Katsuhiro OTOMO

大友克洋


Katsuhiro OTOMO, born 1954 in Miyagi, debuted in 1973 as manga artist and has won several prices ever since. His most famous manga AKIRA has become well-known in Germany after its film version and set high benchmarks for high quality animes.

Films shown at Nippon Connection

Akira, Japan 1988 (Director) NC20
Akira, Japan 1988 (Script) NC20
Akira, Japan 1988 (Original author) NC20
Short Peace, Japan 2013 (Director) NC14
Short Peace, Japan 2013 (Script) NC14
Shuffle, Japan 1981 (Original author) NC13
Mushishi, Japan 2006 (Director) NC07
Mushishi, Japan 2006 (Script) NC07
Steamboy, Japan 2004 (Script) NC05
Steamboy, Japan 2004 (Director) NC05
Metropolis, Japan 2000 (Script) NC02