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| name                = Akitaro Daichi
| image               = Akitaro Daichi.jpg
| gender              = Male
| date-of-birth       = January 13, 1956
| place-of-birth      = Takasaki, Gunma Prefecture, Japan<ref name="venue">{{Cite web|和書|url=http://style.fm/gonta/profile.html|title=大地丙太郎監督プロフィール |publisher=アニメスタイル|access-date=2024-05-02}}</ref>
| position            = Director <br> Storyboard
| years-active        = 1978-present
| aliases             = 小池彰<ref>[http://www5c.biglobe.ne.jp/~akitaroh/profile/profile.html 大地丙太郎公式サイトのプロフィールページ]</ref>
| website             = [https://twitter.com/akitaroh Twitter Account] <br> [https://daichistyle.jugem.jp/ Personal Diary]
| footnotes           =
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{{nihongo|'''Akitaro Daichi'''|大地 丙太郎|Daichi Akitarō}}, born 13 January 1957, is a technical director and film director. He is the director of the ''Detective Conan'' spin-off story [[The Culprit Hanzawa]], whilst serving as storyboard in all episodes as well.

== Biography ==
Akitaro Daichi was born in Gunma Prefecture<ref name="venue"/>, and graduated from [[wikipedia:ja:サレジオ工業高等専門学校|Salesian Polytechnic]] <small>({{lang|ja|サレジオ工業高等専門学校}})</small> in 1976; then [[wikipedia:ja:東京工芸大学短期大学部|Tokyo Polytechnic University, Junior College Department]] <small>({{lang|ja|東京工芸大学短期大学部}})</small> in 1978. He wanted to become a stage photographer, but he joined the animation filming company [[wikipedia:ja:アニメフィルム|Tokyo Animation Film]] <small>({{lang|ja|アニメフィルム}})</small> (established by [[wikipedia:ja:清水達正|Tatsumasa Shimizu]]) in the same year. After that, he got his first job to film the animation ''[[wikipedia:Future Boy Conan|Future Boy Conan]]'' <small>({{lang|ja|未来少年コナン}})</small><ref name="asahi">{{cite journal|title=仕事を選ぶ 先輩が語る働く現場64 - 朝日ウイークリー編集部|journal=朝日学生新聞社|date=2014|pages=51}}</ref>, thereupon he continued to work as an anime photographer for about five years, despite the fact that there was also a period when he changed jobs and decided to film live-action videos (for karaoke) at certain video production company.

In 1991, for some reason, he quit his former job and started working at a game production company, but returned to his original company after six months<ref name="asahi"/>. After his return to the anime industry, he studied under fellow animator [[wikipedia:ja:やすみ哲夫|Tetsuo Yasumi]] <small>({{lang|ja|やすみ 哲夫}})</small>; he then switched into directing. In 1995, He made his directorial debut in the anime ''[[wikipedia:Nurse Angel Ririka SOS|Nurse Angel Ririka SOS]]'' <small>({{lang|ja|ナースエンジェルりりかＳＯＳ}})</small>. Initially he thought directing was not his forte, but later he found it rather amusing<ref>[https://rooftop1976.com/interview/150701122900.php 大地丙太郎（Rooftop2015年7月号）]</ref>. Moreover, he directed ''[[wikipedia:Ojarumaru|Ojarumaru]]'' <small>({{lang|ja|おじゃる丸}})</small> in 1998, which became his most renowned work of direction.

== Other notable works ==
=== Anime ===
* ''[[The Culprit Hanzawa|Detective Conan: The Culprit Hanzawa]]'': Director, Storyboard
* ''[[Kenyuu Densetsu Yaiba]]'': Storyboard, Episode Director
* ''Bokura ga Ita'': Director, Storyboard, Unit Director, Opening Storyboard, Theme Song Lyrics
* ''Carried by the Wind: Tsukikage Ran'': Director, Script, Screenplay, Storyboard
* ''DD Fist of the North Star S1-S2'': Director, Sound Director, Original Idea
* ''The Demon Girl Next Door S1-S2'': Storyboard, Key Animation
* ''Fruits Basket'' (2001) : Director, Storyboard, Sound Director
* ''Jubei-Chan 2: The Counterattack of Siberia Yagyu'': Director, Screenplay, Storyboard, Original Work
* ''Jubei-Chan The Ninja Girl - Secret of the Lovely Eyepatch'': Director, Screenplay, Storyboard, Original story
* ''Kamisama Kiss S1-S2'': Director, Script, Storyboard, Unit Director
* ''Kodocha'': Director, Script, Storyboard, Episode Director
* ''Lil' Red Riding Hood Cha-Cha'': Storyboard, Episode Director
* ''Mayoi Neko Overrun!'': Series Director, Storyboard, Sound Director
* ''Miracle Girls'': Storyboard, Episode Director
* ''Naruto Shippūden'': Storyboard, Unit Director
* ''Now and Then, Here and There'': Director, Storyboard, Original Creator
* ''Nurse Angel Ririka SOS'': Director, Script, Storyboard, Episode Director
* ''Those Snow White Notes'': Storyboard, Unit Director
* ''Urayasu Tekkin Kazoku'': Chief Director, Storyboard, Organizer
* ''Yume o Kanaeru Zō'': Director, Series Organizer

== References ==
# [[wikipedia:ja:大地丙太郎|大地丙太郎 - Wikipedia]] (Japanese)
# [https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=713 Anime News Network]
# [https://bangumi.tv/person/143 Bangumi] (Chinese)
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[[Category:Storyboard artists]]