Hiroyuki Okiura

Hiroyuki Okiura(沖浦啓之) was born in 1966, in Osaka Prefecture. He is a member of JaniCA and one of the three wolves of I.G., along with Tetsuya Nishio and Kazuchika Kise.

He joined Anime R studio in Osaka when he was only 16. He made his animation direction debut on Black Magic M-66, when he was only 18 years old. He learned from Moriyasu Taniguchi in Anime R, where he started developing his own style. He was specialized in mechanical animation at first. After temporarily going to Tokyo for working on Akira there, he moved completely to work on Roujin Z.

He met Bones co-founder Hiroshi Osaka and Kauzuchika Kise while working in Anime R.

Along side Inoue, Okiura is considered to be one of(if not the) best realistic animators of the anime industry. "Okiura’s animation pushes photorealism to the limit, his scenes so lifelike that they’re often confused for rotoscoping. He draws characters with realistic proportions and weighty movement, and is a perfectionist in the minor details. He’s particularly skilled with busy crowd shots. Influenced by Yoshinobu Inano, Takashi Nakamura, Yoshinori Kanemori, Nobuteru Yuki, and Yoshinori Kanada"¹.

He worked on most famous realistic works of the 80s and 90s, along with directing some of them, such as Cowboy Bebop movie's opening and Jin-Roh.

He is married to voice actress Sumi Mutoh, who voiced the heroine in his movie Jin-Roh.

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Works

• Armored Trooper Votoms(1983~1984/TV)

1. Key Animation: #52(NC).
2. In-betweens: #14, #22, #29, #33, #39, #46, #52.

• Miyuki(1983~1984/TV)

1. Key Animation: #32(NC).
   1. #32: First time doing key animation. Only 2 cuts.

• Kikou Souseiki Mospeada(1983~1984/TV)

1. Key Animation: Only one episode, number unknown.

• Juusenki L-Gaim(1984~1985/TV)

1. In-betweens: #14.

• Choujikuu Kidan Southern Cross(1984/TV)

1. Key Animation(NC).

• Kikou Kai Galient(1984~1985/TV)

1. Key Animation.
   1. Around 30 cuts only, NC.
2. In-betweens: #3, #6, #11.

• Sei Juushi Bismarck(1984~1985/TV)

1. Animation Direction: #46(Joint - NC), #51.
2. Key Animation: #9, #15, #16, #24, #31, #36, #42, #46, #51.
   1. #51: Background Animation scene.
   2. Okiura handled most of mechanical animation in Anime R episodes other than #16.

• Dream Hunter Rem(1985/OVA)

1. Key Animation.

• Ninja Senshi Tobikage(1985~1986/TV)

1. Key Animation: #5.

• Aoki Ryuusei SPT Layzner(1985~1986/TV)

1. Mechanical Animation Direction: #38.
2. Key Animation: #12, #16, #20, #26, #33, #38.
   1. #26: Where Layzner comes out of the water till the end(Ouka Hiroshi helped with one cut).
   2. #38: V-MAX at the end.

• Kikou Kai Galient Voll III Tetsu no Monshou(1986/OVA)

1. Key Animation.

• Dream Hunter Rem 2 Kiyomi Miko Gakuin no Youmu(1986/OVA)

1. Key Animation.

• Aoki Ryuusei SPT Layzner OVA(1986/OVA)

1. Key Animation.

• Pony Metal U-Gaim(1986/Independent Production)

1. Key Animation.

• Dream Hunter Rem 3 Yume Kakure Kubinashi Musha Densetsu(1987/OVA)

1. Key Animation.

• Akai Koudan Zillion(1987/TV)

1. Animation Direction: #12, #17, #22, #27.
2. Key Animation: #12, #22, #27, #30.
3. Opening Key Animation Assistant.

• Black Magic M-66(1987/OVA)

1. Animation Direction.
2. Key Animation: Where 66 appears at the beginning till the 2 cars explode. Most of the scenes on top of the building at the end.

