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Kōji Morimoto

Director

Kōji Morimoto

Born December 26, 1959 in Wakayama, Japan24 films

Koji Morimoto is a Japanese anime director. Some of his works include being an animator in the Akira film; shorts in Robot Carnival, Short Peace, and The Animatrix; and key animation in anime such as Kiki's Delivery Service, City Hunter, and Fist of the North Star. He is the co-founder of Studio 4°C.

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Memories posterFirst watchMemories19957.5Three back-to-back anime films by three different directors make up this sci-fi trilogy three years in the making.View film

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Filmography

24 films as director
  1. TBADimension BombDirector
  2. TBAFranken's GearsDirector
  3. 2019Sturgill Simpson Presents Sound & FuryDirector
  4. 2013Short PeaceDirector
  5. 2010AttractionDirector
  6. 2009Street Fighter IV: The Ties That BindDirector
  7. 2008Genius Party BeyondDirector
  8. 2005FLUXIMATIONDirector
  9. 2003BeyondDirector
  10. 2003The AnimatrixDirector
  11. 2002Digital JuiceDirector
  12. 2001Dimensional LoopDirector
  13. 2001Uraroji DiamondDirector
  14. 1999Clip CultDirector
  15. 1999Tekkonkinkreet PilotDirector
  16. 1998Hustle!! Tokitama-kunDirector
  17. 1997Noiseman Sound InsectDirector
  18. 1997Eternal FamilyDirector
  19. 1995MemoriesDirector
  20. 1995Open the DoorDirector
  21. 1993Kawaguchi Kaiji's 9 Love StoriesDirector
  22. 1991Fly! Peek the WhaleDirector
  23. 1989Jack and the BeanstalkDirector
  24. 1987Robot CarnivalDirector