Fumio Kurokawa
Fumio Kurokawa (黒川 文男, Kurokawa Fumio; October 20, 1932 – April 10, 2024) was a Japanese storyboard artist and animated film director. He directed a number of animated television series produced by Nippon Animation during the 1970s and 1980s. Kurokawa was the series director of Animated Classics of Japanese Literature, included among the "100 Must-See Japanese Animation Masterpieces" in the 2007 encyclopedia Anime Classics Zettai!.[1] Kurokawa died on April 10, 2024, at the age of 91.[2]
Filmography
| Year | TV series | Studio | Role | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Christopher Columbus | Nippon Animation | Director | |
| 1989-1990 | Jungle Book Shōnen Mowgli | Nippon Animation | Director | [1] |
| 1989 | Celestial Prince or Utsunomiko (subtitled Earth Chapter) | Nippon Animation, Toei Animation | Director | [3]: 3317 |
| 1987 | Grimm Masterpiece Theatre | Nippon Animation | Director (1 episode) | [1] |
| 1987 | Tales of Little Women | Nippon Animation | Director; with Kazumi Fukushima, Kōzō Kusuba, and Yugo Serikawa | [3]: 1798 |
| 1986 | The Story of Pollyanna, Girl of Love | Nippon Animation | Storyboard artist | [3]: 2411 |
| 1986 | Animated Classics of Japanese Literature | Nippon Animation | Director | |
| 1985 | Little Princess Sara | Nippon Animation, Aniplex | Director | [1] |
| 1984 | Noozles | Nippon Animation | Storyboard artist | |
| 1983 | Aesop's Fables | Nippon Animation | Director; with Eiji Okabe and Jun Hagiwara | [3]: 171 |
| 1983 | Story of the Alps: My Annette | Nippon Animation | Storyboard artist | |
| 1981 | Ai no Gakko Cuore Monogatari | Nippon Animation | Animator; with Iku Suzuki | [3]: 1335 |
| 1981 | Around the World with Willy Fog | BRB Internacional, Nippon Animation | Director; with Luis Ballester | [4] |
| 1981 | Swiss Family Robinson | Nippon Animation | Storyboard artist | [1] |
| 1980 | Tsurikichi Sanpei | Nippon Animation | Director (Episode) | [3]: 2703 |
| 1980 | Little El Cid no Boken | Nippon Animation | Director | [3]: 1783 |
| 1977 | Angie Girl (or The Casebook of Charlotte Holmes) | Nippon Animation | Director; with Shinya Yamada | [3]: 1480 |
| 1977 | Monarch: The Big Bear of Tallac (or Seton Animal Chronicle: Bearcub Jacky) | Nippon Animation | Director; with Yoshihiro Kuroda | [5] |
| 1976 | Little Lulu and Her Little Friends | Nippon Animation | Director | [3]: 1788 |
| 1975 | Arabian Nights: Sinbad's Adventures | Nippon Animation | Director; with Kunihiko Okazaki | [6] |
| 1972-1974 | Kagaku ninja tai Gatchaman or Battle of the Planets | Tatsunoko Production | Director (105 episodes); with Eiko Toriumi, Hiroshi Sasagawa, Jinzo Toriumi and Katsuhisa Yamada | [3]: 280 |
| 1971 | Animentary Ketsudan or Animentary: Critical Moments | Tatsunoko Production | Director; with Hideo Makino and Ippei Kuri | [3]: 146 |
| 1969-1971 | Attack No. 1 | TMS Entertainment | Director (34 episodes) | [3]: 219 |
| 1968-1969 | Sabu to Ichi Torimono Hikae | Mushi Production, Studio Zero, Toei Animation | Director (3 episodes) | [3]: 2652 |
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 Brian Camp; Julie Davis (2007). Anime Classics Zettai!: 100 Must-See Japanese Animation Masterpieces. Stone Bridge Press. pp. 21–22. ISBN 9781611725193.
- ↑ "Thank you for asking. On behalf of his family, I, son in law, shared with you the fact that he passed away on 10th of April, 2024, at the age of 91". Fumio Kurokawa on Facebook. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Helen McCarthy; Jonathan Clements (2015). The Anime Encyclopedia: A Century of Japanese Animation (3rd ed.). Stone Bridge Press. ISBN 9781611729092.
- ↑ Bernard P. E. Bentley (2008). A Companion to Spanish Cinema. Boydell & Brewer. p. 252. ISBN 9781855661769.
- ↑ Bartek Koziczyński (2007). "Mali mieszkańcy wielkich gór". 333 popkulturowe rzeczy (in Polish). In Rock. p. 198. ISBN 9788360159644.
- ↑ Jack Zipes (2011). The Enchanted Screen: The Unknown History of Fairy-Tale Films. Routledge. p. 406. ISBN 9781135853952.
External links
- Fumio Kurokawa at IMDb
- Fumio Kurokawa at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Little Princess Sara Staff Interview: Fumio Kurokawa
- Fumio Kurokawa at Facebook
- Fumio Kurokawa at instagram