Kenji Iwaisawa
Directing
Kenji Iwaisawa is an independent filmmaker and animator who was born in Tokyo Prefecture in 1981. After graduating from high school, Iwaisawa became an apprentice to the director Teruo Ishii. He began creating his own animation works by drawing on influences from live-action movies. In 2008 he finished his first animation piece, Fukuraicho, The Man in the Tunnel Alley. Henceforth, he focused on short film animations and began production on his independent feature-length animation On-Gaku: Our Sound.
Known for
Directing10
movie100 METERS
2025
Director
movieOn-Gaku: Our Sound
2020
Director
movieFussa Dancing Animation
2015
Director
movieKotatsu Man
2012
Director
movieMountain
2010
Director
movieMan in the Tunnel Alley
2009
Director
movieMourning Ice Pop
2009
Director
movieNicky
2008
Director
movieHina Is Beautiful
Director
Editing7
Camera6
movieTaro Wanted to Become Water
2021
Director of Photography
movieFussa Dancing Animation
2015
Director of Photography
movieMountain
2010
Director of Photography
movieMan in the Tunnel Alley
2009
Director of Photography
movieMourning Ice Pop
2009
Director of Photography
movieNicky
2008
Director of Photography
Visual Effects5
movieTaro Wanted to Become Water
2021
Animation Director
movieOn-Gaku: Our Sound
2020
Animation Director, Character Designer
movieMountain
2010
Animation Director
movieMourning Ice Pop
2009
Animation Director
movieNicky
2008
Animation Director
Writing5
movieOn-Gaku: Our Sound
2020
Screenplay, Storyboard
movieNicky
2008
Writer
Art2
movie100 METERS
2025
Storyboard Artist
movieOn-Gaku: Our Sound
2020
Art Direction
Crew1
movieOn-Gaku: Our Sound
2020
Supervising Animator
Production1
movieJinsei
2025
Producer