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Sunao Katabuchi

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Sunao Katabuchi
片かた渕ふち 須直
Sunao Katabuchi in 2019
Born1960 (age 63–64)
Hirakata, Japan
Alma materNihon University
Occupations
Years active1982–present
Employers
Known forBlack Lagoon
Mai Mai Miracle
In This Corner of the World
SpouseChie Uratani
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Sunao Katabuchi (片かた渕ふち 須直, Katabuchi Sunao, born 1960) is a Japanese animation director, screenwriter, and storyboard artist. He is director of Contrail Co. Ltd.[1] He has been a part-time lecturer at Nihon University College of Art since 2006, and a Project Professor at the college of Art of at the same university since 2018.[2][3] He has also served as a part-time lecturer at the Graduate School of Tokyo University of the Arts since 2013.[2] He is married to a fellow director of anime Chie Uratani.

Early life and education

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Sunao Katabuchi's signature, 2016

Katabuchi was born in Hirakata, Osaka in 1960.[1]

While studying at Nihon University College of Art's Department of Cinema, he participated in the writing team of Sherlock Hound directed by Hayao Miyazaki.[1][2]

Career

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After graduating, he joined Telecom Animation Film.[4] In the same year,[which?] Hayao Miyazaki asked him to participate in Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind as a scriptwriter, but he had to decline for various reasons.[4]

He traveled to the U.S. several times to work on Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland, a Japan-U.S. co-production of an animated film produced by Telecom, but decided to leave the company after becoming fed up with the project going astray as it was being pushed around by the American side.[5][6] Then he started working at Mushi Production.

He was seconded to Studio Ghibli from Mushi Productions to work as an assistant director for Hayao Miyazaki on Kiki's Delivery Service in 1989.[1][2] Katabuchi was originally going to direct the film, but when the sponsoring company made it clear that they had no intention of investing in anything other than a film directed by Hayao Miyazaki, Katabuchi stepped aside.[7]

Katabuchi joined Studio 4°C in 1992. Around this time, he was asked to train new directors and animators for Studio Ghibli, which had changed from a system of recruiting freelance staff for each production to a proper company structure and began hiring new employees.[8][9] When he finished his work at Ghibli, they wanted him to stay on, but he refused.[10]

He made his directorial debut with the Nippon Animation TV series Famous Dog Lassie in 1996.[1]

He made his feature film directorial debut with Princess Arete.[1] A fter working on various outside projects, he returned to Studio 4 °C and began work on Princess Arete in 1998. The film was released in 2001 and won Excellent Works of the Year in the Domestic Feature Film Category at Tokyo International Anime Fair in 2002.[citation needed]

After Princess Allyte, Katabuchi moved his main activities to Madhouse.[citation needed]

He directed, composed and wrote the screenplay for Black Lagoon series since 2006.[1]

In 2016, Katabuchi directed In This Corner of the World produced by MAPPA, which was released on November 12, 2016 in Japan, and planned to be released in fifteen countries including UK, France, Germany, Mexico and US.[11]

Works

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Films

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  • Kiki's Delivery Service - Assistant Director, 1989
  • Upon The Planet (この星ほしの上うえに, Kono Hoshi no Ue ni) - Director, 1998[12]
  • Princess Arete (アリーテ姫ひめ, Arīte Hime) - Director, Writer, 2001
  • Mai Mai Miracle (マイマイ新子あたらしと千せん年ねんの魔法まほう, Maimai Shinko to Sennen no Mahō) - Director, Writer, 2009
  • In This Corner of the World (この世界せかいの片隅かたすみに, Kono Sekai no Katasumi ni) - Director, Writer, 2016
  • In This Corner (and Other Corners) of the World (この世界せかいの(さらにいくつもの）片隅かたすみに, Kono Sekai no (Sarani Ikutsumono)Katasumi ni) - Director, Writer, 2019
  • The Mourning Children: Nagiko and the Girls Wearing Tsurubami Black (TBA)[13]

Television productions

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OVA

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Video games

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Commercials

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  • Panasonic 3CCD lovery size - Animation Director, 2004
  • Toyota ITS Ha:mo Concept movie Road to promise - Director, 2012
  • NHK Flowers blossom (花はなは咲さく, hana wa saku) PV of animation version - Director, 2013[15][16]

Awards

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Notes

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  1. ^ Founder and director (取締役とりしまりやく)

