Yoshinori Kanada
Visual Effects
Yoshinori Kanada (金田 伊功, Kanada Yoshinori, February 5, 1952 – July 21, 2009) was an influential Japanese animator originally from Nara, Japan. He is best known for his popular 1984 work Birth, one of the first original video animations released in the market. Though he did not create many character designs, he was famous for his character animation skills. His work on Galaxy Express 999 (1979) and Harmagedon (1983) were very influential to an entire generation of animators in Japan. These two works also served as partial inspiration for Takashi Murakami's Superflat art movement. During the 1980s and 1990s, he worked closely with director Hayao Miyazaki on several movies from Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind to Princess Mononoke. He was also known for breaking down the directorial system in animation, allowing individual key animators to exert their own style into a particular work. He died at the age of 57 of a heart attack on July 21, 2009. His works inspired the art and works of animators such as Hiroyuki Imaishi, Masahito Yamashita, Akira Amemiya and Masami Obari. The final episode of Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt was dedicated in memory of him, and his influential work garnered special praise from many industry figures, such as Hayao Miyazaki.
Known for
Visual Effects48
tvThe Twelve Kingdoms
2002
Key Animation
tvAngel Tales
2001
Key Animation
movieMetropolis
2001
Key Animation
tvBlue Submarine No. 6
1998
Key Animation
tvPopolocrois Monogatari
1998
Key Animation
moviePrincess Mononoke
1997
Animation
movieThe Dog of Flanders
1997
Key Animation
movieX: The Movie
1996
Key Animation
tvFushigi Yugi: The Mysterious Play
1995
Key Animation
tvFinal Fantasy: Legend of the Crystals
1994
Key Animation
movieTalking Head
1992
Animation
moviePorco Rosso
1992
Key Animation
movieHisashi Eguchi's Kotobuki Goro Show
1991
Animation Director
tvDevil Hunter Yohko
1990
Key Animation
movieKiki's Delivery Service
1989
Key Animation
movieAkira
1988
Key Animation
tvRonin Warriors
1988
Key Animation
tvSpirit Warrior
1988
Key Animation
movieMy Neighbor Totoro
1988
Key Animation
movieDevilman - Volume 1: The Birth
1987
Key Animation
movieCampus Special Investigator Hikaruon
1987
Key Animation
moviePhoenix: Karma Chapter
1986
Key Animation
movieCastle in the Sky
1986
Lead Animator
movieOdin: Starlight Mutiny
1985
Animation Director
movieBirth
1984
Animation, Animation Director
movieWarriors of the Wind
1984
Key Animation
tvVideo Warrior Laserion
1984
Key Animation
tvGenesis Climber MOSPEADA
1983
Key Animation
movieFinal Yamato
1983
Animation Director
movieHarmagedon
1983
Key Animation
movieFuture War 198X
1982
Mechanical Designer
movieQueen Millennia
1982
Key Animation
tvSix God Combination Godmars
1981
Key Animation
movieBremen 4: Angels in Hell
1981
Key Animation
movieAdieu Galaxy Express 999
1981
Key Animation
tvThe New Adventures of Gigantor
1980
Key Animation
movieBe Forever Yamato
1980
Key Animation
movieToward the Terra
1980
Key Animation
movieSpace Battleship Yamato: The New Voyage
1979
Key Animation
movieGalaxy Express 999: The Movie
1979
Key Animation
tvJosephina the Whale
1979
Animation
movieFarewell to Space Battleship Yamato
1978
Key Animation
tvInvincible Steel Man Daitarn 3
1978
Animation
tvCandy Candy
1976
Key Animation
tvSpace Battleship Yamato
1974
Animation
tvThe Little Judge from Hell
1973
Key Animation
tvSarutobi Ecchan
1971
Animation
Art2
tvPopolocrois Monogatari
1998
Storyboard Artist, Concept Artist
movieThe Chocolate Panic Picture Show
1985
Storyboard Artist
Writing2
movieSpace Fantasia 2001 Nights
1987
Storyboard
movieBirth
1984
Original Story
