Akitaro Daichi (大地 丙太郎, Daichi Akitarō, born January 13, 1956) is a Japanese anime director, producer and photography director.
Akitaro Daichi | |
|---|---|
大地 丙太郎 | |
| Born | January 13, 1956 |
| Occupation(s) | Anime director, producer, photography director |
| Website | Daichi's homepage |
Career
editDaichi is a native of Gunma Prefecture and a graduate of Tokyo Polytechnic University. He originally aspired to be a stage photographer, but entered the employ of Tokyo Animation Film, an anime photography company. His first work in the industry was as photography director for the Doraemon movie History of Nobita's Outer Space Trailblazing (ドラえもん のび太の宇宙開拓史). After five years, Daichi changed jobs and worked for a video production company making karaoke videos among other things, but he later returned to the anime industry and focused on direction. In 1994, he attracted attention for his storyboard work on Akazukin Chacha, and in 1995 he made his debut as a series director on Nurse Angel Ririka SOS.
Sexual harassment allegations
editIn 2018 and 2019, voice actress Hiroko Konishi alleged that she was propositioned by her manager to enter a mixed bath with Daichi in the nude and was blacklisted from the voice acting industry when she refused.[1][2]
Works (as director)
edit- Nurse Angel Ririka SOS (1995)
- Elf Princess Rane (1995)
- Kodomo no Omocha (Kodocha; 1996–1998)
- Ojarumaru (1998)
- Sexy Commando Gaiden: Sugoi yo!! Masaru-san (1998)
- Jubei-chan: The Ninja Girl (1999)
- Now and Then, Here and There (1999)
- Carried by the Wind: Tsukikage Ran (2000)
- Fruits Basket (2001)
- Animation Runner Kuromi (2001)
- Atashin'chi (2002)
- Animation Runner Kuromi 2 (2004)
- Makasete Iruka! (Grrl Power!) (2004)
- Jubei-chan: The Ninja Girl 2 (2004)
- Legendz (2004)
- Gag Manga Biyori (2005)
- We Were There (2006)
- Poyopoyo Kansatsu Nikki (2012)[3]
- Kamisama Kiss (2012–2015)[4]
- DD Fist of the North Star (2013)[5]
- Tonkatsu DJ Agetarō (2016)[6]
- Nobunaga no Shinobi (2017)[7]
- Nobunaga no Shinobi: Anegawa Ishiyama-hen (2018)
- Meiji Tokyo Renka (2019)[8]
- Detective Conan: The Culprit Hanzawa (2022)[9]
- Me & Roboco (2022–2023)[10]
References
edit- ^ Loveridge, Lynzee (June 8, 2018). "Voice Actress Hiroko Konishi Reveals Industry Disagreements About Ojarumaru Role". Anime News Network. Retrieved July 31, 2019.
- ^ Morrissy, Kim (February 13, 2019). "Voice Actress Hiroko Konishi Shares Her #MeToo Story". Anime News Network. Retrieved July 31, 2019.
- ^ Loo, Egan (September 27, 2019). "Fruits Basket/Kodocha's Daichi Helms Poyopoyo Kansatsu Nikki". Anime News Network. Retrieved June 14, 2022.
- ^ Osmond, Andrew (July 13, 2014). "Kamisama Kiss and Ikki Tousen: Xtreme Xecutor Released Monday". Anime News Network. Retrieved August 31, 2014.
- ^ Loveridge, Lynzee (January 24, 2013). "Fruits Basket's Daichi Helms DD Fist of the North Star Anime". Anime News Network. Retrieved June 14, 2022.
- ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (November 12, 2015). "Studio DEEN to Animate Tonkatsu DJ Agetarō TV Anime". Anime News Network. Retrieved June 14, 2022.
- ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (March 24, 2016). "Nobunaga no Shinobi Anime's Cast, Staff Unveiled". Anime News Network. Retrieved June 14, 2022.
- ^ Loo, Egan (January 21, 2018). "Meiji Tokyo Renka Historical Visual Novels Get Live-Action Show, Film, New App". Anime News Network. Retrieved June 14, 2022.
- ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (June 14, 2022). "Detective Conan: The Culprit Hanzawa Anime Reveals Staff, October Premiere". Anime News Network. Retrieved June 14, 2022.
- ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (September 25, 2022). "Me & Roboco Anime Shorts Reveal Staff, December 4 Premiere". Anime News Network. Retrieved September 25, 2022.
External links
edit- Daichi's homepage Archived 2021-02-18 at the Wayback Machine (Japanese)
- Akitaro Daichi at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Daichi at AnimeNEXT 2005 convention
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