities of Gold.
Toriumi worked with his protégé, director Mamoru Oshii, on 1983's
Dallos, the first original video animation (OVA) ever released. In his
later years he retired from the animation business to become a
freelance novelist, authoring nearly two dozen novels.
January 23, 2009), sometimes credited as Eiko Toriumi, was a Japanese
director, screenwriter, and novelist. He is best known for having
directed the television program Science Ninja Team Gatchaman and its
ancillary projects. He is also credited for contributing to several
other anime series and authored nearly two dozen novels.Toriumi was
born in Aizuwakamatsu, Kanagawa Pref., Japan. He became interested in
filmmaking, then attended a screenwriting institute in college before
joining Tatsunoko Production in 1966. Toriumi directed the Science
Ninja Team Gatchaman anime television series, its three related
projects, and several other Tatsunoko series of the 1970s including
Tekkaman: The Space Knight and Hurricane Polymar. He broke away from
Tatsunoko in 1979, briefly worked at Sunrise, then became one of the
founding members of Studio Pierrot. There, he worked on series such as
The Wonderful Adventures of Nils and The Mysterious Cities of Gold.
Toriumi worked with his protégé, director Mamoru Oshii, on 1983's
Dallos, the first original video animation (OVA) ever released. In his
later years he retired from the animation business to become a
freelance novelist, authoring nearly two dozen novels.
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