Hiroyuki Okiura
Hiroyuki Okiura is a Japanese anime director and animator working for Production I.G.
Career
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.
Personal life
He is married to voice actress Sumi Mutoh, who portrayed Kei Amemiya in Jin-Roh.Filmography
The following are the works of Hiroyuki Okiura:Director
Black Magic M-66Zillion
Record of the Lodoss War
Hashire Melos!
Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade
A Letter to Momo
''Japan Animator Expo''
Key Animator
MiyukiGenesis Climber MOSPEADA
Black Magic M-66
Akira
Venus Wars
Patlabor: The Movie
Roujin Z
Catnapped!
Memories
Blood: The Last Vampire
Metropolis
Cowboy Bebop: The Movie
Tennis no Ōjisama – Futari no Samurai
xxxHolic: A Midsummer Night's Dream
Naruto the Movie: Legend of the Stone of Gelel
Paprika
Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo
Your Name
Blade Runner: Black Out 2022
''Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch From Mercury''
Other
Blue Comet SPT LayznerPatlabor 2: The Movie
Ghost in the Shell
''Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence''