Katsuhiro Otomo
April 14, 1954 · 72 years old
Katsuhiro Otomo is a Japanese comic book creator, screenwriter and film director. He is best known as the creator of the manga Akira and its animated film adaptation. He also directed several live-action movies.
Known For
7 titles
Akira
A secret military project endangers Neo-Tokyo when it turns a teenage biker gang member into a rampaging psychic psychopath who can only be stopped by his best friend.
Memories
A freighter crew responds to a distress call from a station run by an AI opera diva. The AI manipulates life support, VR, and nanosystems, posing dangers the crew must overcome to survive.
Metropolis
Kenichi and his uncle Shunsaku Ban must find the mystery behind robot girl Tima.
Steamboy
In 1860s Britain, a boy inventor finds himself caught in the middle of a deadly conflict over a revolutionary advance in steam power.
Roujin Z
A compassionate young nurse is determined to help an elderly invalid strapped to a revolutionary health care bed but there are unexpected consequences.
Robot Carnival
A collection of short stories, made by different animators with "robot" as the working title.
Combustible
Follows the story of honor and tradition caught between the roaring flames of a village set on fire.