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Kōji Morimoto is a Actor, Director, Writer, Art Designer and Character Designer Japonais born on 26 december 1959

Kōji Morimoto

Kōji Morimoto
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Nationality Japon
Birth 26 december 1959 (65 years)

Kōji Morimoto (森本 晃司, Morimoto Kōji) est un réalisateur et animateur d'animation japonais né le 26 décembre 1959 dans la Préfecture de Wakayama.

Biography

Kōji Morimoto est né le 26 décembre 1959 dans la Préfecture de Wakayama. Il se passionne dès son enfance au dessin ainsi qu'à l'animation et tout particulièrement aux séries Space Battleship Yamato et Ganba no Bken . Après être sorti diplômé de l'école de Design d'Ōsaka, il fait ses débuts dans l'animation en 1979 en entrant dans les studios Madhouse.

Il change ensuite de studio pour Annapuru, le studio d'Akio Sugino, où il rencontre sa futur femme, l'animatrice Atsuko Fukushima.

En 1984, il travaille pour son compte, et fonde avec Yoshiharu Satō et la productrice Eiko Tanaka le Studio 4°C.

Usually with

Katsuhiro Ōtomo
Katsuhiro Ōtomo
(4 films)
Masaaki Yuasa
Masaaki Yuasa
(3 films)
Takashi Nakamura
Takashi Nakamura
(3 films)
Eiko Tanaka
Eiko Tanaka
(5 films)
Hiroyuki Kitakubo
Hiroyuki Kitakubo
(3 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Kōji Morimoto (14 films)

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Actor

Mind Game
Mind Game (2004)
, 1h43
Directed by Masaaki Yuasa
Origin Japon
Genres Drama, Comedy, Fantasy, Adventure, Animation, Romance
Themes Films about animals, Seafaring films, Films about religion, Transport films, Time travel films, Cétacé, Mise en scène d'un cétacé
Actors Kōji Morimoto, Tomomitsu Yamaguchi, Shin'ichirō Watanabe, Rintarō Nishi
Rating76% 3.8462153.8462153.8462153.8462153.846215
Nishi is a 20-year-old loser with dreams of becoming a comic book artist. One late evening he runs into his childhood crush, Myon, on the subway. Nishi declares he has always loved her, but she tells him she is due to marry someone else.

Director

Short Peace
Short Peace (2013)
, 1h8
Directed by Kōji Morimoto, Katsuhiro Ōtomo
Origin Japon
Genres Animation
Themes Films about magic and magicians
Actors Aoi Yūki, Takeshi Kusao, Masakazu Morita
Rating67% 3.392573.392573.392573.392573.39257
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Noiseman Sound Insect
Noiseman Sound Insect (1997)
, 16minutes
Directed by Kōji Morimoto
Genres Science fiction, Fantasy, Animation
Actors Hideki Ogihara, Maya Okamoto, Daisuke Sakaguchi, Gorō Naya, Kappei Yamaguchi, Etsuko Kozakura
Rating69% 3.478663.478663.478663.478663.47866
Dans une cité aux allures futuristes, une créature jaillit de l'esprit malade d'un scientifique, Noiseman. Pour se nourrir des graines de bruit, il prend le contrôle de l'humanité et tente d'éradiquer toutes formes de musique. Un jour, Tobio, jeune chasseur à la solde de Noiseman, tombe par inadvertance dans la mer bleue, repaire de l'ennemi et retrouve la mémoire. Il est dès lors capturé et séparé de son cristal, il devient la cible de ses anciens amis. C'est sans compter l'aide de Leina, son amie d'enfance, qui fera tout pour lui rendre son précieux bien.
Memories
Memories (1995)
, 1h53
Directed by Kōji Morimoto, Tensai Okamura, Katsuhiro Ōtomo
Origin Japon
Genres Science fiction, Fantasy, Action, Adventure, Animation
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films
Actors Hideyuki Hori, Hisao Egawa, Shigeru Chiba, Tsutomu Isobe, Michio Hazama, Kenichi Ogata
Rating74% 3.748413.748413.748413.748413.74841
The Corona, a deep space salvage freighter, is out on a mission when it encounters a distress signal and responds to it. They come upon a spaceship graveyard orbiting a giant space station. The crew's two engineers, Heintz and Miguel, enter it to get a closer look.
Robot Carnival
Robot Carnival (1987)
, 1h30
Directed by Kōji Morimoto, Takashi Nakamura, Hiroyuki Kitakubo, Katsuhiro Ōtomo
Genres Science fiction, Fantasy, Animation
Themes Robot films
Actors Hideyuki Umezu, Ikuya Sawaki, Daisuke Namikawa, Kei Tomiyama, Chisa Yokoyama, Kaneto Shiozawa
Rating69% 3.4907053.4907053.4907053.4907053.490705
Le début se déroule dans le désert. En trouvant une affiche annonçant l’arrivée imminente de Robot Carnival, un garçon semble soudain effrayé et en proie à une grande agitation. Il court avertir son village pour s’enfuir, quand une lourde machine grouillante de robots apparaît et c'est une gigantesque forteresse mobile, se dirigeant droit sur les habitations. Autrefois une magnifique fête foraine, ce n’est plus aujourd’hui qu’un engin de destruction endommagé, rouillé et déglingué.

Scriptwriter

Memories
Memories (1995)
, 1h53
Directed by Kōji Morimoto, Tensai Okamura, Katsuhiro Ōtomo
Origin Japon
Genres Science fiction, Fantasy, Action, Adventure, Animation
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films
Actors Hideyuki Hori, Hisao Egawa, Shigeru Chiba, Tsutomu Isobe, Michio Hazama, Kenichi Ogata
Roles Scenario Writer
Rating74% 3.748413.748413.748413.748413.74841
The Corona, a deep space salvage freighter, is out on a mission when it encounters a distress signal and responds to it. They come upon a spaceship graveyard orbiting a giant space station. The crew's two engineers, Heintz and Miguel, enter it to get a closer look.
Robot Carnival
Robot Carnival (1987)
, 1h30
Directed by Kōji Morimoto, Takashi Nakamura, Hiroyuki Kitakubo, Katsuhiro Ōtomo
Genres Science fiction, Fantasy, Animation
Themes Robot films
Actors Hideyuki Umezu, Ikuya Sawaki, Daisuke Namikawa, Kei Tomiyama, Chisa Yokoyama, Kaneto Shiozawa
Roles Writer
Rating69% 3.4907053.4907053.4907053.4907053.490705
Le début se déroule dans le désert. En trouvant une affiche annonçant l’arrivée imminente de Robot Carnival, un garçon semble soudain effrayé et en proie à une grande agitation. Il court avertir son village pour s’enfuir, quand une lourde machine grouillante de robots apparaît et c'est une gigantesque forteresse mobile, se dirigeant droit sur les habitations. Autrefois une magnifique fête foraine, ce n’est plus aujourd’hui qu’un engin de destruction endommagé, rouillé et déglingué.

Art

Noiseman Sound Insect
Noiseman Sound Insect (1997)
, 16minutes
Directed by Kōji Morimoto
Genres Science fiction, Fantasy, Animation
Actors Hideki Ogihara, Maya Okamoto, Daisuke Sakaguchi, Gorō Naya, Kappei Yamaguchi, Etsuko Kozakura
Roles Art Designer
Rating69% 3.478663.478663.478663.478663.47866
Dans une cité aux allures futuristes, une créature jaillit de l'esprit malade d'un scientifique, Noiseman. Pour se nourrir des graines de bruit, il prend le contrôle de l'humanité et tente d'éradiquer toutes formes de musique. Un jour, Tobio, jeune chasseur à la solde de Noiseman, tombe par inadvertance dans la mer bleue, repaire de l'ennemi et retrouve la mémoire. Il est dès lors capturé et séparé de son cristal, il devient la cible de ses anciens amis. C'est sans compter l'aide de Leina, son amie d'enfance, qui fera tout pour lui rendre son précieux bien.
Dirty Pair: Project Eden
Dirty Pair: Project Eden (1986)
, 1h21
Directed by Kōichi Mashimo
Origin Japon
Genres Science fiction, Comedy, Action, Animation, Romance
Themes Feminist films, Films about computing, Films about sexuality, Erotic films, Films set in the future, Political films, Cyberpunk films, Dystopian films, Buddy films
Actors Saeko Shimazu, Katsuji Mori, Chikao Ōtsuka, Toku Nishio, Ikuya Sawaki, Kazue Komiya
Roles Opening Title Sequence
Rating68% 3.4361653.4361653.4361653.4361653.436165
After stopping a group of Vizorium smugglers, the Lovely Angels (more commonly known as the Dirty Pair) are sent on a mission to Agerna, a planet rich with Vizorium, a mineral necessary to space travel. They are sent to stop the mysterious attacks on mining operations that have the governments of the world pointing fingers and blaming each other. While investigating they end up taking a break from their investigation and take bubble baths when Carson D. Carson, a former member of the group of smugglers they stopped on their last mission interrupts their bath time by falling through a vent. While the ladies get out of the bathtubs and question Carson they are attacked by strange alien monsters that force the Pair to flee leaving their equipment behind wearing nothing but towels. The Dirty Pair are forced to ally with Carson to stop Dr. Wattsman, a mad scientist bent on taking a long dormant alien race to its final evolutionary form? After being captured by Dr. Wattsman it is revealed that Carson was really after obtaining a rare World War II-vintage wine. Carson D. Carson is forced to take on Bruno, Dr. Wattmans servant. While badly wounded, Carson D. Carson does not die in the end (although Kei was afraid he had), and the movie ends on a happy note, with the Dirty Pair and Carson flying off with the doctor and servant in custody. Of course, this wouldn't be Dirty Pair without a major disaster. The doctor's equipment was activated and Sadingas all over the planet were awakened, wreaking havoc.

