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Satoru Utsunomiya

Satoru Utsunomiya

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Satoru Utsunomiya was born in 1959 in Matsuyama, Ehime. He joined Telecom Animation in 1982 because his idol Yasuo Otsuka worked there, after graduating from the design department in Nishinoda Technical High School in Osaka. Leading member of the realist school. Has had as big an impact on the industry as his contemporaries Mitsuo Iso and Shinya Ohira. Sent shockwaves through the industry with his character design and animation direction for Mamoru Oshii’s Gosenzosama Banbanzai.

Known for

Akira
Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence
Batman Ninja
Fullmetal Alchemist: The Sacred Star of Milos
Lu Over the Wall
Doraemon: The New Record of Nobita's Spaceblazer

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