• Captain Power Battle Training Video

1. Key Animation: #2, #3.

• Akira(1988/Movie)

1. Key Animation: Where the man and the boy are caught till the crowd of people starts running.

• City Hunter 2(1988~1989/TV)

1. Key Animation: OP2.

• Peter Pan no Bouken(1989/TV)

1. Animation Direction: #12, #20, #28.
2. Key Animation: #8, #16, #20, #22, #37, #41.

• Venus Senki(1989/Movie)

1. Key Animation: Where the slope starts collapsing from the top and the enemy tank tries to escape till the screen is full of smoke.

• Kikou Ryohei Mellowlink(1988~1989/OVA)

1. Key Animation: #12.

• Mobile Police Patlabor 1: The Movie(1989/Movie)

1. Key Animation.

• City Hunter 3(1989~1990/TV)

1. Key Animation: #13, OP.
   1. #13: Gunfight.

• Hyper Psychic Geo Garaga(1989/Movie)

1. Key Animation.

• Devilman: Yochou Sirene-hen(1990/OVA)

1. Key Animation: The water demon fight in the 2nd floor room.

• Idol Densetsu Eriko(1989~1990/TV)

1. Key Animation: #50.

• Choujuu Kishin Dancougar: Hakunetsu no Shuushou(1989~1990/OVA)

1. Key Animation: #3.

• Idol Tenshi Youkoso Youko(1990~1991/TV)

1. Key Animation: #12, #23, #28.
   1. #28: At the end where Michel Jackson asks Youko for her autograph. Where Youko's rival Hokkion sings.

• Record of Lodoss War(1990~1991/OVA)

1. Animation Direction: #3.

• The Hakkenden(1990~1991/OVA)

1. Key Animation: #1.
   1. #1: Where the eight warriors fight the gray monster-like warriors.

• Sukeban Deka(1991/OVA)

1. Key Animation: #1.

• Roujin Z(1991/Movie)

1. Layout.
2. Key Animation: 70 cuts. Where Haruko climbs up the rubble.

• Chibi Neko Tomu no Daibouken(1992)

1. Key Animation: 30~40 cuts.

• Run, Melos!(1992/Movie)

1. Character Design.
2. Storyboard.
3. Animation Direction.

• Kidou Senshi V Gundam(1994~1995/TV)

1. Key Animation: OP1.
   1. OP1: Üso and the sakura branch. Where the gundam combines.

• Patlabor 2: The Movie(1993/Movie)

1. Key Animation: Where the helicopter flies around the building and shoots. Where the helicopter shoots broadcasting towers.

• Kidou Butouden G Gundam(1994~1995/TV)

1. Key Animation: OP1.
   1. OP1: Where Domon draws his sword till Master Asia appears.

• JoJo no Kimyou na Bouken(1993~1994/OVA)

1. Key Animation: #5.

• Totsuzen! Neko no Kuni Banipal Witt(1995/Movie)

1. Key Animation: 40 cuts.

• Ghost in the Shell(1995/Movie)

1. Character Design.
2. Animation Direction(Joint): The museum scene.
3. Key Animation.
4. Layout: Layout check of the museum scene.

• Memories Episode 1 Magnetic Rose(1995/Movie)

1. Key Animation: Heinz recalling till everything becomes white and he starts shooting.

• Memories Episode 2 Stink Bomb(1995/Movie)

1. Key Animation.

• Rurouni Kenshin: Meiji Kenkaku Romantan(1996~1998/TV)

1. Key Animation: OP1.
   1. OP1: The 2 cuts of Sanosuke slashing with the sword.

• Popolocrois Monogatari(1998~1999/TV)

1. Key Animation: #25.

• Jin-Roh(2000/Movie)

1. Director.
2. Character Design.
3. He animated the lamentation scene at the end.

• Medarot(1999~2000/TV)

1. Key Animation: #49.

1. Escalfowne(2000/Movie)
2. Key Animation.

• Blood the Last Vampire(2000/Movie)

1. Key Animation: Where Saya attacks the monster with the sword in front of the old woman, but gets blown away and hits the door.

