About

Known credits:
35
Birthday:
1943-12-24
Place of birth:
Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
Website:
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Kazuo Komatsubara

Overview

Kazuo Komatsubara (小松原 一男 or 小松原 一夫, Komatsubara Kazuo, December 24, 1943 – March 24, 2000) was a Japanese animator, animation director and character designer born in Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan. He worked as an independently contracted character designer for Toei Animation in the 1970s and 1980s. He was a member of the board of directors of animation studio Oh! Production (which he helped found along with Norio Shioyama, Kōichi Murata, and Kōshin Yonekawa). He died on March 24, 2000 due to a cancerous tumor on his neck.

Known for

Directing
1987 Yoiko no Tanoshii Christmas Directing Director N/A
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Art
1976 Magnerobo Ga-Keen Art Graphic Designer N/A
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Visual Effects
2001 Metropolis Visual Effects Key Animation 64
Fair
1999 Devilman Memorial Visual Effects Character Designer N/A
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1998 Case Closed: The Fourteenth Target Visual Effects Key Animation 62
Fair
1997 A Chinese Ghost Story: The Tsui Hark Animation Visual Effects Animation Director 59
Average
1997 Detective Conan: The Time Bombed Skyscraper Visual Effects Key Animation 63
Fair
1992 Little Twins: How Our Summer Flew Past Visual Effects Animation Director N/A
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1992 Little Twins Visual Effects Character Designer N/A
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1991 I am Devilman, the Devil! Visual Effects Character Designer 58
Average
1988 Fair, then Partly Piggy Visual Effects Animation Director N/A
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1988 Fair, then Partly Piggy Visual Effects Character Designer N/A
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1985 Arei's Mirror ~ Way to Virgin Space Visual Effects Character Designer 58
Average
1985 Arei's Mirror ~ Way to Virgin Space Visual Effects Animation Director 58
Average
1985 Wee Wendy Visual Effects Animation Director N/A
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1985 Hai! Step Jun Visual Effects Character Designer 69
Fair
1984 Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind Visual Effects Character Designer 76
Good
1984 Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind Visual Effects Animation Director 76
Good
1982 Arcadia of My Youth: Endless Orbit SSX Visual Effects Animation Director 68
Fair
1982 Space Pirate Captain Harlock: Arcadia of My Youth Visual Effects Animation Director 60
Fair
1982 I Am a Cat Visual Effects Animation Director N/A
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1981 J9 Series Visual Effects Character Designer N/A
N/A
1981 Adieu Galaxy Express 999 Visual Effects Animation Director 59
Average
1980 Do Your Best Genki Visual Effects Character Designer 69
Fair
1980 Do Your Best Genki Visual Effects Animation Director 69
Fair
1980 Galaxy Express 999: Claire of Glass Visual Effects Character Designer 58
Average
1979 Galaxy Express 999: The Movie Visual Effects Character Designer 59
Average
1979 Galaxy Express 999: The Movie Visual Effects Animation Director 59
Average
1978 Space Pirate Captain Harlock: Mystery Of The Arcadia Visual Effects Animation Director 59
Average
1978 Space Pirate Captain Harlock: Mystery Of The Arcadia Visual Effects Character Designer 59
Average
1977 Chojin Sentai Barattack Visual Effects Character Designer 70
Good
1976 Magnos the Robot Visual Effects Character Designer 73
Good
1976 Magnos the Robot Visual Effects Animation Director 73
Good
1975 Hans Christian Andersen's The Little Mermaid Visual Effects Key Animation 59
Average
1971 Ryu the Primitive Boy Visual Effects Character Designer 68
Fair