Masayuki Kojima (å° å³¶ æ£å¹¸, Kojima Masayuki) is a Japanese
animator, storyboard artist, and director, best known for directing
the acclaimed anime series Monster and Made in Abyss. He was born on
March 11, 1961 in Yamanashi, Yamanashi, Japan.Kojima first got his
start in the animation business in the 1980s, where he worked
primarily project-to-project for a number of different companies,
including Knack Productions and Tatsunoko Production. During this
time, his involvement was in television products mostly as an episode
director. After joining Madhouse in the 1990s, he took part in dozens
of productions as an animator, as well as helming several TV series,
two movies, a theatrical short, and a TV special. He has since left
the studio and joined Kinema Citrus in 2011.Since coming to work for
Madhouse, Kojima has been primarily a drama director, and one who
specializes in lengthy series. He has directed two adaptations of
Naoki Urasawa's manga, Master Keaton and Monster, both of which have
received critical acclaim. His first full-length theatrical film,
Piano no Mori, was released in Japan on July 21, 2007.
animator, storyboard artist, and director, best known for directing
the acclaimed anime series Monster and Made in Abyss. He was born on
March 11, 1961 in Yamanashi, Yamanashi, Japan.Kojima first got his
start in the animation business in the 1980s, where he worked
primarily project-to-project for a number of different companies,
including Knack Productions and Tatsunoko Production. During this
time, his involvement was in television products mostly as an episode
director. After joining Madhouse in the 1990s, he took part in dozens
of productions as an animator, as well as helming several TV series,
two movies, a theatrical short, and a TV special. He has since left
the studio and joined Kinema Citrus in 2011.Since coming to work for
Madhouse, Kojima has been primarily a drama director, and one who
specializes in lengthy series. He has directed two adaptations of
Naoki Urasawa's manga, Master Keaton and Monster, both of which have
received critical acclaim. His first full-length theatrical film,
Piano no Mori, was released in Japan on July 21, 2007.
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