Yoshinori Kanada
Biography
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.
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Movies (32)
The Revolutionary Animator Kanada Yoshinori
2010
Metropolis
Key Animation (Visual Effects)
2001
Princess Mononoke
Animation (Visual Effects)
1997
The Dog of Flanders
Key Animation (Visual Effects)
1997
X: The Movie
Key Animation (Visual Effects)
1996
Yu Yu Hakusho: The Movie - Poltergeist Report
Key Animation (Visual Effects)
1994
Talking Head
Animation (Visual Effects)
1992
Porco Rosso
Key Animation (Visual Effects)
1992
Hisashi Eguchi's Kotobuki Goro Show
Animation Director (Visual Effects)
1991
Kiki's Delivery Service
Key Animation (Visual Effects)
1989
Akira
Key Animation (Visual Effects)
1988
My Neighbor Totoro
Animation (Visual Effects)
1988
Devilman - Volume 1: The Birth
Key Animation (Visual Effects)
1987
Space Fantasia 2001 Nights
Storyboard (Writing)
1987
Campus Special Investigator Hikaruon
Key Animation (Visual Effects)
1987
Phoenix: Karma Chapter
Key Animation (Visual Effects)
1986
Castle in the Sky
Lead Animator (Visual Effects)
1986
The Chocolate Panic Picture Show
Storyboard Artist (Art)
1985
Odin: Starlight Mutiny
Animation Director (Visual Effects)
1985
Birth: A War of Two Worlds
Animation (Visual Effects)
1984
Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind
Key Animation (Visual Effects)
1984
Final Yamato
Animation Director (Visual Effects)
1983
Harmagedon
Key Animation (Visual Effects)
1983
Future War 198X
Mechanical Designer (Visual Effects)
1982
Queen Millennia
Key Animation (Visual Effects)
1982
Bremen 4: Angels in Hell
Key Animation (Visual Effects)
1981
Adieu Galaxy Express 999
Key Animation (Visual Effects)
1981
Be Forever Yamato
Key Animation (Visual Effects)
1980
Toward the Terra
Key Animation (Visual Effects)
1980
Space Battleship Yamato: The New Voyage
Key Animation (Visual Effects)
1979
Galaxy Express 999: The Movie
Key Animation (Visual Effects)
1979
Farewell to Space Battleship Yamato
Key Animation (Visual Effects)
1978
TV Shows (18)
The Twelve Kingdoms
Key Animation (Visual Effects)
2002
Angel Tales
Key Animation (Visual Effects)
2001
Blue Submarine No. 6
Key Animation (Visual Effects)
1998
Popolocrois Monogatari
Key Animation (Visual Effects)
1998
Fushigi Yûgi: The Mysterious Play
Key Animation (Visual Effects)
1995
Final Fantasy: Legend of the Crystals
Key Animation (Visual Effects)
1994
Devil Hunter Yohko
Key Animation (Visual Effects)
1990
Ronin Warriors
Key Animation (Visual Effects)
1988
Spirit Warrior
Key Animation (Visual Effects)
1988
Video Warrior Laserion
Key Animation (Visual Effects)
1984
Genesis Climber MOSPEADA
Key Animation (Visual Effects)
1983
Six God Combination Godmars
Key Animation (Visual Effects)
1981
The New Adventures of Gigantor
Key Animation (Visual Effects)
1980
Josephina the Whale
Animation (Visual Effects)
1979
Invincible Steel Man Daitarn 3
Animation (Visual Effects)
1978
Candy Candy
Key Animation (Visual Effects)
1976
Space Battleship Yamato
Animation (Visual Effects)
1974
The Little Judge from Hell
Key Animation (Visual Effects)
1973