Known for Writing
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.
Born
April 14, 1954 (age 72)
Birthplace
Miyagi, Japan
Filmography
55 films, 11 shows


DOMU (Pilot)
2016 · 7m
country: Japan
Unrealized live-action film adaptation of Katsuhiro Otomo's Domu manga.


Short Peace
2013 · 1h 8m
country: Japan
A traveler is confronted by spirits in an abandoned shrine; a story of honor and firefighting in ancient Japan; a white bear defends the royal family from a monstrous red demon; ragtag soldiers battle a robotic force in futuristic Japan.


Combustible
2012 · 13m
country: Japan
The city of Edo, the 18th century. Owaka, the daughter of a merchant family, and her childhood friend Matsukichi. The two were drawn to each other, but Matsukichi has been disowned by his family, and is working for the city fire brigade. Meanwhile, negotiations begin for the arrangement of Owaka's marriage. Unable to let go of her thoughts of Matsukichi, her mad emotions make her bring about a massive inferno which razes Edo. By chance encounter, the two meet again amidst the fires.It is an epic spectacle set against the stage of the massive metropolis of Edo.


Mushi-Shi: The Movie
2007 · 2h 11m
country: Japan
Mushi are beings in touch with the essence of life, far more basic and pure than normal living things. Most humans are incapable of perceiving Mushi and are oblivious to their existence, but there are a few who possess the ability to see and interact with Mushi. One such person is Ginko who travels from place to place to research Mushi and aid people suffering from problems caused by them.


Steamboy
2004 · 2h 6m
country: Japan
In 1860s Britain, a boy inventor finds himself caught in the middle of a deadly conflict over a revolutionary advance in steam power.


Gundam: Mission to the Rise
1998 · 3m
country: Japan
Gundam Mission to the Rise is a short CGI movie with a duration of 5 minutes directed by Katsuhiro Otomo aired during the Gundam Big Bang Project event (August 1998). The story is settled in the Universal Century, although it's not completely clear whether in late years (after 0093) or in an alternative UC timeline.


Gondora
1997 · 2m
country: Japan
A short movie about a guy living in his own world.


Memories
1995 · 1h 53m
country: Japan
Three back-to-back anime films by three different directors make up this sci-fi trilogy three years in the making.


World Apartment Horror
1991 · 1h 37m
country: Japan
A Yakuza underling is given the assignment to rid an apartment of its tenants within a week. He tries a variety of desperate tactics to no avail. Soon his problems get worse as an evil spirit makes its presence known.


Neo Tokyo
1989 · 50m
country: Japan
A trilogy of separate stories. In "Labyrinth labyrinthos", a girl and her cat enter a strange world. In "Running Man", a racer takes on the ultimate opponent. In "Construction Cancellation Order", a man must shut down worker robots.


Akira
1988 · 2h 4m
country: Japan
A secret military project endangers Neo-Tokyo when it turns a biker gang member into a rampaging psychic psychopath that only two teenagers and a group of psychics can stop.


Robot Carnival
1987 · 1h 33m
country: Japan
An anthology of various tales told in various styles with robots being the one common element among them.


Give Me a Gun, Give Me Freedom
1982 · 1h
country: Japan
Live action film by Katsuhiro Ôtomo