Takashi Nakamura

Takashi Nakamura is also the name of one of the authors of the BSSN formalism.

Takashi Nakamura
Born	(1955-09-12) September 12, 1955 (age 69) 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 2002 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 (2002): 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

1. "Japan's Animator Labor Group Legally Incorporates". Anime News Network. 2008-06-06. Retrieved 30 May 2009.
2. Matteowatz (2021-05-30). "Artist spotlight: Takashi Nakamura". Animétudes. Retrieved 2023-09-30.
3. "David Navas — A conversation between Katsuhiro Otomo and Koji Morimoto". David Navas. 2017-09-11. Retrieved 2023-09-30.
4. "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.

External links

• Takashi Nakamura at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
• Interview