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Tetsu Kimura(I)

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Tetsu Kimura is known for Castle in the Sky (1986), Mobile Suit Gundam 00: A Wakening of the Trailblazer (2010) and Legend of the Galactic Heroes (1988).
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      • 2 nominations total

    Known for

    Castle in the Sky (1986)
    Castle in the Sky
    8.0
    • Second Unit or Assistant Director(as Satoshi Kimura)
    • 1986
    Mobile Suit Gundam 00: A Wakening of the Trailblazer (2010)
    Mobile Suit Gundam 00: A Wakening of the Trailblazer
    6.8
    • Animation Department(as Satoshi Kimura)
    • 2010
    Legend of the Galactic Heroes (1988)
    Legend of the Galactic Heroes
    9.0
    TV Series
    • Director(as Satoshi Kimura)
    Code Geass: Akito the Exiled - The Wyvern Arrives (2012)
    Code Geass: Akito the Exiled - The Wyvern Arrives
    6.6
    • Animation Department(as Satoshi Kimura)
    • 2012

    Credits

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    Animation Department

    • Moonrise (2025)
      Moonrise
      6.3
      TV Series
      • action animator (as Satoshi Kimura)
      • 2025
    • Aibeya the Animation
      8.3
      Video
      • key animator (as Satoshi Kimura)
      • 2019
    • Hanebado: The Badminton Play of Ayano Hanesaki! (2018)
      Hanebado: The Badminton Play of Ayano Hanesaki!
      6.3
      TV Series
      • character designer
      • key animator (as Satoshi Kimura, as Satoshi Kimura)
      • 2018
    • Akashic Records of Bastard Magic Instructor (2017)
      Akashic Records of Bastard Magic Instructor
      7.0
      TV Mini Series
      • character designer
      • chief animation director (as Satoshi Kimura, as Satoshi Kimura)
      • 2017
    • Code Geass: Akito the Exiled Final - To Beloved Ones (2016)
      Code Geass: Akito the Exiled Final - To Beloved Ones
      6.4
      • key animator
      • mechanical animation director (as Satoshi Kimura, as Satoshi Kimura)
      • 2016
    • Tiger & Bunny: The Rising (2014)
      Tiger & Bunny: The Rising
      6.7
      • key animator (as Satoshi Kimura)
      • 2014
    • Asami Imai and Mamoru Miyano in Steins;Gate: The Movie - Load Region of Déjà Vu (2013)
      Steins;Gate: The Movie - Load Region of Déjà Vu
      7.8
      • animator (as Satoshi Kimura)
      • 2013
    • Love Live! School Idol Project (2013)
      Love Live! School Idol Project
      7.2
      TV Series
      • animation director (as Satoshi Kimura)
      • 2013
    • Code Geass: Akito the Exiled - The Wyvern Arrives (2012)
      Code Geass: Akito the Exiled - The Wyvern Arrives
      6.6
      • key animator (as Satoshi Kimura)
      • 2012
    • Accel World (2012)
      Accel World
      6.9
      TV Series
      • animator: opening sequence (as Satoshi Kimura)
      • 2012
    • Horizon in the Middle of Nowhere (2011)
      Horizon in the Middle of Nowhere
      5.6
      TV Series
      • character animation director (as Satoshi Kimura)
      • 2011
    • Armored Trooper VOTOMS: Case;Irvine (2010)
      Armored Trooper VOTOMS: Case;Irvine
      6.1
      • key animator (as Satoshi Kimura)
      • 2010
    • Fairy Tail (2009)
      Fairy Tail
      7.8
      TV Series
      • secondary key animator
      • key animator
      • animation director (as Satoshi Kimura, as Satoshi Kimura, as Satoshi Kimura)
      • 2009–2010
    • Mobile Suit Gundam 00: A Wakening of the Trailblazer (2010)
      Mobile Suit Gundam 00: A Wakening of the Trailblazer
      6.8
      • secondary key animator (as Satoshi Kimura)
      • 2010
    • Kiddy Girl-and (2009)
      Kiddy Girl-and
      7.0
      TV Series
      • animator (as Satoshi Kimura)
      • 2009

    Art Department

    • Action Heroine Cheer Fruits (2017)
      Action Heroine Cheer Fruits
      6.4
      TV Series
      • storyboard artist (as Satoshi Kimura)
      • 2017
    • Akashic Records of Bastard Magic Instructor (2017)
      Akashic Records of Bastard Magic Instructor
      7.0
      TV Mini Series
      • storyboard artist: opening animation (as Satoshi Kimura)
      • 2017
    • Eiga Kaiketsu Zorori: Uchuu no yuushatachi (2015)
      Eiga Kaiketsu Zorori: Uchuu no yuushatachi
      4.2
      • storyboard artist (as Satoshi Kimura)
      • 2015
    • Pokémon (1997)
      Pokémon
      7.6
      TV Series
      • storyboard artist (as Satoshi Kimura)
      • 2015
    • Horizon in the Middle of Nowhere (2011)
      Horizon in the Middle of Nowhere
      5.6
      TV Series
      • prop designer (as Satoshi Kimura)
      • 2011
    • Pokémon: Zoroark: Master of Illusions (2010)
      Pokémon: Zoroark: Master of Illusions
      6.1
      • storyboard assistant (as Satoshi Kimura)
      • 2010
    • Pokémon: Arceus and the Jewel of Life (2009)
      Pokémon: Arceus and the Jewel of Life
      6.3
      • assistant storyboard artist (as Satoshi Kimura)
      • 2009
    • Pokémon: Giratina and the Sky Warrior (2008)
      Pokémon: Giratina and the Sky Warrior
      6.1
      • assistant storyboard (as Satoshi Kimura)
      • 2008
    • Pokémon: The Rise of Darkrai (2007)
      Pokémon: The Rise of Darkrai
      6.4
      • storyboard assistant (as Satoshi Kimura)
      • 2007
    • Gurren Lagann (2007)
      Gurren Lagann
      8.3
      TV Series
      • storyboard artist (as Satoshi Kimura)
      • 2007
    • Kujibiki Unbalance (2004)
      Kujibiki Unbalance
      5.7
      TV Series
      • storyboard artist (as Satoshi Kimura)
      • 2006
    • Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea (2006)
      Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea
      5.9
      • storyboard artist (as Satoshi Kimura)
      • 2006
    • Doraemon (2005)
      Doraemon
      8.4
      TV Series
      • storyboard artist (as Satoshi Kimura)
      • 2005
    • Pokémon: Lucario and the Mystery of Mew (2005)
      Pokémon: Lucario and the Mystery of Mew
      6.8
      • storyboard artist (as Satoshi Kimura)
      • 2005
    • Kaiketsu zorori (2004)
      Kaiketsu zorori
      7.6
      TV Series
      • storyboard artist (as Satoshi Kimura)
      • 2004–2005

    Stunts

    • Daisuke Namikawa, Yoshimasa Hosoya, and Yusuke Kobayashi in The Heroic Legend of Arslan (2015)
      The Heroic Legend of Arslan
      7.5
      TV Series
      • action director (as Satoshi Kimura)
      • 2015–2016

    Personal details

    • Alternative name
      • Satoshi Kimura

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