Takashi Nakamura

Takashi Nakamura
Born	(1955-09-12) September 12, 1955 (age 68) Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan
Nationality	Japanese
Occupation(s)	Animator Anime director

Takashi Nakamura (中村たかし ( なかむらたかし), Nakamura Takashi, born September 12, 1955 in Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese animator and anime director. He is also a founding member of the Japan Animation Creators Association (JAniCA) labor group.^[1]

Nakamura's 2001 film A Tree of Palme was an official selection of the Berlin Film Festival. He also worked on Golden Warrior Gold Lightan, with his first student Koji Morimoto.^[2]^[3]

Works

Yatterman (1977): animation director and key animation
Ōgon Senshi Gold Lightan (1981): animation director and key animation
Genma Taisen (1983): key animation
Mirai Keisatsu Urashiman (1983): character designs, animation director, key animation, storyboards
Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984): key animation
Meikyū Monogatari (1987): animation director
Robot Carnival (1987): director, script, character designs, animation
AKIRA (1988): animation director, character designs
Peter Pan no Bōken (1989): character designs, scene artist, storyboards
Catnapped! (1995): director, original creator, script, character design, animation director
Sonic the Hedgehog (OVA) (1996): colour background painter
A Tree of Palme (2001): director, original creator, script
Tetsujin 28-go (2004): character designs and storyboards
Fantastic Children (2004): director, original creator, script, character designs
Harmony (2015): director (with Michael Arias)
Ballmastrz: Rubicon (2023): animation director

Books

Yume no Naka e (夢の中へ). Tokuma Motion Book , 1985.
Catnapped! Storyboard (とつぜん!ネコの国バニパルウィット絵コンテ). Triangle Staff.^[4]
Twilight (TWILIGHT). Anime Style , 2006. ISBN 978-4902948035
King Abyss (キングアビス). Jive , 2009. ISBN 978-4861766220
King Abyss: Adama hen (キングアビスアダマ篇). PIE International , 2014. Vol.1: ISBN 978-4756244611 Vol.2: ISBN 978-4756244628

References

^ "Japan's Animator Labor Group Legally Incorporates". Anime News Network. 2008-06-06. Retrieved 30 May 2009.
^ Matteowatz (2021-05-30). "Artist spotlight: Takashi Nakamura". Animétudes. Retrieved 2023-09-30.
^ "David Navas — A conversation between Katsuhiro Otomo and Koji Morimoto". David Navas. 2017-09-11. Retrieved 2023-09-30.
^ "トライアングルスタッフおまけ". Triangle Staff. Archived from the original on 2001-06-16. Retrieved 2023-03-11.