Hiroyuki Okiura

Hiroyuki Okiura

animation department, director, art department

Hiroyuki Okiura was born on Oct 13, 1966 in Japan. Hiroyuki Okiura's big-screen debut came with Black Magic M-66 directed by Hiroyuki Kitakubo in 1987. Hiroyuki Okiura is known for Your Name. directed by Makoto Shinkai, Ryûnosuke Kamiki stars as Taki Tachibana and Mone Kamishiraishi as Mitsuha Miyamizu. Hiroyuki Okiura has got 5 awards and 4 nominations so far. The most recent award Hiroyuki Okiura achieved is New York International Children's Film Festival, US. The upcoming new movie Hiroyuki Okiura plays is Mobile Suit Gundam: Hathaway which will be released on Jul 01, 2021.

Okiura left high school at the age of 16 and entered the animation industry as a member of the studio Anime R, where he studied under Moriyasu Taniguchi and which Taniguchi superintends.He is known for his detailed effects animation in, for example, the chopper attack scene in Patlabor 2: The Movie, and more recently his highly realistic character animation in works such as the opening credits to Cowboy Bebop: The Movie and several Production I.G features. His debut work as a director, Jin-Roh, completed in 1998, was the recipient of the Minami Toshiko Award at the 11th Yubari International Fantastic Film Festival in February 2000.Okiura's next written and directed feature film, A Letter to Momo, premiered at the 2011 Toronto International Film Festival, about 11 years after his first film. It was in-development for seven years.

  • Birthday

    Oct 13, 1966
  • Place of Birth

    Osaka, Japan
  • Also known

    沖浦 啓之, Okiura Hiroyuki

Known For

Awards

5 wins & 4 nominations

New York International Children's Film Festival, US
2012
Momo e no tegami (2011)
Winner - Grand Prize Feature
Tokyo Anime Award
2005
Film Category
Winner - Best Character Design
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