Fumio Kurokawa (黒川 文男, Kurokawa Fumio, born October 20, 1932), is a Japanese storyboard artist and animated film director. He directed a number of animated television series produced by Nippon Animation during the 1970s and 1980s. Kurokawa was the series director of Animated Classics of Japanese Literature, included among the "100 Must-See Japanese Animation Masterpieces" in the 2007 encyclopedia Anime Classics Zettai!.[1]
Filmography
edit| Year | TV series | Studio | Role | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Christopher Columbus | Nippon Animation | Director | |
| 1989-1990 | Jungle Book Shōnen Mowgli | Nippon Animation | Director | [1] |
| 1989 | Celestial Prince or Utsunomiko (subtitled Earth Chapter) | Nippon Animation, Toei Animation | Director | [2]: 3317 |
| 1987 | Grimm Masterpiece Theatre | Nippon Animation | Director (1 episode) | [1] |
| 1987 | Tales of Little Women | Nippon Animation | Director; with Kazumi Fukushima, Kōzō Kusuba, and Yugo Serikawa | [2]: 1798 |
| 1986 | The Story of Pollyanna, Girl of Love | Nippon Animation | Storyboard artist | [2]: 2411 |
| 1986 | Animated Classics of Japanese Literature | Nippon Animation | Director | [citation needed] |
| 1985 | Little Princess Sara | Nippon Animation, Aniplex | Director | [1] |
| 1984 | Noozles | Nippon Animation | Storyboard artist | |
| 1983 | Aesop's Fables | Nippon Animation | Director; with Eiji Okabe and Jun Hagiwara | [2]: 171 |
| 1983 | Story of the Alps: My Annette | Nippon Animation | Storyboard artist | |
| 1981 | Ai no Gakko Cuore Monogatari | Nippon Animation | Animator; with Iku Suzuki | [2]: 1335 |
| 1981 | Around the World with Willy Fog | BRB Internacional, Nippon Animation | Director; with Luis Ballester | [3] |
| 1981 | Swiss Family Robinson | Nippon Animation | Storyboard artist | [1] |
| 1980 | Tsurikichi Sanpei | Nippon Animation | Director (Episode) | [2]: 2703 |
| 1980 | Little El Cid no Boken | Nippon Animation | Director | [2]: 1783 |
| 1977 | Angie Girl (or The Casebook of Charlotte Holmes) | Nippon Animation | Director; with Shinya Yamada | [2]: 1480 |
| 1977 | Monarch: The Big Bear of Tallac (or Seton Animal Chronicle: Bearcub Jacky) | Nippon Animation | Director; with Yoshihiro Kuroda | [4] |
| 1976 | Little Lulu and Her Little Friends | Nippon Animation | Director | [2]: 1788 |
| 1975 | Arabian Nights: Sinbad's Adventures | Nippon Animation | Director; with Kunihiko Okazaki | [5] |
| 1972-1974 | Kagaku ninja tai Gatchaman or Battle of the Planets | Tatsunoko Production | Director (105 episodes); with Eiko Toriumi, Hiroshi Sasagawa, Jinzo Toriumi and Katsuhisa Yamada | [2]: 280 |
| 1971 | Animentary Ketsudan or Animentary: Critical Moments | Tatsunoko Production | Director; with Hideo Makino and Ippei Kuri | [2]: 146 |
| 1969-1971 | Attack No. 1 | TMS Entertainment | Director (34 episodes) | [2]: 219 |
| 1968-1969 | Sabu to Ichi Torimono Hikae | Mushi Production, Studio Zero, Toei Animation | Director (3 episodes) | [2]: 2652 |
References
edit- ^ a b c d e Brian Camp; Julie Davis (2007). Anime Classics Zettai!: 100 Must-See Japanese Animation Masterpieces. Stone Bridge Press. pp. 21–22. ISBN 9781611725193.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Helen McCarthy; Jonathan Clements (2015). The Anime Encyclopedia: A Century of Japanese Animation (3rd ed.). Stone Bridge Press. ISBN 9781611729092.
- ^ Bernard P. E. Bentley (2008). A Companion to Spanish Cinema. Boydell & Brewer. p. 252. ISBN 9781855661769.
- ^ Bartek Koziczyński (2007). "Mali mieszkańcy wielkich gór". 333 popkulturowe rzeczy (in Polish). In Rock. p. 198. ISBN 9788360159644.
- ^ Jack Zipes (2011). The Enchanted Screen: The Unknown History of Fairy-Tale Films. Routledge. p. 406. ISBN 9781135853952.
External links
edit- Fumio Kurokawa at IMDb
- Fumio Kurokawa at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Little Princess Sara Staff Interview: Fumio Kurokawa
- Fumio Kurokawa at Facebook
- Fumio Kurokawa at instagram