Directed credits
15
Active
Regular directing credits.
Director
Katsuhiro Otomo
Writing
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
2.1
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Directed movies: 13Directed series: 2All crew credits: 31
TMDB ID: 185
IMDb ID: nm0960028
Known for: Writing
Born: April 14, 1954
Age: 72
Place of birth: Miyagi, Japan
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1979 - 2023
Years active: 45
Average TMDB rating: 6.61
Wikidata: Q378710
Also known as
Katsuhiro Ôtomo • Katsuhiro Ootomo
Frequent jobs
Director (15)Comic Book (4)Original Story (4)Screenplay (2)Author (1)Character Designer (1)Conceptual Design (1)Key Animation (1)Mechanical Designer (1)
Biography
Katsuhiro Otomo is a Japanese comic book creator, screenwriter and film director. He is best known as the creator of the manga Akira and its animated film adaptation. He also directed several live-action movies.
Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Katsuhiro Otomo.
DOMU (Pilot)
Director
2016 • Movie
Short Peace
Director
2013 • Movie
Combustible
Director
2012 • Movie
Mushi-Shi: The Movie
Director
2007 • Movie
Steamboy
Director
2004 • Movie
Gundam: Mission to the Rise
Director
1998 • Movie
Gondora
Director
1997 • Movie
Memories
Director
1995 • Movie
World Apartment Horror
Director
1991 • Movie
Neo Tokyo
Director
1989 • Movie
Akira
Director
1988 • Movie
Robot Carnival
Director
1987 • Movie
Give Me a Gun, Give Me Freedom
Director
1982 • Movie
Series
Directed Series
Series directed by Katsuhiro Otomo.
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Katsuhiro Otomo.
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Katsuhiro Otomo.
Akira
Director
1988 • Movie
Roujin Z
Screenplay
1991 • Movie
Memories
Director
1995 • Movie
Metropolis
Screenplay
2001 • Movie
Neo Tokyo
Director
1989 • Movie
Robot Carnival
Director
1987 • Movie
Harmagedon
Key Animation
1983 • Movie
Steamboy
Director
2004 • Movie
Short Peace
Director
2013 • Movie
Mushi-Shi: The Movie
Director
2007 • Movie
High School Erotopia: Red Uniforms
Original Story
1979 • Movie
Legend of the Millennium Dragon
Conceptual Design
2011 • Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Katsuhiro Otomo.
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Katsuhiro Otomo.
Nezumikozo Jirokichi
Character Designer
2023 • Movie
A Farewell to Weapons
Original Story
2013 • Movie
Legend of the Millennium Dragon
Conceptual Design
2011 • Movie
SOS! Tokyo Metro Explorers: The Next
Comic Book
2007 • Movie
Metropolis
Screenplay
2001 • Movie
Spriggan
Screenstory
1998 • Movie
Roujin Z
Screenplay
1991 • Movie
So What
Original Story
1988 • Movie
Harmagedon
Key Animation
1983 • Movie
Shuffle
Comic Book
1981 • Movie
High School Erotopia: Red Uniforms
Original Story
1979 • Movie
Orbital Era
Original Story
Movie
Akira
Comic Book
Movie
Series
Other Crew Work in Series
Additional series credits for Katsuhiro Otomo.
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Katsuhiro Otomo.
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Katsuhiro Otomo.