About
Nobuo Tomizawa
Overview
Nobuo Tomizawa (富沢 信雄, Tomizawa Nobuo, born December 26, 1951) is a Japanese anime animator and director. He is a member and director of Telecom Animation Film. He is a member of Japanese Animation Creators Association (JAniCA).
Around 1974, he began working as an illustrator on works for Nippon Animation, where he met Hayao Miyazaki, Yasuo Otsuka, Isao Takahata, and others. His work on “Future Boy Conan” led him to work on “Lupin the Third: The Castle of Cagliostro”, and he joined Telecom Animation Film in 1979. After that, he worked as an animator on “Lupin the Third” (second TV series) and “Chie the Brat” at Telecom, and then studied directing with Hayao Miyazaki on “Sherlock Hound.” Even after Miyazaki left Telecom, he continued to be a central figure at Telecom, directing many of the company's productions.
Currently, in addition to his main job, he also works as a manager, serving as the director of Telecom Animation Film.
Known for
Acting |
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| 2015 | Hyohyo: Dear Mr. Yasuo Otsuka | Actor | Himself | N/A N/A |
Directing |
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| 2008 | The Daughter of Twenty Faces | Directing | Series Director | 67 Fair |
| 2006 | Ramen Fighter Miki | Directing | Series Director | 69 Fair |
| 2004 | Futakoi | Directing | Series Director | 68 Fair |
| 1995 | Lupin the Third: Farewell to Nostradamus | Directing | Director | 59 Average |
Art |
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| 2007 | The Piano Forest | Art | Storyboard Artist | 61 Fair |
Visual Effects |
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| 2010 | Detective Conan: The Lost Ship in the Sky | Visual Effects | Key Animation | 61 Fair |
| 2002 | WXIII: Patlabor The Movie 3 | Visual Effects | Key Animation | 59 Average |
| 2000 | The Tigger Movie | Visual Effects | Animation | 62 Fair |
| 1998 | Case Closed: The Fourteenth Target | Visual Effects | Key Animation | 62 Fair |
| 1995 | Lupin the Third: Greatest Capers | Visual Effects | Key Animation | 59 Average |
| 1994 | Pom Poko | Visual Effects | Key Animation | 67 Fair |
| 1990 | Uncle Remodelling Course | Visual Effects | Key Animation | N/A N/A |
| 1989 | Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland | Visual Effects | Animation Director | 61 Fair |
| 1984 | Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland Pilot 2 | Visual Effects | Key Animation | 59 Average |
| 1981 | Chie the Brat | Visual Effects | Key Animation | 59 Average |
| 1979 | Lupin the Third: The Castle of Cagliostro | Visual Effects | Key Animation | 69 Fair |