Tomoharu Katsumata


Tomoharu Katsumata is a Japanese film director best known for his work on various anime works. A leading director at the Toei Animation studio during the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s, Katsumata worked as a director on several of Toei's anime television adaptations of manga by Go Nagai, including Devilman, Mazinger Z, Cutey Honey, Great Mazinger, UFO Robo Grendizer and Gaiking . Katsumata also directed a TV adaptation of Silver Fang -The Shooting Star Gin- in 1986.

Early life

Katsumata graduated from Nippon University's film school in 1960 and began working with the Kyoto division of the Toei Company that same year as an assistant director to Masahiro Makino, Eiichi Kudo, Tomotaka Tasaka on his samurai dramas. After a few years, Katsumata moved to Toei Doga in Tokyo, working as a director on some of Toei's early television series, including Wolf Boy Ken, the original Cyborg 009 anime and Tiger Mask.
Among Katsumata's other credits for Toei as a director include the TV series Captain Future, Fist of the North Star and OVA series Saint Seiya: Hades, and the feature films Mazinger Z vs. Devilman, The Little Mermaid, and Arcadia of My Youth. Katsumata also directed New Attacker You for Knack Productions in 2008.

List of works

TV Anime

Ken the Wolf Boy Shonen Ninja Kaze no Fujimaru Rainbow Sentai Robin Sally the Witch Pyunpyunmaru Akane-chan Cyborg 009 Sabutora and Ichi's Detective Stories GeGeGe no Kitaro Himitsu no Akko-chan Tiger Mask Devilman Mazinger Z Cutie Honey Great Mazinger Getter Robo Shonen Tokugawa Ieyasu Getter Robo G UFO Robot Grendizer Magnerobo Ga-Keen Daikengo, the Guardian of the Universe Planet Robot Danguard Ace Captain Future King Arthur: Prince of the Round Table Space Carrier Blue Noah Dr. Slump Arale-chan Hello! Sandybell Arcadia of My Youth: Endless Orbit SSX Dream Soldier Wingman Video Warrior Laserion Fist of the North Star Ginga: Nagareboshi Gin Saint Seiya GeGeGe no Kitaro Yu-Gi-Oh! Mamotte Shugogetten! Mushrambo Salaryman Kintaro Bōken Ō Beet Play Ball Gaiking: Legend of Daikū-Maryū Ring ni Kakero 1: Nichibei Kessen Hen Powerpuff Girls Z Tai Chi Chasers GeGeGe no Kitaro HeartCatch PreCure! Tanken Driland Saint Seiya Omega Tanken Driland -1000-nen no Maho- Abarenbō Rikishi!! Matsutarō

Theatrical Anime

Tiger Mask The Three Musketeers in Boots Mazinger Z vs. Devilman Himitsu no Akko-chan Andersen Douwa: Ningyo Hime Farewell to Space Battleship Yamato: Warriors of Love Captain Future Yamato Forever Future War 198X Arcadia of My Youth Space Battleship Yamato: Final Chapter The Prince of Snow Country Odin: Photon Sail Starlight St. Elmo's Fire: The Visitor of Light Romance of the Three Kingdoms Series
  • * Part I: Dawn of the Heroes
  • * Part II: Burning Yangtze!
  • * Final Chapter: Faraway Land Rokudenashi Blues 1993
  • ''GeGeGe no Kitaro: Daikaiju''

OVA

Shika to Kanta Taiheiyō ni Kakeru Niji The Human Revolution Futari no Ouji-sama Light Kingdom of the Himalayas Inochi Kagayaku Tomoshibi Sango no Umi to Ouji Daisōgen to Hakuba Sabaku no Kuni no Ohjo-sama Sabaku no Takara no Shiro Ano Yama ni Noborou yo Dai Yamato Zero-go Hana to Shonen Saint Seiya: The Hades Chapter - Meikai Hen
  • ''Kagayake! Yūjō no V-Sign''