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Rintarō is a Actor, Director, Scriptwriter, Producer, Assistant Art Director, Musician and Animation Japonais born on 22 january 1941 at Tokyo (Japon)
Rintaro (りんたろう, Rintarō, born January 22, 1941 in Tokyo, Japan) is the pseudonym of Shigeyuki Hayashi (林 重行, Hayashi Shigeyuki), a well-known director of anime. He works frequently with the animation studio Madhouse (which he co-founded), though he is a freelance director not employed directly by any one studio. He began working in the animation industry—at age 17—as an in-between animator on the 1958 film Hakujaden. His works have won and been nominated for multiple awards, including a nomination for Best Film (Metropolis) at the 2001 Festival de Cine de Sitges.
Rintaro is a fan of science fiction, and has been influenced by American westerns, gangster films, film noir, and French films. Additionally, he was influenced by Osamu Tezuka, and worked with him on Kimba the White Lion and Astro Boy. He said that when he was making Metropolis, which was based on Tezuka's manga of the same name, he "wanted to communicate Tezuka's spirit". Rintaro personally introduced the film at the Big Apple Anime Fest in 2001, where it was screened before its theatrical release by TriStar Pictures.
Rintaro has also worked under the name Kuruma Hino, in addition to his best known pseudonym and his birth name. His pseudonym is sometimes miswritten as Rin Taro or Taro Rin. He is a founding member of the Japanese Animation Creators Association (JAniCA) labor group.
In recent years, Rintaro has lectured at Kyoto Seika University.
Rintaro's brother, Masayuki Hayashi, is himself an anime director and animator with credits including Wandering Sun, Kimba the White Lion, Combattler V and several Tatsunoko productions including Kerokko Demetan, Dash Kappei, The Littl' Bits, and Okawari Boy Starzan S. Some sources, including The Anime Encyclopedia, erroneously claim that "Masayuki Hayashi" and "Rintaro" are one and the same.
Films
Title
Position
Year
Galaxy Express 999
Director
1979
Adieu Galaxy Express 999
Director
1981
Harmagedon
Director
1983
The Dagger of Kamui
Director
1985
Phoenix: Karma Chapter
Director
1986
Neo Tokyo - Labyrinth labyrinthos
Director and Screenplay
1987
X/1999
Director
1996
Reign: The Conqueror
Director
2000
Metropolis
Director
2001
48 x 61
Director and Storyboard Artist
2004
Yona Yona Penguin
Director
2009
Original Video Animation
Title
Position
Year
Take the X Train
Screenplay and Director
1987
Bride of Deimos
Director
1988
Matasaburo of the Winds
Screenplay and Director
1988
Peacock King
Director
1988
I Am Son Goku
Screenplay and Director
1989
Doomed Megalopolis
Director
1991
Download
Screenplay and Director
1992
New Peacock King
Director
1994
Final Fantasy: Legend of the Crystals
Director
1994
Space Pirate Captain Herlock: The Endless Odyssey
Director
2002
TV series
Astro Boy (1963 - as Shigeyuki Hayashi)
Wanpaku Tanteidan (1968)
New Moomin (1972)
Hoshi no Ko Chobin (1974)
Wanpaku Omukashi Kumu Kumu (1975)
Manga Nihon Mukashi Banashi (Co-director) (1975)
Jetter Mars (1977)
Arrow Emblem: Hawk of the Grand Prix (1977)
Space Pirate Captain Harlock (1978)
Ganbare Genki (1980)
Dragon Quest (1989)
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Rintaro is a fan of science fiction, and has been influenced by American westerns, gangster films, film noir, and French films. Additionally, he was influenced by Osamu Tezuka, and worked with him on Kimba the White Lion and Astro Boy. He said that when he was making Metropolis, which was based on Tezuka's manga of the same name, he "wanted to communicate Tezuka's spirit". Rintaro personally introduced the film at the Big Apple Anime Fest in 2001, where it was screened before its theatrical release by TriStar Pictures.
Rintaro has also worked under the name Kuruma Hino, in addition to his best known pseudonym and his birth name. His pseudonym is sometimes miswritten as Rin Taro or Taro Rin. He is a founding member of the Japanese Animation Creators Association (JAniCA) labor group.
Biography
Rintaro's first job in the animation industry was as an in-between animator on the 1958 film Hakujaden, which he worked on while working at Toei Animation. After working on two additional films there, he began working for Mushi Productions, the studio run by Osamu Tezuka. His first directing job was the fourth episode of the 1963 series Astro Boy. After leaving Mushi in 1971 to become a freelancer, he worked on many TV series and films, and established himself as one of the most respected and well-known anime directors in Japan.In recent years, Rintaro has lectured at Kyoto Seika University.
