Jinzō Toriumi

nihongo|Jinzō Toriumi|鳥海尽三|Toriumi Jinzō|extra=February 1, 1929 – January 17, 2008 was a Japanese screenwriter who first began his career during the "revolutionary era" of Japanese animation on "Mac Go Go Go" (Speed Racer), Science Ninja Team Gatchaman ("Battle of the Planets/G-Force") and "Yatterman".

Toriumi was born in the northern Japanese prefecture of Hokkaidō. After trying his hand at live-action at Nikkatsu, he began writing animation scripts at Mushi Productions for "Mighty Atom" (Astro Boy) in 1964. He went on to devote himself full-time to television at Tatsunoko Production in 1965. He contributed to Casshern, Tekkaman and Time Bokan. He later began writing for such Sunrise works as Armored Trooper VOTOMS, "Yoroiden Samurai Troopers" (Ronin Warriors), "Mister Ajikko". He also wrote the novel versions of "Gatchaman", "Shin Heiyōden" and Dororo, as well as the "Anime Scenario Nyūmon" (The Introduction to Anime Scriptwriting).

He used the "Anime Scenario Nyūmon" book when he became a vocational school teacher for future generations of scriptwriters. He also chaired Ohtori Koubou, a support organization for scriptwriters. He received the ("Scenario") Scriptwriting Award from the Japan Writers Guild on May 26 2000.

Death

On January 17 2008, he succumbed to liver cancer in a Tokyo hospital, aged 78. He was survived by his wife, Kazuyo.

As A Writer

*"Kurenai Sanshiro" (1969)
*Kagaku ninja tai Gatchaman (1972)
*"Demetan Croaker, The Boy Frog" (1973)
*(1978)
*Kagaku ninja tai Gatchaman II (1978)
*Kagaku ninja tai Gatchaman F(1979)
*"Sôkô kihei Votoms"(1983)
*Yoroiden Samurai Troopers (1988)

As A Planner

*Kagaku ninja tai Gatchaman F (1979)

External Links

* [http://ohtori-koubou.com/public/JTProfile/JTProf.html]
* [http://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=20080117-00000134-mai-peo]
* [http://animeanime.jp/news/archives/2008/01/_78.html]