Directed credits
25
Established
Strong directing catalog.
Director
Kazuto Nakazawa
Directing
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
0.9
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Directed movies: 15Directed series: 10All crew credits: 87
TMDB ID: 557936
IMDb ID: nm0620450
Known for: Directing
Born: March 4, 1968
Age: 58
Place of birth: Niigata, Japan
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1986 - 2026
Years active: 41
Average TMDB rating: 7.13
Wikidata: Q3194502
Also known as
中沢一登 • 中澤 一登 • Takeshi Tsuji • 辻武司
Frequent jobs
Director (12)Animation Director (9)Series Director (2)First Assistant Director (1)Key Animation (52)Character Designer (9)Storyboard Artist (1)
Biography
Kazuto Nakazawa (中澤 一登, Nakazawa Kazuto, born March 4, 1968) is a Japanese character designer and director of numerous anime series and video games who also goes by the pseudonym Takeshi Tsuji (辻 武司, Tsuji Takeshi). His directorial work includes Parasite Dolls, the anime sequence in Kill Bill: Volume 1, and the Moondrive segment of Genius Party Beyond. He has designed characters for many anime, such as Ashita no Nadja and Samurai Champloo, for which he also served as animation director. In addition to his work with anime, he designed the characters of Tales of Legendia and was the animation director of Devil Kings. Throughout his career, he has worked also as an animator, providing key animations to anime such as The Animatrix's "Kid's Story" and "A Detective Story." He has made two appearances at anime conventions in the United States: at Otakon in 1999 and 2006. He also animated the Joe Hahn-directed music video for the Linkin Park song "Breaking the Habit."
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Kazuto Nakazawa.
Comedy Skit 1989
Director
2015 Movie
Vassalord.
Director
2013 Movie
Hells
Animation Director
2008 Movie
Genius Party Beyond
Director
2008 Movie
Ani*Kuri15
Director
2008 Movie
Deep Imagination
Director
2006 Movie
FLUXIMATION
Director
2005 Movie
Kill Bill: Vol. 1
First Assistant Director
2003 Movie
Parasite Dolls
Director
2003 Movie
Comedy
Director
2002 Movie
Digimon Adventure 02: Revenge of Diaboromon
Animation Director
2001 Movie
Lupin the Third: Dragon of Doom
Animation Director
1994 Movie
Fatal Fury: The Motion Picture
Animation Director
1994 Movie
Fatal Fury 2: The New Battle
Animation Director
1993 Movie
Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water - Nautilus Story III
Animation Director
1991 Movie
Directed Series
Series directed by Kazuto Nakazawa.
Love Through a Prism
Supervising Animation Director • 10 eps
2026 Series
Fena: Pirate Princess
Series Director • 12 eps
2021 Series
B: The Beginning
Series Director • 12 eps
2018 Series
Japan Animator Expo
Director • 1 eps
2014 Series
Kid Icarus
Director • 1 eps
2012 Series
Genius Party Beyond
Director • 5 eps
2008 Series
Ani*Kuri15
Director • 1 eps
2007 Series
Tenchi in Tokyo
Animation Director • 1 eps
1997 Series
Tenchi Muyo!
Animation Director • 1 eps
1992 Series
Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water
Animation Director • 1 eps
1990 Series
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Kazuto Nakazawa.
Kill Bill: Vol. 1
First Assistant Director
2003 Movie
Giovanni's Island
Key Animation
2014 Movie
The Second Renaissance Part I
Key Animation
2003 Movie
Fatal Fury: The Motion Picture
Animation Director
1994 Movie
A Detective Story
Key Animation
2003 Movie
Kid's Story
Key Animation
2003 Movie
Steamboy
Key Animation
2004 Movie
Roujin Z
Key Animation
1991 Movie
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Kazuto Nakazawa.
Attack on Titan
Key Animation • 1 eps
2013 Series
Hunter x Hunter
Key Animation • 2 eps
2011 Series
Haikyu!!
Key Animation • 1 eps
2014 Series
Kuroko's Basketball
Key Animation • 2 eps
2012 Series
Samurai Champloo
Character Designer • 26 eps
2004 Series
Usagi Drop
Key Animation • 2 eps
2011 Series
His and Her Circumstances
Key Animation • 1 eps
1998 Series
Terror in Resonance
Character Designer • 11 eps
2014 Series
B: The Beginning
Series Director • 12 eps
2018 Series
Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water
Animation Director • 1 eps
1990 Series
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure
Key Animation • 1 eps
1993 Series
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Kazuto Nakazawa.
Kill Bill: Vol. 1
First Assistant Director
2003 Movie
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Kazuto Nakazawa.
Hunter x Hunter
Key Animation • 2 eps
2011 Series
Haikyu!!
Key Animation • 1 eps
2014 Series
Attack on Titan
Key Animation • 1 eps
2013 Series
Aoashi
Storyboard Artist • 1 eps
2022 Series
Kuroko's Basketball
Key Animation • 2 eps
2012 Series
Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water
Animation Director • 1 eps
1990 Series
Days
Character Designer • 24 eps
2016 Series
His and Her Circumstances
Key Animation • 1 eps
1998 Series
Samurai Champloo
Character Designer • 26 eps
2004 Series
Love Through a Prism
Supervising Animation Director • 10 eps
2026 Series
RahXephon
Key Animation • 1 eps
2002 Series
Oreshura
Key Animation • 3 eps
2013 Series
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Kazuto Nakazawa.
20001 An Earth Odyssey
Character Designer
2026 Movie
Giovanni's Island
Key Animation
2014 Movie
Tales of Vesperia: The First Strike
Key Animation
2009 Movie
Steamboy
Key Animation
2004 Movie
Kid's Story
Key Animation
2003 Movie
A Detective Story
Key Animation
2003 Movie
The Second Renaissance Part I
Key Animation
2003 Movie
Mezzo Forte
Key Animation
2000 Movie
Spring and Chaos
Key Animation
1996 Movie
Roujin Z
Key Animation
1991 Movie
A Wind Named Amnesia
Key Animation
1990 Movie
Violence Jack: Hell's Wind
Key Animation
1990 Movie
Gude Crest: The Emblem of Gude
Key Animation
1990 Movie
The Guyver: Bio-Booster Armor
Key Animation
1989 Movie
Other Crew Work in Series
Additional series credits for Kazuto Nakazawa.
Aoashi
Storyboard Artist • 1 eps
2022 Series
Case File N° 221: Kabukicho
Key Animation • 2 eps
2019 Series
Days
Character Designer • 24 eps
2016 Series
Terror in Resonance
Character Designer • 11 eps
2014 Series
Haikyu!!
Key Animation • 1 eps
2014 Series
Attack on Titan
Key Animation • 1 eps
2013 Series
Oreshura
Key Animation • 3 eps
2013 Series
Kids on the Slope
Key Animation • 2 eps
2012 Series
Kuroko's Basketball
Key Animation • 2 eps
2012 Series
Hunter x Hunter
Key Animation • 2 eps
2011 Series
Usagi Drop
Key Animation • 2 eps
2011 Series
House of Five Leaves
Character Designer • 12 eps
2010 Series
Tokyo Marble Chocolate
Key Animation • 1 eps
2007 Series
Samurai Champloo
Character Designer • 26 eps
2004 Series
Parasite Dolls
Key Animation • 1 eps
2003 Series
RahXephon
Key Animation • 1 eps
2002 Series