Rintaro's brother, Masayuki Hayashi, is himself an anime director and animator with credits including Wandering Sun, Kimba the White Lion, Combattler V and several Tatsunoko productions including Kerokko Demetan, Dash Kappei, The Littl' Bits, and Okawari Boy Starzan S. Some sources, including The Anime Encyclopedia, erroneously claim that "Masayuki Hayashi" and "Rintaro" are one and the same.
Films
Title
Position
Year
Galaxy Express 999
Director
1979
Adieu Galaxy Express 999
Director
1981
Harmagedon
Director
1983
The Dagger of Kamui
Director
1985
Phoenix: Karma Chapter
Director
1986
Neo Tokyo - Labyrinth labyrinthos
Director and Screenplay
1987
X/1999
Director
1996
Reign: The Conqueror
Director
2000
Metropolis
Director
2001
48 x 61
Director and Storyboard Artist
2004
Yona Yona Penguin
Director
2009
Original Video Animation
Title
Position
Year
Take the X Train
Screenplay and Director
1987
Bride of Deimos
Director
1988
Matasaburo of the Winds
Screenplay and Director
1988
Peacock King
Director
1988
I Am Son Goku
Screenplay and Director
1989
Doomed Megalopolis
Director
1991
Download
Screenplay and Director
1992
New Peacock King
Director
1994
Final Fantasy: Legend of the Crystals
Director
1994
Space Pirate Captain Herlock: The Endless Odyssey
Director
2002
TV series
Astro Boy (1963 - as Shigeyuki Hayashi)
Wanpaku Tanteidan (1968)
New Moomin (1972)
Hoshi no Ko Chobin (1974)
Wanpaku Omukashi Kumu Kumu (1975)
Manga Nihon Mukashi Banashi (Co-director) (1975)
Jetter Mars (1977)
Arrow Emblem: Hawk of the Grand Prix (1977)
Space Pirate Captain Harlock (1978)
Ganbare Genki (1980)
Dragon Quest (1989)
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Filmography of Rintarō (11 films)
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The Dagger of Kamui (1985)
Directed by Rintarō
Genres Action, Adventure, Animation
Themes Sports films, Martial arts films
Actors Hiroyuki Sanada, Yuriko Yamamoto, Tarō Ishida, Kaneto Shiozawa, Ichirō Nagai, Kazuyuki Sogabe
Rating68%
Au Japon, vers le XIX siècle, Jirô, un jeune garçon accusé de meurtre, s’enfuit dans les montagnes. Tenkai, un moine bouddhiste vient à sa rencontre, et décide de l’initier à l’art du combat. Il deviendra son protecteur. Ninja accompli, Jirô découvre que son sabre détient un précieux secret qui pourrait le conduire à un trésor inestimable et très convoité…
Director
Yona Yona Penguin (2009)
, 1h27Directed by Rintarō
Origin France
Genres Adventure, Animation
Themes L'adolescence, Films about animals, Films about education, Films about children, L'action se déroule en une journée, L'enfance marginalisée, Films about school violence
Actors Clara Quilichini, Rica Matsumoto, Audrey Sablé, Céline Ronté, Féodor Atkine, Pierre Baton
Rating52%
An animated adventure about three children who travel to a fantasy land.
Metropolis (2001)
, 1h47Directed by Rintarō
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Animation
Themes Films about computing, Films set in the future, Political films, Cyberpunk films, Dystopian films, Steampunk films, Robot films
Actors Kōsei Tomita, Norio Wakamoto, Tarō Ishida, Takeshi Aono, Norihiro Inoue, Masaru Ikeda
Rating71%
In the futuristic city of Metropolis humans and robots coexist. Robots are discriminated against and segregated to the city's lower levels. A lot of Metropolis' human population are unemployed and deprived, and many people blame the robots for taking their jobs.
Neo Tokyo (1989)
, 50minutesDirected by Yoshiaki Kawajiri, Rintarō, Katsuhiro Ōtomo
Genres Science fiction, Fantasy, Adventure, Horror, Animation
Themes Films about computing, Films about magic and magicians, Monde imaginaire, Sports films, Transport films, Films about automobiles, Auto racing films, Political films, Road movies, Cyberpunk films, Dystopian films
Actors Hideko Yoshida, Masane Tsukayama, Kazumi Tanaka, Yū Mizushima, Hiroshi Ōtake, Jōji Yanami
Rating69%
The short follows Sachi (Hideko Yoshida/Cheryl Chase), a girl locked in a game of hide-and-seek with her cat Cicerone. Her search leads her to an old longcase clock which doubles as a doorway to a labyrinth world. The world is filled with supernatural oddities and characters, such as cardboard working class citizens, an invisible dog, a skeleton-led train and a weird circus. Eventually, Sachi and Cicerone arrive at a circus tent where a viewing screen is displayed, leading to the following segments.