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g "ABOUT コントレールとは" (in Japanese). 株式会社かぶしきがいしゃコントレール. Retrieved September 2, 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d "第だい12回かい 日び藝げい賞しょう" (in Japanese). 日本にっぽん大学だいがく芸術げいじゅつ学部がくぶ. Retrieved September 2, 2021.
  3. ^ "教職員きょうしょくいん". Dept. of CINEMA, College of Art, Nihon Univ. (in Japanese). Retrieved November 22, 2016.
  4. ^ a b "第だい30回かい ようやく人前ひとまえに出だせるところに". WEBアニメスタイル (in Japanese). 株式会社かぶしきがいしゃスタイル. April 26, 2010. Retrieved September 2, 2021.
  5. ^ "第だい33回かい 突貫とっかん作業さぎょうへのいざない". WEBアニメスタイル (in Japanese). 株式会社かぶしきがいしゃスタイル. December 14, 2009. Retrieved September 2, 2021.
  6. ^ "第だい39回かい これでおしまい". WEBアニメスタイル (in Japanese). 株式会社かぶしきがいしゃスタイル. July 5, 2010. Retrieved September 2, 2021.
  7. ^ "第だい47回かい 宅急便たっきゅうびんの宅たく送おく便びん「次つぎは自分じぶんたちで、ね」". WEBアニメスタイル (in Japanese). 株式会社かぶしきがいしゃスタイル. September 6, 2010. Retrieved September 2, 2021.
  8. ^ "第だい53回かい 原動機げんどうき付づけ自転車じてんしゃにまたがるようになった一いち件けん". WEBアニメスタイル (in Japanese). 株式会社かぶしきがいしゃスタイル. October 25, 2010. Retrieved September 2, 2021.
  9. ^ "第だい56回かい 色々いろいろと再出発さいしゅっぱつ". WEBアニメスタイル (in Japanese). 株式会社かぶしきがいしゃスタイル. November 15, 2010. Retrieved September 2, 2021.
  10. ^ "第だい55回かい 木々きぎと花はな々の趣味しゅみ、物騒ぶっそうな趣味しゅみ". WEBアニメスタイル (in Japanese). 株式会社かぶしきがいしゃスタイル. November 8, 2010. Retrieved September 2, 2021.
  11. ^ "「この世界せかいの片隅かたすみに」片かた渕ふち監督かんとくの海外かいがい渡航とこうをサポートするクラウドファンディングが始動しどう" (in Japanese). IID, Inc. November 22, 2016. Retrieved November 22, 2016.
  12. ^ "この星ほしの上うえに « ANIDO official website" (in Japanese). ANIDO. Retrieved November 24, 2016.
  13. ^ "『この世界せかいの片隅かたすみに』片かた渕ふち須直監督かんとくの新作しんさく映画えいが発表はっぴょう 『つるばみ色いろのなぎ子こたち』枕草子まくらのそうしが書かかれた平安へいあん時代じだいが舞台ぶたい 映像えいぞう公開こうかい". Oricon. 21 May 2023. Retrieved May 22, 2023.
  14. ^ "The Blinkins: The Bear and the Blizzard (1986)". IMDb.com, Inc. Retrieved November 22, 2016.
  15. ^ "アニメ「花はなは咲さく」 明日あしたへ —支ささえあおう— NHK東日本ひがしにっぽん大震災だいしんさいプロジェクト" (in Japanese). NHK. Retrieved November 24, 2016.
  16. ^ "親おやと子この「花はなは咲さく」 (SINGLE+DVD)". Amazon.co.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved November 24, 2016.
  17. ^ "文化庁ぶんかちょうメディア芸術げいじゅつ祭さい歴代れきだい受賞じゅしょう作品さくひん" (in Japanese). Retrieved November 22, 2016.
  18. ^ "The Hiroshima Peace Film Award Winners of the Hiroshima International Film Festival 2016" (in Japanese). HIFF. November 13, 2016. Retrieved November 22, 2016.
  19. ^ "キネマ旬報きねまじゅんぽうベスト・テン、読者どくしゃ選出せんしゅつ賞しょうでも「この世界せかいの片隅かたすみに」「ハドソン川がわ」が1位い" (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. Retrieved 2017-02-02.
  20. ^ "第だい７１回かい毎日まいにち映画えいがコンクール 心しんに迫せまる一本いっぽん 日本にっぽん映画えいが大賞たいしょう・日本にっぽん映画えいが優秀ゆうしゅう賞しょう候補こうほ作さく" (in Japanese). Mainichi Newspaper. December 16, 2016.
  21. ^ "「この世界せかいの片隅かたすみに」片かた渕ふち須直監督かんとく、ブルーリボン賞しょう監督かんとく賞しょうに アニメ映画えいがで初はつ" (in Japanese). The Huffington Post Japan. Jan 26, 2017.
  22. ^ "「第だい２６回かい東京とうきょうスポーツ映画えいが大賞たいしょう」ノミネート決定けってい ２・２６授賞じゅしょう式しき" (in Japanese). TOKYO-SPORTS. Retrieved January 10, 2017.
  23. ^ "受賞じゅしょう・ノミネート 劇場げきじょう用よう長編ちょうへんアニメ「この世界せかいの片隅かたすみに」公式こうしきサイト". 「この世界せかいの片隅かたすみに」製作せいさく委員いいん会かい (in Japanese). Retrieved January 22, 2017.
  24. ^ "平成へいせい29年度ねんど「児童じどう福祉ふくし文化ぶんか賞しょう表彰ひょうしょう式しき」" (in Japanese). Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare. Retrieved May 15, 2017.
  25. ^ "芸術げいじゅつ選奨せんしょう受賞じゅしょう者しゃが決定けってい、新人しんじん賞しょうに浦井うらい健治けんじ、山田やまだ和樹かずきら。" (in Japanese). eplus inc. Retrieved March 8, 2017.
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