Kunio Katō

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Kunio Katō (加藤久仁生) (born 1977) is a Japanese animator known for the short film La Maison en Petits Cubes which won the 2008 Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film.[1][2] He also created The Diary Of Tortov Roddle, a surrealistic dream adventure.[3]

Kunio Katō
加藤久仁生
Kunio Kato at Paris Salon du Livre in 2012
Kunio Kato at Paris Salon du Livre in 2012
Born
Occupation(s)Animator, director
Notable workLa Maison en Petits Cubes

Filmography

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List of production work in anime
Year Title Crew role Notes Source[4]
2002 O dore! Tai po
おどれ!タイポ
Supervisor short film series
2004 The Diary Of Tortov Roddle (或る旅人の日記, Aru tabibito no nikki, lit. The Diary of a Certain Traveler) short film series [3]
2005 Min'na no uta 'serunokoi'
みんなのうた「セルの恋」
Animation
2008 La Maison en Petits Cubes (つみきのいえ, Tsumiki no Ie) Director OVA

Influence

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In 2015 the Chilean writer José Baroja published the story "El hombre del terrón de azúcar", the winning text of the XIII Gonzalo Rojas Pizarro International Contest, inspired by the short film "Middonaitokafe" ("The Midnight Cafe"), included in the film The Diary Of Tortov Roddle (或る旅人の日記, Aru tabibito no nikki, lit. The Diary of a Certain Traveler).[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Oscar Nominations 2021: The Complete List | 93rd Academy Awards". Archived from the original on 2 January 2010. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
  2. ^ "Oscar-Winning Petits Cubes' Kunio Katō Makes Anime Ad". Anime News Network. 15 April 2010. Retrieved 1 January 2011.
  3. ^ a b "THEM Anime Reviews 4.0 – the Diary of Tortov Roddle".
  4. ^ "アニメ / メディア芸術データベース – 加藤久仁生" [Search results for Kunio Kato in anime]. Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Japan: Agency for Cultural Affairs. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
  5. ^ "El hombre del terrón de azúcar – Wikisource". es.wikisource.org (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 July 2022.
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