Moriyasu Taniguchi
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| Gender: | Male |
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| Date of birth: | March 30, 1943 |
| Place of birth: | Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan |
| Location: | Kyoto Prefecture, Japan |
| Position: | Animation director Key animation |
| Studio: | Anime R |
| Years active: | 1964-present |
| Aliases: | 谷口守康 李守元 |
Moriyasu Taniguchi (谷口 守泰 Taniguchi Moriyasu) is a Japanese animation director, key animator, and character designer. He is the representative of Anime R, and also a member of the Japan Animators and Directors Association. He also took part in the production of Detective Conan and Yaiba anime.
Biography
Before Moriyasu Taniguchi had formally become an animator, he has worked as a designer for the Nishijin-ori industry, at a mannequin production company, and at a commercial film production company as well.
His teacher was named Nobuhiro Okasako (岡迫 亘弘); after Moriyasu debuted in the period of the 60s to the 70s, they collaborated jointly in many animation works produced by TV Tokyo (テレビ東京) back then.
In the early 1970s, he established Studio Cam (大阪にスタジオカム) in Osaka; Hiromi Muranaka and others joined, which then they participated in the production of Science Ninja Team Gatchaman (科学忍者隊ガッチャマン). Although Cam was later dissolved, from 1975 onwards he was active mainly in mecha works produced by Toei Animation (東映アニメーション) and Sunrise (サンライズ), this also included works produced by Tsuchida Production (土田プロダクション), where Nobuhiro Okasako was affiliated with.
In the late 1970s, along with Hiromi Muranaka, he established animation studio Anime R (アニメアール), which was then rather popular in the 80s[Note 1]. At first, they started out by recruiting graduates from Osaka Designer Academy (大阪デザイナー学院), where a friend of Taniguchi's was a lecturer. Thereupon produced Space Runaway Ideon (伝説巨神イデオン) in 1980. On the other hand, in its sequel, Taniguchi's realistic and stylish character portrayals and beautiful mecha effects drawings were noticeably outstanding from the studio.
Works in Detective Conan
Anime
Participation in: 1 case (1 episode)
| Jpn# | Int# | Episode title | Original broadcast | Role | Note |
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| 663 | 715 | Chase the Miyama Stag Beetle | July 7, 2012 | Animation director |
Works in Yaiba
Kenyuu Densetsu Yaiba
Participation in: 5 episodes
| Jpn# | Eng# | Episode title | Original broadcast | Role | Note |
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| 2 | 2 | The Revived Sword of Fuujin | April 16, 1993 | Key animation | |
| 18 | 18 | Searching for the Legendary Orb | August 6, 1993 | Animation director | |
| 26 | 26 | The Darkness Orb is the Entrance to the Dark World | October 1, 1993 | Animation director | |
| 41 | 41 | Carry Out the Women Rescue Mission | January 14, 1994 | Animation director | |
| 52 | 52 | I'm Yaiba Kurogane, a Samurai! | January 14, 1994 | Animation director |
Other notable works
Anime
- Berserk (1997): Animation director, Key animation
- City Hunter S2-S3: Animation director, Key animation
- Final Fantasy: Unlimited: Key animation (Anime R)
- Ghost Slayers Ayashi: Animation director, Key animation (Anime R)
- JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Key animation
- Kaze no Naka no Shoujo Kinpatsu no Jeanie: Animation director, Key animation
- Lupin the 3rd Part 6: Key animation
- Mobile Suit Victory Gundam: Animation director
- Monster Hunter Stories RIDE ON: Animation director, Key animation
- One Punch Man S2: Key animation
- Red Baron: Animation director
- Samurai 7: Animation director, Key animation (Anime R)
- Undead Murder Farce: Key animation
See also
References
- 谷口守泰 - Wikipedia
- 谷口守泰 - Atwiki
- Moriyasu Taniguchi - Anime News Network
- Detective Conan Staff Listing
- ^ Note: Nonetheless, Muranaka got independent from Anime R, in which he created his own studio named Studio Mu, with the intention of creating a duplicate of the former studio.
