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Umanosuke Iida(1961-2010)

  • Director
  • Additional Crew
  • Writer
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Umanosuke Iida was born on 30 April 1961 in Hokkaido, Japan. He was a director and writer, known for Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984), Castle in the Sky (1986) and Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team (1996). He died on 26 November 2010 in Tokyo, Japan.
BornApril 30, 1961
DiedNovember 26, 2010(49)
BornApril 30, 1961
DiedNovember 26, 2010(49)
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Known for

Alison Lohman and Sumi Shimamoto in Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984)
Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind
8.0
  • Animation Department
  • 1984
Castle in the Sky (1986)
Castle in the Sky
8.0
  • Second Unit or Assistant Director(as Tsutomu Iida)
  • 1986
Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team (1996)
Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team
7.9
TV Mini Series
  • Director
Tide-Line Blue (2005)
Tide-Line Blue
6.5
TV Series
  • Director

Credits

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Director

  • Towanoquon 6: Eternal Quon (2011)
    Towanoquon 6: Eternal Quon
    6.8
    • Director
    • 2011
  • Towanoquon 5: The Return of the Invincible (2011)
    Towanoquon 5: The Return of the Invincible
    6.7
    • Director
    • 2011
  • Towanoquon 4: The Roaring Anxiety (2011)
    Towanoquon 4: The Roaring Anxiety
    6.7
    • Director
    • 2011
  • Towanoquon 3: The Complicity of Dreams (2011)
    Towanoquon 3: The Complicity of Dreams
    6.5
    • Director
    • 2011
  • Towanoquon 2: Dancing Orchid in Chaos (2011)
    Towanoquon 2: Dancing Orchid in Chaos
    6.5
    • Director
    • 2011
  • Towanoquon 1: The Ephemeral Petal (2011)
    Towanoquon 1: The Ephemeral Petal
    6.5
    • Director
    • 2011
  • Tide-Line Blue (2005)
    Tide-Line Blue
    6.5
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 2005–2006
  • Hellsing (2001)
    Hellsing
    7.7
    TV Mini Series
    • general director
    • 2001–2002
  • Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team (1996)
    Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team
    7.9
    TV Mini Series
    • Director
    • 1996–1999
  • Mighty Space Miners (1994)
    Mighty Space Miners
    6.6
    TV Mini Series
    • Director
    • 1994–1995
  • Go Nagai World (1991)
    Go Nagai World
    6.7
    TV Mini Series
    • Director
    • 1991
  • Show Hayami in Devilman (1987)
    Devilman
    7.2
    TV Mini Series
    • Director
    • directed by (as Tsutomu Iida)
    • 1987–1990
  • Makio Inoue, Kiyoshi Kobayashi, Eiko Masuyama, Gorô Naya, and Yasuo Yamada in Lupin III: Part III (1984)
    Lupin III: Part III
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Director (as Tsutomu Iida)
    • 1985

Additional Crew

  • Origin: Spirits of the Past (2006)
    Origin: Spirits of the Past
    6.3
    • concept
    • 2006
  • Vandread (2000)
    Vandread
    7.0
    TV Series
    • planning assistance
    • planning assistant
    • 2000–2001
  • Vandread: Integral (2001)
    Vandread: Integral
    6.3
    TV Movie
    • planning assistance
    • 2001
  • Final Fantasy VIII (1999)
    Final Fantasy VIII
    8.7
    Video Game
    • motion advisor: field section
    • 1999
  • Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team (1996)
    Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team
    7.9
    TV Mini Series
    • unit director
    • 1996–2013

Writer

  • Tide-Line Blue (2005)
    Tide-Line Blue
    6.5
    TV Series
    • creator
    • 2005–2006
  • Origin: Spirits of the Past (2006)
    Origin: Spirits of the Past
    6.3
    • original story
    • 2006
  • Mighty Space Miners (1994)
    Mighty Space Miners
    6.6
    TV Mini Series
    • screenplay (as Tsutomu Iida)
    • 1994–1995
  • Go Nagai World (1991)
    Go Nagai World
    6.7
    TV Mini Series
    • script
    • 1991
  • Show Hayami in Devilman (1987)
    Devilman
    7.2
    TV Mini Series
    • screenplay
    • 1987–1990

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Tsutomu Iida
  • Born
    • April 30, 1961
    • Hokkaido, Japan
  • Died
    • November 26, 2010
    • Tokyo, Japan(lung cancer)

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