Yoshinori Kanada
Profile info
Known forVisual Effects
GenderMale
Birthday5 February 1952
Died21 July 2009 (age 57)
Place of birthNara, Japan
Known credits51
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 198…
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The Twelve Kingdoms
2002 · Key Animation
Angel Tales
2001 · Key Animation
Metropolis
2001 · Key Animation
Blue Submarine No. 6
1998 · Key Animation
Popolocrois Monogatari
1998 · Key Animation
Popolocrois Monogatari
1998 · Storyboard Artist
Popolocrois Monogatari
1998 · Concept Artist
Princess Mononoke
1997 · Animation
The Dog of Flanders
1997 · Key Animation
X
1996 · Key Animation
Fushigi Yugi: The Mysterious Play
1995 · Key Animation
Yu Yu Hakusho: The Movie - Poltergeist Report
1994 · Key Animation
Final Fantasy: Legend of the Crystals
1994 · Key Animation
Talking Head
1992 · Animation
Porco Rosso
1992 · Key Animation
Hisashi Eguchi's Kotobuki Goro Show
1991 · Animation Director
Devil Hunter Yohko
1990 · Key Animation
Kiki's Delivery Service
1989 · Key Animation
Akira
1988 · Key Animation
Ronin Warriors
1988 · Key Animation
Spirit Warrior
1988 · Key Animation
My Neighbor Totoro
1988 · Key Animation
Devilman - Volume 1: The Birth
1987 · Key Animation
Space Fantasia 2001 Nights
1987 · Storyboard
Campus Special Investigator Hikaruon
1987 · Key Animation
Phoenix: Karma Chapter
1986 · Key Animation
Castle in the Sky
1986 · Lead Animator
The Chocolate Panic Picture Show
1985 · Storyboard Artist
Odin: Starlight Mutiny
1985 · Animation Director
Birth
1984 · Animation
Birth
1984 · Animation Director
Birth
1984 · Original Story
Warriors of the Wind
1984 · Key Animation
Video Warrior Laserion
1984 · Key Animation
Genesis Climber MOSPEADA
1983 · Key Animation
Final Yamato
1983 · Animation Director
Harmagedon
1983 · Key Animation
Future War 198X
1982 · Mechanical Designer
Queen Millennia
1982 · Key Animation
Six God Combination Godmars
1981 · Key Animation
Bremen 4: Angels in Hell
1981 · Key Animation
Adieu Galaxy Express 999
1981 · Key Animation
The New Adventures of Gigantor
1980 · Key Animation
Be Forever Yamato
1980 · Key Animation
Toward the Terra
1980 · Key Animation
Space Battleship Yamato: The New Voyage
1979 · Key Animation
Galaxy Express 999: The Movie
1979 · Key Animation
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