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Katsuhiro Otomo

Director·Japan·1954

Katsuhiro Otomo is a Japanese comic book creator, screenwriter and film director. He is best known as the creator of the manga Akira and its animated film adaptation. He also directed several live-action movies.

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Also known as: Katsuhiro Ootomo, Katsuhiro Ôtomo

Educated at: Miyagi Prefectural Sanuma Senior High School

Career

Stats

Credits: 2; across 1 production
Active: 1988; <1 year
Top collaborator: Hiraoki Sato; 1 shared · First Assistant Director

Highlights

Known for

Career

Filmography

	Production	Year	Role	Format
	Akira	1988	Director	—
	Akira	1988	Screenwriter	—

Network

Frequent collaborators

People who have worked on the most productions alongside Katsuhiro Otomo.

Hiraoki Sato

First Assistant Director · 1 shared

Hiruhiko Ono

Music Editor · 1 shared

Izo Hashimoto

Screenwriter · 1 shared

Katsuji Misawa

Director of Photography · 1 shared