Masayuki Miyaji

Masayuki Miyaji
Born	Miyaji Masayuki 宮地 昌幸 February 1, 1976 (1976-02-01) (age 35)
Nationality	Japanese
Occupation	Anime director and supervisor
Years active	1998–present

Masayuki Miyaji (宮地 昌幸, Miyaji Masayuki^?), born on February 1, 1976(1976-02-01), is a Japanese anime director and supervisor.

Biography

Upon graduating from Nihon University's art department's school of film, Miyaji took part in Studio Ghibli's Higashi-Koganei Sonjoku training program in 1998.^[1][2] He studied under the program along with fellow future animator Tadashi Okumura.^[1][2] The promise he showed in the program led him to be selected as assistant director to Hayao Miyazaki in Spirited Away.^[1]

In 2008, he made his full directorial debut with Bounen no Xamdou.^[1] In an interview to The Japan Times, Miyaji stated that he believed anime was a part of the film industry, and said in respect to Xamdou's "theatrical dimension", he had wished to use an "almost documentary style" for certain parts and listed directors Ken Loach and Jean-Luc Godard as his inspirations.^[3] He also stated with the series' unique PlayStation Network release, he felt he could reach out to a "different kind" of audience.^[3]

Works

• My Neighbors the Yamadas (production advancement)
• Spirited Away (assistant director)
• Mei and the Kittenbus (assistant director)
• InuYasha (storyboards)
• Bakumatsu Kikansetsu Irohanihoheto (storyboards)
• Detective Conan (storyboards)
• Zoids: Genesis (storyboards)
• Overman King Gainer (storyboards, episode direction)
• Gekitō! Crush Gear TURBO (episode direction)
• Scrapped Princess (episode direction)
• Blood+ (storyboards)
• Eureka Seven (storyboards)
• Tenpō Ibun Ayakashi Ayashi (storyboards, episode direction, OP2 direction and storyboards)
• Kenran Butōsai: The Mars Daybreak (storyboards)
• Jyu Oh Sei (storyboards)
• Bounen no Xamdou (director)

Sources:^[1][3][4]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d e} "宮地昌幸". Weblio. http://www.weblio.jp/content/宮地昌幸. Retrieved 2009-02-04. 
2. ^ ^{a b} "東小金井村塾". Weblio. http://www.weblio.jp/content/東小金井村塾. Retrieved 2009-02-04. 
3. ^ ^{a b c} Ian Martin (2008-10-02). "Explosive new anime packed with surprises". The Japan Times. http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/fm20081002r1.html. Retrieved 2009-02-26. 
4. ^ "宮地昌幸" (in Japanese). Japanese Movie Database. http://www.jmdb.ne.jp/person/p0651320.htm. Retrieved 2009-02-26. 

External links

• Masayuki Miyaji at Anime News Network's Encyclopedia

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