Visual effects

Mind Game
Mind Game (2004)
, 1h43
Directed by Masaaki Yuasa
Origin Japon
Genres Drama, Comedy, Fantasy, Adventure, Animation, Romance
Themes Films about animals, Seafaring films, Films about religion, Transport films, Time travel films, Cétacé, Mise en scène d'un cétacé
Actors Kōji Morimoto, Tomomitsu Yamaguchi, Shin'ichirō Watanabe, Rintarō Nishi
Roles Animation Director
Rating76% 3.8462153.8462153.8462153.8462153.846215
Nishi is a 20-year-old loser with dreams of becoming a comic book artist. One late evening he runs into his childhood crush, Myon, on the subway. Nishi declares he has always loved her, but she tells him she is due to marry someone else.
Noiseman Sound Insect
Noiseman Sound Insect (1997)
, 16minutes
Directed by Kōji Morimoto
Genres Science fiction, Fantasy, Animation
Actors Hideki Ogihara, Maya Okamoto, Daisuke Sakaguchi, Gorō Naya, Kappei Yamaguchi, Etsuko Kozakura
Roles Animation Supervisor
Rating69% 3.478663.478663.478663.478663.47866
Dans une cité aux allures futuristes, une créature jaillit de l'esprit malade d'un scientifique, Noiseman. Pour se nourrir des graines de bruit, il prend le contrôle de l'humanité et tente d'éradiquer toutes formes de musique. Un jour, Tobio, jeune chasseur à la solde de Noiseman, tombe par inadvertance dans la mer bleue, repaire de l'ennemi et retrouve la mémoire. Il est dès lors capturé et séparé de son cristal, il devient la cible de ses anciens amis. C'est sans compter l'aide de Leina, son amie d'enfance, qui fera tout pour lui rendre son précieux bien.
Roujin Z
Roujin Z (1991)

Directed by Hiroyuki Kitakubo
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Comedy, Animation
Themes Medical-themed films
Actors Chisa Yokoyama, Shinji Ogawa, Chie Satō, Seán Barrett, Takeshi Aono, Jana Carpenter
Roles Key Animation
Rating67% 3.3931053.3931053.3931053.3931053.393105
Roujin Z is set in early 21st century Japan. A group of scientists and hospital administrators, under the direction of the Ministry of Public Welfare, have developed the Z-001: a computerized hospital bed with robotic features. The Z-001 takes complete care of the patient: it can dispense food and medicine, remove excretory waste, bathe and exercise the patient lying within its frame. The bed is driven by its own built-in nuclear power reactor—and in the event of an atomic meltdown, the bed (including the patient lying within) would become automatically sealed in concrete. The first patient to be "volunteered" to test the bed is a dying widower named Kiyuro Takazawa. He is an invalid who is cared for by a young nursing student named Haruko. The electronic elements within the Z-001 somehow manage to transcribe Takazawa's thoughts through Haruko's office computer, and he uses the communication to cry for help. Although she objects to such treatment of elderly patients, Haruko begrudgingly seeks the aid of a group of computer hackers in the hospital's geriatric ward to create and install a vocal simulation of Takazawa's deceased wife in the Z-001. However, once Takazawa wishes to go to the beach, the Z-001 detaches itself from its moorings and escapes from the hospital with the man in its grasp. Haruko's fears are then justified, as it is discovered that the bed is actually a government-designed, experimental weapons robot.