The Dagger of Kamui (1985)
Directed by Rintarō
Genres Action, Adventure, Animation
Themes Sports films, Martial arts films
Actors Hiroyuki Sanada, Yuriko Yamamoto, Tarō Ishida, Kaneto Shiozawa, Ichirō Nagai, Kazuyuki Sogabe
Rating68%
Au Japon, vers le XIX siècle, Jirô, un jeune garçon accusé de meurtre, s’enfuit dans les montagnes. Tenkai, un moine bouddhiste vient à sa rencontre, et décide de l’initier à l’art du combat. Il deviendra son protecteur. Ninja accompli, Jirô découvre que son sabre détient un précieux secret qui pourrait le conduire à un trésor inestimable et très convoité…
Adieu Galaxy Express 999 (1981)
, 2h10Directed by Rintarō
Origin Japon
Genres Science fiction, Adventure, Animation
Themes Space adventure films, Dans l'espace, Space opera, Films about extraterrestrial life
Actors Masako Nozawa, Ikuko Tani, Banjō Ginga, Hitoshi Takagi, Masako Ikeda, Kōji Totani
Rating69%
Tetsurô est rentré sur Terre qui est aux mains des soldats de la reine Prométhium. Maetel lui demande de le rejoindre afin de retrouver le Galaxy Express 999 et d'y faire un nouveau voyage. Il devra combattre Faust aidé du capitaine Harlock.
, 2h8Directed by Rintarō
Origin Japon
Genres Science fiction, Adventure, Animation
Themes Space adventure films, Dans l'espace, Space opera, Films about extraterrestrial life
Actors Masako Nozawa, Masako Ikeda, Yōko Asagami, Miyoko Asō, Toshiko Fujita, Makio Inoue
Rating73%
Après l'assassinat de sa mère par le comte Mécanique, Tetsurō est invité par Maetel à quitter la Terre pour rejoindre la planète La Métal à bord du Galaxy Express 999.
, 34minutesDirected by Rintarō
Origin Japon
Genres Science fiction, Animation
Themes Space adventure films, Dans l'espace, Space opera, Films about extraterrestrial life
Actors Makio Inoue, Akira Kamiya
Rating69%
Mayu (Stellie dans la version française d'Albator 78) est en vacances. Elle joue de l'ocarina sur un barrage. À la surprise de l'équipage, le vaisseau Arcadia (Atlantis dans la version française d'Albator 78) se met à se mouvoir de lui-même au son de la mélodie jouée par Mayu (Stellie). Harlock (Albator) tente de reprendre le contrôle des commandes mais la barre refuse d'obéir à sa manœuvre. Harlock (Albator) finit par comprendre et laisse finalement l'âme de feu son meilleur ami, constructeur de l'Arcadia (Atlantis), diriger le vaisseau vers la Terre, à la rencontre de la fillette...
Scriptwriter
Neo Tokyo (1989)
, 50minutesDirected by Yoshiaki Kawajiri, Rintarō, Katsuhiro Ōtomo
Genres Science fiction, Fantasy, Adventure, Horror, Animation
Themes Films about computing, Films about magic and magicians, Monde imaginaire, Sports films, Transport films, Films about automobiles, Auto racing films, Political films, Road movies, Cyberpunk films, Dystopian films
Actors Hideko Yoshida, Masane Tsukayama, Kazumi Tanaka, Yū Mizushima, Hiroshi Ōtake, Jōji Yanami
Rating69%
The short follows Sachi (Hideko Yoshida/Cheryl Chase), a girl locked in a game of hide-and-seek with her cat Cicerone. Her search leads her to an old longcase clock which doubles as a doorway to a labyrinth world. The world is filled with supernatural oddities and characters, such as cardboard working class citizens, an invisible dog, a skeleton-led train and a weird circus. Eventually, Sachi and Cicerone arrive at a circus tent where a viewing screen is displayed, leading to the following segments.
Producer
Neo Tokyo (1989)
, 50minutesDirected by Yoshiaki Kawajiri, Rintarō, Katsuhiro Ōtomo
Genres Science fiction, Fantasy, Adventure, Horror, Animation
Themes Films about computing, Films about magic and magicians, Monde imaginaire, Sports films, Transport films, Films about automobiles, Auto racing films, Political films, Road movies, Cyberpunk films, Dystopian films
Actors Hideko Yoshida, Masane Tsukayama, Kazumi Tanaka, Yū Mizushima, Hiroshi Ōtake, Jōji Yanami
Roles Producer
Rating69%
The short follows Sachi (Hideko Yoshida/Cheryl Chase), a girl locked in a game of hide-and-seek with her cat Cicerone. Her search leads her to an old longcase clock which doubles as a doorway to a labyrinth world. The world is filled with supernatural oddities and characters, such as cardboard working class citizens, an invisible dog, a skeleton-led train and a weird circus. Eventually, Sachi and Cicerone arrive at a circus tent where a viewing screen is displayed, leading to the following segments.
