Directed credits
14
Active
Regular directing credits.
Director
Katsuhiro Otomo
Writing
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TMDB popularity
2.0
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Directed movies: 12Directed series: 2All crew credits: 31
TMDB ID: 185
IMDb ID: nm0960028
Known for: Writing
Born: April 14, 1954
Age: 71
Place of birth: Miyagi, Japan
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1979 - 2023
Years active: 45
Average TMDB rating: 6.57
Wikidata: Q378710
Also known as
Katsuhiro Ôtomo • Katsuhiro Ootomo
Frequent jobs
Director (14)Comic Book (4)Original Story (4)Character Designer (2)Key Animation (2)Screenplay (2)Author (1)Conceptual Design (1)Screenstory (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.
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Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Katsuhiro Otomo.
DOMU (Pilot)
Director
2016 Movie
6.4
Short Peace
Director
2013 Movie
6.1
Mushi-Shi: The Movie
Director
2007 Movie
6.9
Steamboy
Director
2004 Movie
5.5
Gundam: Mission to the Rise
Director
1998 Movie
5.0
Gondora
Director
1997 Movie
7.4
Memories
Director
1995 Movie
5.5
World Apartment Horror
Director
1991 Movie
6.7
Neo Tokyo
Director
1989 Movie
7.9
Akira
Director
1988 Movie
6.7
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.
7.9
Akira
Director
1988 Movie
7.1
Metropolis
Screenplay
2001 Movie
6.9
Steamboy
Director
2004 Movie
6.0
Legend of the Millennium Dragon
Conceptual Design
2011 Movie
7.4
Memories
Director
1995 Movie
6.6
Roujin Z
Key Animation
1991 Movie
6.7
Neo Tokyo
Director
1989 Movie
6.4
Short Peace
Director
2013 Movie
4.9
Harmagedon
Key Animation
1983 Movie
6.7
Robot Carnival
Director
1987 Movie
6.1
Spriggan
Screenstory
1998 Movie
6.1
Mushi-Shi: The Movie
Director
2007 Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Katsuhiro Otomo.
5.4
Freedom
Character Designer • 7 eps
2006 Series
6.0
SHORT PEACE
Author • 5 eps
2013 Series
6.7
Robot Carnival
Director • 1 eps
1987 Series
8.5
Naoki Urasawa's Manben neo
as Self • 1 eps
2020 Series
8.0
Hipira: The Little Vampire
Comic Book • 12 eps
2009 Series
Tokyo Reborn
Director • 6 eps
2019 Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Katsuhiro Otomo.
Nezumikozo Jirokichi
Character Designer
2023 Movie
6.2
A Farewell to Weapons
Original Story
2013 Movie
6.9
Combustible
Screenplay
2012 Movie
6.0
Legend of the Millennium Dragon
Conceptual Design
2011 Movie
3.7
SOS! Tokyo Metro Explorers: The Next
Comic Book
2007 Movie
7.1
Metropolis
Screenplay
2001 Movie
6.1
Spriggan
Screenstory
1998 Movie
6.6
Roujin Z
Key Animation
1991 Movie
So What
Original Story
1988 Movie
4.9
Harmagedon
Key Animation
1983 Movie
7.3
Shuffle
Comic Book
1981 Movie
2.0
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.