Masashi Ando (安藤 雅司, Andō Masashi, born January 17, 1969) is a Japanese animator, character designer and filmmaker.

Masashi Ando
安藤 雅司
Born (1969-01-17) January 17, 1969 (age 55)
Alma materNihon University
Occupations
Years active1990–present
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He is known for working with Hayao Miyazaki, Satoshi Kon and Makoto Shinkai. He was the animation director and character designer for three of the four anime films in the top five box office revenues of Japanese films of all time: Princess Mononoke, Spirited Away, and Your Name.[1][2]

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Ando took the entrance exam for Studio Ghibli while he was a student at the Nihon University College of Art and was accepted.[1] At the young age of 25, Ando was chosen to be the chief animation director of Princess Mononoke.[1][3] Ando also served as Hayao Miyazaki's right-hand man on Spirited Away in 2001, but left Ghibli after a confrontation with Miyazaki over directing methods.[4]

Ando has been involved in Satoshi Kon's films since 2003, and served as character designer and animation director for Kon's 2006 film Paprika.[4] He worked as a character designer and animation director for Hiroyuki Okiura's A Letter to Momo in 2012.[4] He joined Studio Ghibli films for the first time in a long time in 2013 as a member of the animation staff for The Tale of Princess Kaguya. In 2014, he worked on When Marnie Was There as an animation director for Studio Ghibli for the first time in 13 years since Spirited Away, and also co-wrote the script for the film. He led the animation team for the Makoto Shinkai-directed Your Name in 2016.[5]

Ando made his directorial debut with Shika no Ō: Yuna to Yakusoku no Tabi, alongside co-director Masayuki Miyaji.[3][6] He also served as character designer and animation director.[1][2]

Filmography

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Films

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TV series

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  • The Animatrix (2003) (on the Kid's Story segment) – key animation

Music videos

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  • On Your Mark (1995) – character design, animation director

Web animation

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Video games

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d "安藤雅司「鹿の王」でアニメファン待望の初監督! 20年9月18日に公開". 映画ニュース (in Japanese). Kakaku.com. December 10, 2019. Retrieved August 30, 2021.
  2. ^ a b "トップアニメーター・安藤雅司の初監督作品「鹿の王」アヌシー国際アニメーション映画祭2021"長編部門コンペティション"に選出!". アニメ!アニメ! (in Japanese). 株式会社イード. May 21, 2021. Retrieved August 30, 2021.
  3. ^ a b "The Deer King Review". IGN. IGN Entertainment Inc. August 19, 2021. Retrieved August 30, 2021.
  4. ^ a b c "ジブリ新作は「人の手を借りる」!実写映画の美術監督&宮崎駿に「NO」を突き付けた作画監督を招へい". シネマトゥデイ (in Japanese). 株式会社シネマトゥデイ. April 20, 2014. Retrieved August 30, 2021.
  5. ^ Gibbons, Fiachra (Dec 27, 2016). "Please don't see my animated blockbuster, says Japan's 'new Miyazaki,' Makoto Shinkai". The Japan Times. The Japan Times, Ltd. AFP-JIJI. Archived from the original on December 28, 2016. Retrieved August 30, 2021.
  6. ^ "The Deer King Anime Film Promo Highlights milet's Theme Song". Crunchyroll. Funimation. August 13, 2021. Archived from the original on August 13, 2021. Retrieved August 30, 2021.
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