The Dagger of Kamui (1985)
Directed by Rintarō
Genres Action, Adventure, Animation
Themes Sports films, Martial arts films
Actors Hiroyuki Sanada, Yuriko Yamamoto, Tarō Ishida, Kaneto Shiozawa, Ichirō Nagai, Kazuyuki Sogabe
Roles Producer
Rating68%
Au Japon, vers le XIX siècle, Jirô, un jeune garçon accusé de meurtre, s’enfuit dans les montagnes. Tenkai, un moine bouddhiste vient à sa rencontre, et décide de l’initier à l’art du combat. Il deviendra son protecteur. Ninja accompli, Jirô découvre que son sabre détient un précieux secret qui pourrait le conduire à un trésor inestimable et très convoité…
Art
Anne Frank's Diary (1995)
, 1h42Genres Drama, War, Biography, Historical, Animation
Themes Films about religion, Political films, Films about Jews and Judaism
Actors Gō Katō, Tsuyoshi Kusanagi, Tetsuko Kuroyanagi
Roles Storyboard Artist
Rating65%
Adaptation fidèle, pour le cinéma d'animation, de la vie des Frank immortalisée par le journal d'Anne, au cours de la Seconde Guerre mondiale, en Hollande ou ils vivaient caches de la police nazie. Otto Frank, le père d'Anne, avait réussi a organiser une retraite discrète, l'annexe, a Amsterdam même, ou bientot la famille Van Daan et le docteur Dussel qui fuyaient également les persécutions nazies les rejoignirent. Dénonces le 4 août 1944, les habitants de l'annexe sont tous arrêtes et déportes. Un seul survivra aux camps, Otto, le père d'Anne.
Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis (1988)
, 2h15Directed by Akio Jissōji
Genres Science fiction, Thriller, Fantasy, Horror, Animation
Themes Sports films, Martial arts films
Actors Shintarō Katsu, Kyūsaku Shimada, Mieko Harada, Jun'ichi Ishida, Shirō Sano, Mikijirō Hira
Roles Assistant Art Director
Rating60%
The live-action film is an adaptation of the first 1/3rd of the original novel or the first four volumes (out of a total of 12).
Sound
Metropolis (2001)
, 1h47Directed by Rintarō
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Animation
Themes Films about computing, Films set in the future, Political films, Cyberpunk films, Dystopian films, Steampunk films, Robot films
Actors Kōsei Tomita, Norio Wakamoto, Tarō Ishida, Takeshi Aono, Norihiro Inoue, Masaru Ikeda
Roles Musician
Rating71%
In the futuristic city of Metropolis humans and robots coexist. Robots are discriminated against and segregated to the city's lower levels. A lot of Metropolis' human population are unemployed and deprived, and many people blame the robots for taking their jobs.
Visual effects
Ninja Scroll (1993)
, 1h32Directed by Yoshiaki Kawajiri
Origin Japon
Genres Fantasy, Action, Adventure, Animation
Themes Seafaring films, Sports films, Transport films, Martial arts films, Samurai films
Actors Kōichi Yamadera, Takeshi Aono, Daisuke Gōri, Emi Shinohara, Shūichirō Moriyama, Norio Wakamoto
Roles Animation
Rating77%
Ninja Scroll is set in feudal Japan. Five years before the start of the film, the Yamashiro clan's chief retainers (vassal lords) dig gold out of a secret mine behind their lord's back. The lord of the Yamashiro clan wants to have the gold for himself, but his forces are not strong enough, so he cannot act alone. He also cannot go to the government first, because they would take the gold if they knew about the mine. He orders his ninja team, led by Gemma Himuro, to kill the chief retainers, claiming he would then report the mine to the government. Jubei Kibagami and Shinkuro are members of this ninja team. After the chief retainers are murdered, the Yamashiro lord does not report the mine to the government. Later, Gemma orders Shinkuro and the other ninjas to kill each other, thus eliminating everyone who knew about the mine. Reluctantly, Jubei kills Shinkuro his friend in self-defense, while the other team members lie dead. While Gemma is riding along a pass, Jubei springs from the snow and cuts off his head to avenge Shinkuro and the others. Jubei then becomes a wandering swordsman-for-hire.