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Yoshinori Kanada(1952-2009)

  • Animation Department
  • Art Department
  • Director
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Yoshinori Kanada was born on 5 February 1952 in Nara, Japan. He was a director, known for Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within (2001), Akira (1988) and Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984). He died on 21 July 2009 in Tokyo, Japan.
BornFebruary 5, 1952
DiedJuly 21, 2009(57)
BornFebruary 5, 1952
DiedJuly 21, 2009(57)
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Known for

Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within (2001)
Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within
6.4
  • Animation Department
  • 2001
Akira (1988)
Akira
8.0
  • Animation Department(as Yoshinori Kaneda)
  • 1988
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
Gillian Anderson, Claire Danes, Yuriko Ishida, and Akihiro Miwa in Princess Mononoke (1997)
Princess Mononoke
8.3
  • Animation Department
  • 1997

Credits

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Animation Department

  • Mobile Suit Gundam SEED (2002)
    Mobile Suit Gundam SEED
    7.7
    TV Series
    • key animator: Studio One Pack
    • 2003
  • Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within (2001)
    Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within
    6.4
    • layout artist
    • 2001
  • Metropolis (2001)
    Metropolis
    7.2
    • key animator
    • 2001
  • Blue Submarine No. 6 (1998)
    Blue Submarine No. 6
    6.7
    TV Mini Series
    • animator
    • 1998–1999
  • Chô tokkyû Hikarian (1998)
    Chô tokkyû Hikarian
    7.0
    TV Series
    • animation director
    • 1998
  • Reign: The Conqueror (1997)
    Reign: The Conqueror
    7.1
    TV Series
    • animator
    • 1997–2000
  • Gillian Anderson, Claire Danes, Yuriko Ishida, and Akihiro Miwa in Princess Mononoke (1997)
    Princess Mononoke
    8.3
    • key animator
    • 1997
  • Night Warriors: Darkstalkers' Revenge (1997)
    Night Warriors: Darkstalkers' Revenge
    6.4
    TV Mini Series
    • animator
    • 1997–1998
  • Gestalt (1997)
    Gestalt
    5.8
    TV Mini Series
    • animator
    • 1997
  • Martian Successor Nadesico (1996)
    Martian Successor Nadesico
    7.5
    TV Series
    • animator
    • 1996–1997
  • Poster
    X: The Movie
    6.1
    • animator
    • 1996
  • Devil Hunter Yohko (1990)
    Devil Hunter Yohko
    6.5
    TV Mini Series
    • animator
    • 1992–1995
  • Fushigi Yûgi: The Mysterious Play (1995)
    Fushigi Yûgi: The Mysterious Play
    7.7
    TV Series
    • animator: opening sequence
    • 1995–2002
  • Phantom Quest Corp. (1994)
    Phantom Quest Corp.
    6.5
    TV Series
    • animator: ending sequence
    • 1994–1995
  • Final Fantasy: Legend of the Crystals (1994)
    Final Fantasy: Legend of the Crystals
    6.1
    TV Mini Series
    • animator
    • 1994

Art Department

  • Final Fantasy XIII (2009)
    Final Fantasy XIII
    7.2
    Video Game
    • storyboard director
    • 2009
  • Musashi: Samurai Legend (2005)
    Musashi: Samurai Legend
    7.1
    Video Game
    • storyboard: opening animation
    • 2005
  • Chô tokkyû Hikarian (1998)
    Chô tokkyû Hikarian
    7.0
    TV Series
    • storyboard artist
    • 1998
  • 2001 Ya Monogatari (1987)
    2001 Ya Monogatari
    6.7
    Video
    • storyboard artist
    • 1987
  • The Chocolate Panic Picture Show (1985)
    The Chocolate Panic Picture Show
    5.2
    Video
    • storyboard artist
    • 1985
  • Satomi Majima in Plastic Model Wrestling Sanshiro (1983)
    Plastic Model Wrestling Sanshiro
    8.8
    TV Series
    • storyboard artist
    • 1983
  • Josephina the Whale (1979)
    Josephina the Whale
    7.0
    TV Series
    • key animation supervisor
    • storyboard artist
    • 1979

Director

  • Chô tokkyû Hikarian (1998)
    Chô tokkyû Hikarian
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1998
  • Zambot 3 (1977)
    Zambot 3
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1977–1978

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Yoshinori Kaneda
  • Born
    • February 5, 1952
    • Nara, Japan
  • Died
    • July 21, 2009
    • Tokyo, Japan(heart attack)

Did you know

  • Trivia
    He was known for deviating significantly from storyboards and putting his own style on animating sequences. He had a knack for packing a lot of movement into a small number of frames and constantly managed to deliver the biggest bang under budget. However, his style often earned him the enmity of animation directors since he was distorting their work and adding to their workload.
  • Trademark
    He developed a unique, vibrant style of animation, which featured cool exaggerated action poses, unconventional perspectives, and intense lighting effects.

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