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Yoshinori Kanada

Yoshinori Kanada

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Yoshinori Kanada (金田 伊功, Kanada Yoshinori, February 5, 1952 – July 21, 2009) was an influential Japanese animator originally from Nara, Japan. He is best known for his popular 1984 work Birth, one of the first original video animations released in the market. Though he did not create many character designs, he was famous for his character animation skills. His work on Galaxy Express 999 (1979) and Harmagedon (1983) were very influential to an entire generation of animators in Japan. These two works also served as partial inspiration for Takashi Murakami's Superflat art movement. During the 1980s and 1990s, he worked closely with director Hayao Miyazaki on several movies from Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind to Princess Mononoke. He was also known for breaking down the directorial system in animation, allowing individual key animators to exert their own style into a particular work. He died at the age of 57 of a heart attack on July 21, 2009. His works inspired the art and works of animators such as Hiroyuki Imaishi, Masahito Yamashita, Akira Amemiya and Masami Obari. The final episode of Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt was dedicated in memory of him, and his influential work garnered special praise from many industry figures, such as Hayao Miyazaki.

Born: February 5, 1952 in Nara, Japan

Died: July 21, 2009 (Age 57)

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Yoshinori Kanada  Movies & TV Credits

Title Rating Job Role(s) Year
Movie
Actor2010
Movie
6.9
Visual EffectsKey Animation1981
Movie
8.1
Visual EffectsKey Animation1988
Movie
6.9
Visual EffectsKey Animation1982
Movie
6.6
Visual EffectsKey Animation1980
Movie
6
DirectingAnimation Director, Animation, Original Story1984
Movie
8.1
Visual EffectsLead Animator1986
Movie
6.8
DirectingAnimation Director1983
Movie
6.8
Visual EffectsKey Animation1986
Movie
6
Visual EffectsMechanical Designer1982
Movie
7.2
Visual EffectsKey Animation1979
Movie
5.3
Visual EffectsKey Animation1983
Movie
8
Visual EffectsKey Animation1989
Movie
7.4
Visual EffectsKey Animation2001
Movie
8.3
Visual EffectsAnimation1988
Movie
8.1
Visual EffectsKey Animation1984
Movie
5.1
DirectingAnimation Director1985
Movie
7.9
Visual EffectsKey Animation1992
Movie
8.5
Visual EffectsAnimation1997
Movie
7.1
Visual EffectsKey Animation1982
Movie
6.6
Visual EffectsAnimation1992
Movie
7.5
Visual EffectsKey Animation1997
Movie
6.3
Visual EffectsKey Animation1980
Movie
6.2
Visual EffectsKey Animation1996
Movie
6.8
Visual EffectsKey Animation1994
Movie
5.4
ArtStoryboard Artist1985
Movie
5.5
Visual EffectsKey Animation1987
Movie
7
WritingStoryboard1987
TV Show
7.9
Visual EffectsKey Animation
1 Episode
1976-1979
TV Show
8
Visual EffectsKey Animation
1 Episode
2002-2003
TV Show
7.8
Visual EffectsAnimation
2 Episodes
1974-1975
TV Show
7.2
Visual EffectsKey Animation
5 Episodes
1988-1995
TV Show
7.1
Visual EffectsKey Animation
1 Episode
1984-1985
TV Show
7.3
Visual EffectsKey Animation
1 Episode
1983-1984
TV Show
7.3
Visual EffectsKey Animation
1 Episode
1980-1981
TV Show
7.5
Visual EffectsKey Animation
2 Episodes
1995-2002
Limited Series
Visual EffectsKey Animation
1 Episode
2001-2003
Limited Series
Visual EffectsKey Animation
1 Episode
1988-1994
TV Show
7.1
Visual EffectsKey Animation, Storyboard Artist, Concept Artist
1 Episode
1998-1999
TV Show
6.1
Visual EffectsKey Animation
1 Episode
1981-1982
TV Show
7.2
Visual EffectsKey Animation
25 Episodes
1973-1974
TV Show
7
Visual EffectsAnimation
24 Episodes
1979
TV Show
Visual EffectsAnimation
7 Episodes
1971-1972
Movie
6.6
Visual EffectsKey Animation1979
Movie
6.5
Visual EffectsKey Animation1981
Limited Series
6.2
Visual EffectsKey Animation
1 Episode
1990
Limited Series
5.8
Visual EffectsKey Animation
1 Episode
1994-1994
Limited Series
6.5
Visual EffectsKey Animation
1 Episode
1998-2000
Limited Series
DirectingAnimation Director1991-1991
Title Rating Job Role(s) Year
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