• Tales of Eternia(2000/PS)

1. Key Animation: OP.
   1. OP: Meredy dancing.

• Chikyuu Bouei Kazoku(2001/TV)

1. Key Animation: #10.

• Metropolis(2001/Movie)

1. Key Animation: The bicycle chase.

• Cowboy Bebop Tengoku no Tobira(2001/Movie)

1. Storyboard: OP.
2. Episode Direction: OP.
3. Key Animation: OP.
   1. OP: Everything other than the black man, old woman and basketball scenes.

• Innocence(2004/Movie)

1. Character Design.
2. Animation Direction.
3. Key Animation: Boat house scenes. Batou carrying a girl at the end.

• Paranoia Agent(2004/TV)

1. Key Animation: #8, #13.

• Otogi Zoshi(2004~2005/TV)

1. Key Animation: OP1.

• Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex 2nd GIG(2004~2005/TV)

1. Key Animation: #26.

• Prince of Tennis: The Two Samurai, The First Game(2005/Movie)

1. Key Animation.

• Naruto Movie 2: Dai Gekitotsu! Maboroshi no Chiteiiseki Dattebayo!(2005/Movie)

1. Key Animation: Where Sasuke and Naruto are walking towards each other at the end.

• xxxHOLiC Movie: Manatsu no Yoru no Yume(2005/Movie)

1. Key Animation: Where they are trying to open the door that says "to the right(右に)".

• IGPX(2005~2006/TV)

1. Key Animation: #1, #5.
   1. #1: Takeshi meditating till he fights with Liz.
   2. #5: Where Satomi makes the boxes collapse trying to get the old man's attention.

• Majokko Tsukune-chan(2005~2006/OVA)

1. Special Thanks: #3.

• Paprika(2006/Movie)

1. Key Animation.

• Usagi Drop(2011/TV)

1. Key Animation: #5.
   1. #5: Last of B-part.

• Asura's Wrath(2012/Game)

1. Key Animation: Chapter 11 Episode 5 "Ano Chikara wa Mazui", Where the girl squats and the man without arms comes from behind.

• Momo e no Tegami(2012/Movie)

1. Original Plan.
2. Director.
3. Screenplay.

• Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo(2012/Movie)

1. Key Animation: Kaworu dying.

• Ghost in the Shell Arise(2013~2014/Movie Series)

1. Key Animation: #1.
   1. #1: Raizon and Motoko fighting scene at the end where he removes Motoko's hand.

• Yondemasuyo, Azazel-san Z(2013/TV)

1. Key Animation: #13.
   1. #13: Where Azazel transforms and makes the pizza boxes fly.

• Shiro Sagisu Petit Film(2013/MV)

1. Animation: #1(Joint).

• When Marnie Was There(2014/Movie)

1. Key Animation: Marnie running and dancing at the shore.

• Nehon Animator Expo 20min Walk From Nishi-Ogikubo Station(2014/WEB)

1. Key Animation.

• Ghost in the Shell Arise Alternative Architecture(2015/TV)

1. Key Animation: #4.

• Miss Hokusai(2015/Movie)

1. Planning Cooperation(Joint).

• Nihon Animator Expo Robot on the Road(2015/WEB)

1. Original Plan.
2. Screenplay.
3. Director.
4. Character Design.
5. Animation Direction(Joint).
6. Key Animation: Where the girl starts undressing.

• Lupan the Third Italian Game(2016/TVSP)

1. Key Animation: OP.
   1. OP: Where Lupin is walking in the mist and gets ambushed(Source).

• Kimi no Na wa(2016/Movie)

1. Key Animation: The climax where the girl is running then stumbles and falls.

• The Dragon Dentist(2017/TVSP)

1. Key Animation.

• Blade Runner Blackout 2022(2017/WEB)

1. Key Animation: Where the woman gets down of the car and throws the side mirror till she kicks the enemy soldier(Source).