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Ryûtarô Nakamura(II)

  • Director
  • Art Department
  • Animation Department
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Ryûtarô Nakamura is an avant-garde anime director often praised for his use of sound. He was born at Apr 15, 1955. He has directed some of the most notable anime in history including Serial Experiments Lain, Kino's Journey, and Ghost Hound. Nakamura died in 2013 after months of hospitalization while fighting pancreatic cancer, leaving an unfinished work Despera.
DiedJune 29, 2013
DiedJune 29, 2013
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Known for

Ghost Hound (2007)
Ghost Hound
7.3
TV Series
  • Director
The Life of Guskou Budori (1994)
The Life of Guskou Budori
7.0
  • Director
  • 1994
Wonder Beat S (1986)
Wonder Beat S
7.7
TV Series
  • Director
Jûichi-nin iru! (1986)
Jûichi-nin iru!
7.0
  • Art Department
  • 1986

Credits

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Director



  • Jûgo shônen hyôryûki: Kaizokujima DE! daibôken (2013)
    Jûgo shônen hyôryûki: Kaizokujima DE! daibôken
    5.6
    • Director
    • 2013
  • Ghost Hound (2007)
    Ghost Hound
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 2007–2008
  • Ayako Kawasumi, Ai Maeda, and Ryuji Aigase in Gekijô ban kino no tabi: Byôki no kuni - For you (2007)
    Gekijô ban kino no tabi: Byôki no kuni - For you
    7.1
    Short
    • Director
    • 2007
  • Rec (2006)
    Rec
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 2006
  • Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - Le Rieur (2005)
    Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - Le Rieur
    8.1
    Video
    • Director
    • 2005
  • Kino no tabi (2003)
    Kino no tabi
    8.3
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 2003
  • Kôkaku kidôtai: Stand Alone Complex (2002)
    Kôkaku kidôtai: Stand Alone Complex
    8.5
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 2002
  • Shichinin no Nana (2002)
    Shichinin no Nana
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 2002
  • Final Fantasy: Unlimited (2001)
    Final Fantasy: Unlimited
    5.9
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 2001
  • Sakura taisen (2000)
    Sakura taisen
    6.5
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 2000
  • Karafuru (1999)
    Karafuru
    5.9
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1999
  • Mahô tsukai tai! (1999)
    Mahô tsukai tai!
    6.5
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1999
  • Noël 3: Mission on the Line
    Video Game
    • Director
    • 1998
  • Lain (1998)
    Lain
    8.0
    TV Mini Series
    • Director
    • 1998
  • Chroniques de la guerre de Lodoss - La légende de Crystania - OAV (1996)
    Chroniques de la guerre de Lodoss - La légende de Crystania - OAV
    6.1
    TV Mini Series
    • Director
    • 1996–1997

Art Department



  • Ghost Hound (2007)
    Ghost Hound
    7.3
    TV Series
    • storyboard artist
    • storyboard artist: ending
    • storyboard artist: opening
    • 2007–2008
  • Ayako Kawasumi, Ai Maeda, and Ryuji Aigase in Gekijô ban kino no tabi: Byôki no kuni - For you (2007)
    Gekijô ban kino no tabi: Byôki no kuni - For you
    7.1
    Short
    • storyboard artist
    • 2007
  • Rec (2006)
    Rec
    6.9
    TV Series
    • storyboard artist
    • 2006
  • Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - Le Rieur (2005)
    Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - Le Rieur
    8.1
    Video
    • storyboard artist
    • 2005
  • Kino no tabi (2003)
    Kino no tabi
    8.3
    TV Series
    • storyboard artist
    • 2003
  • Kôkaku kidôtai: Stand Alone Complex (2002)
    Kôkaku kidôtai: Stand Alone Complex
    8.5
    TV Series
    • storyboard artist
    • 2002
  • Shichinin no Nana (2002)
    Shichinin no Nana
    7.0
    TV Series
    • storyboard artist
    • 2002
  • Final Fantasy: Unlimited (2001)
    Final Fantasy: Unlimited
    5.9
    TV Series
    • storyboard artist
    • 2001
  • Sakura taisen (2000)
    Sakura taisen
    6.5
    TV Series
    • storyboard artist
    • 2000
  • Karafuru (1999)
    Karafuru
    5.9
    TV Series
    • storyboard artist
    • 1999
  • Mahô tsukai tai! (1999)
    Mahô tsukai tai!
    6.5
    TV Series
    • storyboard artist
    • 1999
  • Monster Farm: Enbanseki no himitsu (1999)
    Monster Farm: Enbanseki no himitsu
    6.9
    TV Series
    • storyboard artist
    • 1999
  • Lain (1998)
    Lain
    8.0
    TV Mini Series
    • storyboard artist
    • 1998
  • Captain Tsubasa J (1994)
    Captain Tsubasa J
    7.6
    TV Series
    • storyboard artist
    • 1994
  • Chibi neko Tomu no daiboken (1992)
    Chibi neko Tomu no daiboken
    5.0
    • storyboard artist
    • 1992

Animation Department



  • Love Hina (2000)
    Love Hina
    6.9
    TV Series
    • animator: Zero G Room
    • animator
    • 2000
  • The Life of Guskou Budori (1994)
    The Life of Guskou Budori
    7.0
    • original character designer
    • 1994
  • The Rose of Versailles: I'll Love You As Long As I Live (1990)
    The Rose of Versailles: I'll Love You As Long As I Live
    TV Movie
    • animator
    • 1990
  • Yousei furorensu (1985)
    Yousei furorensu
    7.0
    • inbetween artist
    • 1985
  • Toshiko Fujita, Chika Sakamoto, and Keiko Toda in Signé Cat's Eyes (1983)
    Signé Cat's Eyes
    7.2
    TV Series
    • key animator
    • 1983
  • Cobra (1982)
    Cobra
    8.3
    TV Series
    • key animator
    • 1982–1983
  • Cobra (1982)
    Cobra
    7.2
    • animator: Annapuru
    • 1982
  • Ashita no Jô 2 (1981)
    Ashita no Jô 2
    7.5
    • key animator
    • 1981
  • Joe 2 (1970)
    Joe 2
    8.6
    TV Series
    • key animator
    • 1980–1981
  • Yuniko (1981)
    Yuniko
    7.3
    • key animator
    • 1981
  • Lady Oscar (1979)
    Lady Oscar
    8.3
    TV Series
    • key animator
    • 1980
  • Ace wo Nerae! (1979)
    Ace wo Nerae!
    6.9
    • key animator
    • 1979
  • Animation Kikô Marco Polo no Bôken (1979)
    Animation Kikô Marco Polo no Bôken
    7.3
    TV Series
    • animator
    • 1979
  • L'île au trésor (1978)
    L'île au trésor
    8.4
    TV Series
    • key animator
    • 1978–1979
  • Rémi sans famille (1977)
    Rémi sans famille
    7.9
    TV Series
    • key animator
    • inbetween artist
    • 1977–1978

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    • June 29, 2013

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